Which Source Would Help? is a free printable Kindergarten to Grade 2 social studies worksheet on choosing a source for a question, aligned to Common Core standard D1.5.K-2. 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Circle the source that would answer each question.
1.You want to know how much milk costs. Which source helps?
A.The thank you letter
B.The class jobs chart
C.The shop price card
2.You want to know if it rained on Tuesday. Which source helps?
A.The weather chart
B.The lunch menu
C.The park sign
3.You want to know the park rules. Which source helps?
A.The class jobs chart
B.The sign at the park gate
C.The weather chart
4.You want to know what school was like long ago. Which source helps?
A.The park sign
B.The lunch menu
C.The old photograph
5.You want to know who visited the fire station. Which source helps?
A.The weather chart
B.The price card
C.The thank you letter
6.You want to know what is for lunch. Which source helps?
A.The park sign
B.The lunch menu
C.The weather chart
7.You want to know whose job is the plant. Which source helps?
A.The price card
B.The class jobs chart
C.The lunch menu
8.You want to know where to collect a lost hat. Which source helps?
A.The lost hat notice
B.The old photograph
C.The class jobs chart
LessonPrint · D1.5.K-2 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Which Source Would Help?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.The shop price card
2.The weather chart
3.The sign at the park gate
4.The old photograph
5.The thank you letter
6.The lunch menu
7.The class jobs chart
8.The lost hat notice
Questions about Which Source Would Help?
What does the Which Source Would Help? worksheet cover?
It practises choosing a source for a question — 8 questions for Kindergarten to Grade 2, all on Common Core D1.5.K-2: Work out what kind of source would help answer the question. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the source that would answer each question”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Which Source Would Help? practise?
D1.5.K-2 — D1.5.K-2, in the Developing Questions and Planning Inquiries domain for Kindergarten to Grade 2. The published standard reads: “Determine the kinds of sources that will be helpful in answering compelling and supporting questions.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Which Source Would Help? is written for Kindergarten to Grade 2, typically ages 7-8. It is one of the sheets on D1.5.K-2, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Which Source Would Help? 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 Which Source Would Help? 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 Which Source Would Help? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Which Source Would Help?, 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 D1.5.K-2?
Yes — “What Would Tell You?” is a 40-minute Kindergarten to Grade 2 plan for D1.5.K-2, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Which Source Would Help? is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D1.5.K-2
Work out what kind of source would help answer the question.
Teaching this next? What Would Tell You? is the 40-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.