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Who Got Asked, Who Got Printed is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how a democracy relies on participation, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.2.3-5. 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 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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Who Got Asked, Who Got Printed

D2.Civ.2.3-5

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Circle the best answer.

1.Three letters were printed. What is the participation problem?
  • A.An editor chose them, so we cannot know what most writers said
  • B.Three is unlucky
  • C.Letters were shortened
2.The rural member spoke but lost. Why record his objection?
  • A.It shows the villages were raised and overruled, not overlooked
  • B.Speeches are long
  • C.Records must be full
3.310 voted for and 246 against. What does the size of the minority show?
  • A.The vote was invalid
  • B.Members were absent
  • C.The proposals passed without anything close to agreement
4.The minister promised quarterly figures. How does that widen participation?
  • A.Quarters are short
  • B.Figures are dull
  • C.Anybody can check progress rather than waiting to be told
5.A family waits seven years with no vote on the programme. What can they do?
  • A.Write to the paper, lobby the council, and vote at the next election
  • B.Move abroad
  • C.Nothing at all
6.What does a division list let a voter do afterwards?
  • A.Recount the votes
  • B.See how their own member voted and ask them why
  • C.Change the result
7.The poll's sample was drawn in towns only. What does that cost?
  • A.2,000 is too few
  • B.The poll is shorter
  • C.Rural views are missing from what is reported as the public's
8.Why does publishing a policy before acting matter?
  • A.It gives people time to object while objection can still change it
  • B.Papers must be printed
  • C.It fills the record

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Answer key — Who Got Asked, Who Got Printed

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.An editor chose them, so we cannot know what most writers said
  2. 2.It shows the villages were raised and overruled, not overlooked
  3. 3.The proposals passed without anything close to agreement
  4. 4.Anybody can check progress rather than waiting to be told
  5. 5.Write to the paper, lobby the council, and vote at the next election
  6. 6.See how their own member voted and ask them why
  7. 7.Rural views are missing from what is reported as the public's
  8. 8.It gives people time to object while objection can still change it

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.2.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.