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Grade 7 · Social Studies · Unit 13 of 16

Global Citizens

People and groups that make the world better

What your child practises

Children learn about events, individuals and agencies that build understanding among nations and improve quality of life, and how they can contribute to their communities and the world.

Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 7-KG-033, 7-KP-042, 7-VC-003, 7-VC-004, 7-VG-011, 7-VH-010, 7-VP-013, 7-VP-014 · events that build understanding, individuals and agencies that influence world affairs, contributing to communities, concern for injustice and the value of history

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    A world’s fair or Expo shows…

    • inventions, art and culture from many countries
    • only farm tools
    • only maps
    • only sports

  2. Question 2

    Malala Yousafzai is known for…

    • inventing the lightbulb
    • speaking up for girls’ education and winning a Nobel Peace Prize
    • writing a dictionary
    • exploring Antarctica

  3. Question 3

    Greta Thunberg is known for…

    • leading the Red Cross
    • curing diseases
    • starting school strikes for action on climate change
    • inventing the internet

  4. Question 4

    Showing concern for people affected by injustice can include…

    • making fun
    • speaking up, learning, and supporting fair treatment
    • ignoring it
    • doing nothing

  5. Question 5

    International agencies are valuable because they…

    • can organize help across many countries
    • avoid people in need
    • only help one town
    • make laws for kids

  6. Question 6

    The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in…

    • Tokyo, Japan
    • Nairobi, Kenya
    • Winnipeg, Canada
    • Oslo, Norway

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