Weighing a Family's Choice is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on comparing the benefits and costs of a choice, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.1.3-5. 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.The harbour board raises dues to build a light. What is the cost?
A.Every shipper pays more on every ton landed
B.Cargo spoils
C.Ships get slower
2.The hands stand out instead. What is the cost?
A.No wages, with a relief fund lasting nine days
B.Cotton rises
C.The mill closes for ever
3.The council lays piped water. What is the cost?
A.Wells dry up
B.Rates rise for every household in the district
C.Deaths rise
4.The hands accept the wage cut. What is the benefit?
A.Cotton gets cheaper
B.The gates stay open and they keep working
C.The mill grows
5.The board ends half-time working. What is the cost to a family?
A.The child's health
B.The wage the child brought home each week
C.The school's fees
6.A family emigrates for 21 pounds. What is the cost beyond the fare?
A.Everybody they knew, and any claim on work at home
B.The name of the ship
C.The weather at sea
7.A family emigrates for 21 pounds. What is the benefit they hope for?
A.Work that the region no longer offers them
B.A shorter journey
C.A cheaper fare
8.The board ends half-time working. What is the benefit?
A.The child can read and write by eleven
B.Wages rise
C.The mill closes
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Answer key — Weighing a Family's Choice
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.Every shipper pays more on every ton landed
2.No wages, with a relief fund lasting nine days
3.Rates rise for every household in the district
4.The gates stay open and they keep working
5.The wage the child brought home each week
6.Everybody they knew, and any claim on work at home
7.Work that the region no longer offers them
8.The child can read and write by eleven
Questions about Weighing a Family's Choice
What does the Weighing a Family's Choice worksheet cover?
It practises comparing the benefits and costs of a choice — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Eco.1.3-5: Weigh up what a choice gains against what it costs. The instruction to pupils is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Weighing a Family's Choice practise?
D2.Eco.1.3-5 — D2.Eco.1.3-5, in the Economics domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Compare the benefits and costs of individual choices.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Weighing a Family's Choice is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Eco.1.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Weighing a Family's Choice 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 Weighing a Family's Choice 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 Weighing a Family's Choice free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Weighing a Family's Choice, 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.Eco.1.3-5?
Yes — “Weighing a Family's Choice” is a 50-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Eco.1.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Weighing a Family's Choice is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Eco.1.3-5
Weigh up what a choice gains against what it costs.
Teaching this next? Weighing a Family's Choice is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.