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Texas in the 20th Century

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sally Ride was the first American________ astronaut in space.

a)

woman

b)

man

c)

teacher

d)

principal

2.

Barbara Jordan was good in _______, so she would be a good lawyer.

a)

cooking

b)

planning

c)

debating

d)

drawing

3.

Lyndon B. Johnson was one of the people who signed which document?

a)

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The New Deal Act

d)

Musebach Comanche Treaty

4.

What did Henry B. Gonzalez do during his career? He was _______

a)

A Civil Rights Leader

b)

A Translator

c)

A Lawyer

d)

All of the Above

5.

Texas is a leader because________

a)

it moves with the times in jobs, businesses, communities, and civil rights

b)

it stays doing the same thing for years

c)

it continues to use the railroad for business and only that

d)

people move away from TX

6.

Who was the first person to set foot on the moon?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

John Cena

c)

Lyndon B. Johnson

d)

Henry B. Gonzalez

7.

What word best describes this picture?

a)

technology

b)

vocabulary

c)

railroad

d)

community

8.

NASA is _____________

a)

on the moon

b)

where the space program trains astronauts and studies space

c)

the museum of Barbara Jordan is located

d)

where people can go to the moon and stay on vacation

9.

Technology is known as the ____________of the future.

a)

class

b)

industry

c)

food

d)

NASA

10.

Lyndon B. Johnson, Barbara Jordan, and Henry B. Gonzalez all_____

a)

helped the Civil Rights movement

b)

knew 4 languages

c)

became Presidents

d)

were teachers

11.

Which of the following will NOT be helpful in the future of TX industries?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

After WWII, Texas became a good state to move to because_____

a)

businesses were booming

b)

communities were beginning to grow

c)

people had new opportunities to make money

d)

All of the above

13.

Click on the ones that would be seen/studied in NASA.

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Which one is Sally Ride?

a)
b)
c)
d)