Rewards and Penalties is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on positive and negative incentives, aligned to Common Core standard 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 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 17 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Rewards and Penalties
D2.Eco.2.3-5
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Sort each one into reward or penalty.
1.Sort each one: Positive incentive or Negative incentive?
Sort: Higher pay for a trained porter, No pay on a day with no cargo, Losing your place if you arrive late, A lower toll for carrying stone
Positive incentiveNegative incentive
2.Sort each one: Positive incentive or Negative incentive?
Sort: A charge for every extra ton, Rates rising for a household that does not pay, A free ticket for a first journey, Cheaper coal for regular customers
Positive incentiveNegative incentive
3.Sort each one: Positive incentive or Negative incentive?
Sort: A prize for the best kept station, Fresh milk fetching a better price in town, A fine for overloading a barge, A penalty for travelling without a ticket
Positive incentiveNegative incentive
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.2.3-5 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Rewards and Penalties
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A lower toll for carrying stone — 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 free ticket for a first journey — Positive incentive 3. Cheaper coal for regular customers — Positive incentive 4. Rates rising for a household that does not pay — Negative incentive
3.1. A fine for overloading a barge — Negative incentive 2. A penalty for travelling without a ticket — Negative incentive 3. A prize for the best kept station — Positive incentive 4. Fresh milk fetching a better price in town — Positive incentive
More practice for D2.Eco.2.3-5
Spot the rewards and penalties that push people towards a decision.