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What the Source Tells You is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on using a source to study the past, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.His.10.K-2. It prints 2 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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What the Source Tells You

D2.His.10.K-2

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Look at the source, then answer the questions.

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Answer key — What the Source Tells You

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Thursday. 2. Sun. 3. To record what the weather was on each day of the week.
  2. 2.1. Milk or water. 2. So people know what is on the lunch menu before they line up. 3. An apple or a pear.

Questions about What the Source Tells You

What does the What the Source Tells You worksheet cover?

It practices using a source to study the past — 2 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on C3 Framework D2.His.10.K-2: Explain how a source helps you study the past. The instruction to students is “Look at the source, then answer the questions”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which C3 Framework indicator does What the Source Tells You practice?

D2.His.10.K-2, under History for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published indicator reads: “Explain how historical sources can be used to study the past.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

What the Source Tells You is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.10.K-2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does What the Source Tells You 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 What the Source Tells You 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 What the Source Tells You free to print and photocopy?

Yes. What the Source Tells You, 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.K-2?

Yes — “What a Source Tells You” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D2.His.10.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. What the Source Tells You is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.His.10.K-2

Explain how a source helps you study the past.

Teaching this next? What a Source Tells You is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.10.K-2 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.