How a Policy Gets Made is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how policies address public problems, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.13.3-5. 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 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.
A policy of a school within walking distance is proposed
The council counts how many are affected
Rates are raised and schools are built
Children in some villages walk four miles
2.Put developing a road policy in order.
Roads are mended in order of use
Complaints reach the council
Carts break on county roads
A repair program is agreed
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.13.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — How a Policy Gets Made
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Correct order: 4, 2, 1, 3
2.Correct order: 3, 2, 4, 1
Questions about How a Policy Gets Made
What does the How a Policy Gets Made worksheet cover?
It practices how policies address public problems — 2 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 “Number the steps from 1 to 4”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does How a Policy Gets Made 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?
How a Policy Gets Made 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 How a Policy Gets Made 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 How a Policy Gets Made 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 How a Policy Gets Made free to print and photocopy?
Yes. How a Policy Gets Made, 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.Civ.13.3-5?
Yes — “From a Problem to a Policy” is a 45-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Civ.13.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. How a Policy Gets Made is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Civ.13.3-5
Explain how a policy gets made to deal with a public problem.
Teaching this next? From a Problem to a Policy is the 45-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.