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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.Payroll tax
  • B.Property tax
  • C.Sales tax
2.Which two taxes are usually taken out of a worker's paycheck before she gets it?
  • A.Sales tax and property tax
  • B.Property tax only
  • C.Income tax and payroll tax
3.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.Sales tax
  • C.Property tax
4.What do governments use tax money for?
  • A.Public services such as roads, schools, parks and firefighters
  • B.Nothing; they save all of it
  • C.Paying for each family's groceries
5.Which tax has a higher rate for people who earn more money?
  • A.Federal income tax
  • B.Property tax
  • C.Sales tax
6.Which tax pays for Social Security checks to retired workers?
  • A.Payroll tax
  • B.Sales tax
  • C.Property tax
7.What is the difference between gross pay and net pay?
  • A.They are always the same amount
  • B.Net pay is what is left after taxes are taken out of gross pay
  • C.Gross pay is what is left after taxes
8.A family owns a piece of land but earns no money from it. Which tax must they still pay on it?
  • A.Property tax
  • B.Income 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 and payroll tax
  3. 3.Property tax
  4. 4.Public services such as roads, schools, parks and firefighters
  5. 5.Federal income tax
  6. 6.Payroll tax
  7. 7.Net pay is what is left after taxes are taken out of gross pay
  8. 8.Property tax

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