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 25 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 council votes on laying pipes, The harbour board votes a new rate, A vessel pays the rate for its tonnage, Dues are charged from the published table
Majority voteApplying a rule
2.Sort each one: Majority vote or Applying a rule?
Sort: A fare is taken from the agent's list, Deaths are recorded as the law requires, The committee votes to publish the circular, The board divides six to three
Majority voteApplying a rule
3.Sort each one: Majority vote or Applying a rule?
Sort: A child under eleven is refused half-time work, The census counts everybody on one night, Ratepayers elect the board, Union members are asked to stand out
Majority voteApplying a rule
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.11.3-5 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Decide It or Apply It?
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A vessel pays the rate for its tonnage — Applying a rule 2. Dues are charged from the published table — Applying a rule 3. The council votes on laying pipes — Majority vote 4. The harbour board votes a new rate — Majority vote
2.1. 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 board divides six to three — Majority vote 4. The committee votes to publish the circular — Majority vote
3.1. A child under eleven is refused half-time work — Applying a rule 2. Ratepayers elect the board — Majority vote 3. The census counts everybody on one night — Applying a rule 4. Union members are asked to stand out — Majority vote
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