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What Lies Behind a View is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on beliefs and experiences behind points of view, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.10.3-5. 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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What Lies Behind a View

D2.Civ.10.3-5

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Draw a line from each view to what lies behind it.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • A landowner objects to the line
  • A farmer welcomes the railway
  • A porter welcomes the railway
  • A villager wants a nearer school
  • A.It gave him work that did not exist before
  • B.He can now sell milk fresh in the county town
  • C.Her children walk four miles each way
  • D.The track would cross his fields
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • A ratepayer opposes new schools
  • A boatman opposes the railway
  • A historian in 2015 weighs both
  • The canal company cuts charges
  • A.She can see the whole outcome that nobody then could
  • B.It must keep custom or lose it entirely
  • C.His family's living depends on canal cargo
  • D.He will pay for a school his village does not get

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Answer key — What Lies Behind a View

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A landowner objects to the line — D (The track would cross his fields) 2. A farmer welcomes the railway — B (He can now sell milk fresh in the county town) 3. A porter welcomes the railway — A (It gave him work that did not exist before) 4. A villager wants a nearer school — C (Her children walk four miles each way)
  2. 2.1. A ratepayer opposes new schools — D (He will pay for a school his village does not get) 2. A boatman opposes the railway — C (His family's living depends on canal cargo) 3. A historian in 2015 weighs both — A (She can see the whole outcome that nobody then could) 4. The canal company cuts charges — B (It must keep custom or lose it entirely)

Questions about What Lies Behind a View

What does the What Lies Behind a View worksheet cover?

It practises beliefs and experiences behind points of view — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Civ.10.3-5: Identify the beliefs and experiences behind your own and other people's views. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each view to what lies behind it”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does What Lies Behind a View practise?

D2.Civ.10.3-5 — D2.Civ.10.3-5, in the Civics domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Identify the beliefs, experiences, perspectives, and values that underlie their own and others' points of view about civic issues.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

What Lies Behind a View is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.10.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does What Lies Behind a View 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 Lies Behind a View 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 Lies Behind a View free to print and photocopy?

Yes. What Lies Behind a View, 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.Civ.10.3-5?

Yes — “What Sits Behind a Point of View” is a 45-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Civ.10.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. What Lies Behind a View is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.Civ.10.3-5

Identify the beliefs and experiences behind your own and other people's views.

Teaching this next? What Sits Behind a Point of View is the 45-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.10.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.