Studies Weekly: Week 18 and 19 (3rd Grade)

Which is NOT an example of influencing your classmates in a positive way?

• Give them a compliment.

• Help cleanup a spill.

• Cut in line.

• Remind them to check their mailbox.

_____________ means to be treated fairly by the law.

• Justice

• Citizenship

• Volunteer

• Civilian

What does it mean to influence others?

• Listen to other people.

• To be positive and inspiring.

• To have an effect on the decisions of those around you.

• To ignore the thoughts and opinions of others.

What is the purpose of joining a civic organization?

• to help others

• to feel good

• to improve your reputation

• to be paid well

Taxes DO NOT help fund, or pay for, which of the following services?

• police officers

• paramedics

• house cleaners

• building new schools

The school’s ________________ helps students get across the street safely.

• secretary

• librarian

• crossing guard

• PE teacher

What is the goal of a debate?

• to publish your ideas in a newspaper

• to get your opponent to stop talking

• to discuss an issue as loudly as possible

• to convince other people to agree with you

What is recycling?

• Dumping papers or glass bottles in landfills.

• Turning materials into trash.

• Turning waste into reusable materials.

• Selling waste to other countries.

A community is...

• A group of people who have something in common.

• A passenger on a train.

• The city's best restaurant.

• A desert full of cacti.

______________ means to convince someone to do something.

• Fight

• Visit

• Chat

• Persuade