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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. How did the House divide?
  2. 2. Why might a coastal member prefer private builders?
  3. 3. What did the minister say about allocation?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

A Contested National History

An extract from a national history published in 2011. This is a SECONDARY work making a causal claim other historians reject. REBUILDING: WHAT ACTUALLY DECIDED IT The author argues that shortages, not politics, set the pace of rebuilding. She points to the broadcast admitting bricks and timber ran short. Critics reply that the choice to use councils slowed the work. The author concedes she cannot separate the two causes with certainty. She rests her case on the quarterly figures the minister promised.

  1. 1. What does the author argue set the pace of rebuilding?
  2. 2. What do critics reply?
  3. 3. What evidence does she point to?

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Answer key — Taking the Line That Answers It

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. 310 for the proposals and 246 against. 2. He argued that private builders could work faster. 3. The allocation must go where the destruction was worst.
  2. 2.1. Shortages, not politics. 2. That the choice to use councils slowed the work. 3. The broadcast admitting bricks and timber ran short.

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