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 5 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 grain drill instead of sowing by hand
A schoolmaster for every village
A steel plough instead of a wooden one
Training a porter to read the timetable
A.Seed goes in evenly and less is wasted
B.He directs passengers without asking anybody
C.More children can read and keep accounts
D.The same field is turned in fewer days
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Teaching a smith to work new tools
A wharf crane instead of loading by hand
Replacing a horse and cart with a train
A larger churn that keeps milk cool
A.A barge is unloaded with fewer labourers
B.More milk arrives fit to sell
C.He can take on work the forge could not do before
D.The same load moves in one hour instead of a day
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.13.3-5 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Better Tools, Better Skills
Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A grain drill instead of sowing by hand — A (Seed goes in evenly and less is wasted) 2. A schoolmaster for every village — C (More children can read and keep accounts) 3. A steel plough instead of a wooden one — D (The same field is turned in fewer days) 4. Training a porter to read the timetable — B (He directs passengers without asking anybody)
2.1. Teaching a smith to work new tools — C (He can take on work the forge could not do before) 2. A wharf crane instead of loading by hand — A (A barge is unloaded with fewer labourers) 3. Replacing a horse and cart with a train — D (The same load moves in one hour instead of a day) 4. A larger churn that keeps milk cool — B (More milk arrives fit to sell)
More practice for D2.Eco.13.3-5
Describe how better tools and better skills let people produce more.