Effects on People Not in the Deal is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on external benefits and costs, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.8.3-5. 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 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.Sort each one: External cost or External benefit?
Sort: Mail arriving next day for everybody, not only rail users, A canal left silted after traffic moved away, Neighbors learning of a new crop from travelers, Noise waking a village at seven each morning
External costExternal benefit
2.Sort each one: External cost or External benefit?
Sort: A village store gaining custom from travelers, A doctor able to reach distant patients quickly, Smoke from engines falling on nearby fields, Sparks setting fire to a hedge beside the line
External costExternal benefit
3.Sort each one: External cost or External benefit?
Sort: Wharf families losing work they did not choose to lose, A station lamp lighting the lane at night, Roads torn up by carts going to the station, Newspapers reaching the valley the day they are printed
External costExternal benefit
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.8.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Effects on People Not in the Deal
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A canal left silted after traffic moved away — External cost 2. Mail arriving next day for everybody, not only rail users — External benefit 3. Neighbors learning of a new crop from travelers — External benefit 4. Noise waking a village at seven each morning — External cost
2.1. A doctor able to reach distant patients quickly — External benefit 2. A village store gaining custom from travelers — External benefit 3. Smoke from engines falling on nearby fields — External cost 4. Sparks setting fire to a hedge beside the line — External cost
3.1. A station lamp lighting the lane at night — External benefit 2. Newspapers reaching the valley the day they are printed — External benefit 3. Roads torn up by carts going to the station — External cost 4. Wharf families losing work they did not choose to lose — External cost
Questions about Effects on People Not in the Deal
What does the Effects on People Not in the Deal worksheet cover?
It practices external benefits and costs — 3 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Eco.8.3-5: Give examples where a choice affects people who were not part of it. The instruction to students is “Sort each effect into cost or benefit”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Effects on People Not in the Deal practice?
D2.Eco.8.3-5, under Economics for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Identify examples of external benefits and costs.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Effects on People Not in the Deal is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Eco.8.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Effects on People Not in the Deal come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 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 Effects on People Not in the Deal 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 Effects on People Not in the Deal free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Effects on People Not in the Deal, 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.
Is there a lesson plan to teach D2.Eco.8.3-5?
Yes — “Effects on People Not in the Deal” is a 45-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Eco.8.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Effects on People Not in the Deal is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Eco.8.3-5
Give examples where a choice affects people who were not part of it.