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Whose Document Is This? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how a maker's perspective shaped a source, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.6.3-5. 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.

Whose Document Is This?

D2.His.6.3-5

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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. 1. Who printed this abstract and when?
  2. 2. Why was an abstract of the census printed?
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. 1. Why did the agent keep this ledger?
  2. 2. Whose ledger is this and from when?

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Answer key — Whose Document Is This?

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  1. 1.1. The registrar printed it in 1891, from the census returns. 2. To show the population by district so the returns could be compared.
  2. 2.1. To record passages booked and whether the fares were paid before sailing. 2. A shipping agent who sold passages abroad, in 1885.

More practice for D2.His.6.3-5

Describe how a source's maker shaped what the source says.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.6.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.