Grade 3 Social Studies practice sheet
Prince Edward Island Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
On most maps, north is toward the…
- left
- bottom
- top
top
Hint: North is usually at the top of the map.
Question 2
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 3
What colour is much of the soil and sand on Prince Edward Island’s shores?
- black
- purple
- bright blue
- red
red
Hint: It looks rusty.
Question 4
Which is a job in a fishing community?
- Boat builder
- Ski instructor
- Camel driver
Boat builder
Hint: Boats are needed where people fish.
Question 5
What does it mean to “make a living”?
- to look at the sea
- to earn money by working
- to play a game
- to take a nap
to earn money by working
Hint: People use money to buy what they need.
Question 6
Two children argue over a game. What helps most?
- talk calmly and take turns
- leave without a word
- shout louder
- grab the toy
talk calmly and take turns
Hint: Fair ways keep everyone happy.
Question 7
Rights come with responsibilities. If you have the right to be safe, your responsibility is to…
🛡️- take other people's things
- only think about yourself
- help keep others safe too
help keep others safe too
Hint: Everyone has the same rights, so we all have a responsibility to respect other people's rights.
Question 8
The food in many stores comes from…
- places far away as well as nearby
- nowhere
- only one town
places far away as well as nearby
Hint: Food travels around the world.
Question 9
After listening to a classmate's view, a respectful reply is…
- “I see why you think that.”
- “That is dumb.”
- “Nobody cares.”
“I see why you think that.”
Hint: Acknowledge their view.
Question 10
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.
Answer key
- 1. top (Maps of Our World)
- 2. 🌍 continent: Antarctica, Asia, Africa · 🌊 ocean: Atlantic, Arctic, Southern (Maps & Globes)
- 3. red (Our Island Home)
- 4. Boat builder (Communities Around the World)
- 5. to earn money by working (How We Make a Living)
- 6. talk calmly and take turns (Our Many Peoples)
- 7. help keep others safe too (Cultures of the World)
- 8. places far away as well as nearby (Helping & Connecting Communities)
- 9. “I see why you think that.” (Working Together Fairly)
- 10. an informal leader (Groups, Leaders & Getting Along)
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