Papers, Polls and Broadcasts is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how different kinds of source explain the past, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.9.3-5. It prints 2 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.
Set 6 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Papers, Polls and Broadcasts
D2.His.9.3-5
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Draw a line from each source to what it shows.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A published poll
A modern national history
A broadcast script
A white paper
A.Shows what a sample of people said they wanted
B.Shows how a government explained itself to the country
C.Shows how a later writer weighed the causes
D.Shows what a government proposed and how it would pay
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A letters page
A trade agreement
A debate report
A council report
A.Shows what two governments committed each other to
B.Shows what was argued and how the House divided
C.Shows what was delivered against what was still needed
D.Shows what an editor chose to print from readers
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Answer key — Papers, Polls and Broadcasts
Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A published poll — A (Shows what a sample of people said they wanted) 2. A modern national history — C (Shows how a later writer weighed the causes) 3. A broadcast script — B (Shows how a government explained itself to the country) 4. A white paper — D (Shows what a government proposed and how it would pay)
2.1. A letters page — D (Shows what an editor chose to print from readers) 2. A trade agreement — A (Shows what two governments committed each other to) 3. A debate report — B (Shows what was argued and how the House divided) 4. A council report — C (Shows what was delivered against what was still needed)
More practice for D2.His.9.3-5
Summarise how different kinds of source get used to explain the past.
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