Social Studies WK3 Assessment

What is a community?

• A place where only animals live

• A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common

• A large city

• A type of government

These pictures help the reader understand

• how people can change communities

• how communities do not change over time

• how a large fire once destroyed Galveston

• how natural events can change communities

Which of the following examples shows how education has changed compared to the past?

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Many communities expand over time. Leaders make decisions to guide how their community grows.

What is the best meaning of the word expand in this example?

• outer space

• elect a mayor

• become larger

• blow up a balloon

Complete the chart to answer the question. How might leaders and citizens change a community?

• The city gets a new city park.

• The leader gets upset.

• The leader does not get the letter.

• The city builds their own park without permission.

Viruses like COVID-19 changed the way people interact with one another. Which sentence best describes how communities changed?

• People spent more time at home.

• People wash their hands less often.

• People gathered together in large groups.

• People spent more time at work and school.

Study the diagram. Which change belongs in the box?

• entertainment

• sports

• television

• inventions

Read this passage:

In the past, citizens wrote about the government. Their ideas were shared through books and newspapers. In the present, citizens share ideas about the government on the internet and in videos. Ideas shared with communities can change how people feel about the government.

What is the most likely reason the author included “change how people feel?”

• to explain how the government works

• to describe the effect of sharing ideas

• to share where to find the newest videos

• to encourage everyone to write more letters

Which of the following is one reason communities build new buildings?

• To spend money

• To have more job opportunities

• To help the community look nice

What is a community leader?

• Someone who plays video games all day

• A person in charge of making all the food

• A person who has a significant role in organizing and guiding a community

• A person who never listens to others