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A Claim About Causes is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on summarising the central claim of a secondary work, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.17.3-5. 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.

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A Claim About Causes

D2.His.17.3-5

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1.What is the central claim of the 2011 national history?
  • A.That the white paper was laid in 1946
  • B.That shortages, not politics, set the pace of rebuilding
  • C.That bricks ran short
2.What does she rest her case on?
  • A.The quarterly figures the minister promised
  • B.The trade agreement
  • C.The poll
3.Why is 'bricks and timber ran short' not the central claim?
  • A.It is untrue
  • B.It is too short
  • C.It is the evidence she uses for the claim
4.What do her critics say instead?
  • A.That the choice to use councils slowed the work
  • B.That the figures are forged
  • C.That the war never happened
5.The author concedes she cannot separate the two causes with certainty. What does that do?
  • A.It withdraws the claim
  • B.It changes the subject
  • C.It limits her claim so a reader can see where it stops
6.A reader disagrees with her. What should they produce?
  • A.A newer book
  • B.Evidence from the figures that weighs towards the other cause
  • C.A stronger opinion
7.Why is a causal claim harder than a claim about emphasis?
  • A.Two causes acting at once cannot easily be separated
  • B.Causes are longer to write
  • C.Emphasis is invisible
8.How would you summarise the book in one sentence?
  • A.Shortages rather than political choices set the pace, though the two cannot be fully separated
  • B.Governments make promises
  • C.Britain rebuilt after the war

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Answer key — A Claim About Causes

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  1. 1.That shortages, not politics, set the pace of rebuilding
  2. 2.The quarterly figures the minister promised
  3. 3.It is the evidence she uses for the claim
  4. 4.That the choice to use councils slowed the work
  5. 5.It limits her claim so a reader can see where it stops
  6. 6.Evidence from the figures that weighs towards the other cause
  7. 7.Two causes acting at once cannot easily be separated
  8. 8.Shortages rather than political choices set the pace, though the two cannot be fully separated

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.17.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.