A Fire Abroad, a Site Idle Here is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how events elsewhere affect people here, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.12.3-5. It prints 2 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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A Fire Abroad, a Site Idle Here
D2.Geo.12.3-5
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Draw a line from each event to what it caused here.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A harvest failure in a grain country
A forest fire in a timber-exporting country
A treaty opening a new trade route
A war closing a shipping route
A.Food costs rise and wages buy less here
B.Building here is delayed for want of timber
C.Materials arrive faster and building speeds up
D.Machine tools do not arrive and factories idle
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A dock strike in a distant port
A new supplier entering the market
A currency collapse abroad
A boom in another country's building
A.A fixed-price agreement suddenly favours one side
B.Timber and steel cost more everywhere
C.Cargoes are delayed and sites stand waiting
D.Prices fall and a five-year deal looks expensive
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Answer key — A Fire Abroad, a Site Idle Here
Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A harvest failure in a grain country — A (Food costs rise and wages buy less here) 2. A forest fire in a timber-exporting country — B (Building here is delayed for want of timber) 3. A treaty opening a new trade route — C (Materials arrive faster and building speeds up) 4. A war closing a shipping route — D (Machine tools do not arrive and factories idle)
2.1. A dock strike in a distant port — C (Cargoes are delayed and sites stand waiting) 2. A new supplier entering the market — D (Prices fall and a five-year deal looks expensive) 3. A currency collapse abroad — A (A fixed-price agreement suddenly favours one side) 4. A boom in another country's building — B (Timber and steel cost more everywhere)
More practice for D2.Geo.12.3-5
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