Grade 7 · Social Studies · Unit 13 of 16
Global Citizens
People and groups that make the world better
What your child practises
Children learn about events, individuals and agencies that build understanding among nations and improve quality of life, and how they can contribute to their communities and the world.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 7-KG-033, 7-KP-042, 7-VC-003, 7-VC-004, 7-VG-011, 7-VH-010, 7-VP-013, 7-VP-014 · events that build understanding, individuals and agencies that influence world affairs, contributing to communities, concern for injustice and the value of history
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
A world’s fair or Expo shows…
- inventions, art and culture from many countries
- only farm tools
- only maps
- only sports
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inventions, art and culture from many countries
Hint: Expositions share ideas and achievements.
Question 2
Malala Yousafzai is known for…
- inventing the lightbulb
- speaking up for girls’ education and winning a Nobel Peace Prize
- writing a dictionary
- exploring Antarctica
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speaking up for girls’ education and winning a Nobel Peace Prize
Hint: She is from Pakistan.
Question 3
Greta Thunberg is known for…
- leading the Red Cross
- curing diseases
- starting school strikes for action on climate change
- inventing the internet
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starting school strikes for action on climate change
Hint: She is from Sweden.
Question 4
Showing concern for people affected by injustice can include…
- making fun
- speaking up, learning, and supporting fair treatment
- ignoring it
- doing nothing
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speaking up, learning, and supporting fair treatment
Hint: Caring leads to action.
Question 5
International agencies are valuable because they…
- can organize help across many countries
- avoid people in need
- only help one town
- make laws for kids
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can organize help across many countries
Hint: They share resources and expertise.
Question 6
The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in…
- Tokyo, Japan
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Winnipeg, Canada
- Oslo, Norway
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Oslo, Norway
Hint: Other Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden.