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Principles You Can Point At is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on core civic virtues and democratic principles, aligned to Common Core standard D2.Civ.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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Principles You Can Point At

D2.Civ.8.3-5

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Draw a line from each principle to an example.

1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Accountability
  • Representation
  • Freedom of the press
  • Transparency
  • A.Quarterly figures published whether they flatter or not
  • B.A member speaking for a rural county in the debate
  • C.Letters printed criticising the government's own programme
  • D.A minister explaining on air why a promise was missed
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
  • Consent
  • Due notice
  • The right to be heard
  • Equal treatment
  • A.A policy laid before Parliament before it is carried out
  • B.One year's notice before an agreement may be ended
  • C.Allocation by need rather than by who bids most
  • D.An objection recorded even though the vote went against it

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Answer key — Principles You Can Point At

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.1. Accountability — D (A minister explaining on air why a promise was missed) 2. Representation — B (A member speaking for a rural county in the debate) 3. Freedom of the press — C (Letters printed criticising the government's own programme) 4. Transparency — A (Quarterly figures published whether they flatter or not)
  2. 2.1. Consent — A (A policy laid before Parliament before it is carried out) 2. Due notice — B (One year's notice before an agreement may be ended) 3. The right to be heard — D (An objection recorded even though the vote went against it) 4. Equal treatment — C (Allocation by need rather than by who bids most)

Questions about Principles You Can Point At

What does the Principles You Can Point At worksheet cover?

It practises core civic virtues and democratic principles — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on Common Core D2.Civ.8.3-5: Name the core civic virtues and democratic principles that guide a society. The instruction to pupils is “Draw a line from each principle to an example”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Principles You Can Point At practise?

D2.Civ.8.3-5 — D2.Civ.8.3-5, in the Civics domain for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Identify core civic virtues and democratic principles that guide government, society, and communities.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Principles You Can Point At is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.8.3-5, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Principles You Can Point At 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 Principles You Can Point At 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 Principles You Can Point At free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Principles You Can Point At, 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.8.3-5?

Yes — “Principles You Can Point At” is a 55-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Civ.8.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Principles You Can Point At is the practice that follows it.

More practice for D2.Civ.8.3-5

Name the core civic virtues and democratic principles that guide a society.

Teaching this next? Principles You Can Point At 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.8.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.