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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.What is the difference between gross pay and net pay?
  • A.Gross pay is what is left after taxes
  • B.Net pay is what is left after taxes are taken out of gross pay
  • C.They are always the same amount
2.Which tax pays for Social Security checks to retired workers?
  • A.Property tax
  • B.Sales tax
  • C.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.Property tax
  • B.Payroll tax
  • C.Sales tax
4.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
5.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
6.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
7.Each spring Ana files a tax return showing what she earned in a year, and pays tax on it. Which tax is it?
  • A.Income tax
  • B.Sales tax
  • C.Property tax
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.Payroll tax
  • C.Income tax

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Answer key — Four Kinds of Tax

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