Choices and Consequences
A Grade 5 social studies worksheet exploring decision-making and the impact of choices on individuals and communities.
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Read each question carefully and provide thoughtful answers. Think about how your choices affect yourself and others.
1. What is the best definition of a 'consequence'?
A difficult problem to solve
The result of a choice or action
A decision made quickly
A feeling of happiness
2. When making a decision, what is a good first step?
Choose the easiest option
Think about all possible options
Ask someone else to decide
Don't think, just act
3. Every choice we make has a , whether it's good or bad.
4. Thinking before you act helps you make more decisions.
5. A positive consequence often makes you feel .
6. Only big decisions have consequences.
True
False
7. Describe a time you made a choice that had a positive consequence. What was the choice, and what was the consequence?
8. Describe a time you made a choice that had a negative consequence. What was the choice, and what was the consequence? What did you learn?
Match the word to its definition.
9. Choice
a. The outcome or result of an action
10. Consequence
b. The act of selecting between two or more possibilities