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 2 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
NameDate
Sort each one into reward or penalty.
1.Sort each one: Positive incentive or Negative incentive?
Sort: A free ticket for a first journey, A prize for the best kept station, A charge for every extra ton, No pay on a day with no cargo
Positive incentiveNegative incentive
2.Sort each one: Positive incentive or Negative incentive?
Sort: Rates rising for a household that does not pay, Cheaper coal for regular customers, A penalty for travelling without a ticket, Higher pay for a trained porter
Positive incentiveNegative incentive
3.Sort each one: Positive incentive or Negative incentive?
Sort: Losing your place if you arrive late, A fine for overloading a barge, Fresh milk fetching a better price in town, A lower toll for carrying stone
Positive incentiveNegative incentive
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.2.3-5 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Rewards and Penalties
Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A charge for every extra ton — Negative incentive 2. A free ticket for a first journey — Positive incentive 3. A prize for the best kept station — Positive incentive 4. No pay on a day with no cargo — Negative incentive
2.1. A penalty for travelling without a ticket — Negative incentive 2. Cheaper coal for regular customers — Positive incentive 3. Higher pay for a trained porter — 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 lower toll for carrying stone — Positive incentive 3. Fresh milk fetching a better price in town — Positive incentive 4. Losing your place if you arrive late — Negative incentive
More practice for D2.Eco.2.3-5
Spot the rewards and penalties that push people towards a decision.