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

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Answer key — Admitting It on the Record

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

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

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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.