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3rd Grade Social Studies QSE1- Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A Community is defined as

a)

A place with great natural resources

b)

A group of people with shared values and behaviors

c)

The way of life for a group of people

d)

Goods and services shared between others

2.

The main reason that communities make rules and laws is to

a)

govern and protect their citizens

b)

encourage people and families to leave

c)

provide better transportation systems

d)

provide jobs for citizens

3.

The list above is an example of ways people in the community meet the needs for-

a)

education

b)

government

c)

recreational activities

d)

transportation

4.

How might a community meet its needs for education and communication?

a)

Open a public pool

b)

Build more roads

c)

Elect new leaders

d)

Publish a newspaper

5.

Which of the following best explains the change above?

a)

Klein ISD built bigger schools to educate more students.

b)

Klein ISD has stayed the same size over the years.

c)

Klein ISD as not grown since the first school was built.

d)

Klein ISD has stayed in all of its original buildings.

6.

What term refers to a community hero who helps victims immediately after a natural disaster?

a)

First Responder

b)

Entrepreneur

c)

Four Chaplains

d)

Protester

7.

Who was responsible for the construction of Washington, D.C.?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benjamin Banneker

d)

Abraham Lincoln

8.

Which of the following is the best title for the list?

a)

Events that can change communities

b)

Reasons for moving to rural communities

c)

Effects of low population in communities

d)

Ways that people travel through communities

9.

If someone found an area of important natural resources in a community, how might that community change?

a)

People who enjoy skiing, camping and hiking would move to the community.

b)

The community would change from a suburban to an urban community.

c)

People looking for religious freedom would move to the community.

d)

Businesses that use those resources would move to the community.

10.

The images above are all examples of -

a)

new ideas that changed communities

b)

ways to transport goods

c)

recreational activities

d)

new technology for communicating

11.

What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

To establish Washington D.C., as the capital of the new nation.

b)

To explain why the colonies were breaking away from Great Britain.

c)

To describe how the government of the new nation should be run.

d)

To explain to Great Britain why they wanted to go to war.

12.

The quote above is from which document-

a)

In the Declaration of Independence

b)

In the United States Constitution

c)

In each state's constitution

d)

In a city charter

13.

What is the highest law in the United States?

a)

The Texas Constitution

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The United States Constitution

d)

The Mayflower Compact

14.

This passage explains the purpose of which document-

a)

U.S. Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Bill of Rights

15.

What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

a)

It lists the rights and freedoms of all American citizens.

b)

It contains the words to the national anthem

c)

it declared the colonies' independence from Great Britain

d)

it explains why there are three branches of government.

16.

Which three branches of government are found at the local, state and national levels?

a)

courts, capital, governor

b)

president, army, navy

c)

local, state, federal

d)

executive, legislative, judicial

17.

Which of the following duties could you add to the Judicial Branch section of the chart?

a)

Deciding punishments for people who break the law

b)

Nominating Supreme Court justices

c)

Raising and collecting taxes

d)

Being in charge of the United States military

18.

Congress is the lawmaking branch of which level of government?

a)

national

b)

local

c)

state

d)

county

19.

What is a service that a local government can provide?

a)

Building and fixing roads

b)

Providing and maintaining a military

c)

Running the United States Postal Service

d)

Deciding on U.S. Supreme Court cases

20.

What is a service that the national government provides but other levels of government do not?

a)

Printing paper money and making coins

b)

Collecting taxes

c)

Clearing snow from the roads

d)

Setting up fire departments