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Boards, Owners and Parliament is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on responsibilities and powers of officials and bodies, 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.

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Boards, Owners and Parliament

D2.Civ.1.3-5

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Draw a line from each body to what it decides.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • The registrar
  • Parliament
  • The county council
  • The mill owners
  • A.Passes the law requiring children to attend school
  • B.Spends rates on roads, water and schools
  • C.Records births, deaths and the census returns
  • D.Set the wage rate they offer their hands
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • The weavers' union
  • The harbour board
  • The district medical officer
  • The elected school board
  • A.Sets the dues charged on cargo landed
  • B.Decides whether to call its members out
  • C.Decides whether half-time working may continue locally
  • D.Reports death rates and recommends remedies

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Answer key — Boards, Owners and Parliament

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. The registrar — C (Records births, deaths and the census returns) 2. Parliament — A (Passes the law requiring children to attend school) 3. The county council — B (Spends rates on roads, water and schools) 4. The mill owners — D (Set the wage rate they offer their hands)
  2. 2.1. The weavers' union — B (Decides whether to call its members out) 2. The harbour board — A (Sets the dues charged on cargo landed) 3. The district medical officer — D (Reports death rates and recommends remedies) 4. The elected school board — C (Decides whether half-time working may continue locally)

Questions about Boards, Owners and Parliament

What does the Boards, Owners and Parliament worksheet cover?

It practises responsibilities and powers of officials and bodies — 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 Boards, Owners and Parliament 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?

Boards, Owners and Parliament 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 Boards, Owners and Parliament 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 Boards, Owners and Parliament 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 Boards, Owners and Parliament free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Boards, Owners and Parliament, 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 — “Boards, Owners and Parliament” is a 50-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. Boards, Owners and Parliament 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.

Teaching this next? Boards, Owners and Parliament is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.