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What the Document Assumes is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on inferring audience and purpose from a source, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.11.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 23 of them with different questions, so no two students 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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23 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two students have the same paper in front of them.

What the Document Assumes

D2.His.11.3-5

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Look at the source, then answer the questions.

1.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Minute of the School Board

A minute of the elected school board for the region, 1890. SCHOOL BOARD, MINUTE OF MARCH 4, 1890 Present: nine members. Absent: two. Resolved: that half-time working for children under eleven cease. Voted: six for, three against. Members against stated that families depend on the wage. The clerk to inform the mill owners.

  1. 1. Was the decision unanimous?
  2. 2. What does the minute not tell you?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Census Abstract for the Region

An abstract of the census returns for four districts, printed by the registrar in 1891. POPULATION BY DISTRICT, 1861 AND 1891 Harbor district ....... 4,100 rising to 9,700 Mill district .......... 6,300 rising to 11,200 Upland district ........ 3,800 falling to 2,100 Marsh district ......... 1,900 falling to 1,400 Persons born outside the region, 1891: 5,240.

  1. 1. Where were people moving to and from?
  2. 2. What does the abstract not tell you?

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Answer key — What the Document Assumes

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. No. Six voted for and three against. 2. It does not tell you whether the mill owners obeyed.
  2. 2.1. Away from the upland and marsh districts, toward the harbor and mill districts. 2. It does not tell you why any person moved.

Questions about What the Document Assumes

What does the What the Document Assumes worksheet cover?

It practices inferring audience and purpose from a source — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.His.11.3-5: Work out who a source was made for and why, from the source itself. The instruction to students is “Look at the source, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which C3 Framework indicator does What the Document Assumes practice?

D2.His.11.3-5, under History for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Infer the intended audience and purpose of a historical source from information within the source itself.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

What the Document Assumes is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.11.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does What the Document Assumes come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of What the Document Assumes can I print?

25 versions, of which 23 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two students still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.

Is What the Document Assumes free to print and photocopy?

Yes. What the Document Assumes, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.His.11.3-5?

Yes — “What the Document Assumes” is a 50-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.His.11.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. What the Document Assumes is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.His.11.3-5

Work out who a source was made for and why, from the source itself.

Teaching this next? What the Document Assumes is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.11.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.