Say What the Evidence Shows is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on using evidence to develop a claim, aligned to Common Core standard D3.4.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 14 of them with 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.
Set 23 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 14 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Say What the Evidence Shows
D3.4.3-5
NameDate
Write your answer. Use the checklist.
1.Compelling question: is the 1998 history fair? Write your claim.
Answer directly
Test it against a record
Say what would change your mind
2.Compelling question: could ordinary people change their conditions? Write your claim.
Answer directly
Use the 1893 dispute
Say what limited them
LessonPrint · D3.4.3-5 · Set 23 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Say What the Evidence Shows
Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.
1.An answer about whether the 1998 history is fair, tested against a record, with what would change your mind.
2.An answer about whether ordinary people could change their conditions, using the 1893 dispute and what limited them.
More practice for D3.4.3-5
Use evidence to build a claim that answers the big question.
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