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4th Grade Social Studies QSE1 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

What important patriotic symbol can be found on the Texas state flag, the state seal and the commemorative quarter for Texas?

a)

The bluebonnet- flower

b)

The Lone Star

c)

The Longhorn-cattle

d)

The state food

2.

The Six Flags over Texas represents-

a)

The six nations that have controlled the territory of Texas

b)

The six countries that trade the most with Texas.

c)

The six presidents of the States of Texas

d)

The six cultures that are living in Texas

3.

What is the importance of studying the Six Flags over Texas?

a)

To know how Texas can become it's own country again

b)

To prevent other nations from taking over Texas

c)

To understand the history and diversity of Texas.

d)

To determine why Texas needs to change its name.

4.

What does this landmark represent?

a)

The courage of Texans during the Texas Revolution

b)

The first successful Spanish mission in Texas.

c)

The noble spirit of the Republic of Texas

d)

The six countries that have ruled parts of Texas

5.

Based on this Texas landmark, which of the following conclusions can be made?

a)

Texas wants to maintain its status as the best state in the United States.

b)

Texas is still angry at Mexico over the Texas Revolution.

c)

Texas likes to make everything bigger and better than any other state.

d)

Texas honors its history and the impact it has on its culture.

6.

__________?__________

-The power to serve as the chief executive of the state

-The power to act as commander in chief of the military forces in the state

-Thepower to pardon convicted criminals


WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE THE BEST TITLE FOR THE LIST ABOVE?

a)

Powers of the Texas Supreme Court

b)

Powers of the Texas Senate

c)

Powers of the Governor of Texas

d)

Powers of the Texas House of Representatives

7.

The elected leader of the cities in Texas is known as the -

a)

Mayor

b)

President

c)

Senator

d)

Judge

8.

What is the main function of the leaders described in the excerpt above?

a)

To make state laws

b)

To enforce state laws

c)

To apply laws to specific cases

d)

To compare state and federal laws

9.

The NASA Space Center in Houston is named after a United States President from Texas. After which of the following individuals is it named?

a)

John Cornyn

b)

Lyndon B. Johnson

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Rick Perry

10.

George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush


What do the two people above have in common?

a)

They are both generals who won historical battles for Texas.

b)

They are both former Presidents of the Republic of Texas.

c)

They are both United States Senators that were born in the same family.

d)

They are both Presidents of the United States that called Texas their home.

11.

What have the residents of Galveston done to help protect the city's houses and other buildings from hurricanes?

a)

Built a high seawall

b)

Moved farther inland

c)

Designed lower buildings

d)

Learned to avoid hurricanes

12.

___________?___________

-timber clearing

-wetlands drainage

-energy production


What would be the best title for the list above?

a)

Ways to Improve animal life in Texas

b)

Modifications of the Environment in Texas

c)

Resources for building homes in Texas

d)

Negative effects of Pollution in Texas

13.

Which two actions caused most of the forests in Texas to be destroyed?

a)

Building Railroads, channels and canals

b)

The need for new elk and deer habitats

c)

The lumber industry and clearing land for oil fields

d)

The growth of cities and the drainage of swamps

14.

How has modifying the environment helped people in Texas?

a)

Cutting through the mountain ranges decreased the availability of water to animals.

b)

People cut trees to reduce the amount of pollution in the air.

c)

The removal of soil to build roads prevented flooding from occurring.

d)

New businesses have developed due to easy transportation of goods.

15.

Which example could be added to the list above?

a)

Farming to produce more food.

b)

Moving goods faster and easier by building roads.

c)

Creating jobs and businesses from trading.

d)

Plant and soil destruction from clearing timber.

16.

Which region is located in the shaded area above?

a)

North Central Plains region

b)

Coastal Plains region

c)

Mountains and Basin region

d)

Great Plains region

17.

Houston is a major center in the Coastal Plains region for trade with other countries because it has-

a)

access to a port on the Gulf of Mexico

b)

rolling hills and grasslands

c)

good farmland nearby

d)

access to the Rio Grande River

18.

Which of the following regions has the most rainfall?

a)

Mountains and Basin region

b)

Coastal Plains region

c)

North Central Plains region

d)

Great Plains region

19.

The list above best describes which region?

a)

Mountains and Basin region

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains region

d)

Great Plains region

20.

One way that the Coastal Plains and the Great Plains regions of Texas are similar is that both-

a)

have direct access to the Gulf of Mexico

b)

have significant mineral deposits of gold and silver

c)

are home to most of the state's farms and ranches

d)

have similar amount of average annual rainfall