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 dock strike in a distant port
A currency collapse abroad
A treaty opening a new trade route
A.Cargoes are delayed and sites stand waiting
B.A fixed-price agreement suddenly favours one side
C.Materials arrive faster and building speeds up
D.Food costs rise and wages buy less here
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A forest fire in a timber-exporting country
A boom in another country's building
A new supplier entering the market
A war closing a shipping route
A.Timber and steel cost more everywhere
B.Machine tools do not arrive and factories idle
C.Building here is delayed for want of timber
D.Prices fall and a five-year deal looks expensive
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Answer key — A Fire Abroad, a Site Idle Here
Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A harvest failure in a grain country — D (Food costs rise and wages buy less here) 2. A dock strike in a distant port — A (Cargoes are delayed and sites stand waiting) 3. A currency collapse abroad — B (A fixed-price agreement suddenly favours one side) 4. A treaty opening a new trade route — C (Materials arrive faster and building speeds up)
2.1. A forest fire in a timber-exporting country — C (Building here is delayed for want of timber) 2. A boom in another country's building — A (Timber and steel cost more everywhere) 3. A new supplier entering the market — D (Prices fall and a five-year deal looks expensive) 4. A war closing a shipping route — B (Machine tools do not arrive and factories idle)
More practice for D2.Geo.12.3-5
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