What does 'income' mean?

Money a person finds lying on the sidewalk by luck

A drawing of a place from above

A story about animals in the zoo

A line that shows events in the order they happened

A long line of people waiting to pay inside a store

A person who makes something new

What does it mean to vote?

To show your choice so the group can decide

To shout out loud until all the others give up

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History & Social Studies — Grade 1

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1. What is a decision?
1. A. A loud song
2. B. A kind of tasty snack
3. C. A choice that is made ← Answer
2. What are the colors of the US flag?
1. A. Red, yellow and green
2. B. Blue, green and white
3. C. Red, white and blue ← Answer
3. Is a toy truck a good or a service?
1. A. A good ← Answer
2. B. A service
3. C. Neither
4. What does 'income' mean?
1. A. Money earned for working ← Answer
2. B. Money a person finds lying on the sidewalk by luck
3. C. A kind of store
5. What is a map?
1. A. A picture of a face
2. B. A drawing of a place from above ← Answer
3. C. A story about animals in the zoo
6. How many continents are there?
1. A. 10
2. B. 5
3. C. 7 ← Answer
7. What is a timeline?
1. A. A line that shows events in the order they happened ← Answer
2. B. A rope for jumping
3. C. A long line of people waiting to pay inside a store
8. What is an inventor?
1. A. A person who sells old things
2. B. A person who only reads
3. C. A person who makes something new ← Answer
9. What does it mean to vote?
1. A. To shout out loud until all the others give up
2. B. To hide your choice forever
3. C. To show your choice so the group can decide ← Answer
10. What is the national bird of the United States?
1. A. The robin
2. B. The owl
3. C. The bald eagle ← Answer
11. Is a haircut a good or a service?
1. A. A good
2. B. A consumer
3. C. A service ← Answer
12. What does 'earn' mean?
1. A. To get money by doing work ← Answer
2. B. To lose money
3. C. To spend money on something you want at a store
13. Which part of a map tells what each symbol means?
1. A. The title words
2. B. The map key ← Answer
3. C. The edge
14. How many oceans are there?
1. A. 7
2. B. 5 ← Answer
3. C. 3
15. Which happened first: 2018 or 2022?
1. A. 2018 ← Answer
2. B. 2022
3. C. They are the same
16. Which brothers built the first powered airplane?
1. A. The Morgan brothers
2. B. The Wright brothers ← Answer
3. C. The Edison brothers
17. In a vote, which choice wins?
1. A. The one with the fewest votes
2. B. The one with the most votes ← Answer
3. C. The one the oldest person likes
18. How many stripes are on the US flag?
1. A. 13 ← Answer
2. B. 10
3. C. 50
19. What do we call a person who buys goods and services?
1. A. A producer
2. B. A farmer
3. C. A consumer ← Answer
20. What does 'job' mean?
1. A. A kind of money
2. B. A game played at recess with a ball and a jump rope
3. C. The work a person does for pay ← Answer
21. What does a map title tell you?
1. A. What the map shows ← Answer
2. B. Who drew the map
3. C. What color to use
22. On a globe, what color usually shows water?
1. A. Brown
2. B. Blue ← Answer
3. C. Green
23. Is tomorrow in the past or the future?
1. A. The past
2. B. The future ← Answer
3. C. Neither
24. What did Clara Barton start?
1. A. The American Red Cross ← Answer
2. B. A light bulb shop
3. C. The first airplane company
25. In a class vote on one question, how many votes does each person get?
1. A. One ← Answer
2. B. Two
3. C. As many as they want
26. How many stars are on the US flag?
1. A. 100
2. B. 13
3. C. 50 ← Answer
27. What are goods?
1. A. Jobs that people do to help out other people
2. B. Things you can touch, like bread or shoes ← Answer
3. C. Places to play
28. What does 'paycheck' mean?
1. A. A list of all the chores that still need to be done at home
2. B. The pay a worker gets ← Answer
3. C. A gift from a friend
29. What is a symbol on a map?
1. A. The name of the whole map written at the very top
2. B. A small picture that stands for a real thing ← Answer
3. C. A hole in the paper
30. What is a globe?
1. A. A round model of the Earth ← Answer
2. B. A kind of ball game
3. C. A flat drawing of a room
31. Is yesterday in the past or the future?
1. A. The past ← Answer
2. B. The future
3. C. Neither
32. Thomas Edison and his team worked on which invention?
1. A. A long-lasting light bulb ← Answer
2. B. The traffic signal light pole
3. C. The airplane
33. What should you do when someone is sharing an idea?
1. A. Listen ← Answer
2. B. Walk away
3. C. Talk over them
34. What is a symbol?
1. A. A kind of song
2. B. A very tall building made out of gray stone blocks
3. C. A picture or object that stands for something else ← Answer
35. What are services?
1. A. Jobs people do for others ← Answer
2. B. Kinds of food
3. C. Things that you can hold in your hand
36. What does 'worker' mean?
1. A. A person who buys things at a shop on the weekend
2. B. A person who does a job ← Answer
3. C. A machine
37. What is another name for a map key?
1. A. A legend ← Answer
2. B. A title name
3. C. A ruler
38. What shape is the Earth?
1. A. Square like a box
2. B. Flat like paper
3. C. Round like a ball ← Answer
39. On a timeline, where do the earliest events go?
1. A. On the right
2. B. On the left ← Answer
3. C. In the middle
40. Garrett Morgan made an improved what?
1. A. Airplane
2. B. Traffic signal ← Answer
3. C. The electric light bulb
41. What does 'listen' mean?
1. A. To pay attention to what someone says ← Answer
2. B. To cover both of your ears with your hands
3. C. To talk very fast
42. The word 'liberty' means what?
1. A. Bell
2. B. Freedom ← Answer
3. C. Money
43. Is a loaf of bread a good or a service?
1. A. A job
2. B. A service
3. C. A good ← Answer
44. What does 'customer' mean?
1. A. A worker who sweeps up at the end of the day
2. B. A person who pays for a good or service ← Answer
3. C. The person who owns the building
45. Which three parts help you read a map?
1. A. Title, symbols and a key ← Answer
2. B. A face, a name and a date
3. C. Glue, glitter and tape
46. What is a continent?
1. A. A small pond
2. B. A very large area of land ← Answer
3. C. A very tall rocky mountain
47. On a timeline, where do later events go?
1. A. Anywhere
2. B. On the right ← Answer
3. C. On the left
48. What is an invention?
1. A. A kind of cold winter weather
2. B. A very old tree
3. C. A new thing someone makes ← Answer
49. What is a compromise?
1. A. When just one person gets every single thing
2. B. When each side gives a little to agree ← Answer
3. C. When nobody talks
50. Which famous statue holds a torch up high?
1. A. The Liberty Bell
2. B. The bald eagle
3. C. The Statue of Liberty ← Answer

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What 1st grade social studies covers

1st grade social studies at UpOnly Learning is 8 topics, taught in this order: our country's symbols and what government does, making decisions together, making a map, land and water on maps and globes, my timeline, people who changed the way we live, goods and services in my community, and how people earn income. The 50 questions above are drawn from those topics, with the answer marked beside each one, so you can see what has stuck and what needs another lesson. The workbook teaches each topic with a 40-minute lesson; the free PDF sample has one full topic.

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Our country's symbols and what government does: Identify US symbols such as the flag, the bald eagle and the Statue of Liberty, and name jobs government does
Making decisions together: Explain how people work together to make decisions in a classroom or family by talking, taking turns and voting
Making a map: Draw a simple map with a title, symbols and a map key
Land and water on maps and globes: Use a globe and maps to find land and water, the seven continents and five oceans
My timeline: Make a timeline of events in order by year
People who changed the way we live: Ask questions about inventors and helpers whose work changed daily life
Goods and services in my community: Tell goods from services and describe ones made nearby and ones from other places
How people earn income: Explain how people earn income at jobs, name jobs done nearby and tell paid work from unpaid helping

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Let's Decide Together

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Warm-up — say this

“When a group has to choose, there are fair ways to decide. Let's learn them.”

Worked example

A class votes for a class pet. Fish gets 9 votes and hamster gets 6 votes. Which pet wins?

Answer: Fish wins, because 9 is more than 6. Fish has the majority.

A mistake students make

The loudest person or the oldest person should always decide.

How the book fixes it

Explain that in a fair group decision, each person's voice counts, and everyone gets a turn to speak.

Note to the parent

Model being a good sport yourself when your choice does not win a family vote.

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