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Far Away, Felt at Home is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how events elsewhere affect people here, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.12.3-5. It prints 2 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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Far Away, Felt at Home

D2.Geo.12.3-5

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Draw a line from each event to what it caused here.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • A mine disaster elsewhere
  • A good harvest across the country
  • A drought in a distant grain country
  • A flood ruining a cotton crop abroad
  • A.The mill runs short and workers lose hours
  • B.Coal is scarce and its price climbs
  • C.Bread costs more in the valley
  • D.Flour is cheap and bread prices fall
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • A disease among cattle in the next county
  • A storm wrecking ships in the channel
  • A new railway in another county
  • A war closing a trade route
  • A.Imported goods are delayed and prices rise
  • B.Movement is stopped and the market is closed
  • C.Tea and cotton grow scarce and dear
  • D.Goods reach the valley cheaper from further away

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Answer key — Far Away, Felt at Home

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A mine disaster elsewhere — B (Coal is scarce and its price climbs) 2. A good harvest across the country — D (Flour is cheap and bread prices fall) 3. A drought in a distant grain country — C (Bread costs more in the valley) 4. A flood ruining a cotton crop abroad — A (The mill runs short and workers lose hours)
  2. 2.1. A disease among cattle in the next county — B (Movement is stopped and the market is closed) 2. A storm wrecking ships in the channel — A (Imported goods are delayed and prices rise) 3. A new railway in another county — D (Goods reach the valley cheaper from further away) 4. A war closing a trade route — C (Tea and cotton grow scarce and dear)

Questions about Far Away, Felt at Home

What does the Far Away, Felt at Home worksheet cover?

It practises how events elsewhere affect people here — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Geo.12.3-5: Explain how a disaster in one place reaches people somewhere else. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each event to what it caused here”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Far Away, Felt at Home practise?

D2.Geo.12.3-5 — D2.Geo.12.3-5, in the Geography domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Explain how natural and human-made catastrophic events in one place affect people living in other places.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Far Away, Felt at Home is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.12.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Far Away, Felt at Home come with an answer key?

Yes. All 2 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 Far Away, Felt at Home can I print?

25 — one per pupil, 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 Far Away, Felt at Home free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Far Away, Felt at Home, 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.Geo.12.3-5?

Yes — “Trouble Far Away, Felt at Home” is a 45-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Geo.12.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Far Away, Felt at Home is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.Geo.12.3-5

Explain how a disaster in one place reaches people somewhere else.

Teaching this next? Trouble Far Away, Felt at Home is the 45-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.12.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.