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Taking the Line That Answers It is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on gathering relevant information from sources, aligned to Common Core standard D3.1.3-5. 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.

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Taking the Line That Answers It

D3.1.3-5

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Look at the source, then answer the questions.

1.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Extract From a Parliamentary Debate

An extract from the official report of a debate in Parliament on the housing proposals, 1946. THE DEBATE ON HOUSING Member for a northern city: my constituents live four to a room. Member for a rural county: our villages are given nothing in this paper. Minister: the allocation must go where the destruction was worst. Member for a coastal town: private builders could work faster. The House divided: 310 for the proposals, 246 against.

  1. 1. Why might a coastal member prefer private builders?
  2. 2. What did the member for a northern city say?
  3. 3. How did the House divide?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Summary of a Trade Agreement

A published summary of a trade agreement signed between two governments in 1948. AGREEMENT ON TIMBER AND MACHINERY Country A will supply 500,000 tons of timber a year. Country B will supply machine tools to the same value. Prices are fixed for five years. Either government may end the agreement with one year's notice. Neither side may resell the goods to a third country.

  1. 1. Why would a country short of timber sign such an agreement?
  2. 2. What will Country B supply?
  3. 3. How long are prices fixed for?

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Answer key — Taking the Line That Answers It

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  1. 1.1. He argued that private builders could work faster. 2. That constituents live four to a room. 3. 310 for the proposals and 246 against.
  2. 2.1. It gains 500,000 tons a year at a price fixed for five years. 2. Machine tools to the same value. 3. Five years.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D3.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.