Grade 9 · Social Studies · Unit 3 of 5
Identity & Diversity
What shapes who we are, and how Canada protects culture.
What your child practises
Practises the factors that shape personal and national identity, the effects of assimilative policies and discrimination, the influence of media, and how identity, language and culture are protected in Canada.
Manitoba Curriculum learning outcome: 9-KI-016, 9-KI-017, 9-KI-018, 9-KI-019, 9-KI-020, 9-KI-021 · identity, assimilation, stereotyping, media influence and the protection of culture
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which factor shapes a regional identity in Manitoba?
- a single national language
- tropical weather
- prairie landscape, history and local traditions
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prairie landscape, history and local traditions
Hint: Regions feel different because of land, people and history.
Question 2
Many Indigenous communities are working to bring back their languages by…
- banning them
- avoiding them
- teaching them in schools and with Elders
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teaching them in schools and with Elders
Hint: Language revitalization helps cultures stay strong.
Question 3
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released how many Calls to Action in 2015?
- 10
- 94
- 200
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94
Hint: The Calls to Action ask governments and all Canadians to work toward reconciliation.
Question 4
Which of these can help shape a person's identity?
- only what they eat
- only the weather
- family, culture, language and community
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family, culture, language and community
Hint: Many things together shape who we are.
Question 5
Canada has two official languages. They are…
- English and Cree
- English and French
- French and German
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English and French
Hint: The Official Languages Act of 1969 made them official.
Question 6
A current issue about Canadian identity is how to…
- ban all media
- avoid all change
- include newcomers and Indigenous peoples fairly in a shared Canada
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include newcomers and Indigenous peoples fairly in a shared Canada
Hint: People in Canada continue to discuss this question.