Rewards and Penalties is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on positive and negative incentives, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.2.3-5. 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 students 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.
1.Sort each one: Positive incentive or Negative incentive?
Sort: Losing your place if you arrive late, No pay on a day with no cargo, Fresh milk fetching a better price in town, Higher pay for a trained porter
Positive incentiveNegative incentive
2.Sort each one: Positive incentive or Negative incentive?
Sort: A prize for the best kept station, A free ticket for a first journey, A charge for every extra ton, A fine for overloading a barge
Positive incentiveNegative incentive
3.Sort each one: Positive incentive or Negative incentive?
Sort: A penalty for traveling without a ticket, A lower toll for carrying stone, Rates rising for a household that does not pay, Cheaper coal for regular customers
Positive incentiveNegative incentive
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.2.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Rewards and Penalties
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Fresh milk fetching a better price in town — Positive incentive 2. Higher pay for a trained porter — Positive incentive 3. Losing your place if you arrive late — Negative incentive 4. No pay on a day with no cargo — Negative incentive
2.1. A charge for every extra ton — Negative incentive 2. A fine for overloading a barge — Negative incentive 3. A free ticket for a first journey — Positive incentive 4. A prize for the best kept station — Positive incentive
3.1. A lower toll for carrying stone — Positive incentive 2. A penalty for traveling without a ticket — Negative incentive 3. Cheaper coal for regular customers — Positive incentive 4. Rates rising for a household that does not pay — Negative incentive
Questions about Rewards and Penalties
What does the Rewards and Penalties worksheet cover?
It practices positive and negative incentives — 3 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Eco.2.3-5: Spot the rewards and penalties that push people toward a decision. The instruction to students is “Sort each one into reward or penalty”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Rewards and Penalties practice?
D2.Eco.2.3-5, under Economics for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Identify positive and negative incentives that influence the decisions people make.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Rewards and Penalties is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Eco.2.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Rewards and Penalties 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 Rewards and Penalties 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 Rewards and Penalties free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Rewards and Penalties, 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.2.3-5?
Yes — “Rewards and Penalties That Move People” is a 45-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Eco.2.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Rewards and Penalties is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Eco.2.3-5
Spot the rewards and penalties that push people toward a decision.