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

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Answer key — Costs a Government Chooses

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

More practice for D2.Eco.1.3-5

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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.