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Which Question Are You Asking? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on using disciplinary concepts on a real problem, aligned to Common Core standard D4.6.3-5. 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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Which Question Are You Asking?

D4.6.3-5

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Draw a line from each question to the discipline it belongs to.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Was fixing prices for five years a good bargain?
  • Whose account of the shortfall should we believe?
  • Who bore the cost of the rebuilding?
  • Why was the target missed?
  • A.A history question about causes and evidence
  • B.A history question about sources and perspective
  • C.An economics question about taxation and borrowing
  • D.An economics question about certainty against cost
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Why was building concentrated in some districts?
  • Should a poll of towns guide national policy?
  • Who should decide where scarce materials go?
  • Why did cities build upward and villages outward?
  • A.A civics question about representation
  • B.A civics question about authority and fair allocation
  • C.A geography question about damage, land and routes
  • D.A geography question about land and settlement

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Answer key — Which Question Are You Asking?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Was fixing prices for five years a good bargain? — D (An economics question about certainty against cost) 2. Whose account of the shortfall should we believe? — B (A history question about sources and perspective) 3. Who bore the cost of the rebuilding? — C (An economics question about taxation and borrowing) 4. Why was the target missed? — A (A history question about causes and evidence)
  2. 2.1. Why was building concentrated in some districts? — C (A geography question about damage, land and routes) 2. Should a poll of towns guide national policy? — A (A civics question about representation) 3. Who should decide where scarce materials go? — B (A civics question about authority and fair allocation) 4. Why did cities build upward and villages outward? — D (A geography question about land and settlement)

Questions about Which Question Are You Asking?

What does the Which Question Are You Asking? worksheet cover?

It practises using disciplinary concepts on a real problem — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D4.6.3-5: Use what you have learned to explain the problems people face and the chances they make. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each question to the discipline it belongs to”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Which Question Are You Asking? practise?

D4.6.3-5 — D4.6.3-5, in the Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Draw on disciplinary concepts to explain the challenges people have faced and opportunities they have created, in addressing local, regional, and global problems at various times and places.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Which Question Are You Asking? is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D4.6.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Which Question Are You Asking? 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 Which Question Are You Asking? can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Which Question Are You Asking? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Which Question Are You Asking?, 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 D4.6.3-5?

Yes — “Which Question Are You Asking?” is a 55-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D4.6.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Which Question Are You Asking? is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D4.6.3-5

Use what you have learned to explain the problems people face and the chances they make.

Teaching this next? Which Question Are You Asking? is the 55-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D4.6.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.