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.
A ban on reselling allocated timber
Councils rather than private firms lead building
Quarterly figures published
Materials allocated to the worst damaged districts
A.Home builders gain supply; traders lose a market
B.Bombed cities gain; villages wait longer
C.Poorer families gain; building firms lose the work
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
Building upward on cleared land
Prices fixed for five years
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.More families housed; existing residents lose light and view
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Answer key — Every Decision Has Two Sides
Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A ban on reselling allocated timber — A (Home builders gain supply; traders lose a market) 2. Councils rather than private firms lead building — C (Poorer families gain; building firms lose the work) 3. Quarterly figures published — D (The public gains a check; the government loses cover) 4. Materials allocated to the worst damaged districts — B (Bombed cities gain; villages wait longer)
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. Building upward on cleared land — D (More families housed; existing residents lose light and view) 4. Prices fixed for five years — A (Buyers gain certainty; sellers lose if prices rise)
More practice for D2.Eco.15.3-5
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