A District That Does One Thing is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on why places specialise and then trade, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.4.3-5. 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.The region imported 22,000 tons of grain. What does that show?
A.Grain will not grow
B.It specialised away from growing its own food
C.Farmers were idle
2.Why did the uplands not specialise successfully?
A.It had no way to move enough of one thing to a market
B.Nobody tried
C.Uplands are cold
3.What is the risk the region took by specialising in cotton?
A.Cotton is flammable
B.Frames wear out
C.When cotton grew dear, the whole district's wages fell
4.What must exist before a district can live by one trade?
A.Good weather
B.A reliable way to trade for everything else it needs
C.A large population
5.Why does specialising need a harbour or a railway?
A.Ships are pleasant
B.Because what you do not make must be brought in
C.Rails are modern
6.Why did the harbour district handle cargo rather than make cloth?
A.Cloth is heavy
B.It had deep water, so moving goods was what it did best
C.Harbours cannot weave
7.Why does a mason emigrate rather than take mill work?
A.His skill is worth more where building is going on
B.Mills refuse masons
C.Masons dislike cotton
8.Why did the mill district spin cotton it could not grow?
A.Cotton grows in mills
B.Growing was forbidden
C.It had the frames, the skill and the power, and traded for the cotton
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Answer key — A District That Does One Thing
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.It specialised away from growing its own food
2.It had no way to move enough of one thing to a market
3.When cotton grew dear, the whole district's wages fell
4.A reliable way to trade for everything else it needs
5.Because what you do not make must be brought in
6.It had deep water, so moving goods was what it did best
7.His skill is worth more where building is going on
8.It had the frames, the skill and the power, and traded for the cotton
Questions about A District That Does One Thing
What does the A District That Does One Thing worksheet cover?
It practises why places specialise and then trade — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Eco.4.3-5: Explain why people and businesses each do one thing and then trade. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does A District That Does One Thing practise?
D2.Eco.4.3-5 — D2.Eco.4.3-5, in the Economics domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Explain why individuals and businesses specialize and trade.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
A District That Does One Thing is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Eco.4.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does A District That Does One Thing come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of A District That Does One Thing can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is A District That Does One Thing free to print and photocopy?
Yes. A District That Does One Thing, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.Eco.4.3-5?
Yes — “A District That Does One Thing” is a 50-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Eco.4.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. A District That Does One Thing is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Eco.4.3-5
Explain why people and businesses each do one thing and then trade.