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Sources That Disagree on Purpose is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on choosing sources allowing for different views, aligned to Common Core standard D1.5.3-5. It prints 8 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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Sources That Disagree on Purpose

D1.5.3-5

NameDate

Circle the best source for each purpose.

1.You want somebody's overall judgement on the region. Which source?
  • A.The harbour return
  • B.The 1998 regional history
  • C.The census abstract
2.Why is the 1998 history not enough on its own?
  • A.It is too modern
  • B.It is too short
  • C.It makes a claim other historians dispute, so it must be tested
3.You want to know where people were moving. Which source?
  • A.The strike notice
  • B.The union circular
  • C.The census abstract, with figures for 1861 and 1891
4.You want to know what the harbour handled. Which source?
  • A.The emigration ledger
  • B.The school board minute
  • C.The harbourmaster's return of cargo
5.You want the owners' case in the 1893 dispute. Which source?
  • A.The union circular
  • B.The health table
  • C.The notice posted at the mill gate
6.You want to know who left the region and at what cost. Which source?
  • A.The health table
  • B.The mill notice
  • C.The emigration agent's ledger
7.Why use the notice and the circular together?
  • A.Both are printed
  • B.They give the two sides of the same dispute
  • C.Both are from 1893
8.You want the hands' case in the same dispute. Which source?
  • A.The mill gate notice
  • B.The census abstract
  • C.The circular from the weavers' union

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Answer key — Sources That Disagree on Purpose

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The 1998 regional history
  2. 2.It makes a claim other historians dispute, so it must be tested
  3. 3.The census abstract, with figures for 1861 and 1891
  4. 4.The harbourmaster's return of cargo
  5. 5.The notice posted at the mill gate
  6. 6.The emigration agent's ledger
  7. 7.They give the two sides of the same dispute
  8. 8.The circular from the weavers' union

More practice for D1.5.3-5

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D1.5.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.