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A Failure Overseas, a Wage Cut Here is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how events elsewhere affect people here, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Geo.12.3-5. 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.

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A Failure Overseas, a Wage Cut Here

D2.Geo.12.3-5

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Draw a line from each event to what it caused here.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • New farmland opened on another continent
  • A storm wrecking vessels far offshore
  • A boom in shipbuilding abroad
  • A cheaper canal route opening elsewhere
  • A.Timber prices rise on the harbour's quay
  • B.Shippers bypass this harbour and dues fall
  • C.Grain floods in and upland farming collapses
  • D.Cargo is delayed and prices climb
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • A war closing a sea route
  • A crop failure in a grain-exporting country
  • Disease among cattle in a neighbouring region
  • A financial panic in a distant capital
  • A.Markets close and meat is scarce here
  • B.Loans dry up and new mills are not built
  • C.Bread costs more in every district here
  • D.Cotton grows dear and mill wages are cut

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Answer key — A Failure Overseas, a Wage Cut Here

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. New farmland opened on another continent — C (Grain floods in and upland farming collapses) 2. A storm wrecking vessels far offshore — D (Cargo is delayed and prices climb) 3. A boom in shipbuilding abroad — A (Timber prices rise on the harbour's quay) 4. A cheaper canal route opening elsewhere — B (Shippers bypass this harbour and dues fall)
  2. 2.1. A war closing a sea route — D (Cotton grows dear and mill wages are cut) 2. A crop failure in a grain-exporting country — C (Bread costs more in every district here) 3. Disease among cattle in a neighbouring region — A (Markets close and meat is scarce here) 4. A financial panic in a distant capital — B (Loans dry up and new mills are not built)

Questions about A Failure Overseas, a Wage Cut Here

What does the A Failure Overseas, a Wage Cut Here worksheet cover?

It practises how events elsewhere affect people here — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Geo.12.3-5: Explain how a disaster in one place reaches people somewhere else. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each event to what it caused here”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does A Failure Overseas, a Wage Cut Here practise?

D2.Geo.12.3-5 — D2.Geo.12.3-5, in the Geography domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Explain how natural and human-made catastrophic events in one place affect people living in other places.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

A Failure Overseas, a Wage Cut Here is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Geo.12.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does A Failure Overseas, a Wage Cut Here 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 A Failure Overseas, a Wage Cut Here 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 A Failure Overseas, a Wage Cut Here free to print and photocopy?

Yes. A Failure Overseas, a Wage Cut Here, 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.Geo.12.3-5?

Yes — “A Failure Overseas, a Wage Cut Here” is a 50-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Geo.12.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. A Failure Overseas, a Wage Cut Here is the practice that follows it.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Geo.12.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.