Grade 2 · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 9
Our Community’s Future
How our community might change
What your child practises
Practises predicting how a community might change in the future, and what children can do to help shape that future.
Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: 2.1.4 · predicting how our community might change and how we can help
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
Today the field has swings. In the future, it might also have…
- no swings and no field
- nothing at all
- a new splash pad
- a hole to nowhere
a new splash pad
Hint: Communities add fun things.
Question 2
If lots of families move to a town, what could happen?
- the town will shrink
- a new school may be needed
- the school will disappear
- the roads will melt
a new school may be needed
Hint: More children need classrooms.
Question 3
Predict: what might happen if a town plants many trees?
- The trees will vanish at once
- The town gets greener
- The town gets dusty
- The town gets smaller
The town gets greener
Hint: Trees grow over time.
Question 4
Why do communities plan for the future?
- to stop all change
- to close shops
- to be ready for what they will need
- to hide things
to be ready for what they will need
Hint: Planning helps everyone.
Question 5
A prediction is…
- something that already happened
- a sure fact
- a rule
- a smart guess about what will happen
a smart guess about what will happen
Hint: You use clues to guess.
Question 6
Which picture shows a community of the future?
- a cave only
- taller buildings and new parks
- a castle with a moat
- a dinosaur
taller buildings and new parks
Hint: Think about what people build.