Ministers, Councils and Committees is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on responsibilities and powers of officials and bodies, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.1.3-5. 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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Ministers, Councils and Committees
D2.Civ.1.3-5
NameDate
Draw a line from each body to what it does.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A minister
A city council
Parliament
A council housing committee
A.Builds the homes and reports progress to its committee
B.Explains a policy to the country and answers for it
C.Debates the proposals and divides on them
D.Receives the report and recommends what to do next
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
The government of the day
A polling company
Two governments together
A national newspaper
A.Asks a sample of adults and publishes the result
B.Lays a white paper and defends it in the House
C.Sign a trade agreement fixing prices for five years
D.Selects and prints the letters it receives
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Answer key — Ministers, Councils and Committees
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A minister — B (Explains a policy to the country and answers for it) 2. A city council — A (Builds the homes and reports progress to its committee) 3. Parliament — C (Debates the proposals and divides on them) 4. A council housing committee — D (Receives the report and recommends what to do next)
2.1. The government of the day — B (Lays a white paper and defends it in the House) 2. A polling company — A (Asks a sample of adults and publishes the result) 3. Two governments together — C (Sign a trade agreement fixing prices for five years) 4. A national newspaper — D (Selects and prints the letters it receives)
More practice for D2.Civ.1.3-5
Tell apart what officials at different levels of government can and cannot do.