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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.

Letters to a National Newspaper

Three letters printed on the correspondence page of a national newspaper in 1951. YOUR CORRESPONDENTS WRITE Sir: my family has waited six years. The figures mean nothing to us. Sir: the councils build too slowly. Let private firms compete. Sir: the villages are forgotten while the cities are rebuilt. The editor notes that all three writers gave their addresses. Letters may be shortened for space.

  1. 1. What does the third writer complain of?
  2. 2. How long has the first writer's family waited?
  3. 3. What does the second writer want?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Published Poll of Opinion

A table of results from a poll of 2,000 adults, published by a polling company in 1947. WHAT SHOULD COME FIRST? 2,000 ADULTS ASKED Housing ................ 41 per cent Food supply ............ 27 per cent Schools ................ 14 per cent Roads .................. 9 per cent Don't know ............. 9 per cent Sample drawn in towns only.

  1. 1. What did most people say should come first?
  2. 2. How many adults were asked?
  3. 3. What share said schools?

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Answer key — Taking the Line That Answers It

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. That the villages are forgotten while the cities are rebuilt. 2. Six years. 3. Private firms allowed to compete, because councils build too slowly.
  2. 2.1. Housing, at 41 per cent. 2. 2,000 adults. 3. 14 per cent said schools.

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