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
NameDate
Draw a line from each change to who gained and lost.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
The mill imports cheaper cotton
Imported iron undercuts the local forge
A port grows on the coast
The railway carries goods inland
A.Dockers gain; inland carriers lose the traffic
B.Buyers of iron gain; the village smith loses
C.Railway porters gain; wharf labourers lose
D.Mill owners gain; growers of home flax lose
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Foreign cloth sells in the market
The canal company cuts its charges
Milk can be sold in the county town
Cheap imported corn arrives
A.Shoppers gain; hand weavers lose their trade
B.Shippers gain; canal shareholders earn less
C.Town buyers gain; valley corn farmers lose
D.Dairy farmers gain; town dairymen lose custom
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Answer key — Who Gains and Who Loses by Trade
Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The mill imports cheaper cotton — D (Mill owners gain; growers of home flax lose) 2. Imported iron undercuts the local forge — B (Buyers of iron gain; the village smith loses) 3. A port grows on the coast — A (Dockers gain; inland carriers lose the traffic) 4. The railway carries goods inland — C (Railway porters gain; wharf labourers lose)
2.1. Foreign cloth sells in the market — A (Shoppers gain; hand weavers lose their trade) 2. The canal company cuts its charges — B (Shippers gain; canal shareholders earn less) 3. Milk can be sold in the county town — D (Dairy farmers gain; town dairymen lose custom) 4. Cheap imported corn arrives — C (Town buyers gain; valley corn farmers lose)
More practice for D2.Eco.15.3-5
Explain how depending on trade helps some groups and hurts others.