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What It Takes for Granted is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on inferring audience and purpose from a source, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.11.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 23 of them with 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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What It Takes for Granted

D2.His.11.3-5

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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 does he echo the phrase about four to a room?
  2. 2. What does the broadcast not tell you?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.

Published Poll of Opinion

A table of results from a poll of 2,000 adults, published by a polling company in 1947. WHAT SHOULD COME FIRST? 2,000 ADULTS ASKED Housing ................ 41 per cent Food supply ............ 27 per cent Schools ................ 14 per cent Roads .................. 9 per cent Don't know ............. 9 per cent Sample drawn in towns only.

  1. 1. Whose views are missing from this poll?
  2. 2. What does the poll not tell you?

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Answer key — What It Takes for Granted

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. To remind listeners why the homes were promised in the first place. 2. It does not tell you how listeners answered.
  2. 2.1. People outside towns: the sample was drawn in towns only. 2. It does not tell you why anybody chose what they chose.

Questions about What It Takes for Granted

What does the What It Takes for Granted worksheet cover?

It practices inferring audience and purpose from a source — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.His.11.3-5: Work out who a source was made for and why, from the source itself. The instruction to students is “Look at the source, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which C3 Framework indicator does What It Takes for Granted practice?

D2.His.11.3-5, under History for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Infer the intended audience and purpose of a historical source from information within the source itself.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

What It Takes for Granted is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.11.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does What It Takes for Granted come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of What It Takes for Granted can I print?

25 versions, of which 23 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two students still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.

Is What It Takes for Granted free to print and photocopy?

Yes. What It Takes for Granted, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.His.11.3-5?

Yes — “What It Takes for Granted” is a 55-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.His.11.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. What It Takes for Granted is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.His.11.3-5

Work out who a source was made for and why, from the source itself.

Teaching this next? What It Takes for Granted is the 55-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.11.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.