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Causes on One Side, Effects on the Other is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on probable causes and effects of a development, aligned to Common Core standard D2.His.14.3-5. It prints 3 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.

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Causes on One Side, Effects on the Other

D2.His.14.3-5

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Sort each one into cause or effect.

1.Sort each one: A cause of the change or An effect of the change?

Sort: Workhouse admissions rose after 1846, Carting goods by road was slow and dear, Farms turned towards dairying, Investors expected profit from the line

A cause of the changeAn effect of the change
2.Sort each one: A cause of the change or An effect of the change?

Sort: Coal was needed in growing towns, The canal company cut its charges, The county town wanted fresh milk, The journey fell from a day to an hour

A cause of the changeAn effect of the change
3.Sort each one: A cause of the change or An effect of the change?

Sort: Streets grew around the new station, Wharf labourers fell from eleven to four, Parliament passed an Act allowing the line, Rail carried goods faster than water

A cause of the changeAn effect of the change

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Answer key — Causes on One Side, Effects on the Other

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Carting goods by road was slow and dear — A cause of the change 2. Farms turned towards dairying — An effect of the change 3. Investors expected profit from the line — A cause of the change 4. Workhouse admissions rose after 1846 — An effect of the change
  2. 2.1. Coal was needed in growing towns — A cause of the change 2. The canal company cut its charges — An effect of the change 3. The county town wanted fresh milk — A cause of the change 4. The journey fell from a day to an hour — An effect of the change
  3. 3.1. Parliament passed an Act allowing the line — A cause of the change 2. Rail carried goods faster than water — A cause of the change 3. Streets grew around the new station — An effect of the change 4. Wharf labourers fell from eleven to four — An effect of the change

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What does the Causes on One Side, Effects on the Other worksheet cover?

It practises probable causes and effects of a development — 3 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.His.14.3-5: Explain the likely causes and effects of an event. The instruction to pupils is “Sort each one into cause or effect”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Causes on One Side, Effects on the Other practise?

D2.His.14.3-5 — D2.His.14.3-5, in the History domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Explain probable causes and effects of events and developments.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Causes on One Side, Effects on the Other is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.His.14.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Causes on One Side, Effects on the Other come with an answer key?

Yes. All 3 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 Causes on One Side, Effects on the Other 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 Causes on One Side, Effects on the Other free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Causes on One Side, Effects on the Other, 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 D2.His.14.3-5?

Yes — “Likely Causes and Likely Effects” is a 45-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.His.14.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Causes on One Side, Effects on the Other is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.His.14.3-5

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Teaching this next? Likely Causes and Likely Effects is the 45-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.His.14.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.