The Declaration of Independence is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the audience and purposes of the Declaration, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.11.3-5. It prints 5 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students 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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The Declaration of Independence
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Read the source and answer the questions, then circle the right answers.
1.Look at the source, then answer the questions.
The Declaration of Independence: The Opening
The opening of the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776, and drafted mainly by Thomas Jefferson.
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
1. Why does the Declaration say it should declare its causes?
2. What station does the opening say a people may assume among the powers of the earth?
3. What does this opening not tell you yet?
4. Whose opinions does the opening say the writers respect?
2.What does "unalienable" mean?
A.Given by the king
B.Cannot be taken away or given up
C.Written in a law book
3.Why did the Declaration's idea of equality matter to later reformers?
A.They used it to argue for ending slavery and for women's rights
B.They used it to keep things the same
C.They used it to choose a king
4.What was the main purpose of the Declaration?
A.To end a war with France
B.To set up the three branches of government
C.To announce and explain the colonies' break from Britain
5.What does "the consent of the governed" mean?
A.The people agree to be governed
B.Soldiers choose the laws
C.The king decides alone
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Answer key — The Declaration of Independence
Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Because a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires it. 2. The separate and equal station. 3. It does not yet name the causes which impel them to the separation. 4. The opinions of mankind, people everywhere.
2.Cannot be taken away or given up
3.They used it to argue for ending slavery and for women's rights
4.To announce and explain the colonies' break from Britain
5.The people agree to be governed
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.11.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.