Home / Social Studies / Printables / Grade 3 to Grade 5 / Virtues in Public Life Virtues in Public Life is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on applying civic virtues in community settings, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.7.3-5. It prints 8 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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Virtues in Public Life D2.Civ.7.3-5
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Circle the best answer.
1. A newspaper prints only the case for the railway. What is missing?
A. A longer report B. More pictures C. The case against, which readers need to judge for themselves 2. Voters are told polling is on a different day. What principle is broken?
A. Posters must be large B. Everybody entitled to vote must have a fair chance to do so C. Timetables must be neat 3. Somebody signs a petition twice. Why is that wrong?
A. It wastes ink B. It makes the support look larger than it is C. It looks untidy 4. A candidate promises what he cannot deliver. Which principle does that break?
A. Punctuality B. Thrift C. Honesty towards the people whose votes he is asking for 5. Why does declaring an interest matter more than being honest privately?
A. Others can only trust a decision if they can see it was fairly made B. It fills the minutes C. It is traditional 6. A councillor votes on a contract for his own brother. What should he do?
A. Say nothing B. Vote quickly C. Declare the connection and step out of the vote 7. The workhouse admits somebody without recording it. What is wrong?
A. Without a record nobody can check that relief was given fairly B. Registers look better full C. Ink is expensive 8. A company charges one boat owner more than another for the same cargo. What is wrong?
A. It breaks equal treatment under a published rule B. It is slow C. It is untidy LessonPrint · D2.Civ.7.3-5 · Set 11 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Virtues in Public Life Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.
1. The case against, which readers need to judge for themselves 2. Everybody entitled to vote must have a fair chance to do so 3. It makes the support look larger than it is 4. Honesty towards the people whose votes he is asking for 5. Others can only trust a decision if they can see it was fairly made 6. Declare the connection and step out of the vote 7. Without a record nobody can check that relief was given fairly 8. It breaks equal treatment under a published rule Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.7.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.