Grade 2 Social Studies practice sheet
Manitoba Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Who helps run a city or town?
- a pilot
- the mayor
- a chef
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the mayor
Hint: A mayor leads a city or town.
Question 2
The statue on top of the Manitoba Legislative Building is called…
- the Golden Boy
- the Giant Owl
- the Silver Girl
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the Golden Boy
Hint: The Golden Boy is a well-known Manitoba monument.
Question 3
In the Arctic, in the far north of Canada, winters are…
- ☀️hot and sunny
- 🌴short and warm
- ❄️very long and cold
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❄️ very long and cold
Hint: The Arctic is near the North Pole. Winter is long, dark and very cold.
Question 4
Planting a tree helps to…
- use up the forest
- restore the forest
- pave the forest
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restore the forest
Hint: New trees grow where others were cut.
Question 5
Put the generations in order, from oldest to youngest.
- 🧓grandparent
- 🧒child
- 👵great-grandparent
- 🧑parent
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great-grandparent → grandparent → parent → child
Hint: Great-grandparent, grandparent, parent, child.
Question 6
The equator splits Earth into…
- two hemispheres
- three oceans
- four seasons
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two hemispheres
Hint: The Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.
Question 7
Where can families buy food in a community?
- 📚a library
- 🚒a fire hall
- 🛒a grocery store
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🛒 a grocery store
Hint: Grocery stores, markets and farms help people get food.
Question 8
Respecting others means…
- 👥only playing with people who look like us
- 🤝treating them kindly, even when they are different from us
- 😝teasing people who are different
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🤝 treating them kindly, even when they are different from us
Hint: Respect is one of the best things we can show in our community.
Question 9
Why do communities have rules and laws?
- to keep people safe and fair
- so no one can go outside
- to spoil fun
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to keep people safe and fair
Hint: Rules help everyone get along.
Question 10
What are the two official languages of Canada?
- French and German
- English and Spanish
- English and French
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English and French
Hint: Canada has two official languages.
Answer key
- 1. the mayor (Leaders, Rights and Responsibilities)
- 2. the Golden Boy (Canada, Languages and Symbols)
- 3. ❄️ very long and cold (Communities in Canada)
- 4. restore the forest (Natural Resources and Caring for the Land)
- 5. great-grandparent → grandparent → parent → child (Then & Now)
- 6. two hemispheres (Globe & Continents)
- 7. 🛒 a grocery store (Needs & Wants)
- 8. 🤝 treating them kindly, even when they are different from us (Caring Citizens)
- 9. to keep people safe and fair (Leaders, Rights and Responsibilities)
- 10. English and French (Canada, Languages and Symbols)
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