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Make the Case With Sources is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on constructing an argument from claims and evidence, aligned to Common Core standard D4.1.3-5. 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.

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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.

Make the Case With Sources

D4.1.3-5

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Write your answer. Use the checklist.

1.Argue whether the minister should have admitted the shortfall publicly.
  • State your position
  • Use the broadcast
  • Say what it cost him
2.Argue whether building upward was the right answer for the city.
  • State your position
  • Use the council report
  • Answer the residents' objection

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Answer key — Make the Case With Sources

Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A position on whether the minister should have admitted the shortfall, using the broadcast and weighing what candour cost him.
  2. 2.A position on building upward, using the council report's waiting list and answering the residents' objection.

More practice for D4.1.3-5

Make an argument using claims and evidence from several sources.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D4.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.