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Question Bank for Grade 4 Social Studies

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was jailed for 1 1/2 years and also brought the Old 300 to help colonize Texas (Father of Texas)?

a)

William B Travis

b)

Sam Houston

c)

Stephen F. Austin

d)

Jose Antonio Navarro

2.

Select all the causes of the Texas Revolution.

Taxes, No Slaves Allowed, Must be Catholic

a)

Taxes

b)

No slavery

c)

Must be Catholic

d)

Must eat Mexican food

3.

What document did Texians and Tejanos sign that declared Texas a free country?

a)

The Spanish Constitution

b)

The Treaties of Velasco

c)

The Texas Declaration of Independence

d)

The Republic of Texas Constitution

4.

(a)   led Mexican troops through Texas, Ordered the massacre of Texian soldiers, President of Mexico, Led the Mexican troops at the Alamo

5.

Read all the facts.

*13 Day Siege

*The Mexican Army won

*Became a symbol of freedom

*189 Texians vs thousands of Mexicans

What event is being descbribed?

a)

The Cannon at Gonzales

b)

The Alamo

c)

The Battle at San Jacinto

d)

The Goliad Massacre

6.

What is the meaning of the San Jacinto monument?

a)

The Alamo and all who died

b)

The Native Americans who fought in the Texas Revolution

c)

The final battle of the revolution and all who fought

d)

The first battle of the revolution

7.

What was the final battle and the result of the Texas Revolution?

a)

The Battle of San Jacinto and Texas won its freedom.

b)

The Battle of the Alamo and Mexico put down the rebellion.

c)

The Battle of Goliad and Mexico pu down over 400 prisoners of war.

d)

The Battle of Gonzalez and Texas won its freedom.

8.

Who led the Texian Army during the Texas Revolution?

(a)  

9.

Which Texas city had a canon that Santa Anna want to take?

a)

San Jacinto

b)

Gonzales

c)

San Antonio

d)

Goliad

10.

What are the Treaties of Velasco?

a)

Documents designing the Republic of Texas

b)

Documents that ended war with Mexico and gave Texas its Independence

c)

Documents that gave the USA freedom

d)

Documents creating a government for Mexico

11.

Match the following Texas revolution events.

a)
1.

San Jacinto Monument

b)
2.

Battle of Gonzales

c)
3.

Battle of the Alamo

d)
4.

Goliad Massacre

12.

Label the 4 regions of Texas.

13.

Select the picture that match the physical properties

for the correct region of Texas.

a)
1.

Mountains & Basins

b)
2.

Great Plains

c)
3.

Coastal Plains

14.

The Panhandle of Texas is located in which region of Texas?

a)

Mountains & Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

15.

The Panhandle of Texas is located in which region of Texas?

(a)  

16.

Label the cardinal directions on this compass.

17.

What are the cardinal directions for the Coastal Plains region?

a)

east

b)

north central

c)

south

d)

southeast

18.

What are the cardinal directions for the Coastal Plains region?

(a)  

19.

Which region of Texas would NOT be good for farming?

a)

Mountains & Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

20.

Which region of Texas would NOT be good for farming?

(a)  

21.

Which regions are great for farming because it has mostly flat land?

a)

Mountains & Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

22.

Which regions are great for farming because it has mostly flat land?

a)

Mountains & Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

23.

Which region of Texas includes the city of El Paso?

a)

Mountains & Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

24.

Which region of Texas includes the city of Lubbock?

a)

Mountains & Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

25.

Which region of Texas includes the city of Wichita Falls?

a)

Mountains & Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

26.

Which region of Texas includes the city of Houston?

a)

Mountains & Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

27.
Question Image

Match the following cities with the correct region of Texas.

a)

El Paso

1.

Mountains & Basins

b)

Houston

2.

Coastal Plains

c)

Wichita Falls

3.

North Central Plains

d)

Lubbock

4.

Great Plains

28.

Which landforms can be found in the Mountain & Basins region?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

Which landforms can be found in the Mountain & Basins region?

a)

mountains

b)

basins

c)

canyons

d)

beaches

30.

Which physical characteristic is found in the Gulf Coast Plains of Texas

(same as Coastal Plains)?

a)

tall forests

b)

sandy beaches

c)

deep canyons

d)

rugged mountains

31.

Which physical characteristic is found in the Gulf Coast Plains of Texas

(same as Coastal Plains)?

a)
b)
c)
d)
32.

Based on the map, which regions of Texas have over one million people living there?

a)

Central Plains, Great Plains, and Coastal Plains

b)

Central Plains, Great Plains, and Mountains & Basins

c)

Great Plains, Coastal Plains, and Mountains & Basins

d)

Mountains & Basins, Central Plains, & Coastal Plains

33.

Which region of Texas includes the characteristics listed in the box?

a)

Great Plains

b)

Coastal Plains

c)

Central Plains

d)

Mountains & Basins

34.

Which of the following best explains how American Indian tribes arrived to Texas?

a)

They crossed the Bering Strait from Asia and migrated southward over many years.

b)

They sailed from Asia around to the Gulf of Mexico and landed in Texas.

c)

They went from Alaska to Asia and then to Texas.

d)

They came from Mexico northward.

35.

Which of the following is the best title for the drawing?

a)

Daily Life for the Caddo

b)

Apache Children Hard at Work

c)

Summer Season for the Karankawa

d)

Adobe House Building by the Pueblo

36.

American Indian groups that lived along rivers adapted to the environment by-

a)

farming the land.

b)

using teepees for shelters.

c)

becoming strong swimmers.

d)

being skilled with bows & arrows.

37.

How did the building of missions in Texas lead to environment changes?

a)

Forests were destroyed in order to build missions.

b)

Rivers near missions suffered the effects of pollution.

c)

Natural resources were used to construct the missions.

d)

Gold was mined in mountains located near the missions.

38.

A system of mission established by the Catholic Church was intended to -

a)

provide housing for explorers.

b)

relocate convicts to the region.

c)

assist in business development.

d)

convert natives to Chrisitianity.

39.

What accounts for the settlement pattern evident in the maps?

a)

Missions were concentrated in the coastal region.

b)

Missions were close to Mexico and near waterways.

c)

Missions were displacing many American Indian villages.

d)

Missions were established where towns already existed.

40.

Which of the following best completes the diagram?

a)

Battle of Coleto

b)

Battle of Gonzalez

c)

Battle of the Alamo

d)

Battle of San Jacinto

41.

Based on the map, Santa Anna's army moved in which general direction while battling Texas forces?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

42.

One purpose for writing the Texas Declaration of Independence was to -

a)

encourage a naval blockade by France.

b)

invite foreign powers to invade Mexico.

c)

buy military equipment from Great Britain.

d)

gain support from people in the United States.

43.

The "Six Flags of Texas" represent -

a)

flags of countries that ruled over Texas.

b)

different flags for the State of Texas.

c)

flags for the largest counties in Texas.

d)

flags of countries closest to Texas.

44.

Which individual is described by the information in the box?

a)

Stephen F. Austin

b)

Sam Houston

c)

Anson Jones

d)

Mirabeau B. Lamar

45.

How did the outcome of the U.S.-Mexico impact Texas?

a)

The United States delayed Texas statehood.

b)

Texas surrended western lands to Mexico.

c)

Oil production in East Texas rose significantly.

d)

The Rio Grande was accepted as the official border.

46.

In the Texas Pledge, what does the word allegiance mean?

a)

charity

b)

loyalty

c)

undivided

d)

responsibility

47.

Which celebration recognizes the date when slavery ended in Texas?

a)

Freemen's Day

b)

Jim Crow Day

c)

Juneteenth

d)

Emancipation Day

48.

Which of the following became the largest cattle ranch in Texas?

a)

King Ranch

b)

Loving Ranch

c)

Glideen Ranch

d)

Chisolm Ranch

49.

One impact of railroads on the development of Texas was -

a)

a rush of northern merchants to establish new trading depots in West Texas.

b)

the growth of shipping along the Mississippi River and to the port of New Orleans.

c)

an ability to ship Texas goods and agricultural products to markets across the United States.

d)

the relocation of the chief Texas seaport away from Galveston Island and to the Houston area.

50.

What evidence is there in the picture that the downtown Kilgore area was known as the "World's Richest Acre"?

a)

The stores were very large.

b)

Oil wells spread out for miles.

c)

Oil wells surrounded the downtown area.

d)

There were many large houses for the wealthy.

51.

The author's purpose for John Henry and the Steel-Driving Man is ​ ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
to entertain
to inform
to persuade
to explain a process
52.

What conclusions can the reader make about the character?

a)

John Henry is a strong and determined worker.

b)

John Henry is weak and determined worker.

c)

John Henry is a tall, apathetic man.

d)

John Henry is an African-American who has been free all his life.

53.

​ (a)   were being built across the ​ (b)   to help ​ (c)   settlers ​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
Railroad tracks
country
carry
west
54.

What is being built across the country to help carry settlers west?

a)
b)
c)
d)
55.

In which state, did John Henry finally start laying down railroad tracks?

(a)  

56.

What does salesman tell John Henry and the other railroad workers?

a)

He wants John Henry to stop working.

b)

He wants John Henry to go to the store for him.

c)

He tells them that the company wants to test out a steam drill.

d)

He tells them that he wants him to start looking for another job.

57.

Who won the race and what happened after the race?

a)

John Henry and he died.

b)

John Henry and he lived to celebrate.

c)

The steam drill and John Henry died.

d)

The steam drill and John Henry was sad.

58.
What is John Henry best know for?
a)

He is known for singing songs while building a railroad after the Civil War.

b)

He is known for beating a steam-powered machined with his own strength.

c)

He is known for growing up as a slave.

d)

He is known for growing really fast when he was a boy.

59.
Which of the following is an opinion?
a)
John Henry should not have raced against the machine.
b)
John Henry was born a slave.
c)
John Henry became a steel driver
d)
John Henry went to work for the railroad.
60.

Which of the following are facts?

a)

John Henry should not have raced against the machine.

b)

John Henry was born a slave.

c)

John Henry became a steel driver

d)

John Henry went to work for the railroad.

61.

Match the following character traits.

a)
1.

greedy

b)
2.

altruistic

c)
3.

warm-hearted

d)
4.

industrious

62.

Use an arrow to indicate the cardinal direction that the United States is growing.

63.

The reader can tell that John Henry must have been ​ (a)   a before he became a ​ (b)   because he worked on a ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
slave
railroad worker
plantation
64.

If John Henry was at one point a slave, then the reader can tell-

a)

that he was born in one of the Confederate states.

b)

that he escaped from the south to become free.

c)

that he joined the Union army to fight for his freedom.

d)

that he would be a slave all his life.

65.

_____ is the number of people who live in a place.

a)

Population

b)

Elevation

c)

Nomad

d)

Revolution

66.

A (a)   is the number of people who live in a place.

67.

Which region of Texas has the highest population?

a)

Mountain & Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

68.

Which region of Texas has the smallest population?

(a)  

69.

Select all the landforms that would discourage farmers and ranchers.

a)
b)
c)
d)
70.

An area of low land between hills or mountains is a -

a)
b)
c)
d)
71.

An area of low land between hills or mountains is a (a)   .

72.

A land area that has a steep cliff or slopeis called an _____.

a)
b)
c)
d)
73.

A land area that has a steep cliff or slopeis called an (a)   .

74.

The height os a place is called _____.

a)

population

b)

elevation

c)

nomad

d)

revolution

75.

The height os a place is called (a)   .

76.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
77.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
78.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
79.
Which region does this represent?
a)
Great Plains
b)
North Central Plains
c)
Coastal Plains
d)
Mountains and Basins
80.
What region of Texas has a high risk of hurricanes?
a)
Mountains and Basins
b)
High Plains
c)
Central Plains
d)
Coastal Plains
81.

Located in the Mountains and Basins, what is the highest point in Texas?

(a)  

82.
What river forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico?
a)
Red River
b)
Rio Grande River
c)
Lake Travis
d)
Colorado River
83.

What river forms the boundary between Texas and Mexico?

(a)  

84.
What is the climate like in the Mountains and Basins region?
a)
Cool and dry
b)
Hot and dry
c)
Hot and wet
d)
Cool and wet
85.

A large area of flat or nearly flat land is -

a)

a mountain.

b)

a plain.

c)

the ocean.

d)

a classroom.

86.

How many geographic regions are located in Texas?

(a)  

87.

Fishing, Shipping, and oil are major industries in this region.

a)

Mountains and Basins

b)

Great Plains

c)

North Central Plains

d)

Coastal Plains

88.

Some cities in The Coastal Plains are :

a)

Houston, Galveston, and Corpus Christi.

b)

Austin, Dallas, and Boerne.

c)

Lubbock, Abilene, and Amarillo.

d)

El Paso and Fort Davis.

89.

Some cities in The Great Plains are:

a)

Houston, Galveston, and Corpus Christi.

b)

Austin, Dallas, and Boerne.

c)

Lubbock, Abilene, and Amarillo.

d)

El Paso and Fort Davis.

90.

Which region does this represent?

(a)  

91.

Which region does this represent?

(a)  

92.

Which region does this represent?

(a)  

93.

Which region does this represent?

(a)  

94.

Some cities in The Coastal Plains are :

a)

Houston

b)

Laredo

c)

Corpus Christi

d)

El Paso