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    Social Studies · Unit 6 · Weeks 31–36 · 30–35 min

    Saving, Giving & Civic Action

    40 points total · Name: ____________________ Date: __________

    For the adult

    You may read every item, every choice and every source box aloud. This test checks social studies thinking, not reading, so reading aloud is always fine, and your child may answer out loud while you write the words. This test closes the year. Sections 2 and 3 use made-up source boxes: one child's research notes for a civic action project and another child's community proposal with a small map and a cost plan. They mirror the projects your child built in Weeks 33–35, so your child may think back to their own project. On the civic claim, any sensible plan earns full points if the evidence comes from the notes, not from an opinion. Play money or scrap paper is welcome for the money items. Use the scoring notes under each section, add up the points, and find the level at the end. If your child earns less than half of the points in a section, go back to the weeks and days listed for that section.

    Part 1: Saving, Spending & Giving

    11 points

    Read each question. Circle or write your answer. Show your math.

    1. 1.

      Ben wants a scooter that costs $43. He already has $7. If he saves $6 each week, how many more weeks until he has enough?

      (2 pts)
    2. 2.

      Juice boxes: a 6-pack costs $5. A 3-pack costs $3. Which is the better buy for 6 juice boxes, one 6-pack or two 3-packs? By how much?

      (2 pts)
    3. 3.

      Lina gets $12 each week. She puts $5 in her Save jar and $2 in her Give jar. How much goes in her Spend jar? How much will be in her Save jar after 3 weeks?

      (3 pts)
    4. 4.

      Which is a way to give your TIME?

      (2 pts)
      ○ helping at a park cleanup○ donating outgrown coats○ putting $2 in a charity jar
    5. 5.

      Ava wants headphones that cost $45. She has $30. Use two smart spending tips to give her advice.

      (2 pts)

    Part 2: Civic Action

    15 points

    Read Kai's notes in the source box. Then answer each question.

    1. 6.

      Source box: Kai's research notes (made up, written for this test). Issue: the bike rack at the Elm Street library is always full. Tally of bikes with no space in the rack: Monday 7, Wednesday 9, Saturday 12. Interview: the librarian said, "Kids lock bikes to the railing, and that blocks the ramp for people who use wheelchairs." A neighbor said, "Bikes make the library look messy." How many bikes in all had no space in the rack on the three days?

      (2 pts)
    2. 7.

      Kai's big question is "How can the library help kids park bikes safely?" Write one supporting question that Kai's tally helps answer. Then name the other kind of source Kai used.

      (2 pts)
    3. 8.

      Claim question: What should the library do about its bike rack? Write a claim. Support it with two pieces of evidence from Kai's notes. Do not use an opinion as evidence.

      (4 pts)
    4. 9.

      Which sentence in Kai's notes is an opinion, not a fact?

      (2 pts)
      ○ "Bikes make the library look messy."○ Saturday: 12 bikes had no space.○ Kids lock bikes to the railing.
    5. 10.

      Who in the community could fix the bike rack problem? Name one polite way Kai could ask them for help.

      (2 pts)
    6. 11.

      Kai's petition goal is 60 signatures. He collects 18, then 23, then 14. Did he reach the goal? How many more did he need? Name one good next step.

      (3 pts)

    Part 3: Community Project

    8 points

    Read Ruby's proposal in the source box. Then answer each question.

    1. 12.

      Source box with a map: Ruby's proposal (made up, written for this test). "I propose two benches at the Pine Street bus stop to help older adults and parents with small children. Map: north is at the top. The bus stop is on the east side of Pine Street, next to the post office. Cost plan: bench 1, $38; bench 2, $38; paint, $9; bolts, $7. Budget: $100. History: an old photo from 1950 shows a wooden bench at this same stop." What is the total cost of Ruby's plan?

      (2 pts)
    2. 13.

      How much of Ruby's $100 budget is left?

      (1 pt)
    3. 14.

      Use the map in Ruby's proposal. What building is next to the bus stop, and on which side of Pine Street is it?

      (2 pts)
    4. 15.

      Which fact in Ruby's proposal is the history (then-and-now) part?

      (1 pt)
    5. 16.

      Give Ruby one strength and one fix for her proposal. (Hint: Does she say who decides and what she is asking them to do?)

      (2 pts)

    Part 4: Looking Back: Profit & Trade

    6 points

    Read each question. Circle or write your answer. Show your math.

    1. 17.

      A lemonade stand's costs are $11. On a hot day it sells 24 cups at $1 each. What is the profit? On a rainy day it sells only 8 cups. Does it make money or lose money, and how much?

      (3 pts)
    2. 18.

      Chocolate is made from cocoa beans, and much of the world's cocoa grows in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana in West Africa. Explain how a chocolate bar in your store shows global interdependence.

      (2 pts)
    3. 19.

      Which part of a map tells you what each symbol means?

      (1 pt)
      ○ the key○ the compass rose○ the title