Grade 2 · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 5
Finding Out and Sharing Ideas
Ask questions, use sources and tools, and share what you learn.
What your child practises
Asking research questions, gathering and organizing information, weighing advantages and disadvantages, forming and revising opinions, noticing media influence, and presenting ideas.
Nunavut Curriculum approved guide: Elementary Social Studies (NWT, 1993), History · research questions, sources, organizers, opinions, media influence and presenting
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 tool lets you see a map online?
- a computer or tablet
- a boot
- a rock
a computer or tablet
Hint: Electronic tools can show maps.
Question 2
Which is a good way to share what you learned?
- make a poster or give a short talk
- keep it secret
- tear it up
make a poster or give a short talk
Hint: Share ideas in different ways.
Question 3
Which sentence gives a reason for an opinion?
- I think the library.
- The library.
- I think the library is useful because it has free books.
I think the library is useful because it has free books.
Hint: Reasons use because.
Question 4
A chart that puts information in rows and columns is a…
- joke
- table
- spell
table
Hint: A table is a visual organizer.
Question 5
An advantage of walking to school is that it…
- is always warm
- takes no time ever
- gives exercise and fresh air
gives exercise and fresh air
Hint: Walking is healthy.
Question 6
After the class has voted, you notice a different view could also be fair. You should…
- listen to the new idea
- ignore it
- tease them
listen to the new idea
Hint: Be open to other points of view.