Grade 3 · Social Studies · Building Confidence
Free Social Studies Review worksheet - version 2
Grade 3 social studies review matched to the learner's current level. This printable version includes 10 grade-appropriate questions and a separate answer sheet.
Social Studies Review
Grade 3 · Building confidence · 10 questions · Version PG-GV67QX-OMAE
1.What line divides Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
2.Why do people pay taxes?
3.What is cultural diffusion?
4.What is a primary source?
5.What is a democracy?
6.Why were rivers important to early settlements?
7.What are the three branches of U.S. government?
8.What does a scale on a map show?
9.What is migration?
10.What does chronological order mean?
Answers and teaching notes
Use the answers to check the work after the learner finishes. For writing prompts, the guide describes what a strong response should include.
Show answers for version 2
- What line divides Northern and Southern Hemispheres?The Equator
- Why do people pay taxes?To fund public services
- What is cultural diffusion?The spread of ideas and customs between groups
- What is a primary source?Evidence created during the time studied
- What is a democracy?Government in which people participate in choosing leaders
- Why were rivers important to early settlements?They supplied water, food, transport, and fertile soil
- What are the three branches of U.S. government?Legislative, executive, judicial
- What does a scale on a map show?The relationship between map and real distance
- What is migration?Movement from one place to another
- What does chronological order mean?Events arranged by time
Worked example
Identify the time, place, people, and evidence in the question.
Common mistake
Treating an opinion as a historical fact.
Helpful hint
Look for context and source evidence.