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Decide It or Apply It? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on comparing decision procedures, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.11.3-5. It prints 3 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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Decide It or Apply It?

D2.Civ.11.3-5

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Sort each one into the right procedure.

1.Sort each one: Majority vote or Applying a rule?

Sort: A fare is taken from the agent's list, The committee votes to publish the circular, Dues are charged from the published table, Ratepayers elect the board

Majority voteApplying a rule
2.Sort each one: Majority vote or Applying a rule?

Sort: A vessel pays the rate for its tonnage, Deaths are recorded as the law requires, Union members are asked to stand out, The council votes on laying pipes

Majority voteApplying a rule
3.Sort each one: Majority vote or Applying a rule?

Sort: The census counts everybody on one night, A child under eleven is refused half-time work, The board divides six to three, The harbour board votes a new rate

Majority voteApplying a rule

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Answer key — Decide It or Apply It?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A fare is taken from the agent's list — Applying a rule 2. Dues are charged from the published table — Applying a rule 3. Ratepayers elect the board — Majority vote 4. The committee votes to publish the circular — Majority vote
  2. 2.1. A vessel pays the rate for its tonnage — Applying a rule 2. Deaths are recorded as the law requires — Applying a rule 3. The council votes on laying pipes — Majority vote 4. Union members are asked to stand out — Majority vote
  3. 3.1. A child under eleven is refused half-time work — Applying a rule 2. The board divides six to three — Majority vote 3. The census counts everybody on one night — Applying a rule 4. The harbour board votes a new rate — Majority vote

Questions about Decide It or Apply It?

What does the Decide It or Apply It? worksheet cover?

It practises comparing decision procedures — 3 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Civ.11.3-5: Compare how decisions get made in a classroom, a school and a government. The instruction to pupils is “Sort each one into the right procedure”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Decide It or Apply It? practise?

D2.Civ.11.3-5 — D2.Civ.11.3-5, in the Civics domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Compare procedures for making decisions in a variety of settings, including classroom, school, government, and/or society.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Decide It or Apply It? is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.11.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Decide It or Apply It? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 3 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 Decide It or Apply It? 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 Decide It or Apply It? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Decide It or Apply It?, 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.11.3-5?

Yes — “Decide It or Apply It?” is a 50-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Civ.11.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Decide It or Apply It? is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.Civ.11.3-5

Compare how decisions get made in a classroom, a school and a government.

Teaching this next? Decide It or Apply It? 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.11.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.