Whom Would You Contact About It? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on which level of government handles a problem and whom to contact, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.13.3-5. 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.Streetlights in your neighborhood are out. Which level of government usually handles this?
A.Local
B.National
C.None
2.Who represents your district in the US House?
A.Your city council member
B.Your state senator
C.Your US representative
3.Which level of government makes the rules about the nation's money and coins?
A.The national government
B.Each school district
C.Each city
4.Mail is going missing all over the country. Which level of government is responsible?
A.City
B.National: the Postal Service is federal
C.State
5.You want your state to require a longer school year. Whom should you contact?
A.The President
B.Your city's fire chief
C.The governor and the state legislature
6.You want Congress to pass a law protecting a national park. Whom should you contact?
A.Your city council
B.Your two US senators or your US representative
C.Your school principal
7.You want the nation to sign a treaty protecting whales. Who handles treaties?
A.The governor
B.The city council
C.The President and the US Senate
8.You think your state should change the age for a driver's license. Whom should you contact?
A.The mayor
B.Congress
C.Your state legislators
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Answer key — Whom Would You Contact About It?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Local
2.Your US representative
3.The national government
4.National: the Postal Service is federal
5.The governor and the state legislature
6.Your two US senators or your US representative
7.The President and the US Senate
8.Your state legislators
Questions about Whom Would You Contact About It?
What does the Whom Would You Contact About It? worksheet cover?
It practices which level of government handles a problem and whom to contact — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Civ.13.3-5: Explain how a policy gets made to deal with a public problem. The instruction to students is “Circle the right answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Whom Would You Contact About It? practice?
D2.Civ.13.3-5, under Civics for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Explain how policies are developed to address public problems.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Whom Would You Contact About It? is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.13.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Whom Would You Contact About It? 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 Whom Would You Contact About It? 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 Whom Would You Contact About It? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Whom Would You Contact About It?, 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.13.3-5
Explain how a policy gets made to deal with a public problem.