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: A returning soldier who cannot find work, Bricks cost more every quarter, Wages fall while debts stay fixed
InflationDeflationUnemployment
2.Sort each one: Inflation or Deflation or Unemployment?
Sort: Timber sells for less than last year, Prices climb across the whole country, Builders idle for want of materials
InflationDeflationUnemployment
3.Sort each one: Inflation or Deflation or Unemployment?
Sort: The same wage buys fewer goods each year, Workers laid off when a site is delayed, The same money buys more than before
InflationDeflationUnemployment
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.11.3-5 · Set 3 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Rising, Falling, Standing Idle
Set 3. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A returning soldier who cannot find work — Unemployment 2. Bricks cost more every quarter — Inflation 3. Wages fall while debts stay fixed — Deflation
2.1. Builders idle for want of materials — Unemployment 2. Prices climb across the whole country — Inflation 3. Timber sells for less than last year — Deflation
3.1. The same money buys more than before — Deflation 2. The same wage buys fewer goods each year — Inflation 3. Workers laid off when a site is delayed — Unemployment
More practice for D2.Eco.11.3-5
Explain what inflation, deflation and unemployment mean.