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Social Studies Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Henry Ford is an American entrepreneur who started a company to produce

a)

cookies

b)

computers

c)

automobiles

d)

all of the above

2.

If Sarah buys a pair of shoes for $10.00 and sells them for $18.00 she will make a —

a)

service

b)

donation

c)

sale

d)

profit

3.

-Grandson of a Freed Slave

-Worked for Free Public Schools

-Early Abolitionist

-Surveyor

Who am I?

a)

Daniel Boone

b)

Juan de Onate

c)

Benjamin Banneker

d)

Pierre Charles L'Enfant

4.

"The color of the skin is in no way connected to the strength of the mind or intellectual powers." Benjamin Banneker

The quote above tells you that Benjamin Banneker believed which of the following?

a)

All people are equal

b)

Some people are smart

c)

Some people are better than others

d)

None of the above

5.

- Opened First Public Library in America

- Started First Volunteer Fire Station in America

- Newspaper Publisher

- Member of Constitutional Convention

Who am I?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Daniel Boone

c)

Juan de Onate

d)

Pierre Charles L'Enfant

6.

Who was Pierre Charles L'Enfant?

a)

the person who explored the Louisiana Purchase

b)

the man who started the government

c)

the person who planned Washington, D.C.

d)

the man who discovered America

7.

Why are vaccines important?

a)

They give us the vitamins we need.

b)

They keep us from getting dangerous diseases.

c)

They remind us when it is time to go to the doctor.

d)

They help us eat a balanced diet.

8.

Which of the following is the term for making foods safer?

a)

persuasion

b)

erosion

c)

evaporation

d)

pasteurization

9.

How has the invention of the computer helped people?

a)

to communicate with others

b)

to get information

c)

to be entertained

d)

All of the above

10.

Who was the doctor that developed a vaccine for polio?

a)

Henry Ford

b)

Maria Mitchell

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Jonas Salk

11.

Think of your community and how it has changed since it began.


– Write THREE things that your community used to have but does not have anymore.

4 lines
12.

Think of your community and how it has changed since it began.


– Write THREE things that are new to your community since it began.

4 lines
13.

Think of your community and how it has changed since it began.


– Write THREE things that have stayed the same since your community began.

4 lines