Paying for City Services is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on how US local government pays for services, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Eco.12.3-5. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.A driver parks in the wrong place and must pay the city. What is this payment called?
A.A fine
B.A salary
C.A gift
2.What is a sales tax?
A.A gift from the city to shoppers
B.Money paid to you for working
C.A tax added to the price of things you buy at a store
3.A town charges $5 for a pass to its swimming pool. What kind of payment is this?
A.A property tax
B.A fine
C.A user fee
4.Which service is paid for mostly with local tax money?
A.A family's grocery bill
B.A private birthday party
C.The town's fire department
5.What do property taxes mostly help pay for in many communities?
A.Private cars
B.Movie tickets
C.Public schools
6.Why does a city collect taxes?
A.To buy toys for the mayor
B.To close its libraries
C.To pay for services such as police, parks and roads
7.Who decides how a city spends its tax money?
A.The city council, which votes on a budget
B.Each store owner
C.The children in the library
8.Who pays property taxes?
A.Only visitors to the town
B.People and businesses that own land and buildings
C.Only children
LessonPrint · D2.Eco.12.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Paying for City Services
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.A fine
2.A tax added to the price of things you buy at a store
3.A user fee
4.The town's fire department
5.Public schools
6.To pay for services such as police, parks and roads
7.The city council, which votes on a budget
8.People and businesses that own land and buildings
Questions about Paying for City Services
What does the Paying for City Services worksheet cover?
It practices how US local government pays for services — 8 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Eco.12.3-5: Explain where the government gets the money for what it provides. The instruction to students is “Circle the best answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Paying for City Services practice?
D2.Eco.12.3-5, under Economics for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Explain the ways in which the government pays for the goods and services it provides.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Paying for City Services is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Eco.12.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Paying for City Services come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Paying for City Services can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Paying for City Services free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Paying for City Services, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for D2.Eco.12.3-5
Explain where the government gets the money for what it provides.