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Weighing the Ways of Acting is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on comparing strategies and predicting results, aligned to Common Core standard D4.7.3-5. It prints 2 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 the Ways of Acting

D4.7.3-5

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Draw a line from each strategy to what would follow.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Publish the figures and let them speak
  • Stand a candidate for the board
  • Act at once with no fund behind you
  • Take the case to the newspaper
  • A.Immediate, but it ends when the money does
  • B.Hard to dismiss, but only reaches people who read them
  • C.Reaches the whole region, and invites a public reply
  • D.A vote inside the room, but only after an election
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Gather evidence before acting
  • Send a circular to every member
  • Call a mass meeting
  • Negotiate quietly with the owners
  • A.Everybody hears the same thing, and so does the other side
  • B.Shows numbers at once, but only those who can attend
  • C.May settle faster, but nobody outside can hold them to it
  • D.Slower to start, but the first hard question does not stop you

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Answer key — Weighing the Ways of Acting

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Publish the figures and let them speak — B (Hard to dismiss, but only reaches people who read them) 2. Stand a candidate for the board — D (A vote inside the room, but only after an election) 3. Act at once with no fund behind you — A (Immediate, but it ends when the money does) 4. Take the case to the newspaper — C (Reaches the whole region, and invites a public reply)
  2. 2.1. Gather evidence before acting — D (Slower to start, but the first hard question does not stop you) 2. Send a circular to every member — A (Everybody hears the same thing, and so does the other side) 3. Call a mass meeting — B (Shows numbers at once, but only those who can attend) 4. Negotiate quietly with the owners — C (May settle faster, but nobody outside can hold them to it)

Questions about Weighing the Ways of Acting

What does the Weighing the Ways of Acting worksheet cover?

It practises comparing strategies and predicting results — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D4.7.3-5: Explain what could be done about a problem, and what might follow. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each strategy to what would follow”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Weighing the Ways of Acting practise?

D4.7.3-5 — D4.7.3-5, in the Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Explain different strategies and approaches students and others could take in working alone and together to address local, regional, and global problems, and predict possible results of their actions.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Weighing the Ways of Acting is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D4.7.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Weighing the Ways of Acting come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 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 Weighing the Ways of Acting can I print?

25 — one per pupil, 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 Weighing the Ways of Acting free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Weighing the Ways of Acting, 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 D4.7.3-5?

Yes — “Weighing the Ways of Acting” is a 50-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D4.7.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Weighing the Ways of Acting is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D4.7.3-5

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Teaching this next? Weighing the Ways of Acting is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D4.7.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.