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Social Studies CBA Review March FVE

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who uses his art to connect people to their African-American culture?

a)

Tomie dePaola

b)

Kadir Nelson

c)

Bill Gates

d)

Jonas Salk

2.

Who wrote the book, Strega Nona, and uses his Italian heritage in his stories?

a)

Tomie dePaola

b)

Kadir Nelson

c)

Bill Gates

d)

James A. Lovell

3.

Who used her paintings as illustrations in books that celebrated Mexican-American culture?

a)

Laura Ingalls Wilder

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Maria Mitchell

d)

Carmen Lomas Garza

4.

Who wrote autobiographical books about being a pioneer as a child?

a)

Carmen Lomas Garza

b)

Laura Ingalls Wilder

c)

Maria Mitchell

d)

Harriet Tubman

5.

Who was the scientist who created the Polio vaccine?

a)

Jonas Salk

b)

Cyrus McCormick

c)

Bill Gates

d)

James A. Lovell

6.

Whose invention made it easier and faster for farmers to harvest their cotton crops?

a)

James A. Lovell

b)

Cyrus McCormick

c)

Jonas Salk

d)

Bill Gates

7.

What scientific breakthrough made milk safer to drink?

a)

vaccines

b)

computers

c)

mechanical reaper

d)

pasteurization

8.

How do vaccines help society?

a)

They help people use computers more easily

b)

They make milk safer to drink by removing bacteria

c)

They keep people from getting sick from diseases

d)

They celebrate culture

9.

Who made computer technology easier and cheaper for people to use?

a)

James A. Lovell

b)

Todd Beamer

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Bill Gates

10.

What do Kwanzaa and Hanukkah have in common?

a)

They both light candles in their celebrations

b)

They both have a game using a dreidel

c)

They both celebrate the harvest

d)

They both have latkes, or potato pancakes, as one of their special dishes

11.

Choose all that would usually be done at a traditional Christmas celebration.

a)

decorating a tree

b)

hanging stockings

c)

going to a Christmas Eve church service

d)

Playing the dreidel game

e)

lighting green, black, and red candles for your heritage

12.

Who was a doctor in the army, created the G.I. Bill, and worked for the rights of Mexican-Americans?

a)

James A. Lovell

b)

Todd Beamer

c)

Hector P. Garcia

d)

Tomie dePaola

13.

What were the qualities of the 4 Chaplains that made them heroes?

a)

cowardly, nice, worried

b)

brave, heroic, selfish

c)

brave, selfless, sacrificing

d)

selfish and mean

14.

Click on the following people who were heroes. Think about why each one is heroic.

a)

Carmen Lomas Garza

b)

Hector P. Garcia

c)

James A. Lovell

d)

Cyrus McCormick

e)

Harriet Tubman

15.

Who was a slave who freed herself, then using the Underground Railroad, freed more than 300 slaves?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Laura Ingalls Wilder

c)

Carmen Lomas Garza

d)

Maria Mitchell

16.

What is a heroic deed?

a)

A vaccine

b)

A deed that you do where you put the safety of others before yourself.

c)

A deed that you do where you put the safety of yourself before others.

d)

Being a superhero

17.

How has communication changed since computers became affordable and easy to use?

a)

We have to write letters to communicate that take a week to get across the country.

b)

We have to use the Pony Express.

c)

We can email, text, and call people on the phone.

d)

We have to use Morse code

18.

How was Todd Beamer heroic?

a)

 He helped bring down Flight 93 during the 9/11 terrorist activities, preventing it from striking its intended target.

b)

He helped people escape slavery in the South and travel safely to the north into Canada before the Civil War.

c)

He was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence freeing the American colonies from Great Britain’s rule.

d)

He was the first African American child to attend an all white school in 1960 despite the protests surrounding it.

19.

How was James Lovell heroic?

a)

He was one of the first astronauts and was on the first flight around the moon.

b)

He landed on the moon.

c)

He was a doctor who helped Mexican-Americans.

d)

He freed slaves.

20.

Choose all the ways that Helen Keller overcame adversity and helped others.

a)

She graduated from college.

b)

She was able to speak, read, and write even though she became deaf and blind as a young child.

c)

She advocated for the rights of women and the poor.

d)

She gave lectures and classes.

e)

She founded the American Red Cross.

21.

Who created the American Red Cross, a civic organization that helps others during disasters?

a)

Ruby Bridges

b)

Helen Keller

c)

Clara Barton

d)

Carmen Lomas Garza

22.

Who was the 6-year-old African-American girl who integrated into an all-white school?

a)

Laura Ingalls Wilder

b)

Clara Barton

c)

Ruby Bridges

d)

Helen Keller

23.

What does a civic organization like the American Red Cross do?

a)

Create vaccines.

b)

Fight for our country.

c)

Help others.

d)

Raise money for themselves.

24.

What does the legislative branch do and how are they chosen?

a)

Enforces laws,

elected

b)

Makes laws,

elected

c)

Decides if laws are fair, elected

d)

decides if laws are fair, appointed

25.

Who makes up the executive branch of the government and how are they elected?

a)

President; electoral college (voted by US residents)

b)

Congress; appointed

c)

Supreme Court; appointed

d)

President; appointed