Decide It or Apply It? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on comparing decision procedures, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.11.3-5. It prints 3 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 19 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Decide It or Apply It?
D2.Civ.11.3-5
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Sort each one into the right procedure.
1.Sort each one: Majority vote or Applying a rule?
Sort: The board divides six to three, A child under eleven is refused half-time work, Ratepayers elect the board, A vessel pays the rate for its tonnage
Majority voteApplying a rule
2.Sort each one: Majority vote or Applying a rule?
Sort: The council votes on laying pipes, Dues are charged from the published table, The census counts everybody on one night, The harbour board votes a new rate
Majority voteApplying a rule
3.Sort each one: Majority vote or Applying a rule?
Sort: The committee votes to publish the circular, Deaths are recorded as the law requires, A fare is taken from the agent's list, Union members are asked to stand out
Majority voteApplying a rule
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.11.3-5 · Set 19 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Decide It or Apply It?
Set 19. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A child under eleven is refused half-time work — Applying a rule 2. A vessel pays the rate for its tonnage — Applying a rule 3. Ratepayers elect the board — Majority vote 4. The board divides six to three — Majority vote
2.1. Dues are charged from the published table — Applying a rule 2. The census counts everybody on one night — Applying a rule 3. The council votes on laying pipes — Majority vote 4. The harbour board votes a new rate — Majority vote
3.1. A fare is taken from the agent's list — Applying a rule 2. Deaths are recorded as the law requires — Applying a rule 3. The committee votes to publish the circular — Majority vote 4. Union members are asked to stand out — Majority vote
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