Before the Figures Were In is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how context shaped a writer's perspective, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.5.3-5. It prints 2 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 18 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Before the Figures Were In
D2.His.5.3-5
NameDate
Draw a line from each date to what it meant for the writer.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Written in 1948, negotiating supply
Written in 1946, with the rubble still there
Written in 2011, with the quarterly figures complete
Written in 1950, with a council's returns in hand
A.The writer is trying to remove a cause, not describe it
B.The writer cannot yet know whether the target is reachable
C.The writer can set completions against a waiting list
D.The writer can compare causes across the whole programme
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Written in 1947, after one year's figures
Written by somebody whose home survived
Written in 1951, six years into a wait
Written when radio reached every household
A.The urgency is understood rather than felt
B.The writer measures the programme by their own experience
C.The writer knows the promise is behind and not why
D.The writer assumes an audience the whole nation heard
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Answer key — Before the Figures Were In
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Written in 1948, negotiating supply — A (The writer is trying to remove a cause, not describe it) 2. Written in 1946, with the rubble still there — B (The writer cannot yet know whether the target is reachable) 3. Written in 2011, with the quarterly figures complete — D (The writer can compare causes across the whole programme) 4. Written in 1950, with a council's returns in hand — C (The writer can set completions against a waiting list)
2.1. Written in 1947, after one year's figures — C (The writer knows the promise is behind and not why) 2. Written by somebody whose home survived — A (The urgency is understood rather than felt) 3. Written in 1951, six years into a wait — B (The writer measures the programme by their own experience) 4. Written when radio reached every household — D (The writer assumes an audience the whole nation heard)
More practice for D2.His.5.3-5
Explain how the times people lived in shaped how they saw things.
Teaching this next? Before the Figures Were In is the 55-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.