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Grade 4 · Building confidence · 10 questions · Version PG-1Y8D0Q4-1WKI

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1.Why do people pay taxes?
2.What is a region?
3.Name one responsibility of a citizen.
4.What is a democracy?
5.What is a primary source?
6.What does chronological order mean?
7.What does a scale on a map show?
8.What are the three branches of U.S. government?
9.What line divides Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
10.What is migration?

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  1. Why do people pay taxes?To fund public services
  2. What is a region?An area sharing common features
  3. Name one responsibility of a citizen.Obey laws, vote, serve community, or pay taxes
  4. What is a democracy?Government in which people participate in choosing leaders
  5. What is a primary source?Evidence created during the time studied
  6. What does chronological order mean?Events arranged by time
  7. What does a scale on a map show?The relationship between map and real distance
  8. What are the three branches of U.S. government?Legislative, executive, judicial
  9. What line divides Northern and Southern Hemispheres?The Equator
  10. What is migration?Movement from one place to another

Worked example

Identify the time, place, people, and evidence in the question.

Common mistake

Treating an opinion as a historical fact.

Helpful hint

Look for context and source evidence.