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When Profit Is Not the Guide is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how profit changes what sellers do, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.7.3-5. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students 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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When Profit Is Not the Guide

D2.Eco.7.3-5

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Circle the best answer.

1.Why might a firm avoid the worst damaged district?
  • A.Bricks are heavier there
  • B.Costs are highest there and the profit thinnest
  • C.It is further away
2.What does that decision cost?
  • A.The land
  • B.The materials
  • C.Whatever speed the profit motive would have supplied
3.Why does profit make sellers attend to buyers?
  • A.Buyers make rules
  • B.They earn nothing unless somebody chooses to buy from them
  • C.Sellers must be polite
4.Private firms want the housing work. What is pulling them?
  • A.Councils asked them
  • B.There is money to be made building at scale
  • C.Firms enjoy building
5.The agreement fixes prices for five years. What does that remove?
  • A.The timber
  • B.The pressure competition would otherwise put on the price
  • C.The notice period
6.Two suppliers compete for a timber contract. What happens to the price?
  • A.It rises
  • B.It tends to fall, because the buyer can go to the other
  • C.It is fixed by law
7.Why did the government put allocation above profit?
  • A.Firms refused
  • B.Profit is illegal
  • C.Left to profit, building would go where it paid, not where need was greatest
8.Why did brick makers expand after 1946?
  • A.A national building program guaranteed demand for bricks
  • B.Clay was discovered
  • C.Bricks got lighter

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Answer key — When Profit Is Not the Guide

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  1. 1.Costs are highest there and the profit thinnest
  2. 2.Whatever speed the profit motive would have supplied
  3. 3.They earn nothing unless somebody chooses to buy from them
  4. 4.There is money to be made building at scale
  5. 5.The pressure competition would otherwise put on the price
  6. 6.It tends to fall, because the buyer can go to the other
  7. 7.Left to profit, building would go where it paid, not where need was greatest
  8. 8.A national building program guaranteed demand for bricks

Questions about When Profit Is Not the Guide

What does the When Profit Is Not the Guide worksheet cover?

It practices how profit changes what sellers do — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Eco.7.3-5: Explain how the chance of profit changes what sellers do. The instruction to students is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which C3 Framework indicator does When Profit Is Not the Guide practice?

D2.Eco.7.3-5, under Economics for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Explain how profits influence sellers in markets.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

When Profit Is Not the Guide is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Eco.7.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does When Profit Is Not the Guide come with an answer key?

Yes. All 8 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 When Profit Is Not the Guide can I print?

25 — one per student, 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 When Profit Is Not the Guide free to print and photocopy?

Yes. When Profit Is Not the Guide, 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.7.3-5?

Yes — “When Profit Is Not the Guide” is a 55-minute Grade 3 to Grade 5 plan for D2.Eco.7.3-5, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. When Profit Is Not the Guide is the practice that follows it.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.7.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.