Where the Money Was to Be Made is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how profit changes what sellers do, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Why did mills open in the mill district rather than the uplands?
A.Mills need noise
B.Uplands are cold
C.Power, hands and transport made it cheaper to produce there
2.The harbour raises dues and shippers go elsewhere. What does that show?
A.Ships dislike change
B.Sellers cannot charge what they like when buyers have an alternative
C.Dues are illegal
3.The agent charges four pounds a passage. Why does he keep booking them?
A.Each booking earns him money, so more bookings earn more
B.Ships need filling
C.He likes travel
4.The union publishes the owners' 12,000 pounds. Why is that the argument?
A.Numbers persuade
B.It claims the profit was large enough to absorb the cut
C.Profits are secret
5.Cotton grows dear and the owners cut wages. What are they protecting?
A.Their reputation
B.The frames
C.The profit left after costs, which their buyers will not cover
6.Coal sends 31,000 tons outward. What does that tell you about profit?
A.Coal is heavy
B.There was money in shipping coal, so shippers moved to it
C.Ships prefer coal
7.Why did nobody open a mill in the marsh district?
A.Marshes are flat
B.There was no profit to be had there, so nobody tried
C.It was forbidden
8.Two agents sell passages in one town. What happens to the fare?
A.It is fixed by law
B.It rises
C.It tends to be held down, because a family can go to the other
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Answer key — Where the Money Was to Be Made
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Power, hands and transport made it cheaper to produce there
2.Sellers cannot charge what they like when buyers have an alternative
3.Each booking earns him money, so more bookings earn more
4.It claims the profit was large enough to absorb the cut
5.The profit left after costs, which their buyers will not cover
6.There was money in shipping coal, so shippers moved to it
7.There was no profit to be had there, so nobody tried
8.It tends to be held down, because a family can go to the other
Questions about Where the Money Was to Be Made
What does the Where the Money Was to Be Made worksheet cover?
It practises how profit changes what sellers do — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Eco.7.3-5: Explain how the chance of profit changes what sellers do. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Where the Money Was to Be Made practise?
D2.Eco.7.3-5 — D2.Eco.7.3-5, in the Economics domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Explain how profits influence sellers in markets.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Where the Money Was to Be Made is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Eco.7.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Where the Money Was to Be Made come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 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 Where the Money Was to Be Made 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 Where the Money Was to Be Made free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Where the Money Was to Be Made, 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 D2.Eco.7.3-5?
Yes — “Where the Money Was to Be Made” is a 50-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Eco.7.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Where the Money Was to Be Made is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Eco.7.3-5
Explain how the chance of profit changes what sellers do.