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Whose Duty, Whose Freedom is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on rules that create duties and protect freedoms, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.4.3-5. 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 students 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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Whose Duty, Whose Freedom

D2.Civ.4.3-5

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Circle the best answer.

1.The census must be taken. What duty and what freedom together?
  • A.The duty to answer truthfully, protecting everybody's freedom to be counted
  • B.The duty to move house
  • C.No duty and no freedom
2.A medical officer must report annually. What freedom does that protect?
  • A.The officer's freedom to stay silent
  • B.The public's freedom to know how dangerous their district is
  • C.The owners' freedom to build
3.Fares must be paid before sailing. What freedom does it protect?
  • A.The captain's freedom to choose
  • B.The agent's freedom not to be left unpaid after a ship has gone
  • C.The passenger's freedom to travel free
4.Wage changes must be posted. What freedom does it protect?
  • A.The owners' freedom to pay less
  • B.A hand's freedom to decide whether to work at that rate
  • C.The freedom to arrive late
5.Wage changes must be posted. What duty does that create?
  • A.The owners must display the new rate before work begins
  • B.The union must agree
  • C.The hands must accept it
6.A medical officer must report annually. What duty and whose?
  • A.The officer must publish the district's death rates each year
  • B.Householders must be healthy
  • C.Mills must close
7.Fares must be paid before sailing. What duty does that create?
  • A.The agent must sail
  • B.The ship must wait
  • C.The passenger must find the money in advance
8.Why does a rule protecting one person usually burden another?
  • A.A freedom is only real if somebody is obliged to respect it
  • B.It makes rules longer
  • C.Rules are written in pairs

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Answer key — Whose Duty, Whose Freedom

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The duty to answer truthfully, protecting everybody's freedom to be counted
  2. 2.The public's freedom to know how dangerous their district is
  3. 3.The agent's freedom not to be left unpaid after a ship has gone
  4. 4.A hand's freedom to decide whether to work at that rate
  5. 5.The owners must display the new rate before work begins
  6. 6.The officer must publish the district's death rates each year
  7. 7.The passenger must find the money in advance
  8. 8.A freedom is only real if somebody is obliged to respect it

Questions about Whose Duty, Whose Freedom

What does the Whose Duty, Whose Freedom worksheet cover?

It practices rules that create duties and protect freedoms — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Civ.4.3-5: Explain how groups make rules that share out duties and protect freedoms. The instruction to students is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which C3 Framework indicator does Whose Duty, Whose Freedom practice?

D2.Civ.4.3-5, under Civics for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Explain how groups of people make rules to create responsibilities and protect freedoms.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Whose Duty, Whose Freedom is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.4.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Whose Duty, Whose Freedom 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 Whose Duty, Whose Freedom can I print?

25 — one per student, 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 Whose Duty, Whose Freedom free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Whose Duty, Whose Freedom, 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.Civ.4.3-5?

Yes — “Whose Duty and Whose Freedom” is a 50-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Civ.4.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Whose Duty, Whose Freedom is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.Civ.4.3-5

Explain how groups make rules that share out duties and protect freedoms.

Teaching this next? Whose Duty and Whose Freedom is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.4.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.