The reading passage here uses the example of the American colonies to introduce imports and exports. After reading the text, class members respond to five questions, which require pupils to find facts in the text and form opinions about the content.

Concepts

imports, exports, reading comprehension, colonial america, supply and demand, goods and services

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use this worksheet as a homework assignment or starter exercise
• Add this into a unit on the American colonies or a unit based around some economics fundamentals, such as supply and demand

Classroom Considerations

• This is part of a series of resources with a cross-curricular focus

Pros

• Comes with an answer key
• Cross-curricular resource blends social studies concepts and reading skills practice

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.4.1