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Admitting It on the Record is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on applying civic virtues in public life, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.7.3-5. It prints 8 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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Admitting It on the Record

D2.Civ.7.3-5

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1.Why is admitting a failure sometimes the stronger civic act?
  • A.It shortens the story
  • B.It keeps the public able to judge, which concealment ends
  • C.It sounds humble
2.A newspaper prints only letters agreeing with it. What is wrong?
  • A.Editors are busy
  • B.Letters must be long
  • C.Readers are shown a public opinion the editor has manufactured
3.A minister publishes figures that damage him. Why does it matter?
  • A.It fills the record
  • B.It lets the public check him against something he cannot control
  • C.Figures are neutral
4.The minister admits the promise was missed. Which virtue is that?
  • A.Thrift
  • B.Honesty, at a cost to himself and his government
  • C.Punctuality
5.A council reports completions and hides the waiting list. What is wrong?
  • A.Reports must be short
  • B.Lists are private
  • C.Progress cannot be judged without what remains to be done
6.A member votes against his stated view to please his party. What is at stake?
  • A.Debate length
  • B.Party numbers
  • C.Whether his constituents can trust anything he says
7.A polling company hides that its sample was urban. What is wrong?
  • A.Polls must be quarterly
  • B.Readers cannot judge whether the result speaks for the country
  • C.Samples must be large
8.An official quietly reallocates materials without a record. What is wrong?
  • A.Records take time
  • B.A decision nobody can trace is a decision nobody can question
  • C.Materials are heavy

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Answer key — Admitting It on the Record

Set 14. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.It keeps the public able to judge, which concealment ends
  2. 2.Readers are shown a public opinion the editor has manufactured
  3. 3.It lets the public check him against something he cannot control
  4. 4.Honesty, at a cost to himself and his government
  5. 5.Progress cannot be judged without what remains to be done
  6. 6.Whether his constituents can trust anything he says
  7. 7.Readers cannot judge whether the result speaks for the country
  8. 8.A decision nobody can trace is a decision nobody can question

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.7.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.