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