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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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1.A family emigrates for 21 pounds. What is the benefit they hope for?
  • A.A cheaper fare
  • B.Work that the region no longer offers them
  • C.A shorter journey
2.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
3.The harbour board raises dues to build a light. What is the cost?
  • A.Cargo spoils
  • B.Every shipper pays more on every ton landed
  • C.Ships get slower
4.The hands accept the wage cut. What is the benefit?
  • A.Cotton gets cheaper
  • B.The mill grows
  • C.The gates stay open and they keep working
5.The board ends half-time working. What is the cost to a family?
  • A.The child's health
  • B.The school's fees
  • C.The wage the child brought home each week
6.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
7.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
8.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

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Answer key — Weighing a Family's Choice

Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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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.