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