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 23 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: Is the 2011 account convincing?
Compelling: Who decided where to build?
Compelling: Whose voice counted?
A.Supporting: Where was the poll's sample drawn?
B.Supporting: How did members vote in the division?
C.Supporting: What evidence does the author rest on?
D.Supporting: What did the minister say about allocation?
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Compelling: What did the country give up for supply?
Compelling: Why was the promise missed?
Compelling: How long did families actually wait?
Compelling: Did candour help the government?
A.Supporting: What did the agreement forbid?
B.Supporting: What was the wait for a family of five?
C.Supporting: What did the minister admit on air?
D.Supporting: How many homes were built last year?
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Answer key — Questions That Carry the Weight
Set 23. 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: Is the 2011 account convincing? — C (Supporting: What evidence does the author rest on?) 3. Compelling: Who decided where to build? — D (Supporting: What did the minister say about allocation?) 4. Compelling: Whose voice counted? — A (Supporting: Where was the poll's sample drawn?)
2.1. Compelling: What did the country give up for supply? — A (Supporting: What did the agreement forbid?) 2. Compelling: Why was the promise missed? — D (Supporting: How many homes were built last year?) 3. Compelling: How long did families actually wait? — B (Supporting: What was the wait for a family of five?) 4. Compelling: Did candour help the government? — C (Supporting: What did the minister admit on air?)
More practice for D1.4.3-5
Explain how the smaller questions add up to an answer to the big one.