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Who Gains and Who Loses by Trade is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on effects of interdependence on different groups, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.15.3-5. It prints 2 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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Who Gains and Who Loses by Trade

D2.Eco.15.3-5

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Draw a line from each change to who gained and lost.

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Answer key — Who Gains and Who Loses by Trade

Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A port grows on the coast — D (Dockers gain; inland carriers lose the traffic) 2. Milk can be sold in the county town — B (Dairy farmers gain; town dairymen lose custom) 3. Imported iron undercuts the local forge — C (Buyers of iron gain; the village smith loses) 4. Cheap imported corn arrives — A (Town buyers gain; valley corn farmers lose)
  2. 2.1. The railway carries goods inland — A (Railway porters gain; wharf labourers lose) 2. The mill imports cheaper cotton — B (Mill owners gain; growers of home flax lose) 3. Foreign cloth sells in the market — C (Shoppers gain; hand weavers lose their trade) 4. The canal company cuts its charges — D (Shippers gain; canal shareholders earn less)

More practice for D2.Eco.15.3-5

Explain how depending on trade helps some groups and hurts others.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.15.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.