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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.

Script of a Radio Broadcast

The script of a national radio broadcast made by a government minister in 1947. BROADCAST TO THE NATION We promised 300,000 homes a year. We built 140,000 last year. Bricks and timber have been harder to obtain than we expected. I will not pretend the promise has been kept. We ask for patience, and we will publish the figures each quarter. Nobody in this country should live four to a room.

  1. 1. Why were fewer homes built than promised?
  2. 2. What had been promised?
  3. 3. How many homes were built last year?
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. What will Country B supply?
  2. 2. How much timber will Country A supply each year?
  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. Bricks and timber were harder to obtain than expected. 2. 300,000 homes a year. 3. 140,000 homes.
  2. 2.1. Machine tools to the same value. 2. 500,000 tons of timber a year. 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.