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Following the Profit is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how profit changes what sellers do, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.7.3-5. 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 students 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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Following the Profit

D2.Eco.7.3-5

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Circle the best answer.

1.Eleven porters are listed by 1850. Why did that trade grow?
  • A.There was money to be made handling railway goods and passengers
  • B.Porters live longer
  • C.Portering is easy
2.Why does the chance of profit make sellers pay attention to buyers?
  • A.Buyers make the rules
  • B.Sellers must be polite
  • C.They earn nothing unless somebody chooses to buy from them
3.A seller finds nobody will pay his price. What is he likely to do?
  • A.Lower the price until people will buy
  • B.Close for a year
  • C.Raise the price
4.Carrying manufactured goods pays 5 pence a mile. What does the canal company do?
  • A.It refuses all cargo
  • B.It works to attract more manufactured goods than stone
  • C.It closes the wharf
5.Milk fetches a better price in town. What do farmers do?
  • A.They keep fewer cows
  • B.They stop milking
  • C.More of them send milk by train to the town
6.Two stores both sell flour in one village. What does that tend to do to the price?
  • A.Push it up
  • B.Leave it fixed for ever
  • C.Hold it down, because a buyer can go to the other store
7.Only two boat builders remain by 1850. Why did that trade shrink?
  • A.Boats stopped sinking
  • B.Wood ran out
  • C.There was less profit in building boats as canal trade fell
8.The railway takes the coal traffic. Why does the canal company cut charges?
  • A.A smaller profit on each ton beats no traffic at all
  • B.The law required it
  • C.It enjoys low prices

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Answer key — Following the Profit

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  1. 1.There was money to be made handling railway goods and passengers
  2. 2.They earn nothing unless somebody chooses to buy from them
  3. 3.Lower the price until people will buy
  4. 4.It works to attract more manufactured goods than stone
  5. 5.More of them send milk by train to the town
  6. 6.Hold it down, because a buyer can go to the other store
  7. 7.There was less profit in building boats as canal trade fell
  8. 8.A smaller profit on each ton beats no traffic at all

Questions about Following the Profit

What does the Following the Profit worksheet cover?

It practices how profit changes what sellers do — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Eco.7.3-5: Explain how the chance of profit changes what sellers do. The instruction to students is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which C3 Framework indicator does Following the Profit practice?

D2.Eco.7.3-5, under Economics for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Explain how profits influence sellers in markets.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Following the Profit is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Eco.7.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Following the Profit 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 Following the Profit can I print?

25 — one per student, 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 Following the Profit free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Following the Profit, 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.7.3-5?

Yes — “Sellers Follow the Profit” is a 45-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Eco.7.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Following the Profit is the practice that follows it.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.7.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.