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Decide It So It Can Be Checked is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on democratic procedures for acting on a problem, aligned to Common Core standard D4.8.3-5. 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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Decide It So It Can Be Checked

D4.8.3-5

NameDate

Number the steps from 1 to 4.

1.Put running a school poll properly in order.
  • A sample covering every year group is chosen
  • Answers are collected and counted
  • The question is written so it is not leading
  • The result is published with the method
2.Put holding a decision to account in order.
  • A measure of success is agreed
  • Figures are published at set intervals
  • The decision is kept, changed or dropped
  • A decision is taken and recorded

LessonPrint · D4.8.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Decide It So It Can Be Checked

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Correct order: 3, 1, 2, 4
  2. 2.Correct order: 4, 1, 2, 3

Questions about Decide It So It Can Be Checked

What does the Decide It So It Can Be Checked worksheet cover?

It practises democratic procedures for acting on a problem — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D4.8.3-5: Use fair, democratic ways of deciding to act on a problem at school. The instruction to pupils is “Number the steps from 1 to 4”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Decide It So It Can Be Checked practise?

D4.8.3-5 — D4.8.3-5, in the Communicating Conclusions and Taking Informed Action domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Use a range of deliberative and democratic procedures to make decisions about and act on civic problems in their classrooms and schools.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Decide It So It Can Be Checked is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D4.8.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Decide It So It Can Be Checked 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 Decide It So It Can Be Checked 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 So It Can Be Checked free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Decide It So It Can Be Checked, 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 D4.8.3-5?

Yes — “Decide It So It Can Be Checked” is a 55-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D4.8.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Decide It So It Can Be Checked is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D4.8.3-5

Use fair, democratic ways of deciding to act on a problem at school.

Teaching this next? Decide It So It Can Be Checked is the 55-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D4.8.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.