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 boom in another country's building
A currency collapse abroad
A war closing a shipping route
A treaty opening a new trade route
A.Timber and steel cost more everywhere
B.Materials arrive faster and building speeds up
C.Machine tools do not arrive and factories idle
D.A fixed-price agreement suddenly favours one side
2.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 new supplier entering the market
A dock strike in a distant port
A.Building here is delayed for want of timber
B.Prices fall and a five-year deal looks expensive
C.Food costs rise and wages buy less here
D.Cargoes are delayed and sites stand waiting
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Answer key — A Fire Abroad, a Site Idle Here
Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A boom in another country's building — A (Timber and steel cost more everywhere) 2. A currency collapse abroad — D (A fixed-price agreement suddenly favours one side) 3. A war closing a shipping route — C (Machine tools do not arrive and factories idle) 4. A treaty opening a new trade route — B (Materials arrive faster and building speeds up)
2.1. A harvest failure in a grain country — C (Food costs rise and wages buy less here) 2. A forest fire in a timber-exporting country — A (Building here is delayed for want of timber) 3. A new supplier entering the market — B (Prices fall and a five-year deal looks expensive) 4. A dock strike in a distant port — D (Cargoes are delayed and sites stand waiting)
More practice for D2.Geo.12.3-5
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