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 6 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
A grain drill instead of sowing by hand
Training a porter to read the timetable
A larger churn that keeps milk cool
A.Seed goes in evenly and less is wasted
B.He directs passengers without asking anybody
C.More milk arrives fit to sell
D.More children can read and keep accounts
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 steel plough instead of a wooden one
A.He can take on work the forge could not do before
B.The same field is turned in fewer days
C.The same load moves in one hour instead of a day
D.A barge is unloaded with fewer labourers
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.13.3-5 · Set 6 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Better Tools, Better Skills
Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A schoolmaster for every village — D (More children can read and keep accounts) 2. A grain drill instead of sowing by hand — A (Seed goes in evenly and less is wasted) 3. Training a porter to read the timetable — B (He directs passengers without asking anybody) 4. A larger churn that keeps milk cool — C (More milk arrives fit to sell)
2.1. Teaching a smith to work new tools — A (He can take on work the forge could not do before) 2. A wharf crane instead of loading by hand — D (A barge is unloaded with fewer labourers) 3. Replacing a horse and cart with a train — C (The same load moves in one hour instead of a day) 4. A steel plough instead of a wooden one — B (The same field is turned in fewer days)
More practice for D2.Eco.13.3-5
Describe how better tools and better skills let people produce more.