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