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 railway carries goods inland
The canal company cuts its charges
Imported iron undercuts the local forge
Milk can be sold in the county town
A.Buyers of iron gain; the village smith loses
B.Dairy farmers gain; town dairymen lose custom
C.Railway porters gain; wharf labourers lose
D.Shippers gain; canal shareholders earn less
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Foreign cloth sells in the market
A port grows on the coast
Cheap imported corn arrives
The mill imports cheaper cotton
A.Shoppers gain; hand weavers lose their trade
B.Town buyers gain; valley corn farmers lose
C.Dockers gain; inland carriers lose the traffic
D.Mill owners gain; growers of home flax lose
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Answer key — Who Gains and Who Loses by Trade
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The railway carries goods inland — C (Railway porters gain; wharf labourers lose) 2. The canal company cuts its charges — D (Shippers gain; canal shareholders earn less) 3. Imported iron undercuts the local forge — A (Buyers of iron gain; the village smith loses) 4. Milk can be sold in the county town — B (Dairy farmers gain; town dairymen lose custom)
2.1. Foreign cloth sells in the market — A (Shoppers gain; hand weavers lose their trade) 2. A port grows on the coast — C (Dockers gain; inland carriers lose the traffic) 3. Cheap imported corn arrives — B (Town buyers gain; valley corn farmers lose) 4. The mill imports cheaper cotton — D (Mill owners gain; growers of home flax lose)
More practice for D2.Eco.15.3-5
Explain how depending on trade helps some groups and hurts others.