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Reading Primary Sources
Practice analyzing letters, speeches, and photographs with 10 problems, an answer key, and a free printable PDF for Grade 5.
10 problems · Standards: D2.His.10.3-5, D2.His.11.3-5 · Difficulty: medium
✅ Answer key included · ✅ Free for home & classroom use
Highlights
- Grade
- Grade 5
- Subject
- social-studies
- Pages
- 3 · worksheet + answer key
- Answer key
- ✅ Included
- Class time
- about 15 min
What's inside
- 1. A photograph from 1920 shows a large group of women holding signs that say 'Votes for Women.' What is one thing you can learn from this primary source?
- 2. A letter begins: 'Dear Mayor Johnson, I am writing to ask you to fix the broken streetlights on Oak Avenue.' Who is the audience for this letter?
- 3. A photograph from 1935 shows a long line of people waiting outside a building with a sign reading 'Free Soup.' What can you observe directly from this photograph?
- 4. A speech from 1850 states: 'We must build a railroad connecting our town to the capital city so farmers can sell their crops more easily.' What was the speaker's purpose?
- 5. A diary entry from 1862 reads: 'Today I sewed bandages for the hospital. My brother is fighting far away, and I worry about him every day.' What is the writer's perspective about the events happening?
- 6. A newspaper article from 1905 has the headline 'New Factory Opens, Promises 500 Jobs' and includes a photograph of the factory owner shaking hands with the governor. Who likely arranged for this photograph to be taken?
Showing 6 of 10 problems. The free PDF includes every problem plus the full answer key.
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The free PDF includes all 3 pages — every problem plus the full answer key.
What’s included
- 10 problems across 3 pages (worksheet + answer key)
- Answer key included — every answer, ready to check
- Standards: D2.His.10.3-5, D2.His.11.3-5
- Skill: Students analyze letters, speeches, and photographs to identify a source's creator, purpose, perspective, and historical evidence.
- Suggested use: classwork, homework, or sub plans
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