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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 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.

Minute of the School Board

A minute of the elected school board for the region, 1890. SCHOOL BOARD, MINUTE OF 4 MARCH 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. What does the minute not tell you?
  2. 2. Was the decision unanimous?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Medical Officer's Health Table

A table from the annual report of the district medical officer, 1889. DEATHS PER THOUSAND, BY DISTRICT Harbour district ....... 24 Mill district .......... 27 Upland district ........ 15 Marsh district ......... 19 Houses with piped water, mill district: 1 in 6. The officer recommends a piped supply for every street.

  1. 1. What link is the officer suggesting?
  2. 2. What does the table not tell you?

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Answer key — What the Document Assumes

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. It does not tell you whether the mill owners obeyed. 2. No. Six voted for and three against.
  2. 2.1. That districts with little piped water have higher deaths per thousand. 2. It does not tell you what people died of.

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.