A Failure Overseas, a Wage Cut Here is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how events elsewhere affect people here, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.12.3-5. 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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A Failure Overseas, a Wage Cut Here
D2.Geo.12.3-5
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Draw a line from each event to what it caused here.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A cheaper canal route opening elsewhere
A war closing a sea route
Disease among cattle in a neighbouring region
New farmland opened on another continent
A.Grain floods in and upland farming collapses
B.Shippers bypass this harbour and dues fall
C.Cotton grows dear and mill wages are cut
D.Markets close and meat is scarce here
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A financial panic in a distant capital
A boom in shipbuilding abroad
A crop failure in a grain-exporting country
A storm wrecking vessels far offshore
A.Bread costs more in every district here
B.Cargo is delayed and prices climb
C.Timber prices rise on the harbour's quay
D.Loans dry up and new mills are not built
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Answer key — A Failure Overseas, a Wage Cut Here
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A cheaper canal route opening elsewhere — B (Shippers bypass this harbour and dues fall) 2. A war closing a sea route — C (Cotton grows dear and mill wages are cut) 3. Disease among cattle in a neighbouring region — D (Markets close and meat is scarce here) 4. New farmland opened on another continent — A (Grain floods in and upland farming collapses)
2.1. A financial panic in a distant capital — D (Loans dry up and new mills are not built) 2. A boom in shipbuilding abroad — C (Timber prices rise on the harbour's quay) 3. A crop failure in a grain-exporting country — A (Bread costs more in every district here) 4. A storm wrecking vessels far offshore — B (Cargo is delayed and prices climb)
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