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 21 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: A lower toll for carrying stone, No pay on a day with no cargo, Fresh milk fetching a better price in town, Losing your place if you arrive late
Positive incentiveNegative incentive
2.Sort each one: Positive incentive or Negative incentive?
Sort: Rates rising for a household that does not pay, A charge for every extra ton, A prize for the best kept station, A free ticket for a first journey
Positive incentiveNegative incentive
3.Sort each one: Positive incentive or Negative incentive?
Sort: A fine for overloading a barge, Higher pay for a trained porter, Cheaper coal for regular customers, A penalty for travelling without a ticket
Positive incentiveNegative incentive
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.2.3-5 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Rewards and Penalties
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A lower toll for carrying stone — Positive incentive 2. Fresh milk fetching a better price in town — 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. A prize for the best kept station — 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. Cheaper coal for regular customers — Positive incentive 4. Higher pay for a trained porter — Positive incentive
More practice for D2.Eco.2.3-5
Spot the rewards and penalties that push people towards a decision.