Questions That Carry the Weight is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on linking supporting questions to a compelling one, aligned to Common Core standard D1.4.3-5. 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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Draw a line from each compelling question to a supporting one.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Compelling: Who decided where to build?
Compelling: Why was the promise missed?
Compelling: What did the country give up for supply?
Compelling: Is the 2011 account convincing?
A.Supporting: What evidence does the author rest on?
B.Supporting: What did the minister say about allocation?
C.Supporting: What did the agreement forbid?
D.Supporting: How many homes were built last year?
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Compelling: Did candour help the government?
Compelling: Whose voice counted?
Compelling: How long did families actually wait?
Compelling: Was the House divided on principle?
A.Supporting: Where was the poll's sample drawn?
B.Supporting: What was the wait for a family of five?
C.Supporting: How did members vote in the division?
D.Supporting: What did the minister admit on air?
LessonPrint · D1.4.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Questions That Carry the Weight
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Compelling: Who decided where to build? — B (Supporting: What did the minister say about allocation?) 2. Compelling: Why was the promise missed? — D (Supporting: How many homes were built last year?) 3. Compelling: What did the country give up for supply? — C (Supporting: What did the agreement forbid?) 4. Compelling: Is the 2011 account convincing? — A (Supporting: What evidence does the author rest on?)
2.1. Compelling: Did candour help the government? — D (Supporting: What did the minister admit on air?) 2. Compelling: Whose voice counted? — A (Supporting: Where was the poll's sample drawn?) 3. Compelling: How long did families actually wait? — B (Supporting: What was the wait for a family of five?) 4. Compelling: Was the House divided on principle? — C (Supporting: How did members vote in the division?)
Questions about Questions That Carry the Weight
What does the Questions That Carry the Weight worksheet cover?
It practises linking supporting questions to a compelling one — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D1.4.3-5: Explain how the smaller questions add up to an answer to the big one. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each compelling question to a supporting one”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Questions That Carry the Weight practise?
D1.4.3-5 — D1.4.3-5, in the Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Explain how supporting questions help answer compelling questions in an inquiry.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Questions That Carry the Weight is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D1.4.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Questions That Carry the Weight come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 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 Questions That Carry the Weight 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 Questions That Carry the Weight free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Questions That Carry the Weight, 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 D1.4.3-5?
Yes — “Questions That Carry the Weight” is a 55-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D1.4.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Questions That Carry the Weight is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D1.4.3-5
Explain how the smaller questions add up to an answer to the big one.