Commit to an Answer is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on using evidence to develop a claim, aligned to Common Core standard D3.4.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 14 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.
Set 4 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. 14 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.
Commit to an Answer
D3.4.3-5
NameDate
Write your answer. Use the checklist.
1.Compelling question: is the 2011 history convincing? Write your claim.
Answer directly
Test it against a source
Say what would change your mind
2.Compelling question: did publishing figures change anything? Write your claim.
Answer directly
Say what would count as change
Name a source
LessonPrint · D3.4.3-5 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Commit to an Answer
Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.
1.An answer about whether the 2011 history is convincing, tested against a source, with what would change your mind.
2.An answer about whether publishing figures changed anything, saying what would count as change and naming a source.
More practice for D3.4.3-5
Use evidence to build a claim that answers the big question.
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