Which Figures Would Settle It is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on concepts and evidence behind a supporting question, aligned to Common Core standard D1.3.3-5. 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Circle what you would need to settle each question.
1.To answer 'did the uplands empty for work?', what is needed?
A.The health table
B.Population figures and what work existed in each district
C.The population alone
2.To answer 'did the school board's vote take effect?', what is needed?
A.The minute alone
B.The minute, plus records of children at work afterwards
C.The census total
3.To answer 'were the owners' profits enough to avoid a cut?', what is needed?
A.The profits and the total wage bill
B.The date of the dispute
C.The notice alone
4.To answer 'why was the mill district least healthy?', what is needed?
A.The harbour's tonnage
B.The mill's profits
C.Death rates and the housing conditions in the same districts
5.To answer 'who could afford to emigrate?', what is needed?
A.The ship's name
B.The fares and what different trades earned
C.The ledger alone
6.To answer 'where did the incomers come from?', what is needed?
A.The abstract alone
B.The harbour return
C.Birthplaces recorded in the full census, not just the total
7.To answer 'is the 1998 history fair?', what is needed?
A.Its publication year
B.The sources it used, and whether they support its claim
C.Its length
8.To answer 'was the harbour or the mill larger?', what is needed?
A.The tonnage alone
B.The population alone
C.A measure both can be counted in, and a reason for choosing it
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Answer key — Which Figures Would Settle It
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Population figures and what work existed in each district
2.The minute, plus records of children at work afterwards
3.The profits and the total wage bill
4.Death rates and the housing conditions in the same districts
5.The fares and what different trades earned
6.Birthplaces recorded in the full census, not just the total
7.The sources it used, and whether they support its claim
8.A measure both can be counted in, and a reason for choosing it
Questions about Which Figures Would Settle It
What does the Which Figures Would Settle It worksheet cover?
It practises concepts and evidence behind a supporting question — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D1.3.3-5: Name the ideas behind a smaller question that people read in more than one way. The instruction to pupils is “Circle what you would need to settle each question”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Which Figures Would Settle It practise?
D1.3.3-5 — D1.3.3-5, in the Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Identify the disciplinary concepts and ideas associated with a supporting question that are open to interpretation.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Which Figures Would Settle It is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D1.3.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Which Figures Would Settle It come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 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 Which Figures Would Settle It can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Which Figures Would Settle It free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Which Figures Would Settle It, 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 D1.3.3-5?
Yes — “Which Figures Would Settle It” is a 50-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D1.3.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Which Figures Would Settle It is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D1.3.3-5
Name the ideas behind a smaller question that people read in more than one way.