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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.Which tax pays for Social Security checks to retired workers?
  • A.Payroll tax
  • B.Property tax
  • C.Sales 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.Income tax
  • C.Sales tax
3.A family owns a piece of land but earns no money from it. Which tax must they still pay on it?
  • A.Income tax
  • B.Property tax
  • C.Payroll tax
4.What do governments use tax money for?
  • A.Nothing; they save all of it
  • B.Public services such as roads, schools, parks and firefighters
  • C.Paying for each family's groceries
5.What is the difference between gross pay and net pay?
  • A.Gross pay is what is left after taxes
  • B.They are always the same amount
  • C.Net pay is what is left after taxes are taken out of gross pay
6.Which tax is usually set by a county, city or school district and often pays for local schools?
  • A.Property tax
  • B.Federal income tax
  • C.Payroll tax
7.Which tax is added at the register when you buy a toy in a store?
  • A.Property tax
  • B.Sales tax
  • C.Payroll tax
8.Maria buys a $20 shirt and pays $21.20 at the register. Which tax did she pay?
  • A.Sales tax
  • B.Property tax
  • C.Payroll tax

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Answer key — Four Kinds of Tax

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Payroll tax
  2. 2.Income tax
  3. 3.Property tax
  4. 4.Public services such as roads, schools, parks and firefighters
  5. 5.Net pay is what is left after taxes are taken out of gross pay
  6. 6.Property tax
  7. 7.Sales tax
  8. 8.Sales tax

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