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 3 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: could ordinary people change their conditions? Write your claim.
Answer directly
Use the 1893 dispute
Say what limited them
2.Compelling question: what made the region grow? Write your claim.
Answer the question directly
Give two pieces of evidence
Say who would disagree
LessonPrint · D3.4.3-5 · Set 3 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Say What the Evidence Shows
Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.
1.An answer about whether ordinary people could change their conditions, using the 1893 dispute and what limited them.
2.A direct answer about what made the region grow, two pieces of evidence, and an acknowledged opposing view.
More practice for D3.4.3-5
Use evidence to build a claim that answers the big question.
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