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Make the Case With Sources is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on constructing an argument from claims and evidence, aligned to Common Core standard D4.1.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 14 of them with 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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Make the Case With Sources

D4.1.3-5

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Write your answer. Use the checklist.

1.Argue whether councils or private firms should have led the rebuilding.
  • State your position
  • Use evidence from two sources
  • Answer the strongest objection
2.Argue whether a poll drawn in towns should guide national policy.
  • State your position
  • Use the poll's method
  • Name who is excluded

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Answer key — Make the Case With Sources

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A position on whether councils or private firms should have led the rebuilding, evidence from two sources, and a reply to the strongest objection.
  2. 2.A position on whether a poll drawn in towns should guide national policy, using its method and naming rural people as excluded.

Questions about Make the Case With Sources

What does the Make the Case With Sources worksheet cover?

It practises constructing an argument from claims and evidence — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D4.1.3-5: Make an argument using claims and evidence from several sources. The instruction to pupils is “Write your answer. Use the checklist”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Make the Case With Sources practise?

D4.1.3-5 — D4.1.3-5, in the Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Construct arguments using claims and evidence from multiple sources.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Make the Case With Sources is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D4.1.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Make the Case With Sources 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 Make the Case With Sources can I print?

25 versions, of which 14 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.

Is Make the Case With Sources free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Make the Case With Sources, 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 D4.1.3-5?

Yes — “Make the Case With Sources” is a 55-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D4.1.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Make the Case With Sources is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D4.1.3-5

Make an argument using claims and evidence from several sources.

Teaching this next? Make the Case With Sources is the 55-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D4.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.