Grade 5 Social Studies practice sheet
Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
What special honour does L’Anse aux Meadows have?
- It is a busy airport
- It is the largest city in Canada
- It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- It is the capital of the province
It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Hint: UNESCO protects places that matter to people all over the world.
Question 2
Today, why do some communities fix up old fish stages and flakes?
- to build airports
- to store oil
- to remember and share their fishing history
- to start a new moratorium
to remember and share their fishing history
Hint: Old buildings tell a story about how people lived.
Question 3
Who leads the federal government of Canada?
🍁- a Mayor
- the Governor General
- a Premier
- the Prime Minister
the Prime Minister
Hint: The Prime Minister leads the federal government. Premiers lead provinces and territories, and mayors lead cities and towns.
Question 4
Put the steps for a federal bill becoming a law in order.
- ✋MPs vote to pass the bill
- 🏛️The Senate reviews it and votes
- 📄A bill is introduced in the House of Commons
- 💬MPs debate it and a committee studies it
- ✍️The Governor General gives Royal Assent
A bill is introduced in the House of Commons → MPs debate it and a committee studies it → MPs vote to pass the bill → The Senate reviews it and votes → The Governor General gives Royal Assent
Hint: A bill starts in the House of Commons, where it's debated and voted on. Then the Senate reviews it. Royal Assent is always the last step.
Question 5
Section 1 of the Charter says rights can have 'reasonable limits.' Which is an example?
- freedom of expression doesn't protect spreading hatred against a group
- people may practise religion only on weekends
- people must ask permission before having an opinion
- only adults have freedom of thought
freedom of expression doesn't protect spreading hatred against a group
Hint: Limits are allowed only when they are fair and needed in a free and democratic society, such as protecting people from hate.
Question 6
Put these events about immigration and citizenship in order, oldest first.
- 🪶The citizenship oath is updated to recognize Indigenous rights
- 📜Canadian citizenship is created by law
- 🌾Canada begins a big campaign to attract settlers to the Prairies
- 🚢Pier 21 opens as an immigration gateway in Halifax
Canada begins a big campaign to attract settlers to the Prairies → Pier 21 opens as an immigration gateway in Halifax → Canadian citizenship is created by law → The citizenship oath is updated to recognize Indigenous rights
Hint: Check the years, then put the earliest first. Canadian citizenship is created by law (1947). The citizenship oath is updated to recognize Indigenous rights (2021). Canada begins a big campaign to attract settlers to the Prairies (1896). Pier 21 opens as an immigration gateway in Halifax (1928).
Question 7
Put these events in order, oldest first.
- 🏚️Japanese Canadians are forced from the BC coast
- 💵The Chinese Head Tax begins
- 🧡The first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- 🤝Canada apologizes to Japanese Canadians and offers redress
The Chinese Head Tax begins → Japanese Canadians are forced from the BC coast → Canada apologizes to Japanese Canadians and offers redress → The first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Hint: Check the years, then put the earliest first. Japanese Canadians are forced from the BC coast (1942). The Chinese Head Tax begins (1885). The first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (2021). Canada apologizes to Japanese Canadians and offers redress (1988).
Question 8
Ana's grandparents grow canola on their farm. Which region of Canada is this most likely in?
Regions of Canada Region Provinces and territories Key resources and industries West Coast British Columbia forestry, salmon fishing, mining, Pacific ports Prairies Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba wheat and canola farming, oil and gas, potash Central Canada Ontario, Quebec manufacturing, hydroelectricity, maple syrup Atlantic Canada N.L., N.S., N.B., P.E.I. lobster fishing, offshore oil, potato farming The North Yukon, N.W.T., Nunavut diamond and gold mining, tourism - the West Coast
- the North
- Atlantic Canada
- the Prairies
the Prairies
Hint: Each region's resources come from its land and water: the Pacific coast, the flat Prairies, the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence, the Atlantic Ocean, or the far North.
Question 9
Which people ran a whaling station at Red Bay in the 1500s?
- the Norse
- the Basques
- the Dutch
- the English army
the Basques
Hint: They came from the Basque region of Europe in big ships.
Question 10
What is an outport?
- a big city inland
- a small coastal community, often far from larger towns
- a ship that carries mail
- a kind of fishing net
a small coastal community, often far from larger towns
Hint: The word has “out” in it because these places were out along the coast.
Answer key
- 1. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Early Visitors to Newfoundland and Labrador)
- 2. to remember and share their fishing history (The Fishery and Outport Life)
- 3. the Prime Minister (Levels of Government)
- 4. A bill is introduced in the House of Commons → MPs debate it and a committee studies it → MPs vote to pass the bill → The Senate reviews it and votes → The Governor General gives Royal Assent (Making Laws)
- 5. freedom of expression doesn't protect spreading hatred against a group (Rights & Freedoms)
- 6. Canada begins a big campaign to attract settlers to the Prairies → Pier 21 opens as an immigration gateway in Halifax → Canadian citizenship is created by law → The citizenship oath is updated to recognize Indigenous rights (Immigration & Multiculturalism)
- 7. The Chinese Head Tax begins → Japanese Canadians are forced from the BC coast → Canada apologizes to Japanese Canadians and offers redress → The first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Learning from the Past)
- 8. the Prairies (Regions & Resources)
- 9. the Basques (Early Visitors to Newfoundland and Labrador)
- 10. a small coastal community, often far from larger towns (The Fishery and Outport Life)
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