Grade 6 · Social Studies · Unit 5 of 16

Government & Culture

How governments shape culture

What your child practises

Practises how government influences the culture of a selected country, for example through laws, language and education.

Prince Edward Island Curriculum curriculum outcome: 6.2.2 · how government influences culture in a selected country

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
What does it mean to be a citizen?
- to own a country
- to be a legal member of a country with rights and responsibilities
- to be a visitor with no rights
- to make the weather
Question 2
Which is a service many governments provide?
- private pizza shops
- birthday parties
- family pets
- public schools
Question 3
In many countries, who decides which days are public holidays?
- the government
- the weather that day
- a lake or river
- a mountain
Question 4
Who makes decisions in a democratic country?
- only visitors
- leaders chosen by citizens
- a person who is never chosen
- whoever is richest
Question 5
A traffic law is an example of a rule that shapes…
- daily life
- the Moon
- the seasons
- the tides
Question 6
A government lets a community run schools in its own language. This shows the government…
- ignoring the law
- removing a culture
- collecting more tax
- protecting a culture’s language