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.
Set 17 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Weighing the Ways of Acting
D4.7.3-5
NameDate
Draw a line from each strategy to what would follow.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Act at once with no fund behind you
Send a circular to every member
Gather evidence before acting
Call a mass meeting
A.Shows numbers at once, but only those who can attend
B.Slower to start, but the first hard question does not stop you
C.Everybody hears the same thing, and so does the other side
D.Immediate, but it ends when the money does
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Take the case to the newspaper
Negotiate quietly with the owners
Stand a candidate for the board
Publish the figures and let them speak
A.Reaches the whole region, and invites a public reply
B.Hard to dismiss, but only reaches people who read them
C.May settle faster, but nobody outside can hold them to it
D.A vote inside the room, but only after an election
LessonPrint · D4.7.3-5 · Set 17 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Weighing the Ways of Acting
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Act at once with no fund behind you — D (Immediate, but it ends when the money does) 2. Send a circular to every member — C (Everybody hears the same thing, and so does the other side) 3. Gather evidence before acting — B (Slower to start, but the first hard question does not stop you) 4. Call a mass meeting — A (Shows numbers at once, but only those who can attend)
2.1. Take the case to the newspaper — A (Reaches the whole region, and invites a public reply) 2. Negotiate quietly with the owners — C (May settle faster, but nobody outside can hold them to it) 3. Stand a candidate for the board — D (A vote inside the room, but only after an election) 4. Publish the figures and let them speak — B (Hard to dismiss, but only reaches people who read them)
More practice for D4.7.3-5
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