Grade 3 Social Studies -Pioneer Life

Name:

A. Answer the following statements with TRUE or FALSE

(5)

1. Aboriginal or First Nations peoples taught many things to Pioneers to help

them survive.
2. Schools were very strict.
3. Pioneer children would often go barefoot to help their shoes last.
4. Pioneer children did not help with chores at home.
5. Pioneer children would often miss school to help o n the farm.
B. Draw a line to show who did these chores on a Pioneer Farm. (10)

Girls and Women

milking the cows

feeding chickens
hunting
making butter
cutting down trees
gathering firewood
making candles
clearing fields
cooking food
working the crops in the field

Boys and Men

C. Short Answer
1. Draw and name three things settler children would do for fun. (3)

2. List three similarities and three differences between your life and that of a
pioneer. (6)
Similarities

Differences

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1.

2.

2.

3.

3.

3. Give three examples of ways pioneers preserved their food to keep it from
going bad. (3)
1.
2.
3.

4. Pioneers had to overcome many difficult challenges in their lives. Name two
challenges pioneers faced and what they did to overcome them. (4)
Pioneer Challenge

Solution

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2

5. Would you rather live now or in Pioneer days? Give at least three reasons to
explain your thinking. (4)

I would rather live

because

Grade 3 Social Studies -Pioneer Life

Name:

A. Answer the following statements with TRUE or

FALSE
(4)
1. Aboriginal or First Nations peoples taught
many things to Pioneers to help them survive.
2. Schools were very strict.
3. Pioneer children would often go barefoot to
help their shoes last.
4. Pioneer children would often miss school to
help on the farm.

B. Draw a line to show who did these chores on a

Pioneer Farm. (6)

Girls and Women

Boys and Men

C. Short Answer

milking the cows

hunting
making butter
making candles
building houses
working the crops in
the field

1. Draw and name one thing settler children would do for fun.
(1)

2. List a similarity and difference between your life and that

of a pioneer. (2)
Similarities

Differences

3. Give an example of how pioneers preserved their food to

keep it from going bad. (1)

4. Name one challenge pioneers faced and what they did to

overcome it. (2)
Pioneer Challenge

Solution

5. Would you rather live now or then? Give a clear reason to

explain your thinking. (2)
I would rather live

because