Countries That Need Each Other is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how trade creates interdependence, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.14.3-5. It prints 8 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 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
A.People get goods their own country cannot make well or at all
B.Nobody has to work
C.Prices always rise
2.Britain buys cotton from abroad and sells cloth back. What does that create?
A.An end to trade
B.Complete independence
C.Each country depending on the other to keep the trade going
3.What is the risk of depending on trade?
A.Goods get heavier
B.Ships get slower
C.A problem far away can stop supplies at home
4.Why is interdependence a two-way relation?
A.Each country needs what the other sends, so both are exposed
B.Neither side matters
C.Only one side gains
5.Tea comes from far away. What does that mean for the tea seller?
A.Ships are unnecessary
B.Tea grows in the valley
C.His trade depends on ships and on peace along the route
6.Why does a country import what it could grow itself?
A.Because imports are free
B.Because farming is banned
C.Because another country can produce it more cheaply
7.A mill in the valley spins imported cotton. What happens if the imports stop?
A.The mill has nothing to spin and the work stops
B.The mill spins wool automatically
C.Nothing changes
8.The railway carried imported goods inland. What did that widen?
A.The county boundary
B.The reach of foreign goods into places that had none before
C.The canal
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.14.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Countries That Need Each Other
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.People get goods their own country cannot make well or at all
2.Each country depending on the other to keep the trade going
3.A problem far away can stop supplies at home
4.Each country needs what the other sends, so both are exposed
5.His trade depends on ships and on peace along the route
6.Because another country can produce it more cheaply
7.The mill has nothing to spin and the work stops
8.The reach of foreign goods into places that had none before
Questions about Countries That Need Each Other
What does the Countries That Need Each Other worksheet cover?
It practises how trade creates interdependence — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Eco.14.3-5: Explain how trade makes countries depend on each other. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Countries That Need Each Other practise?
D2.Eco.14.3-5 — D2.Eco.14.3-5, in the Economics domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Explain how trade leads to increasing economic interdependence among nations.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Countries That Need Each Other is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Eco.14.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Countries That Need Each Other come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 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 Countries That Need Each 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 Countries That Need Each Other free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Countries That Need Each 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.Eco.14.3-5?
Yes — “Countries That Come to Need Each Other” is a 45-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Eco.14.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Countries That Need Each Other is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Eco.14.3-5
Explain how trade makes countries depend on each other.