T3.2.1 How citizens improve their communities Quiz: KS3 Citizenship, Unit 3

The 20 questions

1. What is one way citizens can improve their local community?

   • Taking part in a litter-picking or clean-up day
   • Ignoring local problems because they seem too large for one person to solve
   • Refusing to speak to neighbours about shared problems in the street
   • Blocking public footpaths to protest about a planning decision

2. Which of these is an example of citizens working together to improve a community?

   • Neighbours avoiding all contact
   • Residents refusing to share information about a local problem
   • Residents organising a summer fete to raise money for the local park
   • A single person deciding on local planning without consultation

3. Why might a community group run a fundraising event?

   • To raise money for a project that will benefit the local area
   • To pay the salaries of national MPs who represent the area in Parliament
   • To buy seats in the House of Lords for the group's most senior members
   • To fund the courts and their running costs in the local area each year

4. Which of these is a way to take part in local decision-making?

   • Choosing the Lord Chancellor from among the members of the local council
   • Sitting in the Supreme Court to hear the most serious appeals in the UK
   • Writing national laws alone, without consulting anyone else in the community
   • Attending a public meeting about a planned change to a local park

5. A group of pupils wants a new bench in the school grounds. What is the most effective first step?

   • Complain to the local police about the school grounds and its equipment
   • Build the bench without telling anyone so that it is a surprise for the school
   • Ask the monarch to approve the bench before anyone else is consulted
   • Put a clear proposal to the school council with reasons and costs

6. Which of these is a benefit of working together in a community?

   • Decisions can be made without anyone else's views being taken into account
   • Problems can be solved more effectively with shared effort and ideas
   • Each person can avoid responsibility for shared issues by leaving them to others
   • Community spirit is reduced when people try to work on problems together

7. Why is community cohesion important?

   • It means everyone must think exactly the same way about every local issue
   • It allows the government to ignore local views when it makes decisions
   • It stops people from voting in local and national elections in their area
   • It helps people from different backgrounds to get along and share responsibility

8. Which of these would be an example of a citizen improving their community through a petition?

   • Posting rumours about council staff to put pressure on the council
   • Collecting signatures to ask the council to repair a dangerous footpath
   • Breaking the footpath to force repairs by the council
   • Refusing to pay council tax to force repairs to the footpath

9. What is a 'residents' association'?

   • A government department for housing that is run by the local council
   • A court that hears residents' complaints about local services in each area
   • A group of local people who work together on issues affecting their area
   • A political party for local elections that stands candidates in each ward

10. Why might a community clean-up improve a neighbourhood?

    • It can reduce litter and make the area safer and more pleasant for residents
    • It stops all crime immediately across the whole neighbourhood and its streets
    • It changes national laws on litter and rubbish disposal across the country
    • It increases the number of MPs elected to represent the area in Parliament

11. Which of these is a way a community can support its older residents?

    • Ignoring their needs
    • Charging them extra for local services
    • Setting up a volunteer befriending scheme
    • Moving older residents out of the area

12. Which of these is an example of citizens taking action that involves responsibility to others?

    • Checking on a neighbour who lives alone during bad weather
    • Keeping important local information private
    • Taking more than a fair share of community resources
    • Telling others to avoid the local park

13. A community wants to improve road safety outside a school. Which approach is most likely to succeed?

    • Asking the police to change the speed limit alone, without involving the council
    • Gathering evidence, talking to the council and proposing solutions such as a crossing
    • Ignoring the problem until someone is injured on the road outside the school
    • Closing the road without permission from the council or the police

14. Why do communities benefit when residents share their skills?

    • Skills reduce the need for any community activity, because experts do all the work
    • Only experts can help the community, so others should stay out of its projects
    • Skills must be kept secret so that they are not shared with other people
    • Shared skills help the community solve problems and support each other

15. Which of these is a practical way to get involved in a local project?

    • Refusing to take part in local decisions because they feel their views will not matter
    • Waiting for the council to act without giving any input to its consultations
    • Only reading about local issues online without speaking to anyone in the area
    • Joining a volunteer group that plans and runs a community event

16. What is meant by 'civic participation'?

    • Taking an active part in the life and decisions of your community
    • Being a member of the monarch's household and attending royal events
    • Serving in the armed forces only, as the most direct form of public service
    • Only voting in general elections, which is the sole way to take part

17. Which of these best shows respect for others when working in a community?

    • Excluding people who disagree from the discussion and the vote
    • Insisting that only your views count when the group makes a decision
    • Listening to different views before making a decision
    • Making decisions without telling anyone in the community what has been agreed

18. Why is it useful for a community to have a community noticeboard or newsletter?

    • It keeps residents informed and helps them take part in local life
    • It replaces the need for local councils to provide services in the area
    • It allows the monarch to choose local MPs through the community's newsletter
    • It stops residents from raising concerns about the decisions made locally

19. Which of these is an example of a 'local action' that helps a national issue?

    • A town passing its own national laws that apply across the country
    • Local volunteers collecting food for a national appeal
    • A village deciding national foreign policy on behalf of the government
    • Local councils setting national tax rates for the whole country each year

20. Which factor is most likely to help a community plan a successful project?

    • Relying on one person to do everything so that the group runs smoothly
    • Clear goals, shared responsibilities and regular communication
    • Keeping every decision secret so that no one can challenge it later
    • Ignoring the needs of local people when planning the project

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