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.
Councils rather than private firms lead building
Materials allocated to the worst damaged districts
Building upward on cleared land
A ban on reselling allocated timber
A.Bombed cities gain; villages wait longer
B.Home builders gain supply; traders lose a market
C.Poorer families gain; building firms lose the work
D.More families housed; existing residents lose light and view
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Priority for the longest waiting
Quarterly figures published
Rent limits on new council homes
Prices fixed for five years
A.Long-waiting families gain; newer applicants wait further
B.The public gains a check; the government loses cover
C.Tenants gain; councils raise less towards costs
D.Buyers gain certainty; sellers lose if prices rise
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Answer key — Every Decision Has Two Sides
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Councils rather than private firms lead building — C (Poorer families gain; building firms lose the work) 2. Materials allocated to the worst damaged districts — A (Bombed cities gain; villages wait longer) 3. Building upward on cleared land — D (More families housed; existing residents lose light and view) 4. A ban on reselling allocated timber — B (Home builders gain supply; traders lose a market)
2.1. Priority for the longest waiting — A (Long-waiting families gain; newer applicants wait further) 2. Quarterly figures published — B (The public gains a check; the government loses cover) 3. Rent limits on new council homes — C (Tenants gain; councils raise less towards costs) 4. Prices fixed for five years — D (Buyers gain certainty; sellers lose if prices rise)
More practice for D2.Eco.15.3-5
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