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
NameDate
Sort each one into the right word.
1.Sort each one: Inflation or Deflation or Unemployment?
Sort: Builders idle for want of materials, Timber sells for less than last year, The same wage buys fewer goods each year
InflationDeflationUnemployment
2.Sort each one: Inflation or Deflation or Unemployment?
Sort: A trained bricklayer with no site to work, Rents rise faster than pay, The same money buys more than before
InflationDeflationUnemployment
3.Sort each one: Inflation or Deflation or Unemployment?
Sort: Prices fall month after month, A returning soldier who cannot find work, Bricks cost more every quarter
InflationDeflationUnemployment
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.11.3-5 · Set 25 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Rising, Falling, Standing Idle
Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.
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
2.1. A trained bricklayer with no site to work — Unemployment 2. Rents rise faster than pay — Inflation 3. The same money buys more than before — Deflation
3.1. A returning soldier who cannot find work — Unemployment 2. Bricks cost more every quarter — Inflation 3. Prices fall month after month — Deflation
More practice for D2.Eco.11.3-5
Explain what inflation, deflation and unemployment mean.