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Four Positions, One Program is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on why people of one period differed in perspective, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.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 students 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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Four Positions, One Program

D2.His.4.3-5

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Circle the best answer.

1.The 2011 historian and her critics disagree. Why?
  • A.One is newer
  • B.One weighs shortages and the other weighs the choice of builder
  • C.One is longer
2.A northern city member and a rural member disagree. Why?
  • A.One has constituents four to a room and the other has villages given nothing
  • B.One is older
  • C.One is cleverer
3.A waiting family and a government statistician read the figures differently. Why?
  • A.Families cannot count
  • B.A national total is progress; a seventh year is a life spent waiting
  • C.Statisticians are cold
4.What should a historian do with these disagreements?
  • A.Discard the losers
  • B.Take the majority
  • C.Use them all, and ask what each position could see
5.Two polled adults answer differently about what should come first. Why?
  • A.Each names what is most missing from their own life
  • B.One was careless
  • C.One misread the question
6.A council officer and a resident disagree about building upward. Why?
  • A.One must house 11,600 families; the other loses light and a street
  • B.One is stubborn
  • C.One likes height
7.Why is it wrong to call one of two such views mistaken?
  • A.Both are always right
  • B.Each describes a real position within the same events
  • C.Views cannot be judged
8.The minister and the coastal member disagree about builders. Why?
  • A.One dislikes firms
  • B.One dislikes councils
  • C.One must allocate scarce materials; the other sees firms standing idle

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Answer key — Four Positions, One Program

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  1. 1.One weighs shortages and the other weighs the choice of builder
  2. 2.One has constituents four to a room and the other has villages given nothing
  3. 3.A national total is progress; a seventh year is a life spent waiting
  4. 4.Use them all, and ask what each position could see
  5. 5.Each names what is most missing from their own life
  6. 6.One must house 11,600 families; the other loses light and a street
  7. 7.Each describes a real position within the same events
  8. 8.One must allocate scarce materials; the other sees firms standing idle

Questions about Four Positions, One Program

What does the Four Positions, One Program worksheet cover?

It practices why people of one period differed in perspective — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.His.4.3-5: Explain why people living at the same time saw things differently. The instruction to students is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which C3 Framework indicator does Four Positions, One Program practice?

D2.His.4.3-5, under History for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Explain why individuals and groups during the same historical period differed in their perspectives.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Four Positions, One Program is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.4.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Four Positions, One Program 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 Four Positions, One Program 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 Four Positions, One Program free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Four Positions, One Program, 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.4.3-5?

Yes — “Four Positions, One Program” is a 55-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.His.4.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Four Positions, One Program is the practice that follows it.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.4.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.