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Costs a Government Chooses is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on comparing the benefits and costs of a public choice, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.1.3-5. 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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Costs a Government Chooses

D2.Eco.1.3-5

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Circle the best answer.

1.A minister publishes figures that show a shortfall. Benefit?
  • A.Bricks arrive faster
  • B.More homes get built
  • C.The public can judge progress rather than take his word
2.A council builds upward on cleared land. Cost?
  • A.Higher building costs more per home and changes the street entirely
  • B.Land runs out sooner
  • C.Waiting lists lengthen
3.The government builds through councils rather than firms. Cost?
  • A.It loses the land
  • B.It loses whatever speed competing firms might have brought
  • C.It loses the timber
4.A minister publishes figures that show a shortfall. Cost?
  • A.The failure is on the record for opponents to use
  • B.Radio time is expensive
  • C.Figures take long to add
5.The government builds through councils rather than firms. Benefit?
  • A.Councils build faster
  • B.Materials go where destruction was worst rather than where profit is
  • C.Bricks cost less
6.A country signs a five-year fixed-price supply deal. Benefit?
  • A.It knows the cost of timber for five years
  • B.It gains territory
  • C.It gains a fleet
7.A country signs a five-year fixed-price supply deal. Cost?
  • A.It loses its ports
  • B.Timber gets heavier
  • C.If prices fall it is locked into paying more than the market
8.A council builds upward on cleared land. Benefit?
  • A.Bricks are cheaper
  • B.More families housed from the same scarce sites
  • C.Lists get shorter by themselves

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Answer key — Costs a Government Chooses

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  1. 1.The public can judge progress rather than take his word
  2. 2.Higher building costs more per home and changes the street entirely
  3. 3.It loses whatever speed competing firms might have brought
  4. 4.The failure is on the record for opponents to use
  5. 5.Materials go where destruction was worst rather than where profit is
  6. 6.It knows the cost of timber for five years
  7. 7.If prices fall it is locked into paying more than the market
  8. 8.More families housed from the same scarce sites

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.