Why Taking Part Matters is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how a democracy relies on participation, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.2.3-5. 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.Why did the candidate print promises rather than just his name?
A.Names are dull
B.Paper was cheap
C.Because voters choose between what candidates offer to do
2.Why is a petition still worth sending even if it fails?
A.It records that people objected, which later historians can see
B.It uses up paper
C.It passes the time
3.What could the boatmen have done to strengthen their case?
A.Sent it twice
B.Gathered signatures from other valleys facing the same change
C.Written more neatly
4.Why does a county election matter to a village with no school?
A.Villages like posters
B.The elected council decides where schools are built
C.Elections are entertaining
5.What happens if nobody votes in a county election?
A.The election is cancelled
B.The council is chosen by the few who did, and may ignore the rest
C.Nothing changes
6.Only 84 signed the petition. Why might that have weakened it?
A.Petitions need 100 names
B.84 is hard to count
C.Parliament could argue few people opposed the line
7.What does it mean that only some people could vote in 1889?
A.Nobody wanted to vote
B.The council answered to a narrower group than the whole county
C.Voting was optional
8.How could a villager check whether the promises were kept?
A.Look at what the council actually built afterwards
B.Reread the poster
C.Ask the candidate
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.2.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Why Taking Part Matters
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Because voters choose between what candidates offer to do
2.It records that people objected, which later historians can see
3.Gathered signatures from other valleys facing the same change
4.The elected council decides where schools are built
5.The council is chosen by the few who did, and may ignore the rest
6.Parliament could argue few people opposed the line
7.The council answered to a narrower group than the whole county
8.Look at what the council actually built afterwards
Questions about Why Taking Part Matters
What does the Why Taking Part Matters worksheet cover?
It practises how a democracy relies on participation — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Civ.2.3-5: Explain why a democracy needs people to take part, and what that asks of you. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Why Taking Part Matters practise?
D2.Civ.2.3-5 — D2.Civ.2.3-5, in the Civics domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Explain how a democracy relies on people's responsible participation, and draw implications for how individuals should participate.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Why Taking Part Matters is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.2.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Why Taking Part Matters 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 Why Taking Part Matters 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 Why Taking Part Matters free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Why Taking Part Matters, 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.2.3-5?
Yes — “A Democracy Needs People in It” is a 45-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Civ.2.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Why Taking Part Matters is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Civ.2.3-5
Explain why a democracy needs people to take part, and what that asks of you.