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Grade 2 Social Studies practice sheet

Alberta Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________

  1. Question 1

    Forests give us a natural resource called…

    • glass
    • wood
    • plastic
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    wood

    Hint: Wood from trees is used for houses, furniture and paper.

  2. Question 2

    People first lived on this land long before Canada became a country. These people are…

    • no one
    • only newcomers
    • First Nations, Métis and Inuit
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    First Nations, Métis and Inuit

    Hint: Indigenous peoples have lived here for thousands of years.

  3. Question 3

    Why is it good to share stories from the past with children?

    • So traditions are not forgotten
    • So they get bored
    • So they stop asking
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    So traditions are not forgotten

    Hint: Stories keep heritage alive.

  4. Question 4

    You can find the place your grandparents came from on…

    • a clock
    • a map or a globe
    • a calendar
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    a map or a globe

    Hint: Maps and globes help us find places in the world.

  5. Question 5

    Which one carries goods across the ocean?

    🚢
    • a skateboard
    • a ship
    • a bicycle
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    a ship

    Hint: Big ships carry goods between countries.

  6. Question 6

    Who leads it? Tap an item, then tap its basket.

    Sort into: 🍁 prime minister · 🏛️ premier · 🏙️ mayor

    • 🏙️leads a city or town
    • 🗺️leads a province or territory
    • 🍁leads the whole country
    • 🌾leads the government of Alberta
    • 🏛️works in Ottawa
    • 🏢works at city hall
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    🍁 prime minister: leads the whole country, works in Ottawa · 🏛️ premier: leads a province or territory, leads the government of Alberta · 🏙️ mayor: leads a city or town, works at city hall

    Hint: The prime minister leads Canada. A premier leads a province. A mayor leads a city or town.

  7. Question 7

    When the class votes by raising hands, you should…

    • vote five times
    • vote only once
    • vote for everything
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    vote only once

    Hint: One person gets one vote.

  8. Question 8

    Which is NOT a natural resource?

    • a tree
    • a river
    • a phone
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    a phone

    Hint: A phone is made by people from natural resources.

  9. Question 9

    Families came to Canada from many countries. This makes Canadian communities…

    • diverse
    • all the same
    • empty
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    diverse

    Hint: Diverse means a mix of many different peoples and traditions.

  10. Question 10

    Which festival do many families in Canada celebrate with colourful lamps and sweets?

    • Remembrance Day
    • Diwali
    • Canada Day
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    Diwali

    Hint: Diwali is celebrated by many Hindu, Sikh and Jain families.

Answer key

  1. 1. wood (Canada's Regions and Resources)
  2. 2. First Nations, Métis and Inuit (Heritage Across Canada)
  3. 3. So traditions are not forgotten (Traditions & Celebrations)
  4. 4. a map or a globe (Groups in Our Community)
  5. 5. a ship (Trade and Transportation)
  6. 6. 🍁 prime minister: leads the whole country, works in Ottawa · 🏛️ premier: leads a province or territory, leads the government of Alberta · 🏙️ mayor: leads a city or town, works at city hall (Leaders in Canada)
  7. 7. vote only once (Talking and Deciding Together)
  8. 8. a phone (Canada's Regions and Resources)
  9. 9. diverse (Heritage Across Canada)
  10. 10. Diwali (Traditions & Celebrations)

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