Grade 4 Community Needs and Wants Quiz with Answers.

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🏘️ Community: A group of people living in the same area.
• ✅ Needs: Things that are essential for survival, like food, water, shelter, and clothing.
• 🎁 Wants: Things that people desire but are not essential for survival, like toys, video games, or fancy cars.
• 🏫 Community Needs: Things like schools, hospitals, roads, and public safety.
• 🌳 Community Wants: Things like parks, swimming pools, movie theaters and nice restaurants.
• 🤝 Meeting Needs and Wants: Communities use taxes and fundraising to pay for needs and wants.
• 🗳️ Community Input: Citizens can voice their opinions on what the community should prioritize through voting and public meetings.

📝 Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following is a need for a community?
   1. A) A new movie theater
   2. B) A public library
   3. C) A private swimming pool
   4. D) A brand new gaming console


2. Which of the following is a want in a community?
   1. A) A hospital
   2. B) A fire station
   3. C) A water treatment plant
   4. D) A skate park


3. What is the main way communities pay for essential services like schools and roads?
   1. A) Bake sales
   2. B) Garage sales
   3. C) Taxes
   4. D) Raffles


4. Food, water and shelter are examples of:
   1. A) Luxury items
   2. B) Needs
   3. C) Wants
   4. D) Entertainment


5. Which of the following is most likely a community need?
   1. A) A water park
   2. B) A police station
   3. C) A candy store
   4. D) A fancy restaurant


6. Voting in local elections helps citizens communicate what?
   1. A) Their favorite color
   2. B) Community needs and wants
   3. C) The weather forecast
   4. D) The price of video games


7. Which is an example of something a community does to address needs and wants?
   1. A) Builds more houses
   2. B) Opens a new grocery store
   3. C) Constructs a new road
   4. D) All of the above