When the Figures Disagree is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on comparing what different sources say, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.10.3-5. 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 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.
1.The health table gives deaths but not causes. What second source would help?
A.The harbor return
B.Records of what people died of, or of housing conditions
C.The mill notice
2.The 1998 book says the mills made the region. How do you test that?
A.Accept it: it is recent
B.Reject it: it is recent
C.Set the census against the harbor return and weigh both
3.Two sources agree the mill district grew fastest. What does that give you?
A.A reason to drop one
B.More confidence in that particular claim
C.Proof of everything else
4.The notice says trade is poor; the circular says profits were 12,000. What follows?
A.Both are evidence, and each is selecting the figure that helps it
B.Neither can be used
C.One must be forged
5.The circular claims 12,000 pounds profit. How would you check it?
A.Reject it: unions exaggerate
B.Trust it: it is printed
C.Look for company accounts or a published statement
6.The census shows the uplands falling; the ledger names people leaving. How do they relate?
A.The ledger names individuals the census only counted
B.They contradict each other
C.They repeat each other
7.Why is the harbor return not enough to judge the region's prosperity?
A.It measures cargo, not what people earned or how they lived
B.It is too short
C.It is too old
8.Two sources give different figures for the same year. What do you do?
A.Ask who counted, how, and for what purpose
B.Take the larger
C.Average them
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Answer key — When the Figures Disagree
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Records of what people died of, or of housing conditions
2.Set the census against the harbor return and weigh both
3.More confidence in that particular claim
4.Both are evidence, and each is selecting the figure that helps it
5.Look for company accounts or a published statement
6.The ledger names individuals the census only counted
7.It measures cargo, not what people earned or how they lived
8.Ask who counted, how, and for what purpose
Questions about When the Figures Disagree
What does the When the Figures Disagree worksheet cover?
It practices comparing what different sources say — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.His.10.3-5: Compare what different sources say about the same past. The instruction to students is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does When the Figures Disagree practice?
D2.His.10.3-5, under History for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Compare information provided by different historical sources about the past.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
When the Figures Disagree is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.10.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does When the Figures Disagree 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 When the Figures Disagree 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 When the Figures Disagree free to print and photocopy?
Yes. When the Figures Disagree, 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.10.3-5?
Yes — “When the Figures Disagree” is a 50-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.His.10.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. When the Figures Disagree is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.His.10.3-5
Compare what different sources say about the same past.
Teaching this next? When the Figures Disagree is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.