3rd grade Social Studies practice sheet
New York State Learning Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Which is a natural resource from the land?
- 🧸a plastic toy
- 🌲trees for wood
- 🎮a video game
🌲 trees for wood
Hint: Natural resources come from nature, like trees, water, soil and fish.
Question 2
Learning about other cultures can help us…
- feel scared
- understand and respect others
- avoid people
understand and respect others
Hint: Curiosity and respect help people get along.
Question 3
The equator divides Earth into the…
- day and night
- Northern and Southern Hemispheres
- Eastern and Western Hemispheres
- land and water
Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Hint: Hemi means half.
Question 4
Diwali, the festival of lights, is celebrated by many people in…
- Peru
- Ireland
- India
- Norway
India
Hint: Families light small lamps.
Question 5
The United Nations is a group of…
- schools
- sports teams
- countries working together
- stores
countries working together
Hint: Its headquarters is in New York City.
Question 6
The internet has made it easier for people around the world to…
- move mountains
- stop the rain
- grow taller
- communicate and trade
communicate and trade
Hint: Messages travel fast.
Question 7
A tradition is something that is…
- never done again
- passed down over time
- new every day
passed down over time
Hint: Traditions are shared from older to younger people.
Question 8
Why do many towns and cities grow beside rivers?
🏞️- rivers keep all the rain away
- rivers make the land hotter
- rivers give water for drinking, farming and travel
rivers give water for drinking, farming and travel
Hint: Water is a basic need. Rivers also help people grow food and move from place to place.
Question 9
Which is a way people express culture?
- Dancing
- Waiting for a bus
- Sleeping
Dancing
Hint: Dance, music and art express culture.
Question 10
Lines of longitude are also called…
- scales
- parallels
- meridians
- rivers
meridians
Hint: They meet at the poles.
Answer key
- 1. 🌲 trees for wood (Needs Around the World)
- 2. understand and respect others (Communities Around the World)
- 3. Northern and Southern Hemispheres (Globes & World Maps)
- 4. India (Communities Around the World)
- 5. countries working together (Governments & Human Rights)
- 6. communicate and trade (Trade Around the World)
- 7. passed down over time (Culture & Traditions)
- 8. rivers give water for drinking, farming and travel (Needs Around the World)
- 9. Dancing (Communities Around the World)
- 10. meridians (Globes & World Maps)
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