Grade 3 Social Studies practice sheet
Nova Scotia Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Is it a continent or an ocean? Tap an item, then tap its basket.
Sort into: 🌍 continent · 🌊 ocean
- 📍Antarctica
- 📍Atlantic
- 📍Asia
- 📍Arctic
- 📍Southern
- 📍Africa
🌍 continent: Antarctica, Asia, Africa · 🌊 ocean: Atlantic, Arctic, Southern
Hint: Continents are the 7 huge areas of land. Oceans are the 5 huge bodies of salt water between them.
Question 2
Which narrow strip of land joins Nova Scotia to New Brunswick?
- the Canso Causeway
- the Bay of Fundy
- the Chignecto Isthmus
the Chignecto Isthmus
Hint: An isthmus is a thin piece of land with water on both sides that joins two larger areas.
Question 3
Bagpipes are an instrument linked to which culture in Nova Scotia?
- African Nova Scotian
- Mi’kmaw
- Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic
Hint: Bagpipes came with Scottish settlers and are still played.
Question 4
A friend who always suggests fair rules at recess is…
- a formal leader with a title
- not a leader
- an informal leader
an informal leader
Hint: Informal leaders guide others without a title.
Question 5
Why do we have rules and laws?
- to keep people safe and treat them fairly
- to stop people from having fun
- to make life harder
to keep people safe and treat them fairly
Hint: Good rules protect everyone.
Question 6
Which ocean is on the east coast of Canada?
🌊- the Atlantic Ocean
- the Indian Ocean
- the Pacific Ocean
the Atlantic Ocean
Hint: East is on the right side of the map. The Atlantic Ocean is between Canada and Europe.
Question 7
Which of these is a way the ocean helps people in Nova Scotia?
- growing wheat on the plains
- fishing and shipping
- mining in the mountains
fishing and shipping
Hint: Boats catch seafood and carry goods to and from ports.
Question 8
Mi’kmaw is a living language. This means people…
- only read it in books
- still speak it today
- have forgotten it
still speak it today
Hint: Children and adults learn and speak Mi’kmaw now.
Question 9
Which is a way to solve a conflict?
- Talk about it calmly
- Call names
- Hit
Talk about it calmly
Hint: Calm talk helps people understand each other.
Question 10
Which of these is fair?
- everyone gets a turn
- only friends get a turn
- the same person always goes first
everyone gets a turn
Hint: Fairness means treating people in a way that is just.
Answer key
- 1. 🌍 continent: Antarctica, Asia, Africa · 🌊 ocean: Atlantic, Arctic, Southern (Maps & Globes)
- 2. the Chignecto Isthmus (Nova Scotia in Atlantic Canada)
- 3. Scottish Gaelic (Cultures of Nova Scotia)
- 4. an informal leader (Groups, Leaders & Getting Along)
- 5. to keep people safe and treat them fairly (Rights & Responsibilities)
- 6. the Atlantic Ocean (Maps & Globes)
- 7. fishing and shipping (Nova Scotia in Atlantic Canada)
- 8. still speak it today (Cultures of Nova Scotia)
- 9. Talk about it calmly (Groups, Leaders & Getting Along)
- 10. everyone gets a turn (Rights & Responsibilities)
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