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Who Pays for the Roads? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how government pays for what it provides, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.12.3-5. It prints 8 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 Pays for the Roads?

D2.Eco.12.3-5

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1.Why might a ratepayer object to a school in another village?
  • A.He cannot read
  • B.He pays rates towards something his own children will not use
  • C.Schools are noisy
2.Where does a county council get the money to repair roads?
  • A.From the railway company
  • B.From selling tickets
  • C.From rates paid by households and businesses in the county
3.'Your rates should be spent where you live.' What are rates?
  • A.A charge on property that pays for what the council provides
  • B.A toll
  • C.A fare
4.What is the difference between a toll and a tax?
  • A.A toll is larger
  • B.A tax is voluntary
  • C.A toll is paid only by users; a tax is paid whether you use it or not
5.Why can a council not simply build every school a village asks for?
  • A.Schools are illegal
  • B.Villages must build their own
  • C.The rates it collects are limited, so it must choose
6.Why is that objection answered by saying the county gains?
  • A.Rates will fall
  • B.Educated children raise what the whole county can do and earn
  • C.Schools are cheap
7.The workhouse is paid for out of the rates. What does that mean?
  • A.It costs nothing
  • B.Ratepayers across the county fund relief for those with no work
  • C.The poor pay for it
8.How does a national government pay for what it provides?
  • A.From donations only
  • B.Mainly from taxes collected across the whole country
  • C.From selling land only

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Answer key — Who Pays for the Roads?

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  1. 1.He pays rates towards something his own children will not use
  2. 2.From rates paid by households and businesses in the county
  3. 3.A charge on property that pays for what the council provides
  4. 4.A toll is paid only by users; a tax is paid whether you use it or not
  5. 5.The rates it collects are limited, so it must choose
  6. 6.Educated children raise what the whole county can do and earn
  7. 7.Ratepayers across the county fund relief for those with no work
  8. 8.Mainly from taxes collected across the whole country

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.12.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.