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Rising, Falling, Standing Idle is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on inflation, deflation and unemployment, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.11.3-5. It prints 3 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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Rising, Falling, Standing Idle

D2.Eco.11.3-5

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Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Builders idle for want of materials — Unemployment 2. The same wage buys fewer goods each year — Inflation 3. Timber sells for less than last year — Deflation
  2. 2.1. Prices climb across the whole country — Inflation 2. Prices fall month after month — Deflation 3. Workers laid off when a site is delayed — Unemployment
  3. 3.1. A trained bricklayer with no site to work — Unemployment 2. Bricks cost more every quarter — Inflation 3. Wages fall while debts stay fixed — Deflation

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.11.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.