Grade 3 Social Studies practice sheet
Alberta Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Which province is west of Alberta?
🧭- British Columbia
- Ontario
- Saskatchewan
- Manitoba
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British Columbia
Hint: The Rocky Mountains run along much of the border with British Columbia.
Question 2
During the fur trade, Métis people helped by working as…
🛶- guides, interpreters, traders and freighters
- computer experts
- pilots
- bankers
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guides, interpreters, traders and freighters
Hint: Their skills were important to the fur trade.
Question 3
A francophone Albertan can often get services in…
🏛️- Greek only
- both English and French in some places
- no language
- Latin only
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both English and French in some places
Hint: Some Alberta services are offered in both languages.
Question 4
You see someone left out at recess because of the way they talk. What is a helpful choice?
🛝- join the teasing
- wait and watch
- invite them in or get a teacher if needed
- pretend not to see
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invite them in or get a teacher if needed
Hint: Small kind actions matter.
Question 5
Put these in order from the smallest level of government to the biggest.
- 🇨🇦The government of Canada
- 🏙️Your city or town council
- 🏛️The government of Alberta
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Your city or town council → The government of Alberta → The government of Canada
Hint: A city is smallest, then the province, then the country.
Question 6
Which of these is a provincial symbol of Alberta?
🏔️- the bighorn sheep
- the loon
- the maple leaf
- the polar bear
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the bighorn sheep
Hint: The bighorn sheep is Alberta's official mammal. The maple leaf is a symbol of Canada.
Question 7
Renewable or non-renewable? Tap an item, then tap its basket.
Sort into: ♻️ renewable · ⛽ non-renewable
- 💨wind
- 🪨gravel
- ☀️sunlight
- ⚫coal
- 🌾crops grown each year
- 🛢️oil
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♻️ renewable: wind, sunlight, crops grown each year · ⛽ non-renewable: gravel, coal, oil
Hint: Renewable resources can grow back or never run out (trees if replanted, wind, sunlight). Non-renewable resources take millions of years to form (oil, natural gas, coal).
Question 8
A coin drive collects money to help…
🪙- people or animals in need
- a race track
- a toy shop
- a candy factory
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people or animals in need
Hint: Charities use the money to help.
Question 9
Which city is the largest in Alberta?
🏙️- Lethbridge
- Grande Prairie
- Calgary
- Medicine Hat
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Calgary
Hint: Calgary is the biggest city and Edmonton is the capital.
Question 10
Tap the item, then the group it belongs to.
Sort into: 🪶 First Nations · ➰ Métis
- 📜Treaty 6, 7 and 8 are agreements with these peoples
- 🧣the Métis sash
- 🌾Siksika, Kainai and Piikani are Nations in the Blackfoot Confederacy
- 🛒the Red River cart
- 💬Michif, a language that mixes Cree and French
- 🗣️Blackfoot, Cree and Dene are among these
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🪶 First Nations: Treaty 6, 7 and 8 are agreements with these peoples, Siksika, Kainai and Piikani are Nations in the Blackfoot Confederacy, Blackfoot, Cree and Dene are among these · ➰ Métis: the Métis sash, the Red River cart, Michif, a language that mixes Cree and French
Hint: Treaty 6, 7 and 8 are agreements with First Nations. The Red River cart, the sash and Michif are linked to Métis culture.
Answer key
- 1. British Columbia (Alberta's Regions & Borders)
- 2. guides, interpreters, traders and freighters (First Nations & Métis in Alberta)
- 3. both English and French in some places (French-Speaking Albertans)
- 4. invite them in or get a teacher if needed (Fairness & Respect)
- 5. Your city or town council → The government of Alberta → The government of Canada (Alberta's Governments)
- 6. the bighorn sheep (Alberta's Symbols)
- 7. ♻️ renewable: wind, sunlight, crops grown each year · ⛽ non-renewable: gravel, coal, oil (Alberta's Natural Resources)
- 8. people or animals in need (Giving & Volunteering)
- 9. Calgary (Alberta's Regions & Borders)
- 10. 🪶 First Nations: Treaty 6, 7 and 8 are agreements with these peoples, Siksika, Kainai and Piikani are Nations in the Blackfoot Confederacy, Blackfoot, Cree and Dene are among these · ➰ Métis: the Métis sash, the Red River cart, Michif, a language that mixes Cree and French (First Nations & Métis in Alberta)
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