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. Whose opinions does the opening say the writers respect?
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. What does the opening say one people must sometimes dissolve?
2.Which holiday marks the adoption of the Declaration?
A.Independence Day, July 4
B.Memorial Day
C.Labor Day
3.What does "unalienable" mean?
A.Given by the king
B.Written in a law book
C.Cannot be taken away or given up
4.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 choose a king
C.They used it to keep things the same
5.What does "self-evident" mean?
A.So clearly true it needs no proof
B.Proved by a court
C.Hidden and secret
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Answer key — The Declaration of Independence
Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The opinions of mankind, people everywhere. 2. The separate and equal station. 3. It does not yet name the causes which impel them to the separation. 4. The political bands which have connected them with another.
2.Independence Day, July 4
3.Cannot be taken away or given up
4.They used it to argue for ending slavery and for women's rights
5.So clearly true it needs no proof
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.11.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.