Every Method Has a Catch is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on comparing strategies and predicting results, aligned to Common Core standard D4.7.3-5. 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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Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
Every Method Has a Catch
D4.7.3-5
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Draw a line from each strategy to what would follow.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Petition the council directly
Broadcast an admission to the nation
Commission a poll
Write to a national newspaper
A.Turns opinion into a figure, and only from those sampled
B.May reach millions, and only if an editor prints it
C.Reaches everybody at once, and cannot be taken back
D.Reaches the body that decides, and only one body
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Publish the figures every quarter
Raise it in a parliamentary debate
Wait and say nothing
Negotiate an agreement with a supplier
A.Costs nothing now, and leaves the record to others
B.Puts it on the record, and only if you have a member
C.Anybody can check progress, and every bad quarter is public
D.Secures materials, and commits you for years
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Answer key — Every Method Has a Catch
Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Petition the council directly — D (Reaches the body that decides, and only one body) 2. Broadcast an admission to the nation — C (Reaches everybody at once, and cannot be taken back) 3. Commission a poll — A (Turns opinion into a figure, and only from those sampled) 4. Write to a national newspaper — B (May reach millions, and only if an editor prints it)
2.1. Publish the figures every quarter — C (Anybody can check progress, and every bad quarter is public) 2. Raise it in a parliamentary debate — B (Puts it on the record, and only if you have a member) 3. Wait and say nothing — A (Costs nothing now, and leaves the record to others) 4. Negotiate an agreement with a supplier — D (Secures materials, and commits you for years)
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