3rd grade Social Studies practice sheet
Alaska content standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Look at the table. Which home would suit the river town best?
Weather in different places Place Weather 🌧️ river town floods in the rainy season 🏔️ mountain town lots of heavy snow 🏜️ desert town very hot, dry days 🌴 rainforest town hot and rainy all year - a house raised up on stilts
- a steep roof so snow slides off
- thick walls that keep the inside cool
- open windows and a wide roof for shade and rain
a house raised up on stilts
Hint: The river town has floods in the rainy season. Pick the home that helps with that kind of weather.
Question 2
Which shows active listening?
- Drawing a doodle
- Looking at the speaker and asking a question about what they said
- Texting a friend
Looking at the speaker and asking a question about what they said
Hint: Show you are listening.
Question 3
A treeless Arctic plain with low plants is called…
- tundra
- rainforest
- desert
tundra
Hint: Mosses, lichens and small shrubs grow there.
Question 4
Put these events in order, earliest first.
- The Alaska Highway is built
- The Alaska Railroad is finished
- Sitka (New Archangel) becomes the capital of Russian America
- Vitus Bering's Russian expedition reaches Alaska
Vitus Bering's Russian expedition reaches Alaska → Sitka (New Archangel) becomes the capital of Russian America → The Alaska Railroad is finished → The Alaska Highway is built
Hint: In order: Vitus Bering's Russian expedition reaches Alaska (1741), Sitka (New Archangel) becomes the capital of Russian America (1808), The Alaska Railroad is finished (1923), The Alaska Highway is built (1942).
Question 5
How does a bill become a law in Alaska?
- a judge writes it
- both houses pass it and the Governor signs it
- one senator likes it
both houses pass it and the Governor signs it
Hint: The Legislature can also override a veto.
Question 6
Which food is very important to many Alaska communities?
- salmon
- coconuts
- bananas
salmon
Hint: Families catch and dry or freeze salmon for the year.
Question 7
Why is it important to take care of the land?
🌱- so it can keep giving us food, water and materials in the future
- so no one can ever use it
- so the land never changes
so it can keep giving us food, water and materials in the future
Hint: We depend on the land. Caring for it means it can meet our needs, and the needs of people after us.
Question 8
Your group has four jobs and four people. A fair plan is to…
- give one person all jobs
- give each person one job
- give nobody a job
give each person one job
Hint: Share responsibilities.
Question 9
A map key, or legend, explains…
- how old the map is
- what the symbols mean
- who drew it
what the symbols mean
Hint: A star often marks a capital.
Question 10
Put these events in order, earliest first.
- The first Iditarod race runs to Nome
- Russian traders build a settlement on Kodiak Island
- The United States buys Alaska from Russia
- The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act becomes law
Russian traders build a settlement on Kodiak Island → The United States buys Alaska from Russia → The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act becomes law → The first Iditarod race runs to Nome
Hint: In order: Russian traders build a settlement on Kodiak Island (1784), The United States buys Alaska from Russia (1867), The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act becomes law (1971), The first Iditarod race runs to Nome (1973).
Answer key
- 1. a house raised up on stilts (Needs Around the World)
- 2. Looking at the speaker and asking a question about what they said (Working Together Fairly)
- 3. tundra (Alaska's Land & Regions)
- 4. Vitus Bering's Russian expedition reaches Alaska → Sitka (New Archangel) becomes the capital of Russian America → The Alaska Railroad is finished → The Alaska Highway is built (Alaska Through Time)
- 5. both houses pass it and the Governor signs it (Governing Alaska)
- 6. salmon (Alaska Native Cultures)
- 7. so it can keep giving us food, water and materials in the future (Needs Around the World)
- 8. give each person one job (Working Together Fairly)
- 9. what the symbols mean (Alaska's Land & Regions)
- 10. Russian traders build a settlement on Kodiak Island → The United States buys Alaska from Russia → The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act becomes law → The first Iditarod race runs to Nome (Alaska Through Time)
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