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Returns, Ledgers and Minutes is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how different kinds of source explain the past, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.9.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Returns, Ledgers and Minutes

D2.His.9.3-5

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Draw a line from each source to what it shows.

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Answer key — Returns, Ledgers and Minutes

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A board minute — C (Shows what was resolved and how the vote fell) 2. An emigration ledger — D (Shows who left, at what cost, and what work they had) 3. A notice at the works gate — B (Shows what an employer required and why) 4. A modern regional history — A (Shows how a later writer weighed the whole century)
  2. 2.1. A union circular — A (Shows what a group asked of its members) 2. A medical officer's table — D (Shows how many died, district by district) 3. A census abstract — C (Shows how many people lived where, and when) 4. A harbour return — B (Shows what was landed and what dues were paid)

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.9.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.