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.
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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: Losing your place if you arrive late, No pay on a day with no cargo, A lower toll for carrying stone, Higher pay for a trained porter
Positive incentiveNegative incentive
2.Sort each one: Positive incentive or Negative incentive?
Sort: A fine for overloading a barge, Cheaper coal for regular customers, A charge for every extra ton, A free ticket for a first journey
Positive incentiveNegative incentive
3.Sort each one: Positive incentive or Negative incentive?
Sort: A penalty for travelling without a ticket, Fresh milk fetching a better price in town, A prize for the best kept station, Rates rising for a household that does not pay
Positive incentiveNegative incentive
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.2.3-5 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Rewards and Penalties
Set 25. 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 fine for overloading a barge — Negative incentive 3. A free ticket for a first journey — Positive incentive 4. Cheaper coal for regular customers — Positive incentive
3.1. A penalty for travelling without a ticket — Negative incentive 2. A prize for the best kept station — Positive incentive 3. Fresh milk fetching a better price in town — Positive incentive 4. Rates rising for a household that does not pay — Negative incentive
More practice for D2.Eco.2.3-5
Spot the rewards and penalties that push people towards a decision.