Grade 6 Social Studies practice sheet
Nova Scotia Curriculum · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
What kind of government does Canada have?
- A republic with no parliament
- A dictatorship
- A parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
A parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
Hint: Canadians elect Members of Parliament, and the King is the head of state.
Question 2
Why do people share traditions, like food and music, with others?
- It makes everyone become the same
- It helps people learn about and enjoy each other’s cultures
- It stops people from being friends
It helps people learn about and enjoy each other’s cultures
Hint: Sharing lets people celebrate what makes them different and what they have in common.
Question 3
In 2015, UN members agreed to 17 Sustainable Development Goals. What is Goal 1?
- No poverty
- Explore Mars
- Build more highways
- Use more plastic
No poverty
Hint: The first goal is about the problem that affects basic needs most directly.
Question 4
The Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) is a Mexican celebration to…
- celebrate the end of school
- remember and honour family who have died
- welcome the new year
remember and honour family who have died
Hint: Families make colourful altars and share memories.
Question 5
Which of these is a right of every child?
- to go to school
- to skip every class
- to choose a king
to go to school
Hint: Education is one of the rights in the Convention.
Question 6
Why are environmental issues like climate change an international concern?
- Pollution and warming affect every region, not only one country
- They only affect cities
- They only affect cold countries
Pollution and warming affect every region, not only one country
Hint: Air and oceans cross borders.
Question 7
Canada's universal health care is an example of…
- an Indigenous treaty
- a type of climate
- a value that many Canadians share, about caring for everyone
a value that many Canadians share, about caring for everyone
Hint: Public health care is a fundamental part of Canadian identity.
Question 8
Learning a few words of a neighbour’s language can help build…
- less talking
- trust and friendship
- a bigger map
trust and friendship
Hint: Showing interest in someone’s language shows respect.
Question 9
Who is taking action: an individual, a government or an NGO? Tap an item, then tap its basket.
Sort into: 🙂 individual · 🏛️ government · 🤝 NGO (non-profit group)
- 🚰a non-profit charity builds wells in villages
- 📦a government sends emergency supplies after an earthquake
- 🧥a family donates warm coats
- 🩺a volunteer doctors' group runs clinics in disaster zones
- 🙋a teen volunteers at a shelter
- 💉a national government pays for free vaccines
🙂 individual: a family donates warm coats, a teen volunteers at a shelter · 🏛️ government: a government sends emergency supplies after an earthquake, a national government pays for free vaccines · 🤝 NGO (non-profit group): a non-profit charity builds wells in villages, a volunteer doctors' group runs clinics in disaster zones
Hint: Individuals are single people or families. Governments make laws and run public programs. NGOs are non-profit groups that aren't part of any government.
Question 10
Diwali is a festival of…
- snow
- harvest moons only
- lights
lights
Hint: Diwali is celebrated by many Hindu, Sikh and Jain families and communities.
Answer key
- 1. A parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy (What Makes Canada, Canada?)
- 2. It helps people learn about and enjoy each other’s cultures (Understanding Each Other)
- 3. No poverty (Global Challenges)
- 4. remember and honour family who have died (Traditions & Beliefs Around the World)
- 5. to go to school (Rights of Children)
- 6. Pollution and warming affect every region, not only one country (Helping Around the World)
- 7. a value that many Canadians share, about caring for everyone (What Makes Canada, Canada?)
- 8. trust and friendship (Understanding Each Other)
- 9. 🙂 individual: a family donates warm coats, a teen volunteers at a shelter · 🏛️ government: a government sends emergency supplies after an earthquake, a national government pays for free vaccines · 🤝 NGO (non-profit group): a non-profit charity builds wells in villages, a volunteer doctors' group runs clinics in disaster zones (Global Challenges)
- 10. lights (Traditions & Beliefs Around the World)
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