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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 Common Core standard 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 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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Whose Duty, Whose Freedom

D2.Civ.4.3-5

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Circle the best answer.

1.Why does a rule protecting one person usually burden another?
  • A.It makes rules longer
  • B.Rules are written in pairs
  • C.A freedom is only real if somebody is obliged to respect it
2.Wage changes must be posted. What freedom does it protect?
  • A.A hand's freedom to decide whether to work at that rate
  • B.The owners' freedom to pay less
  • C.The freedom to arrive late
3.A medical officer must report annually. What freedom does that protect?
  • A.The owners' freedom to build
  • B.The public's freedom to know how dangerous their district is
  • C.The officer's freedom to stay silent
4.The census must be taken. What duty and what freedom together?
  • A.No duty and no freedom
  • B.The duty to move house
  • C.The duty to answer truthfully, protecting everybody's freedom to be counted
5.Wage changes must be posted. What duty does that create?
  • A.The hands must accept it
  • B.The union must agree
  • C.The owners must display the new rate before work begins
6.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
7.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
8.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

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Answer key — Whose Duty, Whose Freedom

Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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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.