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4th Quarter Social Studies Summative

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which mistake did the Titanic's Captain Smith make?

a)

He sent confusing radio messages.

b)

He gave orders to the wrong people

c)

He got in a life boat.

d)

He ignored warnings about the ice ahead.

2.
What is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
a)
Did NOT want religious freedom
b)
Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money)
c)
Wanted LESS diversity
d)
Wanted to live more simply
3.

New safety rules were put into place after the sinking of the Titanic (a)  

Choose from the below words
False
True
4.
What challenges did immigrants face in the US?
a)
They caught diseases
b)
Had trouble learning the language/faced prejudice
c)
Uncomfortable in the large homes in the US
d)
Difficult to study for the citizenship test
5.

Why did new immigrants face discrimination?

a)

they came through Ellis Island

b)

they formed unions

c)

they were paid higher wages

d)

their language and customs were different

6.

What do the words immigration, migration and emigrate all have in common?

a)

traveling by sea

b)

moving from one place to another

c)

Going on a holiday

d)

Shifting houses

7.
What is a refugee?
a)
A person who is forced to leave their home country because of war or natural disaster
b)
A politician
c)
A cartoonist
d)
A person who goes on vacation for a long period of time
8.

A person who moves away from one country to become a citizen in another country. 

a)

Pioneer

b)

Migrant

c)

Citizen

d)

Immigrant

9.

Read the passage carefully and decide if the underlined words are a 'Cause' or an 'Effect', then select the correct answer below.

a)

Cause

b)

Effect

10.

Which one is NOT a reason that immigrants were pulled to the United States?

a)

a better education

b)

religious freedom

c)

to face descrimination

d)

job opportunities

11.

Read the passage carefully and decide if the underlined words are a 'Cause' or an 'Effect', then select the correct answer below.

a)

Cause

b)

Effect

12.
Which is an example of a PULL factor? 
a)

Promise of freedoms and hope for a better life

b)

Lack of jobs

c)

Poverty and hardships

d)

War or famine

13.

How many lifeboats did the Titanic have on board?

a)

20

b)

64

c)

none

d)

30

14.

Read the passage carefully and decide if the underlined words are a 'Cause' or an 'Effect', then select the correct answer below.

a)

Cause

b)

Effect

15.
Which is a reason people came to America?
a)

Baseball

b)

The arts

c)

Job opportunities

d)

Vacation

16.
What day did the Titanic hit the iceberg?
a)
April 14, 1912
b)
April 10, 1912
c)
April 15, 1912
d)
April 11, 1912
17.

Which of these events happened first on the Titanic?

a)

The radio room received ice warnings.

b)

The first lifeboat was lowered.

c)

Water poured into the ship.

d)

Jack Thayer climbed into a lifeboat.

18.

Read the passage carefully and decide if the underlined words are a 'Cause' or an 'Effect', then select the correct answer below.

a)

Cause

b)

Effect

19.

There were many causes that may have prevented the Titanic from sinking.

a)

True

b)

False

20.
The people located on the lowest level of the Titanic were:
a)
Third-class passengers
b)
Manual workers
c)
Second class passengers
d)
First class passengers
21.
Which is NOT a reason people left their homelands?
a)
Famine
b)
Poverty 
c)
War
d)
Weather
22.

What wasn't there enough of on the Titanic?

a)

food

b)

lifeboats

c)

bedrooms