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

Government White Paper on Housing

An extract from a white paper laid before Parliament by the government in 1946. HOUSING: THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSALS The war destroyed or damaged four million homes. The government proposes to build 300,000 homes a year. Local councils, not private builders, will lead the programme. Materials and labour remain scarce and must be allocated. The cost will fall on taxation and on borrowing.

  1. 1. How many homes were destroyed or damaged?
  2. 2. Who will lead the programme?
  3. 3. Why would councils rather than private builders lead?

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Answer key — Taking the Line That Answers It

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. That the villages are forgotten while the cities are rebuilt. 2. Private firms allowed to compete, because councils build too slowly. 3. Six years.
  2. 2.1. Four million homes. 2. Local councils, not private builders. 3. Materials and labour were scarce and had to be allocated rather than bid for.

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