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.
A port grows on the coast
The railway carries goods inland
The mill imports cheaper cotton
Imported iron undercuts the local forge
A.Dockers gain; inland carriers lose the traffic
B.Buyers of iron gain; the village smith loses
C.Mill owners gain; growers of home flax lose
D.Railway porters gain; wharf labourers lose
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Foreign cloth sells in the market
Cheap imported corn arrives
Milk can be sold in the county town
The canal company cuts its charges
A.Dairy farmers gain; town dairymen lose custom
B.Shoppers gain; hand weavers lose their trade
C.Town buyers gain; valley corn farmers lose
D.Shippers gain; canal shareholders earn less
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Answer key — Who Gains and Who Loses by Trade
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A port grows on the coast — A (Dockers gain; inland carriers lose the traffic) 2. The railway carries goods inland — D (Railway porters gain; wharf labourers lose) 3. The mill imports cheaper cotton — C (Mill owners gain; growers of home flax lose) 4. Imported iron undercuts the local forge — B (Buyers of iron gain; the village smith loses)
2.1. Foreign cloth sells in the market — B (Shoppers gain; hand weavers lose their trade) 2. Cheap imported corn arrives — C (Town buyers gain; valley corn farmers lose) 3. Milk can be sold in the county town — A (Dairy farmers gain; town dairymen lose custom) 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.