What Money Does That Swapping Cannot is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on the role of money in exchange, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.5.3-5. 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 students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Fares are printed in pence and shillings. What does that make possible?
A.Trains run faster
B.Every traveler pays the same known price for the same journey
C.Carriages are covered
2.The farmer wants a plow. The smith does not want corn. What does money solve?
A.The plow is free
B.The smith learns to like corn
C.The farmer sells corn to anyone, then pays the smith in coin
3.The toll table charges pence a mile. What does that let a boat owner do?
A.Choose the weather
B.Work out the cost of a journey before agreeing to it
C.Travel free
4.Why is money easier than swapping directly?
A.Both sides do not have to want what the other has
B.Swapping is against the law
C.Coins are shiny
5.Why can money be saved when a cartload of corn cannot?
A.Coin is lighter
B.Corn is heavy
C.Coin keeps its value while corn rots
6.A porter is paid in coin, not in coal. Why does that help him?
A.Coal is dirty
B.He can spend the coin on whatever he needs, not only on coal
C.Coin weighs less
7.Why can a price in pence be compared and a swap cannot?
A.Pence are small
B.Money measures everything in the same units
C.Swaps are slow
8.What must be true for money to work at all?
A.Enough people must accept it in exchange for goods
B.It must be gold
C.It must be new
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Answer key — What Money Does That Swapping Cannot
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Every traveler pays the same known price for the same journey
2.The farmer sells corn to anyone, then pays the smith in coin
3.Work out the cost of a journey before agreeing to it
4.Both sides do not have to want what the other has
5.Coin keeps its value while corn rots
6.He can spend the coin on whatever he needs, not only on coal
7.Money measures everything in the same units
8.Enough people must accept it in exchange for goods
Questions about What Money Does That Swapping Cannot
What does the What Money Does That Swapping Cannot worksheet cover?
It practices the role of money in exchange — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Eco.5.3-5: Explain what money does that swapping goods cannot. The instruction to students is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does What Money Does That Swapping Cannot practice?
D2.Eco.5.3-5, under Economics for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Explain the role of money in making exchange easier.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
What Money Does That Swapping Cannot is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Eco.5.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does What Money Does That Swapping Cannot come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of What Money Does That Swapping Cannot can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is What Money Does That Swapping Cannot free to print and photocopy?
Yes. What Money Does That Swapping Cannot, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.Eco.5.3-5?
Yes — “What Money Does That Swapping Cannot” is a 45-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Eco.5.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. What Money Does That Swapping Cannot is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Eco.5.3-5
Explain what money does that swapping goods cannot.