Who Pays for the Roads? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how government pays for what it provides, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.12.3-5. It prints 8 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.
1.The workhouse is paid for out of the rates. What does that mean?
A.Ratepayers across the county fund relief for those with no work
B.The poor pay for it
C.It costs nothing
2.How does a national government pay for what it provides?
A.Mainly from taxes collected across the whole country
B.From donations only
C.From selling land only
3.'Your rates should be spent where you live.' What are rates?
A.A toll
B.A charge on property that pays for what the council provides
C.A fare
4.Why might a ratepayer object to a school in another village?
A.He pays rates towards something his own children will not use
B.He cannot read
C.Schools are noisy
5.Why is that objection answered by saying the county gains?
A.Rates will fall
B.Schools are cheap
C.Educated children raise what the whole county can do and earn
6.Where does a county council get the money to repair roads?
A.From rates paid by households and businesses in the county
B.From the railway company
C.From selling tickets
7.Why can a council not simply build every school a village asks for?
A.Schools are illegal
B.Villages must build their own
C.The rates it collects are limited, so it must choose
8.What is the difference between a toll and a tax?
A.A toll is paid only by users; a tax is paid whether you use it or not
B.A tax is voluntary
C.A toll is larger
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Answer key — Who Pays for the Roads?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Ratepayers across the county fund relief for those with no work
2.Mainly from taxes collected across the whole country
3.A charge on property that pays for what the council provides
4.He pays rates towards something his own children will not use
5.Educated children raise what the whole county can do and earn
6.From rates paid by households and businesses in the county
7.The rates it collects are limited, so it must choose
8.A toll is paid only by users; a tax is paid whether you use it or not
Questions about Who Pays for the Roads?
What does the Who Pays for the Roads? worksheet cover?
It practises how government pays for what it provides — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Eco.12.3-5: Explain where the government gets the money for what it provides. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Who Pays for the Roads? practise?
D2.Eco.12.3-5 — D2.Eco.12.3-5, in the Economics domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Explain the ways in which the government pays for the goods and services it provides.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Who Pays for the Roads? is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Eco.12.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Who Pays for the Roads? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 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 Pays for the Roads? 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 Pays for the Roads? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Who Pays for the Roads?, 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.12.3-5?
Yes — “Who Pays for What Government Provides” is a 45-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Eco.12.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Who Pays for the Roads? is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Eco.12.3-5
Explain where the government gets the money for what it provides.