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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.

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Paying for City Services

D2.Eco.12.3-5

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1.What is a sales tax?
  • A.A gift from the city to shoppers
  • B.A tax added to the price of things you buy at a store
  • C.Money paid to you for working
2.Who pays property taxes?
  • A.People and businesses that own land and buildings
  • B.Only children
  • C.Only visitors to the town
3.Why does a city collect taxes?
  • A.To pay for services such as police, parks and roads
  • B.To close its libraries
  • C.To buy toys for the mayor
4.Who decides how a city spends its tax money?
  • A.Each store owner
  • B.The children in the library
  • C.The city council, which votes on a budget
5.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
6.A driver parks in the wrong place and must pay the city. What is this payment called?
  • A.A fine
  • B.A gift
  • C.A salary
7.Why do voters care how their city spends tax money?
  • A.It is their money, paying for services they use
  • B.The money is never spent
  • C.Taxes are paid only by the mayor
8.Why might a city raise its sales tax a little?
  • A.To make every toy free
  • B.To close the fire station
  • C.To pay for a new service, such as more buses

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Answer key — Paying for City Services

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A tax added to the price of things you buy at a store
  2. 2.People and businesses that own land and buildings
  3. 3.To pay for services such as police, parks and roads
  4. 4.The city council, which votes on a budget
  5. 5.The town's fire department
  6. 6.A fine
  7. 7.It is their money, paying for services they use
  8. 8.To pay for a new service, such as more buses

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to D2.Eco.12.3-5 of the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards.