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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 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
2.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
3.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
4.Which service is paid for mostly with local tax money?
  • A.A private birthday party
  • B.A family's grocery bill
  • C.The town's fire department
5.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
6.Who decides how a city spends its tax money?
  • A.The children in the library
  • B.The city council, which votes on a budget
  • C.Each store owner
7.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
8.Besides local taxes, where else can a city get money for a big project like a bridge?
  • A.Printing its own dollars
  • B.Selling the city's streets
  • C.Grants from the state and national governments

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Answer key — Paying for City Services

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A tax added to the price of things you buy at a store
  2. 2.A fee for a city service
  3. 3.To pay for services such as police, parks and roads
  4. 4.The town's fire department
  5. 5.To pay for a new service, such as more buses
  6. 6.The city council, which votes on a budget
  7. 7.A user fee
  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.