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When Nobody Would Find Out is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on applying civic virtues in community settings, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.7.3-5. 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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When Nobody Would Find Out

D2.Civ.7.3-5

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1.A board member votes on a contract for his own mill. What should he do?
  • A.Vote twice
  • B.Vote quickly
  • C.Declare the interest and take no part in the vote
2.The union overstates its membership in the circular. What is wrong?
  • A.Circulars must be brief
  • B.Members and owners both make decisions on a false number
  • C.It wastes ink
3.The owners state trade is poor but publish no figures. What is at stake?
  • A.Neatness
  • B.Punctuality
  • C.Honesty, because the claim cannot be checked by those it affects
4.The medical officer softens his figures to please the council. What is wrong?
  • A.The report gets shorter
  • B.The council is pleased
  • C.The public is denied the truth about its own district
5.The agent books a passage he knows cannot be paid. What is wrong?
  • A.Ships are crowded
  • B.He takes a decision on somebody's behalf that he knows will fail
  • C.The ledger is untidy
6.Why is publishing a figure braver than being privately honest?
  • A.It is quicker
  • B.It lets other people check you, which private honesty never does
  • C.It is traditional
7.The board minutes the objection of the three who lost. Why does that matter?
  • A.Minutes must be long
  • B.It shows the decision was made with the objection heard, not hidden
  • C.Three is a number
8.Two members are absent and the vote is taken anyway. What is at stake?
  • A.It ends sooner
  • B.The room is quieter
  • C.Whether everybody affected has had a fair chance to be heard

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Answer key — When Nobody Would Find Out

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  1. 1.Declare the interest and take no part in the vote
  2. 2.Members and owners both make decisions on a false number
  3. 3.Honesty, because the claim cannot be checked by those it affects
  4. 4.The public is denied the truth about its own district
  5. 5.He takes a decision on somebody's behalf that he knows will fail
  6. 6.It lets other people check you, which private honesty never does
  7. 7.It shows the decision was made with the objection heard, not hidden
  8. 8.Whether everybody affected has had a fair chance to be heard

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.7.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.