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WorksheetsSTAAR PRACTICE TEST
Total questions: 86
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
Which words correctly complete this excerpt?
1: chicken pox, 2: antibiotics
1: tuberculosis, 2: iron lung treatment
1: polio, 2: vaccines
1: whooping cough, 2: serum
Which of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?
Flash flooding and intense deforestation
Prolonged drought and poor farming practices
High winds and railroad construction
Severe heat and rapid suburban development
The passage of the pieces of legislation in this list resulted in —
the regulation of cabinet-level agencies
federal guarantees of income
limitations on government expenditures
the creation of programs to alleviate poverty
This photograph best illustrates the need in 1943 to —
maintain the country’s military and industrial production levels
increase the regulatory power of the War Production Board
outlaw closed-shop and collective-bargaining practices by labor unions
increase federal funding for the Manhattan Project
Why did gasoline prices spike during the 1970s and early 1980s?
A natural disaster impeded offshore drilling for oil.
Congress imposed new regulations on foreign energy companies.
Conflicts in the Middle East disrupted the distribution of oil.
Congress introduced new legislation to increase the fuel efficiency of vehicles
Which of the following best replaces the question mark in this list of information about Puerto Rico?
Became a U.S. state during the Reconstruction era
Was ceded to the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War
Signed an annexation treaty with the United States after World War I
Was promised U.S. military protection as part of Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points
Navajo soldiers made an important contribution to the Allied war effort during World War II by —
designing radar technology for submarines
flying bombing missions into enemy territory
encoding military communications for secure transmission
providing intelligence on enemy positions
Which factor links all of these modern innovations?
They are all products initially created for use in the U.S. communications industry
They each include material that was first grown on U.S. experimental farms in the late nineteenth century.
They each include technology that was originally developed for use in the U.S. space exploration program.
They are all special tools first created for U.S. transportation workers in the early twentieth century
Which agency name belongs on the blank line?
U.S. Geological Survey
National Park Service
Bureau of Reclamation
U.S. Border Patrol
The rights of citizens under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution were violated by the U.S. government when it authorized the establishment of —
internment camps for Japanese Americans
the Office of War Mobilization
nuclear test sites in Nevada
the Office of Price Administration
Which Soviet action led to the threat illustrated on this map?
The signing of an arms limitations treaty
Blockading foreign supply ships from entering the Caribbean
Closing the border between East and West Berlin
The placement of nuclear weapons installations in Cuba
Which example best defines a historical era?
A collection of art by a world-renowned artist
A period of time characterized by certain political, social, or economic events
A genre of music specific to a region of a country
A piece of landmark legislation passed during a congressional session
Which statement best explains one effect of the New Deal?
The federal government took control of public education and universities.
Corporations had to obtain permission from state governments before hiring workers.
Labor unions had to provide justification to state governments before conducting strikes
People relied more on the federal government for assistance.
What was one way the U.S. government responded to this combination of events?
Made labor unions illegal
Passed immigration restrictions
Implemented a military draft
Established a federal income tax
How did the invention shown in this patent illustration affect industry?
Machines needed to be repaired less frequently.
Products could be manufactured on an assembly line.
Businesses needed to hire skilled workers.
Factories could extend working hours.
How did President Bush attempt to complete the mission described above?
By overthrowing a dictator in North Korea
By fighting a global war on terrorism
By offering assistance to refugees escaping genocide
By supporting the Arab Spring movement
During the Progressive Era, one goal of state-level political reformers was to —
prevent party leaders from amending campaign platforms
increase the influence of business owners on regulatory legislation
promote the principle of direct democracy
limit the use of judicial review by circuit courts
Which of the following correctly completes this description?
North American Free Trade Agreement
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
This cartoon comments on tactics used to
secure the southern border of California
protect shipping lanes in the Great Lakes
create a defensive alliance with France
obtain control of the Panama Canal Zone
In this excerpt, Justice Harlan is warning against —
a civil service based on patronage rather than merit
allowing powerful monopolies to dominate interstate commerce
a lack of federal funding for essential transportation systems
allowing labor unions to interfere with production goals
As part of the Nixon administration’s policy of Vietnamization, the U.S. military
trained South Vietnamese forces to take over combat responsibilities from U.S. troops
shared military technology with North Vietnam
installed a puppet government in South Vietnam
imposed martial law in North Vietnam
What was the goal of the protests depicted on this map?
To pressure Congress to prohibit discrimination against disabled citizens
To demonstrate the economic impact of discriminatory practices on interstate transportation
To challenge the federal government to enforce Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation
To persuade states to abandon discriminatory voter-registration procedures
Which demographic change in the United States is most associated with this transformation?
Increased property values in rural areas
Increased life expectancy in urban areas
Increased birth rates in rural areas
Increased migration to urban areas
What was one impact of this ruling?
Impeachment procedures were redefined
Due process guidelines were reexamined.
Full faith and credit was reaffirmed.
State laws were deemed supreme over federal laws.
The event reported in this dispatch led directly to
the implementation of sanctions against Japan
U.S. entry into World War II
the establishment of the Truman Doctrine
U.S. annexation of Hawaii
How does this resolution demonstrate the principle of checks and balances?
It expands the power of judicial review to military courts.
It allows the executive to determine the length of military conflicts.
It allows Congress to limit the military authority of the executive branch.
It gives Congress oversight of military strategy and operations.
Some of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs were declared unconstitutional when the Supreme Court held that they —
infringed on powers reserved to the states
granted privileges to religious organizations
required U.S. cooperation with foreign nations
prevented equal access to the judicial system
These demands most reflected the concerns of —
small farmers in need of affordable credit
robber barons pursuing higher profits
prominent bankers who controlled the money supply
immigrant workers seeking economic justice
One action that influenced the U.S.-Soviet signing of the SALT I treaty in 1972 was President Richard Nixon’s —
opening of diplomatic relations with China
involvement in the Watergate scandal
support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War
withdrawal of military forces from Vietnam
What was the primary goal of discussions between these two leaders?
To recognize the independence of former satellite states
To reach a formal agreement on weapons control
To negotiate the reunification of Germany
To develop a global environmental-protection policy
President Eisenhower exercised his federal authority in an effort to —
ensure the safety of protesters at lunch counter sit-ins
end the violence directed against the Freedom Riders
enforce a ruling to desegregate public schools
protect citizens from rioting spurred by Ku Klux Klan rallies
These lyrics are representative of a movement that culminated in a constitutional amendment during the —
Harlem Renaissance
New Deal
Reconstruction Era
Progressive Era
This cartoon depicts President Woodrow Wilson calling on Congress to —
ratify the Treaty of Versailles
issue a declaration of war against Germany
authorize the use of funds to support Russian revolutionaries
enact trade sanctions against Germany
Who is described in the obituary above?
Jacqueline Kennedy
Mamie Eisenhower
Eleanor Roosevelt
Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson
Which factor contributed most to the flooding in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina?
The location of the surrounding barrier islands
The city’s low elevation
The presence of offshore oil rigs
The buildup of silt in the Mississippi
Which word best explains the changes shown in these photographs?
Immigration
Assimilation
Nullification
Nativism
When did it happen?
When did it happen?
When did it happen?
When did it happen?
Which Andrew Carnegie quotation best explains why he funded libraries like the one in this photograph?
"Under the law of competition, the employer of thousands is forced into the strictest economies, . . . and often there is friction between the employer and the employed."
“The price which society pays for the law of competition, like the price it pays for cheap comforts and luxuries, is . . . great.”
“The best means of benefiting the community is to place within its reach the ladders upon which the aspiring can rise.”
“This, then, is . . . the duty of the man of wealth: To set an example of modest, unostentatious living, shunning display or extravagance.”
Why did Chicano migrant workers establish the United Farm Workers?
To exert influence on foreign policy
To obtain fair wages and improve labor conditions
To attain the right to vote in federal elections
To change citizenship requirements
What was the initial response of the U.S. government to the attacks of September 11, 2001?
To impose economic sanctions on Libya for sponsoring terrorist activities
To begin military operations in Afghanistan
To reopen military bases in Europe that had been closed after the Cold War
To form a coalition to eliminate training bases in Pakistan
The primary objective of the Dawes Act was to -
promote cultural assimilation of American Indians
turn American Indian reservations into corporate farmland
end warfare between American Indians and the U.S. military
promote American Indian investment in private industry
The event described in this headline resulted in -
decreased federal funding of student loans
increased support for the antiwar movement
the reinstatement of the draft
an end to federal investigations of student organizations
Which theme formed the basis of the Chicano Mural Movement?
environmental preservation
assimilation
education
cultural pride
Which technological advance from World War II fulfilled this mission?
Sonar
Jet engines
Radar
Cipher machines
Which government action was intended to ensure that African Americans could exercise their Fifteenth Amendment rights?
The Supreme Court decision in Sweatt v. Painter
The executive order to desegregate the U.S. Army
The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
Which of these factors contributed most to the Dust Bowl?
Flash flooding and intense deforestation
Prolonged drought and poor farming practices
High winds and railroad construction
Severe heat and rapid suburban development
The passage of the pieces of legislation in this list resulted in -
the regulation of cabinet-level agencies
federal guarantees of income
limitations on government expenditures
the creation of programs to alleviate poverty
The issue addressed in this political cartoon was later settled by -
the creation of the Temperance Society
the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment
the initiation of the Settlement House movement
the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment
This photograph best illustrates the need in 1943 to -
maintain the country's military and industrial production levels
increase the regulatory power of the War Production Board
outlaw closed-shop and collective-bargaining practices by labor union
increase federal funding for the Manhattan Project
Why did gasoline prices spike during the 1970s and early 1980s?
A natural disaster impeded offshore drilling for oil.
Congress imposed new regulations on foreign energy companies.
Conflicts in the Middle East disrupted the distribution of oil.
Congress introduced new legislation to increase the fuel efficiency of vehicles.
Which of the following best replaces the question mark in this list of information about Puerto Rico?
Became a U.S. state during the Reconstruction era
Was ceded to the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War
Signed an annexation treaty with the United States after World War I
Was promised U.S. military protection as part of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points
Which agency name begins on the blank line?
U.S. Geological Survey
National Park Service
Bureau of Reclamation
U.S. Border Patrol
The rights of citizens under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution were violated by the U.S. government when it authorized the establishment of -
internment camps for Japanese Americans
the Office of War Mobilization
nuclear test sites in Nevada
the Office of Price Administration
