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.
Imported iron undercuts the local forge
Foreign cloth sells in the market
A port grows on the coast
The mill imports cheaper cotton
A.Mill owners gain; growers of home flax lose
B.Dockers gain; inland carriers lose the traffic
C.Shoppers gain; hand weavers lose their trade
D.Buyers of iron gain; the village smith loses
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Cheap imported corn arrives
The canal company cuts its charges
The railway carries goods inland
Milk can be sold in the county town
A.Shippers gain; canal shareholders earn less
B.Town buyers gain; valley corn farmers lose
C.Dairy farmers gain; town dairymen lose custom
D.Railway porters gain; wharf labourers lose
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Answer key — Who Gains and Who Loses by Trade
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Imported iron undercuts the local forge — D (Buyers of iron gain; the village smith loses) 2. Foreign cloth sells in the market — C (Shoppers gain; hand weavers lose their trade) 3. A port grows on the coast — B (Dockers gain; inland carriers lose the traffic) 4. The mill imports cheaper cotton — A (Mill owners gain; growers of home flax lose)
2.1. Cheap imported corn arrives — B (Town buyers gain; valley corn farmers lose) 2. The canal company cuts its charges — A (Shippers gain; canal shareholders earn less) 3. The railway carries goods inland — D (Railway porters gain; wharf labourers lose) 4. Milk can be sold in the county town — C (Dairy farmers gain; town dairymen lose custom)
More practice for D2.Eco.15.3-5
Explain how depending on trade helps some groups and hurts others.