Powers at Different Levels is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on responsibilities and powers of officials, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.1.3-5. 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.1.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Powers at Different Levels
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Magistrates — D (Hear disputes and enforce the law locally) 2. Parish overseer — B (Records who in the parish needs relief) 3. Town council — A (Runs the market and empties the bins) 4. Parliament — C (Decides whether a railway line may be built)
2.1. County council — D (Repairs county roads and funds village schools) 2. Canal company — C (Sets the tolls on its own waterway) 3. Board of guardians — A (Runs the workhouse and its register) 4. Railway company — B (Sets fares and prints the timetable)
Questions about Powers at Different Levels
What does the Powers at Different Levels worksheet cover?
It practises responsibilities and powers of officials — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Civ.1.3-5: Tell apart what officials at different levels of government can and cannot do. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each body to what it decides”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Powers at Different Levels practise?
D2.Civ.1.3-5 — D2.Civ.1.3-5, in the Civics domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Distinguish the responsibilities and powers of government officials at various levels and branches of government and in different times and places.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Powers at Different Levels is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.1.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Powers at Different Levels 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 Powers at Different Levels 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 Powers at Different Levels free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Powers at Different Levels, 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.1.3-5?
Yes — “Who Decides What at Each Level” is a 45-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Civ.1.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Powers at Different Levels is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Civ.1.3-5
Tell apart what officials at different levels of government can and cannot do.