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Ministers, Councils and Committees is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on responsibilities and powers of officials and bodies, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.1.3-5. 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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Ministers, Councils and Committees

D2.Civ.1.3-5

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Draw a line from each body to what it does.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • A polling company
  • A minister
  • A council housing committee
  • A national newspaper
  • A.Selects and prints the letters it receives
  • B.Receives the report and recommends what to do next
  • C.Asks a sample of adults and publishes the result
  • D.Explains a policy to the country and answers for it
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • The government of the day
  • A city council
  • Two governments together
  • Parliament
  • A.Sign a trade agreement fixing prices for five years
  • B.Debates the proposals and divides on them
  • C.Lays a white paper and defends it in the House
  • D.Builds the homes and reports progress to its committee

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Answer key — Ministers, Councils and Committees

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. A polling company — C (Asks a sample of adults and publishes the result) 2. A minister — D (Explains a policy to the country and answers for it) 3. A council housing committee — B (Receives the report and recommends what to do next) 4. A national newspaper — A (Selects and prints the letters it receives)
  2. 2.1. The government of the day — C (Lays a white paper and defends it in the House) 2. A city council — D (Builds the homes and reports progress to its committee) 3. Two governments together — A (Sign a trade agreement fixing prices for five years) 4. Parliament — B (Debates the proposals and divides on them)

Questions about Ministers, Councils and Committees

What does the Ministers, Councils and Committees worksheet cover?

It practises responsibilities and powers of officials and bodies — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Civ.1.3-5: Tell apart what officials at different levels of government can and cannot do. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each body to what it does”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Ministers, Councils and Committees practise?

D2.Civ.1.3-5 — D2.Civ.1.3-5, in the Civics domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Distinguish the responsibilities and powers of government officials at various levels and branches of government and in different times and places.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Ministers, Councils and Committees is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.1.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Ministers, Councils and Committees 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 Ministers, Councils and Committees 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 Ministers, Councils and Committees free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Ministers, Councils and Committees, 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.1.3-5?

Yes — “Ministers, Councils and Committees” is a 55-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Civ.1.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Ministers, Councils and Committees is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.Civ.1.3-5

Tell apart what officials at different levels of government can and cannot do.

Teaching this next? Ministers, Councils and Committees is the 55-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Civ.1.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.