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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.A family pays the city each month for the water it uses. What is this payment?
  • A.A fee for a city service
  • B.A sales tax
  • C.An allowance
2.What do property taxes mostly help pay for in many communities?
  • A.Movie tickets
  • B.Public schools
  • C.Private cars
3.Which service is paid for mostly with local tax money?
  • A.The town's fire department
  • B.A private birthday party
  • C.A family's grocery bill
4.Why do voters care how their city spends tax money?
  • A.The money is never spent
  • B.It is their money, paying for services they use
  • C.Taxes are paid only by the mayor
5.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
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.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
8.What is a sales tax?
  • A.Money paid to you for working
  • B.A gift from the city to shoppers
  • C.A tax added to the price of things you buy at a store

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Answer key — Paying for City Services

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A fee for a city service
  2. 2.Public schools
  3. 3.The town's fire department
  4. 4.It is their money, paying for services they use
  5. 5.To pay for services such as police, parks and roads
  6. 6.A fine
  7. 7.A user fee
  8. 8.A tax added to the price of things you buy at a store

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