2nd grade Social Studies practice sheet
Maine Learning Results · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Which one is a need?
- 🍭a lollipop
- 🧸a new toy
- 💧clean water
💧 clean water
Hint: A need is something we must have to live.
Question 2
Which is a tool of the past?
- a tablet
- an oil lamp
- a light bulb in a phone
an oil lamp
Hint: Oil lamps were used long ago before electric lights.
Question 3
Two communities can be different. How might they differ?
- in size, climate and food
- in the number of Moons
- in nothing
in size, climate and food
Hint: Communities can look and feel different.
Question 4
Long ago, people got news from…
- websites
- newspapers
- phone apps
newspapers
Hint: Newspapers were printed and delivered.
Question 5
When people agree on a plan, they have reached…
- an agreement
- a mess
- a mistake
an agreement
Hint: Agreeing makes a shared plan.
Question 6
Why do communities have leaders?
- to stop people talking
- to help make plans and decisions
- to do all the work
to help make plans and decisions
Hint: Leaders help a group decide.
Question 7
Which map shows all the continents?
- a classroom map
- a world map
- a park map
a world map
Hint: World maps show the whole Earth.
Question 8
Water used to grow apples is a…
- capital resource
- natural resource
- human resource
natural resource
Hint: It comes from nature.
Question 9
Which continent do we live on?
- Europe
- Africa
- North America
North America
Hint: The United States is in North America.
Question 10
Which one is a want?
- 🍎food
- 🎮a video game
- 🧥a warm coat
🎮 a video game
Hint: A want is nice to have, but we can live without it.
Answer key
- 1. 💧 clean water (Needs & Wants)
- 2. an oil lamp (Then & Now)
- 3. in size, climate and food (Communities Compared)
- 4. newspapers (Our Community Changes)
- 5. an agreement (Working Together Fairly)
- 6. to help make plans and decisions (Citizens & Leaders)
- 7. a world map (Reading Maps)
- 8. natural resource (Work, Saving & Resources)
- 9. North America (Maps of Our World)
- 10. 🎮 a video game (Needs & Wants)
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