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 Common Core standard 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 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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 23 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils 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.

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

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

Emigration Agent's Ledger

A page from the ledger of a shipping agent who sold passages abroad, 1885. PASSAGES BOOKED, SPRING 1885 Adeyemi, Joseph, 24, mason, one passage, 4 pounds. Carrick family, 6 persons, farm labourer, 21 pounds. Novak, Anna, 19, servant, one passage, 4 pounds. Reid, Thomas, 41, weaver, one passage, deferred, unpaid. Note: fares to be paid before sailing. No refunds.

1. Why is Thomas Reid's passage marked deferred and unpaid?
2. What does the ledger not tell you?

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Answer key — What the Document Assumes

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

1.1. It does not tell you why any person moved. 2. Away from the upland and marsh districts, towards the harbour and mill districts.
2.1. He could not pay the fare, and fares had to be paid before sailing. 2. It does not tell you whether any of these people arrived.

More practice for D2.His.11.3-5

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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.