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Parliament, Board or Company? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on structure of government and what lies outside it, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.5.3-5. 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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Parliament, Board or Company?

D2.Civ.5.3-5

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Sort each power into who holds it.

1.Sort each one: National government or Local board or Private company?

Sort: Choosing which streets get piped water first, Setting the law on factory hours, Fixing the fare for a passage abroad

National governmentLocal boardPrivate company
2.Sort each one: National government or Local board or Private company?

Sort: Deciding which cargoes to carry, Making treaties with other countries, Reporting death rates in these four districts

National governmentLocal boardPrivate company
3.Sort each one: National government or Local board or Private company?

Sort: Setting the wage rate at Albion Mill, Passing the law that children must attend school, Setting the dues on cargo at this harbour

National governmentLocal boardPrivate company

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Answer key — Parliament, Board or Company?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Choosing which streets get piped water first — Local board 2. Fixing the fare for a passage abroad — Private company 3. Setting the law on factory hours — National government
  2. 2.1. Deciding which cargoes to carry — Private company 2. Making treaties with other countries — National government 3. Reporting death rates in these four districts — Local board
  3. 3.1. Passing the law that children must attend school — National government 2. Setting the dues on cargo at this harbour — Local board 3. Setting the wage rate at Albion Mill — Private company

Questions about Parliament, Board or Company?

What does the Parliament, Board or Company? worksheet cover?

It practises structure of government and what lies outside it — 3 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Civ.5.3-5: Explain where different systems of government came from and how they are built. The instruction to pupils is “Sort each power into who holds it”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Parliament, Board or Company? practise?

D2.Civ.5.3-5 — D2.Civ.5.3-5, in the Civics domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Explain the origins, functions, and structure of different systems of government, including those created by the U.S. and state constitutions.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Parliament, Board or Company? is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.5.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Parliament, Board or Company? 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 Parliament, Board or Company? 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 Parliament, Board or Company? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Parliament, Board or Company?, 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.5.3-5?

Yes — “Parliament, Board or Company?” is a 50-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Civ.5.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Parliament, Board or Company? is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.Civ.5.3-5

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.5.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.