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 11 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.
Questions That Carry the Weight
D1.4.3-5
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Draw a line from each compelling question to a supporting one.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Compelling: Was the House divided on principle?
Compelling: Whose voice counted?
Compelling: Who decided where to build?
Compelling: Why was the promise missed?
A.Supporting: How many homes were built last year?
B.Supporting: How did members vote in the division?
C.Supporting: What did the minister say about allocation?
D.Supporting: Where was the poll's sample drawn?
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Compelling: Did candour help the government?
Compelling: Is the 2011 account convincing?
Compelling: How long did families actually wait?
Compelling: What did the country give up for supply?
A.Supporting: What did the minister admit on air?
B.Supporting: What evidence does the author rest on?
C.Supporting: What did the agreement forbid?
D.Supporting: What was the wait for a family of five?
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Answer key — Questions That Carry the Weight
Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Compelling: Was the House divided on principle? — B (Supporting: How did members vote in the division?) 2. Compelling: Whose voice counted? — D (Supporting: Where was the poll's sample drawn?) 3. Compelling: Who decided where to build? — C (Supporting: What did the minister say about allocation?) 4. Compelling: Why was the promise missed? — A (Supporting: How many homes were built last year?)
2.1. Compelling: Did candour help the government? — A (Supporting: What did the minister admit on air?) 2. Compelling: Is the 2011 account convincing? — B (Supporting: What evidence does the author rest on?) 3. Compelling: How long did families actually wait? — D (Supporting: What was the wait for a family of five?) 4. Compelling: What did the country give up for supply? — C (Supporting: What did the agreement forbid?)
More practice for D1.4.3-5
Explain how the smaller questions add up to an answer to the big one.