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Social Studies Review

Grade 3 · Building confidence · 10 questions · Version PG-H55TFW-OMAE

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1.What are the three branches of U.S. government?
2.What is a primary source?
3.Why do people pay taxes?
4.What is a region?
5.What does a scale on a map show?
6.What is an import?
7.Name one responsibility of a citizen.
8.Why were rivers important to early settlements?
9.What is an export?
10.What line divides Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

Answers and teaching notes

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  1. What are the three branches of U.S. government?Legislative, executive, judicial
  2. What is a primary source?Evidence created during the time studied
  3. Why do people pay taxes?To fund public services
  4. What is a region?An area sharing common features
  5. What does a scale on a map show?The relationship between map and real distance
  6. What is an import?A good brought into a country
  7. Name one responsibility of a citizen.Obey laws, vote, serve community, or pay taxes
  8. Why were rivers important to early settlements?They supplied water, food, transport, and fertile soil
  9. What is an export?A good sent to another country
  10. What line divides Northern and Southern Hemispheres?The Equator

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.