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    Unit test · Weeks 1–6 · 20–25 min · 32 points

    Social Studies Unit 1 Test: Rules, Laws & Community

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    Part 1: Rules & Laws

    Read each question. Circle or write your answer.

    1. Which one is a law?Keep your room neat.Drive at or under the speed limit.Read a book before bed.
    2. Who must follow the laws in a community?only kidsonly grown-upseveryone
    3. What happens when people play a game with no rules?
    4. Many parks have a law that dogs must be on a leash. Why?

    Part 2: Community Helpers

    Read each problem. Circle or write the helper who can help.

    1. You made a card for Grandma. Which helper will carry it to her house?a mail carriera farmera nurse
    2. Trash is piling up on the street. Which helper solves this problem?a librariana garbage collectora bus driver
    3. Does a farmer keep us safe or give us things we need? Tell what the farmer gives us.
    4. Name one community helper in your town. Tell how that person helps.

    Part 3: Citizenship

    Read each question. Circle or write your answer.

    1. Which child is being a good citizen?waters a neighbor's plant while they are awayleaves a mess at the parkbreaks a rule to win a game
    2. Is "tell the truth" a right or a responsibility?a righta responsibility
    3. You have the right to use the library. What is your responsibility?
    4. Mia picks up one piece of litter at the park. Is a small job like this still good citizenship? Tell why.

    Part 4: Short Response

    Write two or three sentences for each question. You may add a drawing.

    1. How is a rule different from a law? Give one example of a rule and one example of a law.
    2. Tell one way you can be a good citizen in your community. Who does it help? Why does it matter?