Every Decision Has Two Sides is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on effects of interdependence on different groups, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Eco.15.3-5. 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Draw a line from each decision to who gained and lost.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Quarterly figures published
A ban on reselling allocated timber
Building upward on cleared land
Materials allocated to the worst damaged districts
A.Bombed cities gain; villages wait longer
B.More families housed; existing residents lose light and view
C.The public gains a check; the government loses cover
D.Home builders gain supply; traders lose a market
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Prices fixed for five years
Rent limits on new council homes
Councils rather than private firms lead building
Priority for the longest waiting
A.Poorer families gain; building firms lose the work
B.Buyers gain certainty; sellers lose if prices rise
C.Long-waiting families gain; newer applicants wait further
D.Tenants gain; councils raise less towards costs
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Answer key — Every Decision Has Two Sides
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Quarterly figures published — C (The public gains a check; the government loses cover) 2. A ban on reselling allocated timber — D (Home builders gain supply; traders lose a market) 3. Building upward on cleared land — B (More families housed; existing residents lose light and view) 4. Materials allocated to the worst damaged districts — A (Bombed cities gain; villages wait longer)
2.1. Prices fixed for five years — B (Buyers gain certainty; sellers lose if prices rise) 2. Rent limits on new council homes — D (Tenants gain; councils raise less towards costs) 3. Councils rather than private firms lead building — A (Poorer families gain; building firms lose the work) 4. Priority for the longest waiting — C (Long-waiting families gain; newer applicants wait further)
Questions about Every Decision Has Two Sides
What does the Every Decision Has Two Sides worksheet cover?
It practises effects of interdependence on different groups — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Eco.15.3-5: Explain how depending on trade helps some groups and hurts others. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each decision to who gained and lost”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Every Decision Has Two Sides practise?
D2.Eco.15.3-5 — D2.Eco.15.3-5, in the Economics domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Explain the effects of increasing economic interdependence on different groups within participating nations.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Every Decision Has Two Sides is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Eco.15.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Every Decision Has Two Sides 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 Every Decision Has Two Sides 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 Every Decision Has Two Sides free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Every Decision Has Two Sides, 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.15.3-5?
Yes — “Every Decision Has Two Sides” is a 55-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Eco.15.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Every Decision Has Two Sides is the practice that follows it.
More practice for D2.Eco.15.3-5
Explain how depending on trade helps some groups and hurts others.
Teaching this next? Every Decision Has Two Sides is the 55-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.