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A Fire Abroad, a Site Idle 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 Fire Abroad, a Site Idle 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.
  • A boom in another country's building
  • A currency collapse abroad
  • A war closing a shipping route
  • A treaty opening a new trade route
  • A.A fixed-price agreement suddenly favours one side
  • B.Timber and steel cost more everywhere
  • C.Materials arrive faster and building speeds up
  • D.Machine tools do not arrive and factories idle
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • A new supplier entering the market
  • A forest fire in a timber-exporting country
  • A dock strike in a distant port
  • A harvest failure in a grain country
  • A.Prices fall and a five-year deal looks expensive
  • B.Food costs rise and wages buy less here
  • C.Building here is delayed for want of timber
  • D.Cargoes are delayed and sites stand waiting

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Answer key — A Fire Abroad, a Site Idle Here

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A boom in another country's building — B (Timber and steel cost more everywhere) 2. A currency collapse abroad — A (A fixed-price agreement suddenly favours one side) 3. A war closing a shipping route — D (Machine tools do not arrive and factories idle) 4. A treaty opening a new trade route — C (Materials arrive faster and building speeds up)
  2. 2.1. A new supplier entering the market — A (Prices fall and a five-year deal looks expensive) 2. A forest fire in a timber-exporting country — C (Building here is delayed for want of timber) 3. A dock strike in a distant port — D (Cargoes are delayed and sites stand waiting) 4. A harvest failure in a grain country — B (Food costs rise and wages buy less here)

Questions about A Fire Abroad, a Site Idle Here

What does the A Fire Abroad, a Site Idle 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 Fire Abroad, a Site Idle 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 Fire Abroad, a Site Idle 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 Fire Abroad, a Site Idle 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 Fire Abroad, a Site Idle 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 Fire Abroad, a Site Idle Here free to print and photocopy?

Yes. A Fire Abroad, a Site Idle 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 Fire Abroad, a Site Idle Here” is a 55-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 Fire Abroad, a Site Idle 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.