2nd grade Social Studies practice sheet
Arizona Academic Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Is it a need or a want? Tap an item, then tap its basket.
Sort into: 🏠 need · 🎁 want
- 🧥warm clothes
- 🛹skateboard
- 💧water
- 🥕healthy food
- 🍦ice cream
- 🎮video game
🏠 need: warm clothes, water, healthy food · 🎁 want: skateboard, ice cream, video game
Hint: Needs are things we must have to live and be healthy. Wants are nice to have, but we can live without them.
Question 2
Is Santiago in the Eastern Hemisphere or the Western Hemisphere?
- the Western Hemisphere
- the Eastern Hemisphere
the Western Hemisphere
Hint: The prime meridian divides Earth into an eastern half and a western half. The Americas are in the western half.
Question 3
Most people in Egypt live near the…
- Mississippi River
- Amazon River
- Hudson River
- Nile River
Nile River
Hint: Much of Egypt is desert, so the river is important.
Question 4
People who live near the ocean often eat a lot of…
- cactus
- snow
- seafood
seafood
Hint: Food depends on what is nearby.
Question 5
Every community must decide what to produce, how to produce it, and…
- who gets what is produced
- who sings best
- what color it is
- when it rains
who gets what is produced
Hint: These are the three economic questions.
Question 6
What do people in all communities need to stay healthy?
- clean water and food
- a boat
- video games
clean water and food
Hint: Everyone has basic needs.
Question 7
Water used to grow almonds is a…
- tax
- natural resource
- service
- want
natural resource
Hint: It comes from nature.
Question 8
A changemaker is someone who…
- changes the weather
- works to make things fairer
- only changes clothes
works to make things fairer
Hint: Changemakers help their community.
Question 9
Which continent is very cold and covered in ice?
- Antarctica
- Australia
- Africa
Antarctica
Hint: Antarctica is at the South Pole.
Question 10
Which word describes a person who keeps trying?
- careless
- lazy
- unkind
- determined
determined
Hint: They don't give up.
Answer key
- 1. 🏠 need: warm clothes, water, healthy food · 🎁 want: skateboard, ice cream, video game (Needs & Wants)
- 2. the Western Hemisphere (Globes & World Maps)
- 3. Nile River (Communities Around the World)
- 4. seafood (Culture & Traditions)
- 5. who gets what is produced (Trade Around the World)
- 6. clean water and food (Communities Compared)
- 7. natural resource (Work, Saving & Resources)
- 8. works to make things fairer (Citizens & Leaders)
- 9. Antarctica (Continents & Oceans)
- 10. determined (People Who Made a Difference)
Want more than 10 questions?
In Gradelings the questions change every time and adjust to your child, with hints and kind feedback. See all social studies units.