1st grade Social Studies practice sheet
Washington State Learning Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Who brings letters to your home?
- 🚒firefighter
- 🚜farmer
- 📬mail carrier
📬 mail carrier
Hint: A mail carrier delivers letters and packages to homes.
Question 2
Where it snows a lot, what do people need?
❄️- 🧥warm coats and boots
- 👡sandals
- 🩱swimsuits
🧥 warm coats and boots
Hint: The weather where we live changes what we wear.
Question 3
What tells you what the symbols on a map mean?
🗺️- 🔑the legend (or key)
- 🎨the colors
- 🏷️the title
🔑 the legend (or key)
Hint: The legend, or key, is a little box that tells what each symbol means.
Question 4
Sam is 6 now. How old was he last year?
- 5
- 7
- 4
5
Hint: Last year means one year before.
Question 5
Who keeps your teeth healthy?
🦷- a driver
- a pilot
- a dentist
a dentist
Hint: Dentists look after our teeth.
Question 6
A friend's lunch is new to you. What can you say?
🍱- That looks interesting. What is it?
- Yuck!
- That is gross.
That looks interesting. What is it?
Hint: Being curious is kinder than judging.
Question 7
Jay saves a little money every week. Soon he will have…
- no money
- less money
- more money
more money
Hint: Small savings add up.
Question 8
A globe is a model of…
- a school
- Earth
- the moon
Earth
Hint: A globe is round like Earth.
Question 9
Your grandparents grew up…
- before your parents
- after you
- last year
before your parents
Hint: Grandparents are the oldest generation.
Question 10
How can you help your community?
- 📢be noisy in the library
- 🧤pick up litter at the park
- 🥤leave garbage on the grass
🧤 pick up litter at the park
Hint: Small helpful jobs, like picking up litter, make our community a better place.
Answer key
- 1. 📬 mail carrier (My Community)
- 2. 🧥 warm coats and boots (Our Land)
- 3. 🔑 the legend (or key) (Maps)
- 4. 5 (Changes in My Life)
- 5. a dentist (Community Services)
- 6. That looks interesting. What is it? (Respect & Inclusion)
- 7. more money (Earning, Saving & Sharing)
- 8. Earth (Continents & Oceans)
- 9. before your parents (Families Near & Far)
- 10. 🧤 pick up litter at the park (My Community)
Want more than 10 questions?
In Gradelings the questions change every time and adjust to your child, with hints and kind feedback. See all social studies units.