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.
Milk can be sold in the county town
The mill imports cheaper cotton
A port grows on the coast
The canal company cuts its charges
A.Dockers gain; inland carriers lose the traffic
B.Mill owners gain; growers of home flax lose
C.Shippers gain; canal shareholders earn less
D.Dairy farmers gain; town dairymen lose custom
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Foreign cloth sells in the market
The railway carries goods inland
Imported iron undercuts the local forge
Cheap imported corn arrives
A.Buyers of iron gain; the village smith loses
B.Railway porters gain; wharf labourers lose
C.Shoppers gain; hand weavers lose their trade
D.Town buyers gain; valley corn farmers lose
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Answer key — Who Gains and Who Loses by Trade
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Milk can be sold in the county town — D (Dairy farmers gain; town dairymen lose custom) 2. The mill imports cheaper cotton — B (Mill owners gain; growers of home flax lose) 3. A port grows on the coast — A (Dockers gain; inland carriers lose the traffic) 4. The canal company cuts its charges — C (Shippers gain; canal shareholders earn less)
2.1. Foreign cloth sells in the market — C (Shoppers gain; hand weavers lose their trade) 2. The railway carries goods inland — B (Railway porters gain; wharf labourers lose) 3. Imported iron undercuts the local forge — A (Buyers of iron gain; the village smith loses) 4. Cheap imported corn arrives — D (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.