3rd grade Social Studies practice sheet
Maine Learning Results · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Why do many homes in snowy places have steep roofs?
🏔️- so the house looks taller
- so birds can land on them
- so heavy snow slides off
so heavy snow slides off
Hint: Snow is heavy! A steep roof lets it slide off instead of piling up.
Question 2
Which is a difference between a city and a small village?
- A city has fewer roads
- A village has more tall buildings
- A city usually has more people
A city usually has more people
Hint: Cities are larger and busier.
Question 3
Which is a concrete way to present information?
- A whisper
- A model made of clay
- A rumor
A model made of clay
Hint: Concrete means using a real object.
Question 4
Most of Maine's land is covered by…
- ice
- desert
- forest
forest
Hint: That is why it is called the Pine Tree State.
Question 5
Which of these is paid for by taxes?
- public schools
- a video game you buy
- your own bike
public schools
Hint: Public services are shared by everyone.
Question 6
The town of New Sweden in northern Maine was started in 1870 by people from…
- Japan
- Peru
- Sweden
Sweden
Hint: The name is a clue.
Question 7
Rice grows best in places that are…
🌾- cold and icy
- warm and wet
- dry and sandy
warm and wet
Hint: Rice plants need lots of water and warm weather. Many rice fields are flooded with water.
Question 8
If your community and another both celebrate with food, you share…
- the same house
- something in common
- nothing at all
something in common
Hint: Many communities share ideas like celebrating together.
Question 9
Two friends disagree about a game. A good step is to…
- yell
- listen to each other and find a fair solution
- stop playing forever
listen to each other and find a fair solution
Hint: Fair solutions come from listening.
Question 10
Maine's coast has many…
- islands, bays and harbors
- volcanoes
- sand dunes everywhere
islands, bays and harbors
Hint: The rocky coast twists in and out.
Answer key
- 1. so heavy snow slides off (Needs Around the World)
- 2. A city usually has more people (Communities Around the World)
- 3. A model made of clay (Working Together Fairly)
- 4. forest (Maine's Land & Regions)
- 5. public schools (Town Meeting to State House)
- 6. Sweden (Wabanaki & Many Communities)
- 7. warm and wet (Needs Around the World)
- 8. something in common (Communities Around the World)
- 9. listen to each other and find a fair solution (Working Together Fairly)
- 10. islands, bays and harbors (Maine's Land & Regions)
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.