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Intentions Are Not Outcomes is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on judging a source's usefulness for a topic, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.13.3-5. 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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Intentions Are Not Outcomes

D2.His.13.3-5

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Circle the best answer.

1.Topic: public opinion in 1947. How useful is the poll?
  • A.Of no use at all
  • B.Partly useful: it gives a sample, drawn in towns only
  • C.Complete on its own
2.Topic: what most readers thought. How useful is the letters page?
  • A.Very useful: letters are honest
  • B.Limited: an editor chose three from an unknown number
  • C.Useless: letters are opinion
3.Why does a source's usefulness change with the topic?
  • A.Sources change over time
  • B.Each source was made for one purpose and is silent beyond it
  • C.Some sources are always best
4.Topic: what was actually built. How useful is the white paper?
  • A.Of no use: it was written before any of it happened
  • B.Very useful: targets are outcomes
  • C.Useful for the totals
5.Topic: supply of materials. How useful is the trade agreement?
  • A.Useful for what was promised, silent on what arrived
  • B.Of no use whatever
  • C.Complete on its own
6.Topic: one city's delivery. How useful is the council report?
  • A.Useful for national totals
  • B.Very useful: completions, waiting list and the cause of two delays
  • C.Useless: one city only
7.Topic: what the government intended. How useful is the white paper?
  • A.Useless: it is only a proposal
  • B.Very useful: it states the target, the method and the funding
  • C.Very useful: it says what happened
8.Topic: the causes of the shortfall. How useful is the broadcast?
  • A.Neutral and complete
  • B.Useful, though it is the government's own account of its own failure
  • C.Of no use at all

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Answer key — Intentions Are Not Outcomes

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Partly useful: it gives a sample, drawn in towns only
  2. 2.Limited: an editor chose three from an unknown number
  3. 3.Each source was made for one purpose and is silent beyond it
  4. 4.Of no use: it was written before any of it happened
  5. 5.Useful for what was promised, silent on what arrived
  6. 6.Very useful: completions, waiting list and the cause of two delays
  7. 7.Very useful: it states the target, the method and the funding
  8. 8.Useful, though it is the government's own account of its own failure

Questions about Intentions Are Not Outcomes

What does the Intentions Are Not Outcomes worksheet cover?

It practises judging a source's usefulness for a topic — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.His.13.3-5: Judge how useful a source is for a particular topic. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Intentions Are Not Outcomes practise?

D2.His.13.3-5 — D2.His.13.3-5, in the History domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Use information about a historical source, including the maker, date, place of origin, intended audience, and purpose to judge the extent to which the source is useful for studying a particular topic.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Intentions Are Not Outcomes is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.13.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Intentions Are Not Outcomes come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Intentions Are Not Outcomes can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Intentions Are Not Outcomes free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Intentions Are Not Outcomes, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.His.13.3-5?

Yes — “Intentions Are Not Outcomes” is a 55-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.His.13.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Intentions Are Not Outcomes is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.His.13.3-5

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.13.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.