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SOCIAL STUDIES 3 - 2ND TERM EXAM PRACTICE REVIEW

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The earliest civilization in the world developed was in the Indus Valley.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Teaching was very important in all early civilizations.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

People in the _____ used mud bricks to build their houses and cities.

a)

Sumerian and Indus Valley civilizations

b)

Dana and Indus Valley civilizations

c)

Sumerian and Chinese civilizations

d)

Egyptian and Indus Valley civilizations

4.

The Code of Er-Nammu is the earliest example of written laws.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The  number system in Sumer was based on _____.

a)

40

b)

30

c)

20

d)

60

6.

A medium -scale map shows a large area in less detail.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

It is a kind of map that shows a small area in a lot of detail.

a)

medium-scale map

b)

small-scale map

c)

large-scale map

d)

large-scale map

8.

A globe or the maps in a/an ___ are small-scale maps.

a)

territory

b)

atlas

c)

compass

d)

area

9.

A compass has a __, which is a thin magnet

a)

needle

b)

watch

c)

light

d)

battery

10.

These are group of buildings where people lived.

a)

villa

b)

settlements

c)

villages

d)

valleys

11.

In mountain areas, the houses are MOSTLY made from ____

a)

stone

b)

hay

c)

mud brick

d)

metal

12.

Dana is a small village near the city of At-Tafilah in ____.

a)

Jordan

b)

Brazil

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Yemen

13.

Many people believed that a large gorge, called ___, is one of Jordan’s loveliest villages.

a)

Wadi Waj

b)

Wadi Al Mathnah

c)

Wadi Dana

d)

Wadi Gorge

14.

The world’s oldest city that people still live in is Arbil in the South Kurdistan region of which country?

a)

Egypt

b)

Yemen

c)

Iraq

d)

Jordan

15.

These are important ingredients needed by crops to grow.

a)

water, sunshine, and fertilizer

b)

water, sunshine, and metals

c)

salt, sunshine, and fertilizer

d)

water, acid, and fertilizer

16.

Identify the image.

a)

harvesting

b)

hunting

c)

irrigation

d)

drilling

17.

Weather affects what we wear, eat, drink and activities.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

How many main points are there in a compass?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

4

d)

6

19.

Life changed completely because people learned to make tools and weapons from __

a)

wood

b)

stone

c)

bronze

d)

tin

20.

Identify the image.

a)

watch

b)

compass

c)

map

d)

globe

21.

Roquebrunne, in Sothern France was built on a hill surrounding the castle, so villagers were protected against ___

a)

explorers

b)

traders

c)

invaders

d)

hunters

22.
The bank is ____ of the pet store.
a)
East
b)
North
c)
West
d)
South
23.
What is a round model of the Earth called?
a)
Globe
b)
Map
c)
Continent
d)
GPS
24.
What is a flat drawing of a place on Earth called?
a)
Globe
b)
Map
c)
Virginia
25.

Where is the Police Station?

a)

North East

b)

South

c)

West

26.

Where is the Hospital?

a)

East

b)

North

c)

South West

27.

Where is the Garden?

a)

West

b)

South East

c)

North West

28.

Where is the School?

a)

South

b)

West

c)

North

29.

Where is the Fruit Stand?

a)

North

b)

North East

c)

South

30.

Where is the Library?

a)

North East

b)

North West

c)

South West

31.

Where is the Barn / Farm?

a)

East

b)

West

c)

South

32.

Where is the Park?

a)

West

b)

South East

c)

North

33.

What is this?

a)

A clock.

b)

A compass.

c)

A watch.

34.

Which direction is missing?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

Northwest

35.

Which direction is missing?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

Southeast

d)

South

36.

Which direction is missing?

a)

West

b)

Northwest

c)

North

37.

Which direction is missing?

a)

North

b)

Northeast

c)

Southwest

38.

Which direction is missing?

a)

South

b)

Northwest

c)

Southeast

39.

What is the function of a compass ?

a)

To play with

b)

To measure distance

c)

To tell direction

40.

When we use a compass the needle always points ___________.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

41.

Why is it important to learn about directions?

a)

to reach our destination easily

b)

to show us many places

c)

to travel many countries

42.

What can you know by using a compass?

a)

distance

b)

time

c)

direction

43.

The things that maps show are marked by ____.

a)

symbols

b)

legends

c)

compass

d)

direction

44.

He was a sailor and the first person to use compass to find his way in explorations.

a)

Zheng Hou

b)

Zheng Hi

c)

Zheng Hu

d)

Zheng He

45.

North -East (NE) is halfway between which primary directions?

a)

North and West

b)

South and East

c)

North and East

d)

North and South

46.

The village of Ingiriya, and its small market, grew where two roads meet in which country?

a)

Bangladesh

b)

Sri Lanka

c)

India

d)

Jordan

47.

In South Africa the villages are called ___.

a)

Kroals

b)

Kraals

c)

Krillls

d)

Krawls

48.

Some of the foods we eat comes from __ in our country.

a)

villages

b)

exports

c)

import

d)

farms

49.

Most of Egypt's food crops are grown near the _________

a)

Mississippi River

b)

River Dana

c)

River Ganges

d)

River Nile

50.

Identify the photo.

It refers to the fertile spot in a desert places where water can be found.

a)

ocean

b)

river

c)

oasis

d)

springs