2nd grade Social Studies practice sheet
Alaska content standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Where can families buy food in a community?
- 🛒a grocery store
- 📚a library
- 🚒a fire station
🛒 a grocery store
Hint: Grocery stores, markets and farms help people get food.
Question 2
The word “past” means…
- later today
- before now
- now
before now
Hint: The past is what happened before now.
Question 3
A small community may have one school. A large city may have…
- one school only
- no schools
- many schools
many schools
Hint: Bigger cities need more of everything.
Question 4
Which change can make streets safer for people walking?
- a new crosswalk
- taking away sidewalks
- turning off streetlights
a new crosswalk
Hint: Crosswalks help people cross safely.
Question 5
A group needs to choose a game. A fair way is to…
- vote or take turns choosing
- let the loudest decide
- choose for everyone
vote or take turns choosing
Hint: Voting is fair.
Question 6
Why do communities have leaders?
- to do all the work
- to stop people talking
- to help make plans and decisions
to help make plans and decisions
Hint: Leaders help a group decide.
Question 7
Mountains on many maps are shown as…
- triangle shapes or brown
- blue lines
- red dots
triangle shapes or brown
Hint: Check the key for the mountain symbol.
Question 8
A renewable resource…
- is made in a factory
- can be replaced or will not run out
- is used up forever
can be replaced or will not run out
Hint: Sun, wind and trees are renewable.
Question 9
A map that shows mountains and rivers is a…
- political map
- physical map
- seating chart
physical map
Hint: Physical maps show landforms and water.
Question 10
Why is the North Star on Alaska's flag?
- it is the biggest star
- it shines only in summer
- Alaska is the most northern state
Alaska is the most northern state
Hint: Benny Benson said the North Star stands for Alaska's future.
Answer key
- 1. 🛒 a grocery store (Needs & Wants)
- 2. before now (Then & Now)
- 3. many schools (Communities Compared)
- 4. a new crosswalk (Our Community Changes)
- 5. vote or take turns choosing (Working Together Fairly)
- 6. to help make plans and decisions (Citizens & Leaders)
- 7. triangle shapes or brown (Reading Maps)
- 8. can be replaced or will not run out (Work, Saving & Resources)
- 9. physical map (Maps of Our World)
- 10. Alaska is the most northern state (Alaska's Symbols)
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