Who Gains and Who Loses by Trade is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on effects of interdependence on different groups, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.15.3-5. 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.
Draw a line from each change to who gained and lost.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
The mill imports cheaper cotton
The canal company cuts its charges
Foreign cloth sells in the market
Imported iron undercuts the local forge
A.Mill owners gain; growers of home flax lose
B.Shoppers gain; hand weavers lose their trade
C.Shippers gain; canal shareholders earn less
D.Buyers of iron gain; the village smith loses
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
The railway carries goods inland
Cheap imported corn arrives
A port grows on the coast
Milk can be sold in the county town
A.Town buyers gain; valley corn farmers lose
B.Railway porters gain; wharf labourers lose
C.Dockers gain; inland carriers lose the traffic
D.Dairy farmers gain; town dairymen lose custom
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Answer key — Who Gains and Who Loses by Trade
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. The mill imports cheaper cotton — A (Mill owners gain; growers of home flax lose) 2. The canal company cuts its charges — C (Shippers gain; canal shareholders earn less) 3. Foreign cloth sells in the market — B (Shoppers gain; hand weavers lose their trade) 4. Imported iron undercuts the local forge — D (Buyers of iron gain; the village smith loses)
2.1. The railway carries goods inland — B (Railway porters gain; wharf labourers lose) 2. Cheap imported corn arrives — A (Town buyers gain; valley corn farmers lose) 3. A port grows on the coast — C (Dockers gain; inland carriers lose the traffic) 4. Milk can be sold in the county town — D (Dairy farmers gain; town dairymen lose custom)
Questions about Who Gains and Who Loses by Trade
What does the Who Gains and Who Loses by Trade worksheet cover?
It practises effects of interdependence on different groups — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Eco.15.3-5: Explain how depending on trade helps some groups and hurts others. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each change to who gained and lost”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Who Gains and Who Loses by Trade practise?
D2.Eco.15.3-5 — D2.Eco.15.3-5, in the Economics domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Explain the effects of increasing economic interdependence on different groups within participating nations.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Who Gains and Who Loses by Trade is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Eco.15.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Who Gains and Who Loses by Trade 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 Who Gains and Who Loses by Trade 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 Who Gains and Who Loses by Trade free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Who Gains and Who Loses by Trade, 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.15.3-5?
Yes — “Trade Helps Some and Hurts Others” is a 45-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Eco.15.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Who Gains and Who Loses by Trade is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Eco.15.3-5
Explain how depending on trade helps some groups and hurts others.