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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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Circle the best answer.

1.Why does declaring an interest matter more than being honest privately?
  • A.It is traditional
  • B.Others can only trust a decision if they can see it was fairly made
  • C.It fills the minutes
2.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
3.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
4.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
5.A councillor votes on a contract for his own brother. What should he do?
  • A.Vote quickly
  • B.Declare the connection and step out of the vote
  • C.Say nothing
6.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 untidy
  • C.It is slow
7.A candidate promises what he cannot deliver. Which principle does that break?
  • A.Thrift
  • B.Honesty towards the people whose votes he is asking for
  • C.Punctuality
8.Voters are told polling is on a different day. What principle is broken?
  • A.Timetables must be neat
  • B.Everybody entitled to vote must have a fair chance to do so
  • C.Posters must be large

LessonPrint · D2.Civ.7.3-5 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Virtues in Public Life

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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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.