Who Wrote It and What For is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how a maker's perspective shaped a source, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.6.3-5. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 23 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
23 of these 25 sets ask different questions — this skill does not have 25 questions to give. The rest reorder them, so no two pupils have the same paper in front of them.
Who Wrote It and What For
D2.His.6.3-5
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Look at the source, then answer the questions.
1.Look at the source, then answer the questions.
Summary of a Trade Agreement
A published summary of a trade agreement signed between two governments in 1948.
AGREEMENT ON TIMBER AND MACHINERY
Country A will supply 500,000 tons of timber a year.
Country B will supply machine tools to the same value.
Prices are fixed for five years.
Either government may end the agreement with one year's notice.
Neither side may resell the goods to a third country.
1. Why fix prices for five years?
2. Who signed this agreement and when?
2.Look at the source, then answer the questions.
City Council Housing Report
A report presented to a city council's housing committee in 1950.
PROGRESS ON THE HOUSING PROGRAMME
Homes completed since 1946: 4,180.
Families still on the waiting list: 11,600.
Average wait for a family of five: seven years.
Two sites were delayed by a shortage of bricks.
The committee recommends building upward on cleared land.
1. Why report the waiting list beside the homes completed?
2. Who received this report and when?
LessonPrint · D2.His.6.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Who Wrote It and What For
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. So each government knows what the timber and machine tools will cost over that period. 2. Two governments signed it in 1948.
2.1. To show progress against the families still waiting. 2. A city council's housing committee, in 1950.
Questions about Who Wrote It and What For
What does the Who Wrote It and What For worksheet cover?
It practises how a maker's perspective shaped a source — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.His.6.3-5: Describe how a source's maker shaped what the source says. The instruction to pupils is “Look at the source, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Who Wrote It and What For practise?
D2.His.6.3-5 — D2.His.6.3-5, in the History domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Describe how people's perspectives shaped the historical sources they created.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Who Wrote It and What For is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.6.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Who Wrote It and What For 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 Who Wrote It and What For can I print?
25 versions, of which 23 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 Who Wrote It and What For free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Who Wrote It and What For, 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.6.3-5?
Yes — “Who Wrote It and What For” is a 55-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.His.6.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Who Wrote It and What For is the practice that follows it.
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