Grade 6 Social Studies practice sheet
Ontario 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
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A parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
Hint: Canadians elect Members of Parliament, and the King is the head of state.
Question 2
Which of these Ontario places has a name from an Anishinaabe language?
- Ottawa (from 'adawe', to trade)
- Kingston
- London
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Ottawa (from 'adawe', to trade)
Hint: The Ottawa River name comes from the Odawa people.
Question 3
After 1867 which group of newcomers helped to settle the Prairies in large numbers?
- Eastern European farm families
- Arctic hunters
- Pacific fishing crews
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Eastern European farm families
Hint: Many Ukrainian, Polish and German families farmed there.
Question 4
Many Acadians kept their language and culture after the Expulsion. This shows their…
- resilience
- disinterest
- silence
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resilience
Hint: Resilience means recovering and carrying on.
Question 5
Survivors of residential schools shared their stories with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Why did that matter?
- It ended all schools in Canada
- It helped Canadians learn the truth
- It created the Indian Act
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It helped Canadians learn the truth
Hint: Listening to survivors is part of the learning.
Question 6
UNICEF works to protect…
- children's rights and well-being
- tall buildings
- only animals
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children's rights and well-being
Hint: Its full name relates to children.
Question 7
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
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Pollution and warming affect every region, not only one country
Hint: Air and oceans cross borders.
Question 8
Is the whole country in the Northern or the Southern Hemisphere? Tap an item, then tap its basket.
Sort into: ⬆️ Northern Hemisphere · ⬇️ Southern Hemisphere
- 🌍South Africa
- 🌏Australia
- 🌍Iceland
- 🌏Japan
- 🌏India
- 🌍Madagascar
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⬆️ Northern Hemisphere: Iceland, Japan, India · ⬇️ Southern Hemisphere: South Africa, Australia, Madagascar
Hint: The equator divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Picture a globe: is the country above or below the equator?
Question 9
Beijing is the capital of which country?
- Kenya
- Japan
- China
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China
Hint: China is one of Canada's major trading partners.
Question 10
In 2015, UN members agreed to 17 Sustainable Development Goals. What is Goal 1?
- No poverty
- Explore Mars
- Build more highways
- Use more plastic
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No poverty
Hint: The first goal is about the problem that affects basic needs most directly.
Answer key
- 1. A parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy (What Makes Canada, Canada?)
- 2. Ottawa (from 'adawe', to trade) (Indigenous Contributions)
- 3. Eastern European farm families (Coming to Canada)
- 4. resilience (Hard Chapters, Honest History)
- 5. It helped Canadians learn the truth (Indigenous Histories)
- 6. children's rights and well-being (Canada in the World)
- 7. Pollution and warming affect every region, not only one country (Helping Around the World)
- 8. ⬆️ Northern Hemisphere: Iceland, Japan, India · ⬇️ Southern Hemisphere: South Africa, Australia, Madagascar (Map Skills)
- 9. China (Canada's Partners)
- 10. No poverty (Global Challenges)
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