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7th grade Weigh who gains and who pays when a community decides worksheet

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Weigh who gains and who pays when a community decides

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

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Circle the best answer.

1.
In Pia's table, what benefit do farmers get from the bridge?
- Quicker trips to market
- They take over the ferry fares
- More customers coming from across the river
- They no longer pay any toll to cross
2.
Which group pays part of the building cost, Tala asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- No group pays anything
- Shopkeepers, who get more customers
- Taxpayers
- The ferry owner, who loses fares
3.
Zee reads the word benefit. What is a benefit?
Use the picture in question 1.
- A kind of bridge
- Something a group must pay or give up
- A town meeting
- Something good a group gets
4.
Ari reads the word cost. What is a cost here?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Something good that a group gets from it
- The length of the bridge
- Something a group pays or gives up
- A river
5.
Bo reads the word toll. What is a toll?
Use the picture in question 1.
- A fee to use a bridge
- A shop by the bridge
- A tax on ferry fares
- A boat that carries people over the river
6.
How many groups does the bridge box lead to in Esme's chain?
Use the picture in question 1.
- One
- Four
- Two
- Six
7.
For farmers, does the bridge bring a benefit, a cost, or both, Jun asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- A cost, with no benefit of any kind
- Neither
- Both
- A benefit, with no cost of any kind
8.
Why does a town list each group before choosing, Luz asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Lists make bridges cheaper to build
- Each group gains the same from each choice
- The list decides for the town
- A choice affects groups differently
9.
Why does the ferry owner lose fares, Milo asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- Farmers pay the ferry owner a toll
- People cross by bridge instead
- The ferry owner builds the bridge
- The river dries up for good after the bridge
10.
Is Riverside a real town, Noah asks?
Use the picture in question 1.
- The table does not say
- No, it is made up
- Yes, from a census
- Yes, it is a real town on a real river

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About this worksheet

Weigh who gains and who pays when a community decides. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can read a table of benefits and costs for four groups when an example town builds a bridge, and see that one group can get both.
I can work with example market-hall figures and name the hall's opportunity cost.
I can compare a canal and a road for several groups, name what each choice gives up, and write a careful, neutral weighing.

Standard: D2.Eco.2.6-8

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