Better Tools, Better Skills is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on raising productivity with capital and training, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.13.3-5. 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 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 18 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Better Tools, Better Skills
D2.Eco.13.3-5
NameDate
Draw a line from each change to what it produced.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A schoolmaster for every village
Training a porter to read the timetable
A larger churn that keeps milk cool
A steel plough instead of a wooden one
A.He directs passengers without asking anybody
B.The same field is turned in fewer days
C.More children can read and keep accounts
D.More milk arrives fit to sell
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Replacing a horse and cart with a train
A grain drill instead of sowing by hand
A wharf crane instead of loading by hand
Teaching a smith to work new tools
A.He can take on work the forge could not do before
B.A barge is unloaded with fewer labourers
C.Seed goes in evenly and less is wasted
D.The same load moves in one hour instead of a day
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.13.3-5 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Better Tools, Better Skills
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A schoolmaster for every village — C (More children can read and keep accounts) 2. Training a porter to read the timetable — A (He directs passengers without asking anybody) 3. A larger churn that keeps milk cool — D (More milk arrives fit to sell) 4. A steel plough instead of a wooden one — B (The same field is turned in fewer days)
2.1. Replacing a horse and cart with a train — D (The same load moves in one hour instead of a day) 2. A grain drill instead of sowing by hand — C (Seed goes in evenly and less is wasted) 3. A wharf crane instead of loading by hand — B (A barge is unloaded with fewer labourers) 4. Teaching a smith to work new tools — A (He can take on work the forge could not do before)
More practice for D2.Eco.13.3-5
Describe how better tools and better skills let people produce more.