1st grade Social Studies practice sheet
Maine Learning Results · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Look at the map. What is south of the house?
⬆️ North is up
🟩 🚒 🟩
🏪 🏠 📚
🟩 🌳 🟩
- 🏪store
- 🚒fire station
- 🌳park
🌳 park
Hint: On this map, south is at the bottom. Look just below the house.
Question 2
Where should a candy wrapper go?
- 🛣️on the sidewalk
- 🗑️garbage can
- 🦆in the pond
🗑️ garbage can
Hint: Litter can hurt animals and make places messy. Put it in the garbage.
Question 3
Who puts out fires?
- 🚒firefighter
- 📚librarian
- 🦷dentist
🚒 firefighter
Hint: Firefighters put out fires and help keep everyone safe.
Question 4
Which event is a celebration?
- a sneeze
- a birthday
- a puddle
a birthday
Hint: Birthdays are a happy event.
Question 5
A classmate wears glasses. Which is respectful?
- Tease them
- Treat them like anyone else
- Hide their glasses
Treat them like anyone else
Hint: Everyone deserves to be treated well.
Question 6
Who brings letters to your home?
📬- a mail carrier
- a firefighter
- a dentist
a mail carrier
Hint: Mail carriers bring letters and parcels.
Question 7
Which job earns money?
- driving a bus
- sleeping
- watching clouds
driving a bus
Hint: People are paid for their work.
Question 8
How did many children get to school long ago?
- They took a plane
- They took a subway
- They rode an e-scooter
- They walked
They walked
Hint: Some walked a long way.
Question 9
Maine's state flower is the white pine…
- rose
- tulip
- cone and tassel
cone and tassel
Hint: It grows on the state tree.
Question 10
The Penobscot River is named for…
- a king
- a ship
- the Penobscot Nation
the Penobscot Nation
Hint: Many Maine places have Wabanaki names.
Answer key
- 1. 🌳 park (Maps)
- 2. 🗑️ garbage can (Our Land)
- 3. 🚒 firefighter (My Community)
- 4. a birthday (Changes in My Life)
- 5. Treat them like anyone else (Respect & Inclusion)
- 6. a mail carrier (Community Services)
- 7. driving a bus (Earning, Saving & Sharing)
- 8. They walked (School & Travel Long Ago)
- 9. cone and tassel (Maine's Symbols & Leaders)
- 10. the Penobscot Nation (Wabanaki & Family Traditions)
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