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Social Studies Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following can we use to study history?

a)

Pictures

b)

Music

c)

Bones

d)

Clothing

e)

All of the above

2.

True or false: A written primary source is always written in the third-person.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

True or false: A primary source can be an artifact from the time an event happened.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which answer below best defines a secondary source?

a)

A secondary source is a letter or something someone made.

b)

A secondary source is a piece of clothing from ancient times.

c)

A secondary source is information from someone or something that did not experience an event first-hand.

d)

A secondary source is any living animal.

5.

Which of the following is an example of a primary source?

a)

A letter

b)

A journal entry

c)

A school textbook

d)

Both A and B.

6.

Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?

a)

An encyclopedia

b)

A newspaper article written while an event was happening

c)

A fossil

d)

A picture from the event

7.

Which vocabulary word matches this definition: being a member of a group who share the same culture, race, or nationality?

a)

nationality

b)

ethnicity

c)

race

d)

culture

8.

Which vocabulary word best matches this definition: opinions or traditions passed down from generation to generation

a)

values

b)

culture

c)

race

d)

beliefs

9.

Values are

a)

the worth or importance of things

b)

stuff that we believe

c)

how much things cost

d)

an advanced society

10.

Which vocabulary word best matches the definition: behavior shared by a group of people

a)

beliefs

b)

actions

c)

culture

d)

adverbs

11.

Select all of the primary sources:

a)

journal

b)

textbook

c)

biography

d)

autobiography

e)

clothing

12.

Select all of the secondary sources.

a)

diary entry

b)

autobiography

c)

biography

d)

newspaper article after the event

e)

encyclopedia

13.

Studying movement is important because...

a)

tells us what places are like

b)

it tells us how people danced

c)

it tells us how and why places are connected with one another

d)

it tells us where things are located

14.

Regions are different from location because...

a)

a location is a place and a region isn't

b)

a location isn't specific and a region is

c)

they're spelled differently

d)

a region has lots of locations in it that we can use to compare

15.

An advanced civilization is...

a)

a group of people with modern things for their time

b)

a group of people who live underground

c)

any place that doesn't have trees

d)

any group of aliens on another planet