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Four Positions, One Programme is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on why people of one period differed in perspective, aligned to Common Core standard 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 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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Four Positions, One Programme

D2.His.4.3-5

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Circle the best answer.

1.Why is it wrong to call one of two such views mistaken?
  • A.Views cannot be judged
  • B.Each describes a real position within the same events
  • C.Both are always right
2.Two polled adults answer differently about what should come first. Why?
  • A.One was careless
  • B.One misread the question
  • C.Each names what is most missing from their own life
3.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
4.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
5.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 cleverer
  • C.One is older
6.What should a historian do with these disagreements?
  • A.Discard the losers
  • B.Use them all, and ask what each position could see
  • C.Take the majority
7.A waiting family and a government statistician read the figures differently. Why?
  • A.Statisticians are cold
  • B.A national total is progress; a seventh year is a life spent waiting
  • C.Families cannot count
8.The minister and the coastal member disagree about builders. Why?
  • A.One must allocate scarce materials; the other sees firms standing idle
  • B.One dislikes councils
  • C.One dislikes firms

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Answer key — Four Positions, One Programme

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

Questions about Four Positions, One Programme

What does the Four Positions, One Programme worksheet cover?

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

Which Common Core standard does Four Positions, One Programme practise?

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

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Four Positions, One Programme 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 pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

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

Yes. Four Positions, One Programme, 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 Programme” 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 Programme 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.