Fed and Clothed From Abroad is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how trade creates interdependence, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.14.3-5. 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 students 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.Why is interdependence not the same as one side needing the other?
A.Both sides lose something if the trade stops
B.Only sellers lose
C.Only buyers lose
2.What is the gain from this dependence?
A.More goods than the region could produce alone
B.Complete safety
C.Lower wages
3.What does the grain-growing country depend on in return?
A.Our coal only
B.Buyers here paying for the grain it cannot eat itself
C.Nothing at all
4.Why does a region import food it could partly grow?
A.Farming is banned
B.Imports are free
C.Because its land and labor earn more doing something else
5.31,000 tons of coal go outward. Who depends on that?
A.The places burning it, and the miners paid to cut it
B.Nobody
C.Only the shipowners
6.The mills spin imported cotton. What happens if the cotton fails?
A.The frames stand idle and wages fall
B.Nothing changes
C.Wool is spun instead
7.What is the risk?
A.A failure far away arrives here as hunger or idleness
B.Coal gets heavier
C.Ships get slower
8.The region lands 22,000 tons of grain. What does it depend on?
A.The mill district
B.Countries that grow grain, and the ships that bring it
C.Its own farms
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Answer key — Fed and Clothed From Abroad
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Both sides lose something if the trade stops
2.More goods than the region could produce alone
3.Buyers here paying for the grain it cannot eat itself
4.Because its land and labor earn more doing something else
5.The places burning it, and the miners paid to cut it
6.The frames stand idle and wages fall
7.A failure far away arrives here as hunger or idleness
8.Countries that grow grain, and the ships that bring it
Questions about Fed and Clothed From Abroad
What does the Fed and Clothed From Abroad worksheet cover?
It practices how trade creates interdependence — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Eco.14.3-5: Explain how trade makes countries depend on each other. The instruction to students is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Fed and Clothed From Abroad practice?
D2.Eco.14.3-5, under Economics for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Explain how trade leads to increasing economic interdependence among nations.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Fed and Clothed From Abroad is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Eco.14.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Fed and Clothed From Abroad 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 Fed and Clothed From Abroad can I print?
25 — one per student, 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 Fed and Clothed From Abroad free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Fed and Clothed From Abroad, 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.14.3-5?
Yes — “Fed and Clothed From Abroad” is a 50-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Eco.14.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Fed and Clothed From Abroad is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Eco.14.3-5
Explain how trade makes countries depend on each other.
Teaching this next? Fed and Clothed From Abroad is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.