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Four Kinds of Tax is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on income, payroll, sales and property tax, 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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Four Kinds of Tax

D2.Eco.12.3-5

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1.Maria buys a $20 shirt and pays $21.20 at the register. Which tax did she pay?
  • A.Sales tax
  • B.Payroll tax
  • C.Property tax
2.Each spring Ana files a tax return showing what she earned in a year, and pays tax on it. Which tax is it?
  • A.Property tax
  • B.Sales tax
  • C.Income tax
3.Money is taken out of Dev's paycheck for Social Security and Medicare. Which tax is it?
  • A.Sales tax
  • B.Property tax
  • C.Payroll tax
4.Which tax is added at the register when you buy a toy in a store?
  • A.Payroll tax
  • B.Sales tax
  • C.Property tax
5.The Lee family pays a tax each year based on the value of their house and land. Which tax is it?
  • A.Payroll tax
  • B.Property tax
  • C.Sales tax
6.What do governments use tax money for?
  • A.Public services such as roads, schools, parks and firefighters
  • B.Paying for each family's groceries
  • C.Nothing; they save all of it
7.Which tax is usually set by a county, city or school district and often pays for local schools?
  • A.Payroll tax
  • B.Property tax
  • C.Federal income tax
8.Which tax pays for Social Security checks to retired workers?
  • A.Sales tax
  • B.Property tax
  • C.Payroll tax

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Answer key — Four Kinds of Tax

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  1. 1.Sales tax
  2. 2.Income tax
  3. 3.Payroll tax
  4. 4.Sales tax
  5. 5.Property tax
  6. 6.Public services such as roads, schools, parks and firefighters
  7. 7.Property tax
  8. 8.Payroll tax

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