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 war closing a shipping route
A harvest failure in a grain country
A treaty opening a new trade route
A forest fire in a timber-exporting country
A.Food costs rise and wages buy less here
B.Machine tools do not arrive and factories idle
C.Materials arrive faster and building speeds up
D.Building here is delayed for want of timber
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A new supplier entering the market
A boom in another country's building
A currency collapse abroad
A dock strike in a distant port
A.Timber and steel cost more everywhere
B.Cargoes are delayed and sites stand waiting
C.A fixed-price agreement suddenly favours one side
D.Prices fall and a five-year deal looks expensive
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Answer key — A Fire Abroad, a Site Idle Here
Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A war closing a shipping route — B (Machine tools do not arrive and factories idle) 2. A harvest failure in a grain country — A (Food costs rise and wages buy less here) 3. A treaty opening a new trade route — C (Materials arrive faster and building speeds up) 4. A forest fire in a timber-exporting country — D (Building here is delayed for want of timber)
2.1. A new supplier entering the market — D (Prices fall and a five-year deal looks expensive) 2. A boom in another country's building — A (Timber and steel cost more everywhere) 3. A currency collapse abroad — C (A fixed-price agreement suddenly favours one side) 4. A dock strike in a distant port — B (Cargoes are delayed and sites stand waiting)
More practice for D2.Geo.12.3-5
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