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Unit 5 Social Studies Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When you do something in the present, you do it:

a)

later

b)

tomorrow

c)

now

d)

yesterday

2.

How did the boll weevil change the history of Enterprise, Alabama?

a)

People planted peanuts after the boll weevil destroyed the cotton they grew.

b)

Many people started to eat boll weevils after the insect destroyed their other food crops.

c)

Most residents moved out west because the boll weevil made their town unlivable.

d)

People made their houses out of different materials to keep the boll weevil out.

3.

Which event happened first on the timeline?

a)

The Statue of Liberty was built.

b)

The carving of Mt. Rushmore began.

c)

The Lincoln Memorial was finished.

d)

The Liberty Bell was made.

4.

Which pair of items shows a primary source followed by a secondary source?

a)

A photograph of an event and a letter.

b)

A textbook and a drawing of an event.

c)

A painting of an event and a biography.

d)

An encyclopedia and a diary.

5.

Which part of your social studies book would you use to look up the meaning of the word region?

a)

Table of Contents

b)

Web page

c)

Index

d)

Glossary

6.

____________ showed good citizenship when she spoke out against England's rule.

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Wilma Mankiller

c)

Abigail Adams

d)

Sacagawea

7.

Why is John Hancock important to our country's history?

a)

He led the American army in the American Revolution.

b)

He was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.

c)

He wrote the Declaration of Independence.

d)

He was our country's first president.

8.

If you drew a route from the East to the West on a map of the United States, which of the following might it show?

a)

The route that explorers took.

b)

The route that the pioneers took.

c)

The route that the Cherokee took.

d)

All of the answers.

9.

Read the passage. Then answer the question.


Technology has changed a lot over time. It has changed the way we live and work. Long ago, Pony Express riders carried messages on horseback. In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Today, we use cell phones to make phone calls.


What other event could be added to the text to show how technology made communication easier?

a)

The Wright brothers invented the airplane.

b)

Henry Ford improved how cars are made.

c)

Thomas Edison invented a new light bulb.

d)

Samuel Morse improved the telegraph.

10.

How did George Washington Carver show inventiveness?

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