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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.'Was the wage cut fair?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.The date of the notice
  • B.The size of the cut
  • C.What a fair share of a falling trade looks like
2.'Should half-time working have ended?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.The vote count
  • B.Whose interest should decide, the child's or the family's
  • C.The date of the minute
3.'Was the union right to call the hands out?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.The date Monday
  • B.When a risk taken together is worth the hardship it costs
  • C.The fund of 340 pounds
4.'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
5.'Was the region prosperous in 1891?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.The number of vessels
  • B.Prosperous for whom, and measured how
  • C.The population total
6.'Did the uplands decline?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.The 1861 figure
  • B.The 1891 figure
  • C.Whether losing people is the same as declining
7.'Did the mills or the harbour make the region?' Which idea is contested?
  • A.The year of the census
  • B.What counts as making a place: its people or its money
  • C.The tonnage of coal
8.'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

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Answer key — The Word Two Historians Fight Over

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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