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