The Great Compromise is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how the Convention deliberated its way to Congress, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.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 students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.The Virginia Plan based each state's seats in Congress on what?
A.Its population
B.Equal seats for every state
C.Its land area
2.What did the New Jersey Plan propose?
A.Every state gets an equal vote
B.Seats based on population
C.No Congress at all
3.Who gained power from the Three-Fifths Compromise?
A.Enslaved people, who could now vote
B.Small states with few people
C.Slaveholding states, which got more seats in the House
4.Who wrote most of the Virginia Plan?
A.Roger Sherman
B.William Paterson
C.James Madison
5.How did the Convention settle most disagreements?
A.Delegates debated, proposed changes and voted
B.Washington decided alone
C.They asked the British king
6.Why is the Great Compromise called a compromise?
A.One side won everything
B.Each side gave up part of what it wanted
C.The king decided it
7.Who proposed the Great Compromise?
A.Alexander Hamilton of New York
B.James Madison of Virginia
C.Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut
8.Under the Great Compromise, how many senators does each state get?
A.Two
B.Five
C.One
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.9.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — The Great Compromise
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Its population
2.Every state gets an equal vote
3.Slaveholding states, which got more seats in the House
4.James Madison
5.Delegates debated, proposed changes and voted
6.Each side gave up part of what it wanted
7.Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut
8.Two
Questions about The Great Compromise
What does the The Great Compromise worksheet cover?
It practices how the Convention deliberated its way to Congress — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Civ.9.3-5: Use a proper discussion process when a group has to decide something. The instruction to students is “Circle the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does The Great Compromise practice?
D2.Civ.9.3-5, under Civics for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Use deliberative processes when making decisions or reaching judgments as a group.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
The Great Compromise is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.9.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does The Great Compromise come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of The Great Compromise can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is The Great Compromise free to print and photocopy?
Yes. The Great Compromise, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for D2.Civ.9.3-5
Use a proper discussion process when a group has to decide something.