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Standing Together, and What It Costs is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on benefits and challenges of working together, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.6.3-5. 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 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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Standing Together, and What It Costs

D2.Civ.6.3-5

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1.The hands act through a union. What does that gain them?
  • A.It saves postage
  • B.It is quicker
  • C.One refusal by many is harder to replace than many refusals by one
2.What does acting through a union cost the hands?
  • A.They must abide by a decision some of them voted against
  • B.They must move house
  • C.They must learn to read
3.Why does acting together not guarantee winning?
  • A.Groups always lose
  • B.Numbers never matter
  • C.The other side may be able to hold out longer
4.Four districts share one school board. What is the benefit?
  • A.A decision can be made for the whole region at once
  • B.Districts get smaller
  • C.Boards are cheap
5.What is the difficulty with a shared relief fund?
  • A.It runs out at the same moment for everybody
  • B.It is heavy to carry
  • C.It cannot be counted
6.What is the challenge of four districts sharing a board?
  • A.Members live far apart
  • B.Minutes are long
  • C.A district can be outvoted on something that affects it most
7.The relief fund pools members' money. What is the benefit?
  • A.The fund grows by itself
  • B.Wages rise
  • C.Nobody has to face nine days of no wages entirely alone
8.Ship owners share the cost of a harbour. What do they gain?
  • A.Cheaper ships
  • B.A harbour none of them could build alone
  • C.Calmer seas

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Answer key — Standing Together, and What It Costs

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  1. 1.One refusal by many is harder to replace than many refusals by one
  2. 2.They must abide by a decision some of them voted against
  3. 3.The other side may be able to hold out longer
  4. 4.A decision can be made for the whole region at once
  5. 5.It runs out at the same moment for everybody
  6. 6.A district can be outvoted on something that affects it most
  7. 7.Nobody has to face nine days of no wages entirely alone
  8. 8.A harbour none of them could build alone

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.6.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.