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

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Answer key — Building the Case From Several

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

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