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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.Which service is paid for mostly with local tax money?
  • A.A family's grocery bill
  • B.The town's fire department
  • C.A private birthday party
2.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
3.What do property taxes mostly help pay for in many communities?
  • A.Movie tickets
  • B.Public schools
  • C.Private cars
4.Why do voters care how their city spends tax money?
  • A.Taxes are paid only by the mayor
  • B.It is their money, paying for services they use
  • C.The money is never spent
5.A family pays the city each month for the water it uses. What is this payment?
  • A.An allowance
  • B.A sales tax
  • C.A fee for a city service
6.Why might a city raise its sales tax a little?
  • A.To close the fire station
  • B.To make every toy free
  • C.To pay for a new service, such as more buses
7.Who decides how a city spends its tax money?
  • A.The children in the library
  • B.Each store owner
  • C.The city council, which votes on a budget
8.Besides local taxes, where else can a city get money for a big project like a bridge?
  • A.Printing its own dollars
  • B.Grants from the state and national governments
  • C.Selling the city's streets

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Answer key — Paying for City Services

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The town's fire department
  2. 2.To pay for services such as police, parks and roads
  3. 3.Public schools
  4. 4.It is their money, paying for services they use
  5. 5.A fee for a city service
  6. 6.To pay for a new service, such as more buses
  7. 7.The city council, which votes on a budget
  8. 8.Grants from the state and national governments

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