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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.A private birthday party
  • C.The town's fire department
2.Why does a city collect taxes?
  • A.To pay for services such as police, parks and roads
  • B.To buy toys for the mayor
  • C.To close its libraries
3.A driver parks in the wrong place and must pay the city. What is this payment called?
  • A.A gift
  • B.A salary
  • C.A fine
4.Besides local taxes, where else can a city get money for a big project like a bridge?
  • A.Grants from the state and national governments
  • B.Selling the city's streets
  • C.Printing its own dollars
5.What is a sales tax?
  • A.Money paid to you for working
  • B.A tax added to the price of things you buy at a store
  • C.A gift from the city to shoppers
6.Who pays property taxes?
  • A.Only children
  • B.Only visitors to the town
  • C.People and businesses that own land and buildings
7.Why might a city raise its sales tax a little?
  • A.To make every toy free
  • B.To pay for a new service, such as more buses
  • C.To close the fire station
8.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

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Answer key — Paying for City Services

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

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