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