Who Runs a City? is a free printable Grade 3 to Grade 5 social studies worksheet on local officials, what they do and how they are chosen, aligned to C3 Framework indicator D2.Civ.1.3-5. It prints 2 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Draw a line from each official or group to what it does.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
Voters
Fire chief
Municipal judge
Parks director
A.Runs the city's parks and recreation programs
B.Choose council members, and in most cities the mayor, in an election
C.Leads the firefighters and the fire stations
D.Decides cases about breaking city laws, such as parking tickets
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
City council
City manager
Sheriff
County commissioners
A.Leads the county's law officers and is usually elected
B.Votes on city laws and the city budget
C.Is hired by the council to run the city's daily work
D.Run the county government, often for many towns
LessonPrint · D2.Civ.1.3-5 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Who Runs a City?
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Voters — B (Choose council members, and in most cities the mayor, in an election) 2. Fire chief — C (Leads the firefighters and the fire stations) 3. Municipal judge — D (Decides cases about breaking city laws, such as parking tickets) 4. Parks director — A (Runs the city's parks and recreation programs)
2.1. City council — B (Votes on city laws and the city budget) 2. City manager — C (Is hired by the council to run the city's daily work) 3. Sheriff — A (Leads the county's law officers and is usually elected) 4. County commissioners — D (Run the county government, often for many towns)
Questions about Who Runs a City?
What does the Who Runs a City? worksheet cover?
It practices local officials, what they do and how they are chosen — 2 questions for Grade 3 to Grade 5, all on C3 Framework D2.Civ.1.3-5: Tell apart what officials at different levels of government can and cannot do. The instruction to students is “Draw a line from each official or group to what it does”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which C3 Framework indicator does Who Runs a City? practice?
D2.Civ.1.3-5, under Civics for Grade 3 to Grade 5. The published indicator reads: “Distinguish the responsibilities and powers of government officials at various levels and branches of government and in different times and places.” The worksheet assesses that indicator rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Who Runs a City? is written for Grade 3 to Grade 5, typically ages 40-41. It is one of the sheets on D2.Civ.1.3-5, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Who Runs a City? come with an answer key?
Yes. All 2 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Who Runs a City? can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Who Runs a City? free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Who Runs a City?, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for D2.Civ.1.3-5
Tell apart what officials at different levels of government can and cannot do.