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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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1.Why does declaring an interest matter more than being honest privately?
  • A.It is traditional
  • B.It fills the minutes
  • C.Others can only trust a decision if they can see it was fairly made
2.A newspaper prints only the case for the railway. What is missing?
  • A.The case against, which readers need to judge for themselves
  • B.More pictures
  • C.A longer report
3.A company charges one boat owner more than another for the same cargo. What is wrong?
  • A.It is slow
  • B.It is untidy
  • C.It breaks equal treatment under a published rule
4.Somebody signs a petition twice. Why is that wrong?
  • A.It looks untidy
  • B.It wastes ink
  • C.It makes the support look larger than it is
5.A candidate promises what he cannot deliver. Which principle does that break?
  • A.Honesty towards the people whose votes he is asking for
  • B.Thrift
  • C.Punctuality
6.Voters are told polling is on a different day. What principle is broken?
  • A.Everybody entitled to vote must have a fair chance to do so
  • B.Posters must be large
  • C.Timetables must be neat
7.A councillor votes on a contract for his own brother. What should he do?
  • A.Declare the connection and step out of the vote
  • B.Vote quickly
  • C.Say nothing
8.The workhouse admits somebody without recording it. What is wrong?
  • A.Registers look better full
  • B.Ink is expensive
  • C.Without a record nobody can check that relief was given fairly

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.7.3-5 · Set 16 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Virtues in Public Life

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Others can only trust a decision if they can see it was fairly made
  2. 2.The case against, which readers need to judge for themselves
  3. 3.It breaks equal treatment under a published rule
  4. 4.It makes the support look larger than it is
  5. 5.Honesty towards the people whose votes he is asking for
  6. 6.Everybody entitled to vote must have a fair chance to do so
  7. 7.Declare the connection and step out of the vote
  8. 8.Without a record nobody can check that relief was given fairly

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.7.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.