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Social Studies

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a community?
a)
a place where people live work and have fun together 
b)
a place where you find natural resources
c)
city hall
d)
bodies of water 
2.

What is a citizen?

a)

a person who makes laws

b)

a person who keeps the city safe

c)

someone who is part of a community

d)

the leader of the local government

3.

Which is NOT a service provided by the government

a)

public schools

b)

libraries

c)

grocery stores

d)

fire/police department

e)

road repairs

4.

________ is a good example of how citizens learn and grow in a community.

a)

Education

b)

Transportation

c)

Security

5.

In the classroom community, you can show you are responsible by...

a)

following rules

b)

completing assignments

c)

following rules AND completing assignments

6.

A cell phone is an example of transportation.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Why are rules and laws necessary?

a)

to be mean to everyone

b)

to make sure everyone is having fun

c)

to keep order and keep people safe

8.

Why do people form communities?

a)

To have fun.

b)

To have a place to live.

c)

To have all their needs met.

9.

What does freedom of religion mean?

a)

You get to choose your community

b)

You get to choose how and who you worship.

c)

You get to choose the laws of a community.

10.

When a community grows it needs to stay the same.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Public schools are funded by the government.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

_______ and ______ are good examples of communication within a community.

a)

TV and pools

b)

Parks and pools

c)

TV and cell phones

13.

A good example of recreation that a local government provides is ________.

a)

Ice cream shop

b)

Movie theatre

c)

City park or pool

14.

Some communities have to change because of natural disasters.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

As a community changes and grows old dirt roads turn into highways.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Daniel Boone helped to settle the _______.

a)

education system

b)

frontier

c)

transportation system

17.

Who is the author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

John Hancock

b)

James Madison

c)

Thomas Jefferson

18.

George Washington became our first ___________.

a)

sheriff

b)

governor

c)

president

19.

What was James Madison know as __________.

a)

the father of the constitution

b)

the father of time

c)

the father of weather

20.

The founders were the first leaders of the ___________.

a)

United States

b)

Texas

c)

city