Grade 2 · Social Studies · Unit 9 of 15
What Makes a Community?
Services, transportation, landforms and the features of where we live.
What your child practises
Describing the characteristics of local communities, including services, transportation, schools, cultural groups, and natural and built features.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 2-KI-004, 2-KI-005, 2-KI-006, 2-KL-019 · characteristics of communities, cultural groups, and natural and constructed features
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which place is where children learn?
- a bakery
- a school
- a gas station
a school
Hint: Schools are for learning.
Question 2
Which place lends books for free?
- a library
- a bakery
- a bank
a library
Hint: Libraries are open to everyone.
Question 3
Which is a kind of transportation?
- a bicycle
- a hat
- a sandwich
a bicycle
Hint: Bicycles help people travel.
Question 4
Which is a natural feature of a community?
- a river
- a store
- a bridge
a river
Hint: Rivers are natural.
Question 5
Which service takes care of sick people?
- a hospital or clinic
- a pizza shop
- a library
a hospital or clinic
Hint: Health services are in communities.
Question 6
Cultural groups in a community may share…
- the same height
- the same shoes
- languages, foods and celebrations
languages, foods and celebrations
Hint: Culture includes language, food and traditions.