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 take over the ferry fares
- They no longer pay any toll to cross
- More customers coming from across the river
What does the ferry owner lose, Ren asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Ferry fares
- Part of the building cost
- Customers in the shops along the river
- A small toll
Which group pays part of the building cost, Tala asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- The ferry owner, who loses fares
- Taxpayers
- Shopkeepers, who get more customers
- No group pays anything
Zee reads the word benefit. What is a benefit?
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- Something a group must pay or give up
- Something good a group gets
- A kind of bridge
- A town meeting
Bo reads the word toll. What is a toll?
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- A tax on ferry fares
- A shop by the bridge
- A boat that carries people over the river
- A fee to use a bridge
How many groups does the bridge box lead to in Esme's chain?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Six
- Four
- One
- Two
For farmers, does the bridge bring a benefit, a cost, or both, Jun asks?
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- Both
- A cost, with no benefit of any kind
- Neither
- A benefit, with no cost of any kind
Which group in Kira's chain gets a cost and no benefit?
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- The ferry owner
- Farmers, who get quicker trips
- No group
- Shopkeepers, who get more customers
Why does a town list each group before choosing, Luz asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- The list decides for the town
- A choice affects groups differently
- Each group gains the same from each choice
- Lists make bridges cheaper to build
Is Riverside a real town, Noah asks?
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- No, it is made up
- Yes, from a census
- Yes, it is a real town on a real river
- The table does not say