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Four Million Homes, and After is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on effects of catastrophic events on settlement, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.9.3-5. It prints 8 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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Four Million Homes, and After

D2.Geo.9.3-5

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Circle the best answer.

1.Which record would show a shortage's effect on a city?
  • A.The council report's completions and waiting list
  • B.The trade agreement
  • C.The letters page
2.Why is a slow shortage harder to see than a bombing raid?
  • A.It has no single day and shows only in figures over time
  • B.It affects nobody
  • C.It is smaller
3.A flood makes a river valley unsafe to rebuild on. What follows?
  • A.The valley is filled
  • B.The river is moved
  • C.Rebuilding is directed to higher ground and the valley is left clear
4.Why does a disaster reshape a city permanently?
  • A.Rubble cannot be cleared
  • B.What is rebuilt is decided afresh rather than restored exactly
  • C.Streets cannot be redrawn
5.Who leaves a damaged district and who stays?
  • A.Only the old stay
  • B.Nobody leaves
  • C.Those with work or family elsewhere leave; those without stay
6.Bombing destroys four million homes. What follows for settlement?
  • A.Families crowd in with relatives while a rebuilding programme begins
  • B.Everybody emigrates
  • C.Nothing changes
7.Materials run short nationally. Who feels it first?
  • A.The suppliers
  • B.The districts lowest in the allocation, whatever their need
  • C.The government
8.A brickworks closes. What follows for the sites depending on it?
  • A.Building is delayed until bricks can be brought from elsewhere
  • B.Homes are built of timber automatically
  • C.Sites close for good

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Answer key — Four Million Homes, and After

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  1. 1.The council report's completions and waiting list
  2. 2.It has no single day and shows only in figures over time
  3. 3.Rebuilding is directed to higher ground and the valley is left clear
  4. 4.What is rebuilt is decided afresh rather than restored exactly
  5. 5.Those with work or family elsewhere leave; those without stay
  6. 6.Families crowd in with relatives while a rebuilding programme begins
  7. 7.The districts lowest in the allocation, whatever their need
  8. 8.Building is delayed until bricks can be brought from elsewhere

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.9.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.