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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.

Weighing a Family's Choice

D2.Eco.1.3-5

NameDate

Circle the best answer.

1.The council lays piped water. What is the cost?

A.Wells dry up
B.Rates rise for every household in the district
C.Deaths rise

2.The hands accept the wage cut. What is the benefit?

A.The gates stay open and they keep working
B.The mill grows
C.Cotton gets cheaper

3.The board ends half-time working. What is the benefit?

A.The mill closes
B.Wages rise
C.The child can read and write by eleven

4.The board ends half-time working. What is the cost to a family?

A.The child's health
B.The wage the child brought home each week
C.The school's fees

5.The hands stand out instead. What is the cost?

A.Cotton rises
B.No wages, with a relief fund lasting nine days
C.The mill closes for ever

6.A family emigrates for 21 pounds. What is the cost beyond the fare?

A.Everybody they knew, and any claim on work at home
B.The name of the ship
C.The weather at sea

7.The harbour board raises dues to build a light. What is the cost?

A.Ships get slower
B.Every shipper pays more on every ton landed
C.Cargo spoils

8.The council lays piped water. What is the benefit?

A.Cheaper rates
B.More houses
C.Fewer deaths in the districts with the highest rates

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Answer key — Weighing a Family's Choice

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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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.