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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.

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Where the Money Was to Be Made

D2.Eco.7.3-5

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1.Coal sends 31,000 tons outward. What does that tell you about profit?
  • A.Ships prefer coal
  • B.Coal is heavy
  • C.There was money in shipping coal, so shippers moved to it
2.The agent charges four pounds a passage. Why does he keep booking them?
  • A.Ships need filling
  • B.Each booking earns him money, so more bookings earn more
  • C.He likes travel
3.Why did nobody open a mill in the marsh district?
  • A.Marshes are flat
  • B.It was forbidden
  • C.There was no profit to be had there, so nobody tried
4.Two agents sell passages in one town. What happens to the fare?
  • A.It is fixed by law
  • B.It tends to be held down, because a family can go to the other
  • C.It rises
5.Why did mills open in the mill district rather than the uplands?
  • A.Mills need noise
  • B.Power, hands and transport made it cheaper to produce there
  • C.Uplands are cold
6.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
7.The union publishes the owners' 12,000 pounds. Why is that the argument?
  • A.It claims the profit was large enough to absorb the cut
  • B.Numbers persuade
  • C.Profits are secret
8.The harbour raises dues and shippers go elsewhere. What does that show?
  • A.Sellers cannot charge what they like when buyers have an alternative
  • B.Dues are illegal
  • C.Ships dislike change

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Answer key — Where the Money Was to Be Made

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  1. 1.There was money in shipping coal, so shippers moved to it
  2. 2.Each booking earns him money, so more bookings earn more
  3. 3.There was no profit to be had there, so nobody tried
  4. 4.It tends to be held down, because a family can go to the other
  5. 5.Power, hands and transport made it cheaper to produce there
  6. 6.The profit left after costs, which their buyers will not cover
  7. 7.It claims the profit was large enough to absorb the cut
  8. 8.Sellers cannot charge what they like when buyers have an alternative

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