Grade 6 · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 16

Traditions Shape Culture

Traditions in a cultural region

What your child practises

Practises how traditions influence the culture of a selected cultural region.

Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: 6.2.1 · how traditions influence the culture of a selected region of the world

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
How are traditions usually passed on?
- families and communities teach them through stories, songs and practice
- only through machines
- by accident only
- only through laws
Question 2
Why might a group keep a tradition for hundreds of years?
- it is required by weather
- it holds meaning and brings people together
- it earns lots of money
- it is easy to forget
Question 3
Which is an example of a tradition?
- a broken bus on a busy road
- a one-time sale at a store
- a festival held at the same time each year
- a storm that blew in last night
Question 4
Why do many cultures use storytelling?
- to hide the past from everyone
- to sell things in a shop
- to share history and values with children
- to stop children from learning
Question 5
What can a festival teach you about a region?
- what its people value and enjoy
- the price of its houses
- what next year’s weather will be
- how tall its mountains are
Question 6
A tradition once used handmade lanterns and now uses electric lights. This shows traditions can…
- be forgotten entirely by everyone
- change while keeping their meaning
- only be used by machines
- never be changed in any way