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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 sales tax
  • B.A fee for a city service
  • C.An allowance
2.What do property taxes mostly help pay for in many communities?
  • A.Public schools
  • B.Private cars
  • C.Movie tickets
3.A town charges $5 for a pass to its swimming pool. What kind of payment is this?
  • A.A user fee
  • B.A fine
  • C.A property tax
4.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
5.Who decides how a city spends its tax money?
  • A.The city council, which votes on a budget
  • B.The children in the library
  • C.Each store owner
6.Why does a city collect taxes?
  • A.To close its libraries
  • B.To pay for services such as police, parks and roads
  • C.To buy toys for the mayor
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.Grants from the state and national governments
  • C.Printing its own dollars
8.What is a sales tax?
  • A.A tax added to the price of things you buy at a store
  • B.A gift from the city to shoppers
  • C.Money paid to you for working

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Answer key — Paying for City Services

Set 8. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A fee for a city service
  2. 2.Public schools
  3. 3.A user fee
  4. 4.A fine
  5. 5.The city council, which votes on a budget
  6. 6.To pay for services such as police, parks and roads
  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.