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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Virtues in Public Life D2.Civ.7.3-5
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Circle the best answer.
1. The workhouse admits somebody without recording it. What is wrong?
A. Ink is expensive B. Registers look better full C. Without a record nobody can check that relief was given fairly 2. 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 3. A newspaper prints only the case for the railway. What is missing?
A. More pictures B. The case against, which readers need to judge for themselves C. A longer report 4. 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 5. 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 6. 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 7. 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 8. 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 LessonPrint · D2.Civ.7.3-5 · Set 5 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Virtues in Public Life Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1. Without a record nobody can check that relief was given fairly 2. Declare the connection and step out of the vote 3. The case against, which readers need to judge for themselves 4. Others can only trust a decision if they can see it was fairly made 5. Everybody entitled to vote must have a fair chance to do so 6. Honesty towards the people whose votes he is asking for 7. It makes the support look larger than it is 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.