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The Word Two Historians Fight Over is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on ideas open to different interpretations, aligned to Common Core standard D1.2.3-5. 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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The Word Two Historians Fight Over

D1.2.3-5

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Circle the idea that is genuinely contested.

1.'Did the mills or the harbour make the region?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.What counts as making a place: its people or its money
  • B.The year of the census
  • C.The tonnage of coal
2.'Should half-time working have ended?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.The date of the minute
  • B.The vote count
  • C.Whose interest should decide, the child's or the family's
3.'Was the region prosperous in 1891?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.Prosperous for whom, and measured how
  • B.The population total
  • C.The number of vessels
4.'Did the uplands decline?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.The 1891 figure
  • B.Whether losing people is the same as declining
  • C.The 1861 figure
5.'Was the wage cut fair?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.The size of the cut
  • B.The date of the notice
  • C.What a fair share of a falling trade looks like
6.'Did the medical officer prove his case?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.The death rate figures
  • B.What counts as proof that one thing causes another
  • C.The year of the report
7.'Was emigration a choice?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.What counts as choosing when the alternative is no work
  • B.The year 1885
  • C.The fare of 4 pounds
8.'Was the union right to call the hands out?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.When a risk taken together is worth the hardship it costs
  • B.The fund of 340 pounds
  • C.The date Monday

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Answer key — The Word Two Historians Fight Over

Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.What counts as making a place: its people or its money
  2. 2.Whose interest should decide, the child's or the family's
  3. 3.Prosperous for whom, and measured how
  4. 4.Whether losing people is the same as declining
  5. 5.What a fair share of a falling trade looks like
  6. 6.What counts as proof that one thing causes another
  7. 7.What counts as choosing when the alternative is no work
  8. 8.When a risk taken together is worth the hardship it costs

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D1.2.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.