Grade 5 Social Studies practice sheet
Nova Scotia Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Put these events in order, oldest first.
- 🏚️Japanese Canadians are forced from the BC coast
- 💵The Chinese Head Tax begins
- 🧡The first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- 🤝Canada apologizes to Japanese Canadians and offers redress
The Chinese Head Tax begins → Japanese Canadians are forced from the BC coast → Canada apologizes to Japanese Canadians and offers redress → The first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Hint: Check the years, then put the earliest first. Japanese Canadians are forced from the BC coast (1942). The Chinese Head Tax begins (1885). The first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (2021). Canada apologizes to Japanese Canadians and offers redress (1988).
Question 2
In Mesopotamia, farmers dug canals. Why?
- To make hills
- To keep out the sun
- To catch all the fish
- To bring river water to dry fields (irrigation)
To bring river water to dry fields (irrigation)
Hint: Irrigation moves water from a river to the crops.
Question 3
Did the Maya people disappear when their cities were left?
- No, millions of Maya people live today
- They never existed
- Yes, they moved to Egypt
- Yes, they all vanished
No, millions of Maya people live today
Hint: Maya peoples continue to live in Guatemala, Mexico and neighbouring countries.
Question 4
Before Europeans arrived, where did the Mi’kmaq often spend the summers?
- far north on the ice
- near the coast
- high in the mountains
near the coast
Hint: Summers by the coast meant fishing, shellfish and gathering.
Question 5
Acadians and the Mi’kmaq lived near each other and…
- never spoke to each other
- fought every day
- traded and shared knowledge
traded and shared knowledge
Hint: Many Acadians and Mi’kmaq had friendly relationships.
Question 6
Most passengers on the Komagata Maru in 1914 were people from…
🚢- France
- Japan
- India, most of them Sikhs
- China
India, most of them Sikhs
Hint: The ship carried 376 passengers from India, which was then ruled by Britain.
Question 7
In the rainforest, the Maya farmed maize (corn), beans and squash. Why were these good together?
- They need no soil
- They are all fruits
- They could be grown in the same fields and make a balanced diet
- They only grow in snow
They could be grown in the same fields and make a balanced diet
Hint: These crops are sometimes called the 'three sisters' and are still grown by many peoples.
Question 8
Which is a reason that a civilization might decline?
- invasions from outside groups
- peaceful trade
- a large food surplus
- good leaders
invasions from outside groups
Hint: Invasions, drought, disease and fighting inside can weaken a civilization.
Question 9
Why is it important to listen when others speak in a group decision?
- everyone’s ideas matter
- only loud voices matter
- talking is a waste of time
everyone’s ideas matter
Hint: Listening helps a group choose well.
Question 10
The French and the Mi’kmaq at Port-Royal often…
- built no homes at all
- traded and cooperated
- refused to meet
traded and cooperated
Hint: Furs, food and tools were traded, and people helped one another.
Answer key
- 1. The Chinese Head Tax begins → Japanese Canadians are forced from the BC coast → Canada apologizes to Japanese Canadians and offers redress → The first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Learning from the Past)
- 2. To bring river water to dry fields (irrigation) (Land and Water)
- 3. No, millions of Maya people live today (Rise and Fall)
- 4. near the coast (Deciding Together)
- 5. traded and shared knowledge (Meeting in Atlantic Canada)
- 6. India, most of them Sikhs (Learning from the Past)
- 7. They could be grown in the same fields and make a balanced diet (Land and Water)
- 8. invasions from outside groups (Rise and Fall)
- 9. everyone’s ideas matter (Deciding Together)
- 10. traded and cooperated (Meeting in Atlantic Canada)
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