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. What is the "one people" in the opening preparing to do?
2. Whose opinions does the opening say the writers respect?
3. Why does the Declaration say it should declare its causes?
4. Who adopted the Declaration, and where?
2.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
3.What does "the consent of the governed" mean?
A.The people agree to be governed
B.The king decides alone
C.Soldiers choose the laws
4.Which holiday marks the adoption of the Declaration?
A.Labor Day
B.Memorial Day
C.Independence Day, July 4
5.Why was the Declaration printed and sent far and wide?
A.To advertise land for sale
B.To ask Britain to send more governors
C.To win support for independence at home and abroad
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Answer key — The Declaration of Independence
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Separate from another people and take an equal station of their own. 2. The opinions of mankind, people everywhere. 3. Because a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires it. 4. The Second Continental Congress, in Philadelphia.
2.They used it to argue for ending slavery and for women's rights
3.The people agree to be governed
4.Independence Day, July 4
5.To win support for independence at home and abroad
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.11.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.