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5th Grade Social Studies Word Wall

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select a synonym for the word 'hostile'

a)

Angry

b)

Calm

c)

Nice

d)

Sad

2.

Select an antonym for the word 'intitally.'

a)

End

b)

Beginning

c)

Middle

d)

Never

3.

Select the best definition for the word, 'turmoil.'

a)

A situation of conflict and trouble

b)

A peaceful ceremony

c)

A type of cooking oil

d)

A type of party

4.

Choose the best definition for the word, 'governer.'

a)

An elected person who 'runs' or 'controls' a community or state

b)

An object that sets pace

c)

The president's assistant

d)

The king of a state

5.

Fill in the blank with the correct word:

The colony faced a _________ of food, and depended on Indians to feed them.

a)

Intially

b)

Scarcity

c)

Indentured

d)

Missionary

6.

Fill in the blank with the correct word:

Land and Gold were the two main ____________ for the Jamestown colonists to come to America.

a)

Motivations

b)

Patinas

c)

Circumnavigate

d)

Demands

7.

Sir Francis Drake was one of the few people to ___________ the globe in his ship.

a)

Travel

b)

Circumnavigate

c)

Patina

d)

Theory

8.

The rusty or built up surface of an object is called a

a)

Sponsor

b)

Colony

c)

Patina

d)

Copper

9.

The ________ colonists attacked the Native Americans when they stopped providing them with food.

a)

Scarce

b)

Motivated

c)

Exploring

d)

Hostile

10.

Determine the meaning of the underlined word in the following sentence by using context clues.


Indentured servants were shipped to Jamestown to farm tobacco until they worked off their debt.

a)

Someone who owes someone or something

b)

To have one's teeth removed

c)

A jagged surface

d)

A texture

11.

Determine the meaning of the underlined word in the following sentence by using context clues.


The archaeologist discovered several artifacts that told them that the Native Americans were skilled at creating pottery.

a)

Objects or fragments of objects left behind or buried after many years

b)

Pieces of art left over from the last 5 years

c)

Pieces of highly valuable treasure left by pirates

d)

Trash

12.

A ___________ is someone who pays or funds a person or a crew to do something.

a)

Parent

b)

Boss

c)

Servant

d)

Sponsor

13.

The growing need for people to grow tobacco, led to a demand for ______________ in Jamestown.

a)

Laborers

b)

Farmers

c)

Artists

d)

Plumbers

14.

The _________ for tobacco in England made the Jamestown farmers wealthy.

a)

Supply

b)

Demand

c)

System

d)

Stores

15.

A ___________ is a prediction or unproved idea about a topic.

a)

Dream

b)

Guess

c)

Theory

d)

Sponsor

16.

Select the best defintion for the word Entrepreneur.

a)

Someone who enters a room

b)

A person who starts a business

c)

A person who runs someone else's business

d)

A high paying job

17.

The ___________ factory has several different fabrics that they make.

a)

Fabric

b)

Textile

c)

Tile

d)

Rubber

18.

What does it mean to acquire something?

a)

Loose

b)

Gain

c)

Sell

d)

Steal

19.

The word prevalent is best used in which sentence

a)

The Indians were prevalent in the new world.

b)

The colonists were prevalent in the new world.

c)

The prevalent student was mean.

d)

The prevalent dog refused to share his toys.

20.

Choose the best definition for the word, 'commodity.'

a)

A highly desired item for trade or sale

b)

A common house where many people lived

c)

A type of corn grown for profit

d)

A place where common people celebrated holidays

21.

Choose a synonym for the word, 'clambered.'

a)

Desired

b)

Found

c)

Lost

d)

Hoped

22.

Fur trade began to ________ , or slowly decrease in the 1880s and many fur traders had to find other ways to earn a living.

a)

Shrink

b)

Wane

c)

Thin out

d)

Dissapear

23.

The skin, or the ____ of an animal was often harvested and sold to make hats or clothes for the colonists.

a)

Fur

b)

Pelt

c)

Hide

d)

skin

24.

Abridged means

a)

A shorter version of a longer story or passage

b)

A shortcut across a lake, using a bridge

c)

A type of bridge used by story writers when they loose inspiration

d)

The act of building a bridge across a busy intersection

25.

A body of land under the control of a government or ruler

a)

Ordinary

b)

Ordinance

c)

Parish

d)

Town

26.

The Sachem, or _______ of the Indians communicated with the colonists by means of a translator.

a)

Leader

b)

Follower

c)

Colonist

d)

Child

27.

To ensure the furtherance or ________________ of the success of the Mayflower Compact governing Plymouth colony,

a)

stopping

b)

continuation

c)

moving

d)

thwarting

28.

Choose the definition below that matches the meaning of contribute.

a)

To give something

b)

A dedication

c)

To loose a battle

d)

To win a battle

29.

The term, sovereign, refers to

a)

a supreme ruler, like a judge

b)

a supreme ruler, like a king or monarch

c)

a second level ruler, like a bishop

d)

a third level ruler, like a duke

30.

Choose the best definition for the underlined word in the reference sentence below by using context clues:


"Having undertaken for the Glory of God... [we] voyage to plant the first colony in the northern parts of Virginia..."

a)

To give up

b)

To commit and begin a task

c)

To steal

d)

To pray

31.

Choose the best synonym for the word, solemnly.

a)

Seriously

b)

Jokingly

c)

Amusingly

d)

Terrified

32.

When a person forms a covenant, they are

a)

Agreeing to something

b)

Breaking a promise

c)

Telling a lie

d)

Promising to pay someone back

33.

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the italicized word below:


When a government sets laws, they must make sure they are equal and just.

a)

Unfair

b)

Fair

c)

Poor

d)

Rich

34.

If something convenient, it is:

a)

hard or impossible

b)

difficult, or impossible

c)

easy or fits in with someone's plans

d)

tiresome

35.

When someone subscribes to something they are:

a)

to remove oneself from a situation

b)

signing up to a reoccurring product

c)

giving up on a task

d)

Ignoring a task

36.

Use context clues to determine the meaning of the underlined word in the following source sentence:


"The first enduring settlement in new England - the second in English America- resulted from the discontent of a congregation of Puritan separatists in England."

a)

short

b)

tall

c)

long-lasting

d)

brief

37.

Select the best synonym for the italicized word in the following statement.


The Quakers and the Puritans were discontent with the rule in Europe that they must belong to the Church of England so they set off to the New World to practice their own religion.

a)

happy

b)

angry

c)

unhappy

d)

volatile

38.

A _________________ of Puritan Separatists decided to leave Europe to settle in the New world.

a)

Bus

b)

congregation

c)

few people

d)

airplane full

39.

Choose the best word to fill in the blank.


"For years, Separatists had been periodically imprisoned and even ____________________, [or killed], for defying the government and the Church of England..."

a)

imprisoned

b)

executed

c)

drowned

d)

squashed

40.

Often we see words used in school work that also pop up in the more "fun" parts of life, like the word, interference, which can both be found in social studies and in a typical football game. Read both uses for the word interference below:

The football player illegally interfered with an opponent's ability to catch a kicked ball.

a)

to block, or the act of blocking

b)

to disrupt

c)

to climb

d)

to run