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 19 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: Did candour help the government?
Compelling: Is the 2011 account convincing?
Compelling: Whose voice counted?
Compelling: Why was the promise missed?
A.Supporting: How many homes were built last year?
B.Supporting: Where was the poll's sample drawn?
C.Supporting: What evidence does the author rest on?
D.Supporting: What did the minister admit on air?
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Compelling: Was the House divided on principle?
Compelling: What did the country give up for supply?
Compelling: Who decided where to build?
Compelling: How long did families actually wait?
A.Supporting: What did the agreement forbid?
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 say about allocation?
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Answer key — Questions That Carry the Weight
Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Compelling: Did candour help the government? — D (Supporting: What did the minister admit on air?) 2. Compelling: Is the 2011 account convincing? — C (Supporting: What evidence does the author rest on?) 3. Compelling: Whose voice counted? — B (Supporting: Where was the poll's sample drawn?) 4. Compelling: Why was the promise missed? — A (Supporting: How many homes were built last year?)
2.1. Compelling: Was the House divided on principle? — C (Supporting: How did members vote in the division?) 2. Compelling: What did the country give up for supply? — A (Supporting: What did the agreement forbid?) 3. Compelling: Who decided where to build? — D (Supporting: What did the minister say about allocation?) 4. Compelling: How long did families actually wait? — B (Supporting: What was the wait for a family of five?)
More practice for D1.4.3-5
Explain how the smaller questions add up to an answer to the big one.