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SS Unit 2

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does it mean to recycle?

a)

to use a natural resource

b)

to create a landfill

c)

to throw away garbage

d)

to use something over again

2.

How can you tell whether a resource is renewable?

a)

A renewable resource is only found in North America.

b)

A renewable resource can be made or grown again.

c)

A renewable resource takes thousands of years to replace.

d)

A renewable resource is always burned for fuel.

3.

Which is an example of a renewable resource?

a)

coal

b)

oil

c)

trees

d)

minerals

4.

Which of the following is a mineral?

a)

copper

b)

coal

c)

crops

d)

trees

5.

Roads, buildings, and bridges are all examples of what?

a)

natural resources

b)

human features added to the environment

c)

recycled materials

d)

renewable resources

6.

Which of the following is a human feature?

a)

mountain

b)

plateau

c)

lake

d)

skyscraper

7.

How can a student be a good citizen at school?

a)

follow the rules in the classroom

b)

work in the principal's office

c)

eat in the cafeteria

d)

obey other students

8.

What is part of culture?

a)

clothing

b)

languages

c)

holiday

d)

all of the above

9.

Traditional dances, telling fables and going to church are all part of

a)

expressing our culture

b)

artwork

c)

national landmarks

d)

hobbies

10.

Why is it important for citizens to obey the law?

a)

so they can face bad consequences

b)

so they do not have to pay a special tax

c)

so they can live in a safe environment

d)

so they can move to another country

11.

What does freedom of the press allow citizens to do?

a)

practice any religion

b)

write their opinions in a newspaper

c)

say only good things about the government

d)

gather with other citizens

12.

What does freedom of assembly allow citizens to do?

a)

practice any religion

b)

write their opinions in the newspaper

c)

say only good things about the government

d)

gather with other citizens

13.

What is one way that people can promise to be loyal to the United States?

a)

visit the Lincoln Memorial

b)

say the Pledge of Allegiance

c)

sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" loudly

d)

ring the Liberty Bell

14.

What are the three branches of our government?

a)

county, city, town

b)

Parliament, prime minister, Cabinet

c)

legislative, executive, judicial

d)

local, state, national

15.

What is one idea that the Statue of Liberty reminds people of?

a)

the friendship between the US and Asia

b)

the freedom offered to immigrants coming to live in the US

c)

the need to sail in the harbor carefully

d)

the fact that the world has many cultures

16.

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from _________.

a)

France

b)

China

c)

Brazil

d)

Kenya

17.

Who buys goods that people create?

a)

barterers

b)

producers

c)

manufacturers

d)

consumers

18.

Trucks, airplanes and ___________ are some of the types of transportation for moving goods.

a)

skateboards

b)

covered wagons

c)

trains

d)

the Internet

19.

What is it called when a company in the United States sends goods to other countries to sell?

a)

e-mailing

b)

importing

c)

exporting

d)

manufacturing

20.

How do most people get most of the goods they need?

a)

by producing the goods themselves

b)

by bartering for the goods

c)

by buying the goods with their income

d)

by trading for the goods with something they own

21.

Which of the following is an example of a good?

a)

pencil

b)

iPad

c)

desk

d)

all of the above

22.

Which of the following is an example of a service?

a)

haircut

b)

bucket of paint

c)

computer

d)

none of the above