Weigh who gains and who pays when a community decides
Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence
Circle the best answer.
In Pia's table, what benefit do farmers get from the bridge?
- Quicker trips to market
- They no longer pay any toll to cross
- More customers coming from across the river
- They take over the ferry fares
What does the ferry owner lose, Ren asks?
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- Part of the building cost
- A small toll
- Customers in the shops along the river
- Ferry fares
Which group pays part of the building cost, Tala asks?
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- Shopkeepers, who get more customers
- No group pays anything
- Taxpayers
- The ferry owner, who loses fares
Ari reads the word cost. What is a cost here?
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- Something a group pays or gives up
- Something good that a group gets from it
- The length of the bridge
- A river
Bo reads the word toll. What is a toll?
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- A fee to use a bridge
- A boat that carries people over the river
- A tax on ferry fares
- A shop by the bridge
How many groups does the bridge box lead to in Esme's chain?
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- Four
- Two
- Six
- One
For farmers, does the bridge bring a benefit, a cost, or both, Jun asks?
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- A cost, with no benefit of any kind
- Neither
- Both
- A benefit, with no cost of any kind
Why does a town list each group before choosing, Luz asks?
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- Each group gains the same from each choice
- A choice affects groups differently
- Lists make bridges cheaper to build
- The list decides for the town
Why does the ferry owner lose fares, Milo asks?
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- Farmers pay the ferry owner a toll
- People cross by bridge instead
- The river dries up for good after the bridge
- The ferry owner builds the bridge
Is Riverside a real town, Noah asks?
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- The table does not say
- Yes, from a census
- No, it is made up
- Yes, it is a real town on a real river