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