What Is Wrong With That Argument? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on critiquing an argument, aligned to Common Core standard D4.4.3-5. It prints 8 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.An argument gives a claim and no evidence. What is the strongest reply?
A.Say it is wrong
B.Ask what evidence would support it
C.Say it louder
2.'The 2015 book is right because it is recent.' What is wrong?
A.Being recent is not evidence; the claim must be tested against records
B.Old books are always right
C.2015 is not recent
3.'Everybody welcomed the line, as the paper shows.' What is wrong?
A.The word everybody is too long
B.One newspaper cannot show what everybody thought, and the petition disagrees
C.Newspapers are always false
4.An argument admits what it cannot prove. Is that a weakness?
A.Yes, it shows doubt
B.Yes, it is shorter
C.No: it is a strength, because the reader can see its limits
5.What makes an argument about 1846 strong?
A.Length
B.A clear claim, evidence from several sources, and an answer to the other side
C.Confidence
6.An argument uses one source and ignores one that disagrees. What is wrong?
A.One source is always enough
B.It has chosen the evidence to fit the claim
C.Disagreement is rude
7.'The railway was good because trains are fast.' What is wrong with it?
A.Speed alone does not show the valley was better off
B.Railways are bad
C.Trains are not fast
8.'The boatmen were lazy, so they lost their work.' What is wrong?
A.It is too short
B.Boatmen were strong
C.It blames the people without any evidence, when the cargo moved to rail
LessonPrint · D4.4.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — What Is Wrong With That Argument?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Ask what evidence would support it
2.Being recent is not evidence; the claim must be tested against records
3.One newspaper cannot show what everybody thought, and the petition disagrees
4.No: it is a strength, because the reader can see its limits
5.A clear claim, evidence from several sources, and an answer to the other side
6.It has chosen the evidence to fit the claim
7.Speed alone does not show the valley was better off
8.It blames the people without any evidence, when the cargo moved to rail
Questions about What Is Wrong With That Argument?
What does the What Is Wrong With That Argument? worksheet cover?
It practises critiquing an argument — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D4.4.3-5: Judge how good an argument is. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does What Is Wrong With That Argument? practise?
D4.4.3-5 — D4.4.3-5, in the Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Critique arguments.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
What Is Wrong With That Argument? is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D4.4.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does What Is Wrong With That Argument? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 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 Is Wrong With That Argument? 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 What Is Wrong With That Argument? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. What Is Wrong With That Argument?, 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 D4.4.3-5?
Yes — “Finding the Hole in an Argument” is a 45-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D4.4.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. What Is Wrong With That Argument? is the practice that follows it.