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Powers at Different Levels is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on responsibilities and powers of officials, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.1.3-5. 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 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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Powers at Different Levels

D2.Civ.1.3-5

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Draw a line from each body to what it decides.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Magistrates
  • Parish overseer
  • Town council
  • Parliament
  • A.Runs the market and empties the trash cans
  • B.Records who in the parish needs relief
  • C.Decides whether a railway line may be built
  • D.Hear disputes and enforce the law locally
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • County council
  • Canal company
  • Board of guardians
  • Railway company
  • A.Runs the workhouse and its register
  • B.Sets fares and prints the timetable
  • C.Sets the tolls on its own waterway
  • D.Repairs county roads and funds village schools

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Answer key — Powers at Different Levels

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Magistrates — D (Hear disputes and enforce the law locally) 2. Parish overseer — B (Records who in the parish needs relief) 3. Town council — A (Runs the market and empties the trash cans) 4. Parliament — C (Decides whether a railway line may be built)
  2. 2.1. County council — D (Repairs county roads and funds village schools) 2. Canal company — C (Sets the tolls on its own waterway) 3. Board of guardians — A (Runs the workhouse and its register) 4. Railway company — B (Sets fares and prints the timetable)

Questions about Powers at Different Levels

What does the Powers at Different Levels worksheet cover?

It practices responsibilities and powers of officials — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Civ.1.3-5: Tell apart what officials at different levels of government can and cannot do. The instruction to students is “Draw a line from each body to what it decides”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which C3 Framework indicator does Powers at Different Levels practice?

D2.Civ.1.3-5, under Civics for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Distinguish the responsibilities and powers of government officials at various levels and branches of government and in different times and places.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Powers at Different Levels is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.1.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Powers at Different Levels come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 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 Powers at Different Levels 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 Powers at Different Levels free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Powers at Different Levels, 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.Civ.1.3-5?

Yes — “Who Decides What at Each Level” is a 45-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Civ.1.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Powers at Different Levels is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.Civ.1.3-5

Tell apart what officials at different levels of government can and cannot do.

Teaching this next? Who Decides What at Each Level is the 45-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.