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Building the Case From Several is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on drawing evidence from several sources, aligned to Common Core standard D3.3.3-5. 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.

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Building the Case From Several

D3.3.3-5

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Circle the best answer.

1.Question: were the villages left out? Which two sources?
  • A.The agreement and the broadcast
  • B.The poll and the council report
  • C.The debate extract and the letters page
2.Question: what did the public want? Which source starts you off?
  • A.The trade agreement
  • B.The white paper
  • C.The poll, because it asked and published its method
3.Why is evidence from several sources stronger?
  • A.A weakness in one is unlikely to be shared by all
  • B.Long answers score higher
  • C.More paper is better
4.Question: was the promise kept? Which two sources bear on it?
  • A.The agreement and the debate
  • B.The white paper and the broadcast
  • C.The poll and the letters
5.Question: was supply the real problem? Which two sources?
  • A.The poll and the letters
  • B.The debate and the history
  • C.The broadcast and the trade agreement
6.Question: did one city keep pace? Which two sources?
  • A.The poll and the broadcast
  • B.The white paper's target and the council's report
  • C.The letters and the agreement
7.Three sources agree bricks ran short. What can you say?
  • A.State it with more confidence than one source allows
  • B.Stop looking for evidence
  • C.Ignore all three
8.One source contradicts the other two. What should you do?
  • A.Drop it quietly
  • B.Say so, and explain how you weigh them
  • C.Abandon the question

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Answer key — Building the Case From Several

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The debate extract and the letters page
  2. 2.The poll, because it asked and published its method
  3. 3.A weakness in one is unlikely to be shared by all
  4. 4.The white paper and the broadcast
  5. 5.The broadcast and the trade agreement
  6. 6.The white paper's target and the council's report
  7. 7.State it with more confidence than one source allows
  8. 8.Say so, and explain how you weigh them

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D3.3.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.