Kindergarten Social Studies practice sheet
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
You feel angry. What can help you calm down?
😠- 📢yell at a friend
- 🌬️take deep breaths
- ✊grab a friend's toy
🌬️ take deep breaths
Hint: Slow, deep breaths help our bodies feel calm.
Question 2
Put these in order, from youngest to oldest.
- 🧑grown-up
- 👶baby
- 🧓grandparent
- 🧒child
baby → child → grown-up → grandparent
Hint: Everyone starts as a baby. Then we grow into a child, a grown-up and a grandparent.
Question 3
Why do we need sleep?
🛏️- 🧸to get new toys
- 😴to rest our bodies
- 🌧️to make it rain
😴 to rest our bodies
Hint: Sleep gives our bodies and brains a rest, so we can grow.
Question 4
Why do we have rules at school?
- To make school boring
- To trick people
- To keep everyone safe and fair
To keep everyone safe and fair
Hint: Rules help everyone.
Question 5
Which one is a built place in a community?
- 📮a post office
- 🏞️a lake
- 🌲a forest
📮 a post office
Hint: People built the post office.
Question 6
You are kind to a classmate. How might they feel?
- 😢sad
- 😞left out
- 😊happy
😊 happy
Hint: Kindness helps people feel safe and happy.
Question 7
An Elder tells you a story about the past. You can…
- cover your ears
- walk away
- listen and learn
listen and learn
Hint: We can learn from stories of the past.
Question 8
Which month comes first in the year?
- June
- January
- December
- March
January
Hint: A new year starts in January.
Question 9
How could you sort buttons?
- by taste
- by color or by size
- by noise
by color or by size
Hint: Pick something to sort by.
Question 10
When we say a pledge, we face the…
- clock
- door
- flag
- window
flag
Hint: We look at the flag we honor.
Answer key
- 1. 🌬️ take deep breaths (All About Me)
- 2. baby → child → grown-up → grandparent (Families)
- 3. 😴 to rest our bodies (Needs & Wants)
- 4. To keep everyone safe and fair (My Jobs, Rules & Leaders)
- 5. 📮 a post office (Places Near Me)
- 6. 😊 happy (Fair & Kind)
- 7. listen and learn (Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow)
- 8. January (Days, Weeks & Months)
- 9. by color or by size (Find Out & Sort)
- 10. flag (Flags & Pledges)
Want more than 10 questions?
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