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

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Answer key — Sources That Disagree on Purpose

Set 9. 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 circular from the weavers' union
  4. 4.The census abstract, with figures for 1861 and 1891
  5. 5.The notice posted at the mill gate
  6. 6.The emigration agent's ledger
  7. 7.The harbourmaster's return of cargo
  8. 8.They give the two sides of the same dispute

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.