A Photograph and an Interview is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on comparing what a photograph and an interview say about one event, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.6.K-2. 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 students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Read each photograph description and interview, then answer the questions.
1.Look at the source, then answer the questions.
The Big Snow
A photograph description and an interview about one event, both written for this worksheet.
PHOTOGRAPH: Snow is piled higher than the parked cars on Elm Street. Two children are building a snowman. A sign on the school door says CLOSED.
INTERVIEW with Mrs. Grant, who was 8 at the time: "The snow started at night and did not stop for two days. Our power went out, so we cooked soup in the fireplace. School was closed all week, and I missed my friends."
1. What does the interview tell you that the photograph cannot show?
2. Do the photograph and the interview agree that school was closed? How do you know?
3. What sign does the photograph show on the school door?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.
Opening Day at the New Library
A photograph description and an interview about one event, both written for this worksheet.
PHOTOGRAPH: A long line of families waits outside a new brick library. A red ribbon is stretched across the door. A banner says GRAND OPENING.
INTERVIEW with Mr. Lopez, a librarian: "We gave out 300 library cards that first day. Many children had never had their own card. The old library was one small room, so the new one felt huge."
1. What does the interview tell you that the photograph cannot show?
2. What is stretched across the door in the photograph?
3. Do both sources show that many people came? How do you know?
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Answer key — A Photograph and an Interview
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. That the power went out and Mrs. Grant missed her friends. 2. Yes. The photograph shows a CLOSED sign, and Mrs. Grant says school was closed all week. 3. A sign that says CLOSED.
2.1. That the old library was one small room and many children had never had their own card. 2. A red ribbon. 3. Yes. The photograph shows a long line, and Mr. Lopez says they gave out 300 cards.
Questions about A Photograph and an Interview
What does the A Photograph and an Interview worksheet cover?
It practices comparing what a photograph and an interview say about one event — 2 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on C3 Framework D2.His.6.K-2: Compare two accounts of the same event. The instruction to students is “Read each photograph description and interview, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does A Photograph and an Interview practice?
D2.His.6.K-2, under History for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published indicator reads: “Compare different accounts of the same historical event.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
A Photograph and an Interview is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.6.K-2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does A Photograph and an Interview 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 A Photograph and an Interview can I print?
25 — one per student, 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 A Photograph and an Interview free to print and photocopy?
Yes. A Photograph and an Interview, 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.