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.
Set 6 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
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.
Prices fixed for five years
Rent limits on new council homes
Quarterly figures published
Priority for the longest waiting
A.Long-waiting families gain; newer applicants wait further
B.Buyers gain certainty; sellers lose if prices rise
C.Tenants gain; councils raise less towards costs
D.The public gains a check; the government loses cover
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Materials allocated to the worst damaged districts
Building upward on cleared land
Councils rather than private firms lead building
A ban on reselling allocated timber
A.Bombed cities gain; villages wait longer
B.More families housed; existing residents lose light and view
C.Home builders gain supply; traders lose a market
D.Poorer families gain; building firms lose the work
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Answer key — Every Decision Has Two Sides
Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Prices fixed for five years — B (Buyers gain certainty; sellers lose if prices rise) 2. Rent limits on new council homes — C (Tenants gain; councils raise less towards costs) 3. Quarterly figures published — D (The public gains a check; the government loses cover) 4. Priority for the longest waiting — A (Long-waiting families gain; newer applicants wait further)
2.1. Materials allocated to the worst damaged districts — A (Bombed cities gain; villages wait longer) 2. Building upward on cleared land — B (More families housed; existing residents lose light and view) 3. Councils rather than private firms lead building — D (Poorer families gain; building firms lose the work) 4. A ban on reselling allocated timber — C (Home builders gain supply; traders lose a market)
More practice for D2.Eco.15.3-5
Explain how depending on trade helps some groups and hurts others.
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