This easy-level worksheet has students fix sentence errors, fill in blanks, and answer true or false questions to practice government: local and state skills.
It includes 10 questions across 3 sections for focused practice.
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Government: Local and State
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
Citizens pay taxes so the mayor can keep all the money.
Rewrite: Citizens pay taxes so the government can pay for public services.
2. Fix the sentence:
The city council makes laws for the whole state.
Rewrite: The city council makes laws for the city.
3. Fix the sentence:
The state legislature is a group that leads a single town.
Rewrite: The state legislature is a group that makes laws for the whole state.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. Money that citizens pay to the government is called taxes.
2. The group of people who help the mayor make decisions for a city is the city council.
3. Roads, libraries, and fire stations are examples of public services.
4. The state legislature writes and votes on laws for the state.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. Taxes help pay for public services like roads and schools.
True False
2. The city council and the state legislature do the same job.
True False
3. Only adults who are citizens can vote in elections.
True False
Government: Local and State
★ Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1) Fix the sentence:
Citizens pay taxes so the mayor can keep all the money.
Rewrite: Citizens pay taxes so the government can pay for public services.
2) Fix the sentence:
The city council makes laws for the whole state.
Rewrite: The city council makes laws for the city.
3) Fix the sentence:
The state legislature is a group that leads a single town.
Rewrite: The state legislature is a group that makes laws for the whole state.
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) Money that citizens pay to the government is called taxes.
2) The group of people who help the mayor make decisions for a city is the city council.
3) Roads, libraries, and fire stations are examples of public services.
4) The state legislature writes and votes on laws for the state.
★ Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1) Taxes help pay for public services like roads and schools.
True
False
2) The city council and the state legislature do the same job.
True
False
3) Only adults who are citizens can vote in elections.
True
False
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Complete each section carefully.
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