Every Decision Has Two Sides is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on effects of interdependence on different groups, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.15.3-5. 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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Every Decision Has Two Sides
D2.Eco.15.3-5
NameDate
Draw a line from each decision to who gained and lost.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Quarterly figures published
Building upward on cleared land
Materials allocated to the worst damaged districts
A ban on reselling allocated timber
A.Home builders gain supply; traders lose a market
B.More families housed; existing residents lose light and view
C.Bombed cities gain; villages wait longer
D.The public gains a check; the government loses cover
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Priority for the longest waiting
Rent limits on new council homes
Prices fixed for five years
Councils rather than private firms lead building
A.Buyers gain certainty; sellers lose if prices rise
B.Tenants gain; councils raise less towards costs
C.Long-waiting families gain; newer applicants wait further
D.Poorer families gain; building firms lose the work
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Answer key — Every Decision Has Two Sides
Set 11. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Quarterly figures published — D (The public gains a check; the government loses cover) 2. Building upward on cleared land — B (More families housed; existing residents lose light and view) 3. Materials allocated to the worst damaged districts — C (Bombed cities gain; villages wait longer) 4. A ban on reselling allocated timber — A (Home builders gain supply; traders lose a market)
2.1. Priority for the longest waiting — C (Long-waiting families gain; newer applicants wait further) 2. Rent limits on new council homes — B (Tenants gain; councils raise less towards costs) 3. Prices fixed for five years — A (Buyers gain certainty; sellers lose if prices rise) 4. Councils rather than private firms lead building — D (Poorer families gain; building firms lose the work)
More practice for D2.Eco.15.3-5
Explain how depending on trade helps some groups and hurts others.
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