Geography: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Around Sam's Town (Questions)

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Sam lives in a typical British town in the Midlands of England. This quiz is all about things that can be found in a town just like Sam’s. It looks at buildings, places to go, and how to get about. In geography at school you find out about cities, towns and villages. What are the most important things in towns or in parts of a city? Let’s find out.

Do you know which buildings might be found in a typical town?

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The center of Sam’s town has lots of _____.

[ ]	Shops
[ ]	Farms
[ ]	Greenhouses
[ ]	Fields

Sam’s Dad catches the train at the _______ ______.

[ ]	Bus station
[ ]	Swimming pool
[ ]	Railroad station
[ ]	Supermarket

Sam’s Mom borrows books from the _______.

[ ]	Butcher’s
[ ]	Baker’s
[ ]	Library
[ ]	Bus station

Everyday, Sam passes a building with red doors. Sometimes there is a fire engine outside it. What is it?

[ ]	A bus station
[ ]	A railroad station
[ ]	A train station
[ ]	A fire station

Sam’s Mom can get some of her money out of a ____ _______.

[ ]	Coffee machine
[ ]	Cash machine
[ ]	Vending machine
[ ]	Washing machine

Sam has a rash. His Mom takes him to the surgery. Who does Sam see at the surgery about his rash?

[ ]	A teacher
[ ]	A vet
[ ]	A farmer
[ ]	A doctor

Sam needs an injection. His Dad takes him to the Health Centre. Who gives him the injection at the Health Centre?

[ ]	A nurse
[ ]	A vet
[ ]	An electrician
[ ]	A plumber

In the middle of Sam’s town there is a large stone building. It has a tower, a clock and bells. What is this building?

[ ]	A church
[ ]	A house
[ ]	A apartment building
[ ]	A shop

Sam’s uncle is ill. Sam and his family visit him in the ________.

[ ]	Library
[ ]	Church
[ ]	Supermarket
[ ]	Hospital

10.

Sam’s Mom wants to send a parcel. Where does she take the parcel?

[ ]	To the bank
[ ]	To the Post Office
[ ]	To the library
[ ]	To the sports center

Geography: Elementary School: 1st and 2nd Grade Quiz - Around Sam's Town (Answers)

The center of Sam’s town has lots of _____.

[x]	Shops
[ ]	Farms
[ ]	Greenhouses
[ ]	Fields

Where is your nearest shopping center?

Sam’s Dad catches the train at the _______ ______.

[ ]	Bus station
[ ]	Swimming pool
[x]	Railroad station
[ ]	Supermarket

Where is your nearest railroad station?

Sam’s Mom borrows books from the _______.

[ ]	Butcher’s
[ ]	Baker’s
[x]	Library
[ ]	Bus station

Where is your nearest library?

Everyday, Sam passes a building with red doors. Sometimes there is a fire engine outside it. What is it?

[ ]	A bus station
[ ]	A railroad station
[ ]	A train station
[x]	A fire station

Where is your nearest fire station?

Sam’s Mom can get some of her money out of a ____ _______.

[ ]	Coffee machine
[x]	Cash machine
[ ]	Vending machine
[ ]	Washing machine

Cash machines are in banks and supermarkets

Sam has a rash. His Mom takes him to the surgery. Who does Sam see at the surgery about his rash?

[ ]	A teacher
[ ]	A vet
[ ]	A farmer
[x]	A doctor

Where do you go to see a doctor?

Sam needs an injection. His Dad takes him to the Health Centre. Who gives him the injection at the Health Centre?

[x]	A nurse
[ ]	A vet
[ ]	An electrician
[ ]	A plumber

Do you not like injections, or do you not mind?

In the middle of Sam’s town there is a large stone building. It has a tower, a clock and bells. What is this building?

[x]	A church
[ ]	A house
[ ]	A apartment building
[ ]	A shop

Some churches have a spire. What does a spire look like?

Sam’s uncle is ill. Sam and his family visit him in the ________.

[ ]	Library
[ ]	Church
[ ]	Supermarket
[x]	Hospital

Where is your nearest hospital?

10.

Sam’s Mom wants to send a parcel. Where does she take the parcel?

[ ]	To the bank
[x]	To the Post Office
[ ]	To the library
[ ]	To the sports center

Where is your nearest Post Office?