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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 do property taxes mostly help pay for in many communities?
  • A.Movie tickets
  • B.Private cars
  • C.Public schools
2.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
3.A family pays the city each month for the water it uses. What is this payment?
  • A.A sales tax
  • B.An allowance
  • C.A fee for a city service
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.Why might a city raise its sales tax a little?
  • A.To pay for a new service, such as more buses
  • B.To close the fire station
  • C.To make every toy free
6.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
7.Which service is paid for mostly with local tax money?
  • A.The town's fire department
  • B.A family's grocery bill
  • C.A private birthday party
8.A driver parks in the wrong place and must pay the city. What is this payment called?
  • A.A salary
  • B.A fine
  • C.A gift

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Answer key — Paying for City Services

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

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