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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.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
2.What do property taxes mostly help pay for in many communities?
  • A.Movie tickets
  • B.Private cars
  • C.Public schools
3.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
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 does a city collect taxes?
  • A.To close its libraries
  • B.To buy toys for the mayor
  • C.To pay for services such as police, parks and roads
6.A town charges $5 for a pass to its swimming pool. What kind of payment is this?
  • A.A fine
  • B.A user fee
  • C.A property tax
7.Besides local taxes, where else can a city get money for a big project like a bridge?
  • A.Selling the city's streets
  • B.Printing its own dollars
  • C.Grants from the state and national governments
8.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

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Answer key — Paying for City Services

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