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Notices from Tideglass Island

Read island community notices, compare two choices, and identify the mayor, governor and president and the level each one leads.

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: Social Studies
Question types: Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Short answer

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What students practice

Students identify the mayor, governor and president.
Students match each leader to local, state or national government.
Students use community choices to compare levels of government.

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Read the notices aloud or let students read them independently. Discuss how the size of the place in each notice helps identify the leader and level of government.

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CIV.2.4

Identify the mayor, governor and president and the level of government each one leads.

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Notices from Tideglass Island

Match community choices to the leaders who lead each level of government.

Read the island notices

Read the passage. Then answer the questions.

Three Notices at the Community Center

At the Tideglass Island community center, students read notices about choices for their island. Tideglass is a town in one state of the United States. One notice from Mayor Jo Ellis said town workers might repair the steps at the Tideglass pier. A mayor leads the local government of a city or town. Mayor Ellis works with town officials on choices for Tideglass.

Governor Luis Park's notice described a different choice: improving a ferry route that connects Tideglass with two other towns in the same state. A governor leads state government. State government serves people in all communities across the state, not just in Tideglass.

A third notice described a plan for one boat-safety rule in ports across the United States. The president leads the national government, also called the federal government. National government serves the whole country. The students noticed that leaders work at different levels: local for a town, state for a state, and national for a country.

What do the notices help the students compare?

A. Different routes for boats around one island
B. Leaders at local, state and national levels
C. Different jobs done by ferry workers
D. Ways to build three kinds of piers

Which leader is connected to repairing the steps at the Tideglass pier?

A. The president
B. Governor Luis Park
C. A national government worker
D. Mayor Jo Ellis

Why is Governor Luis Park a better match than Mayor Jo Ellis for the ferry route in the second notice?

A. The route connects several towns in one state.
B. The route stays next to one town pier.
C. The route reaches countries around the world.
D. The route is used by community center students.

Which pairing is correct?

A. Mayor Jo Ellis leads the national government.
B. Governor Luis Park leads the government of one town.
C. The president leads the national government.
D. Mayor Jo Ellis leads the government of the whole state.

Match each plan with the leader whose level of government fits it.

Repair steps at one Tideglass pier
Improve a ferry route among towns in the state
Set one boat-safety rule across the United States

A. The president
B. Mayor Jo Ellis
C. Governor Luis Park

Use the levels of government

Use the notices and the three levels of government to answer.

Circle the two clues that describe the national level of government.

It serves the whole United States.It leads the government of one town.It is led by the president.It works on the Tideglass pier.

A town on Tideglass Island wants to replace signs on one town trail. Which leader's level fits this choice?

A. The state governor's level
B. The national president's level
C. The local mayor's level
D. A level that serves many countries

The state plans a ferry schedule that connects four of its towns. Which leader is the best match?

A. The governor
B. The mayor of one town
C. The president
D. A town park worker

A plan would create one boat-safety rule for ports across the United States. Which leader's level fits this plan?

A. The mayor
B. The governor
C. A town council member
D. The president

10.

Which statement compares the mayor and the governor correctly?

A. The mayor leads a state, and the governor leads one town.
B. The mayor leads a town, and the governor leads a state.
C. The mayor and governor both lead the national government.
D. The mayor leads the country, and the governor leads one pier.

11.

A student says, “Because Tideglass is on an island, the president leads its town government.” Which answer corrects the mistake?

A. The president leads island towns because islands are separate.
B. The governor leads Tideglass because state leaders serve one town.
C. The mayor leads Tideglass's local government; being on an island does not change that.
D. The town council is national government because it meets in a community center.

12.

Underline the sentence that best shows why the ferry choice reaches beyond Tideglass.

Tideglass is a town in one state of the United States.The ferry route connects Tideglass with two other towns in the same state.Mayor Ellis works with town officials on choices for Tideglass.National government serves the whole country.

Explain your thinking

Write complete thoughts. Use details from the notices.

13.

Compare the first two choices in the notices. Name the leader and level of government that fit each choice.

14.

A classmate says the governor and president lead the same level because both serve more than one town. Explain why the classmate is mistaken. Use one detail from the notices.