Rising, Falling, Out of Work is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on inflation, deflation and unemployment, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.11.3-5. 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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Rising, Falling, Out of Work
D2.Eco.11.3-5
NameDate
Sort each one into the right word.
1.Sort each one: Inflation or Deflation or Unemployment?
Sort: Coal is cheaper than it was two years ago, Men waiting at the wharf for work that does not come, Wages buy less than they did
InflationDeflationUnemployment
2.Sort each one: Inflation or Deflation or Unemployment?
Sort: Four wharf labourers left of the eleven there were, The same coin buys fewer eggs, Shops cut prices month after month
InflationDeflationUnemployment
3.Sort each one: Inflation or Deflation or Unemployment?
Sort: A boatman with a barge but no cargo to carry, Bread costs more this year than last, Wages fall but prices fall further
InflationDeflationUnemployment
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.11.3-5 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Rising, Falling, Out of Work
Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Coal is cheaper than it was two years ago — Deflation 2. Men waiting at the wharf for work that does not come — Unemployment 3. Wages buy less than they did — Inflation
2.1. Four wharf labourers left of the eleven there were — Unemployment 2. Shops cut prices month after month — Deflation 3. The same coin buys fewer eggs — Inflation
3.1. A boatman with a barge but no cargo to carry — Unemployment 2. Bread costs more this year than last — Inflation 3. Wages fall but prices fall further — Deflation
More practice for D2.Eco.11.3-5
Explain what inflation, deflation and unemployment mean.