Unit 6 Social Studies Test

How are the writings of Tomie dePaola significant to his cultural heritage?

• They are about the life and adventures of others.

• They are about lives and legends from his Italian-Irish culture.

• They were written to teach children skills such as the alphabet.

• They tell about his experience making books.

This mura below is located on the wall of Georgia’s Farmers’ Market in Plano, Texas. The artist has designed and painted several murals in the North Texas area. What is significant about this piece of art to the cultural heritage of Plano?

• The artwork is located on a street.

• The city’s name is included on the mural.

• The artist is from the community.

• The artwork shows images of ways of life in Plano’s past.

The information in the box describes Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 

Determine which statement explains why this day is dedicated to him.

• Martin Luther King Jr. was an important leader who worked to get African Americans the same rights as other Americans.

• It is a day when people serve others as a way to remember Dr. King.

• Dr. King used ideas from Mahatma Gandhi from India who believed that people should not use violence.

• On that day, people do not go to school or work.

Identify the different cultural celebrations within the United States.

Choose the correct answer from below that matches the celebration of Independence Day.

• is a U.S. holiday that celebrates the end of slavery where people honor their ancestors who were slaves.

•  is celebrated for five days and marks the start of the new year.

• is a celebration of the United States gaining its independence.

• celebrates a special victory over the battle that broke out in Puebla, Mexico, on May 5, 1862.

Identify the different cultural celebrations within the United States.

Choose the correct answer from below that matches the celebration of Juneteenth.

• is a U.S. holiday that celebrates the end of slavery where people honor their ancestors who were slaves.

•  is celebrated for five days and marks the start of the new year.

• is a celebration of the United States gaining its independence.

• celebrates a special victory over the battle that broke out in Puebla, Mexico, on May 5, 1862.

Identify the different cultural celebrations within the United States.

Choose the correct answer from below that matches the celebration of Diwali.

• is a U.S. holiday that celebrates the end of slavery where people honor their ancestors who were slaves.

•  is celebrated for five days and marks the start of the new year.

• is a celebration of the United States gaining its independence.

• celebrates a special victory over the battle that broke out in Puebla, Mexico, on May 5, 1862.

Identify the different cultural celebrations within the United States.

Choose the correct answer from below that matches the celebration of Cinco de Mayo.

• is a U.S. holiday that celebrates the end of slavery where people honor their ancestors who were slaves.

•  is celebrated for five days and marks the start of the new year.

• is a celebration of the United States gaining its independence.

• celebrates a special victory over the battle that broke out in Puebla, Mexico, on May 5, 1862.

Duncan Tonatiuh shared the cultural heritage of their communities through stories, poems, statues and painting.

Determine the contribution that belong to the writer/artist .

• a book called Dear Primo: a Letter to My Cousin

• a painting named Cumpleanos

• a poem called “The Dancer”

• a poem called “We Are Trees”

• a painting named Clean Cotton

Kadir Nelson shared the cultural heritage of their communities through stories, poems, statues and painting.

Determine the contribution that belong to the writer/artist .

• a book called Dear Primo: a Letter to My Cousin

• a painting named Cumpleanos

• a poem called “The Dancer”

• a poem called “We Are Trees”

• a painting named Clean Cotton

Carmen Lomas Garza shared the cultural heritage of their communities through stories, poems, statues and painting.

Determine the contribution that belong to the writer/artist .

• a book called Dear Primo: a Letter to My Cousin

• a painting named Cumpleanos

• a poem called “The Dancer”

• a poem called “We Are Trees”

• a painting named Clean Cotton