Year 7 HASS Support Pre-Quiz

What is one way that people can make decisions in their communities?

• Voting
• Ignoring problems
• Doing nothing
• Breaking rules

Which of these is a reason why rules are important?

• To cause confusion
• To maintain order
• To slow things down
• To annoy people

What is an example of a service provided by local government?

• Fast food restaurants
• Libraries
• Amusement parks
• Airports

What is the difference between a rule and a law?

• Laws can result in punishment by courts
• Rules are stricter than laws
• Laws only apply to schools
• Rules apply to everyone

Which of these is a need rather than a want?

• Food
• Television
• Video games
• Fashionable clothes

What type of resource is a worker in a factory?

• Natural
• Capital
• Human
• Non-renewable

What does the term 'democracy' mean?

• A type of government where one person rules
• A system where citizens vote to make decisions
• A system with no rules or laws
• A government ruled by a king or queen

What is a key responsibility of the police?

• To build roads
• To write books
• To enforce laws
• To teach in schools

Which of these is an example of a natural resource?

• A car
• A forest
• A factory
• A robot

Which term describes areas where people live, such as towns and cities?

• Communities
• Factories
• Wastelands
• Islands