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Weighing a Family's Choice is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on comparing the benefits and costs of a choice, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.1.3-5. 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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Weighing a Family's Choice

D2.Eco.1.3-5

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Circle the best answer.

1.The hands accept the wage cut. What is the benefit?
  • A.The mill grows
  • B.The gates stay open and they keep working
  • C.Cotton gets cheaper
2.The council lays piped water. What is the benefit?
  • A.Cheaper rates
  • B.Fewer deaths in the districts with the highest rates
  • C.More houses
3.The council lays piped water. What is the cost?
  • A.Deaths rise
  • B.Rates rise for every household in the district
  • C.Wells dry up
4.The hands accept the wage cut. What is the cost?
  • A.A new mill
  • B.Longer hours by law
  • C.A shilling in the pound less every week
5.The board ends half-time working. What is the benefit?
  • A.The mill closes
  • B.The child can read and write by eleven
  • C.Wages rise
6.The hands stand out instead. What is the cost?
  • A.The mill closes for ever
  • B.Cotton rises
  • C.No wages, with a relief fund lasting nine days
7.The harbour board raises dues to build a light. What is the cost?
  • A.Every shipper pays more on every ton landed
  • B.Ships get slower
  • C.Cargo spoils
8.The board ends half-time working. What is the cost to a family?
  • A.The school's fees
  • B.The child's health
  • C.The wage the child brought home each week

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Answer key — Weighing a Family's Choice

Set 16. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The gates stay open and they keep working
  2. 2.Fewer deaths in the districts with the highest rates
  3. 3.Rates rise for every household in the district
  4. 4.A shilling in the pound less every week
  5. 5.The child can read and write by eleven
  6. 6.No wages, with a relief fund lasting nine days
  7. 7.Every shipper pays more on every ton landed
  8. 8.The wage the child brought home each week

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.