Grade 5 Social Studies practice sheet
Prince Edward Island Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Latitude lines run…
- up and down only
- east and west, parallel to the equator
- north to south
east and west, parallel to the equator
Hint: They measure distance north or south of the equator.
Question 2
Why should we look at more than one perspective on an event?
- There is only one correct opinion
- It makes the topic shorter
- People who lived it may have had very different experiences
People who lived it may have had very different experiences
Hint: Different groups can see the same event differently.
Question 3
Which civilization is matched with the correct continent?
- Kush and Asia
- Sumer and Europe
- Rome and North America
- the Inca and South America
the Inca and South America
Hint: The Inca lived along the Andes in South America.
Question 4
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 5
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 6
Who lived in the castle?
- the lord and his family
- only knights’ horses
- nobody
- all the peasants
the lord and his family
Hint: Castles were homes and fortresses.
Question 7
Fish, shellfish, berries and plants were part of what for many coastal Nations?
- their maps
- their food
- their roads
- their weather
their food
Hint: Food came from land and water.
Question 8
How did the Mi’kmaq Grand Council usually make discussions work?
- by consensus
- by a coin toss
- by one ruler’s order
- by a fight
by consensus
Hint: People spoke until they agreed.
Question 9
Each year the Mi’kmaq and French met at which place on Epekwitk to renew their alliance?
- Port la Joye
- Cavendish
- Anne’s Hill
- Confederation Bridge
Port la Joye
Hint: It is now a national historic site.
Question 10
What did Roman aqueducts do?
🏗️- carry soldiers
- carry water to cities
- block rivers
- carry mail only
carry water to cities
Hint: Aqueducts were channels that carried water over long distances.
Answer key
- 1. east and west, parallel to the equator (Maps, Sources and Fair Thinking)
- 2. People who lived it may have had very different experiences (Investigate It)
- 3. the Inca and South America (Where and When?)
- 4. To bring river water to dry fields (irrigation) (Land and Water)
- 5. No, millions of Maya people live today (Rise and Fall)
- 6. the lord and his family (Life in the Middle Ages)
- 7. their food (First Nations and Inuit Societies)
- 8. by consensus (Deciding Together)
- 9. Port la Joye (Meeting in Atlantic Canada)
- 10. carry water to cities (Gifts from the Past)
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