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Social Studies: Test Review, Weeks 3 & 4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do the pictures help the reader understand?

a)

How natural events can change communities

b)

How people can change communities

c)

How weather can change communities

d)

How inventions can change communities

2.

What did Covid-19 cause community members to do?

a)

Spend more time at home

b)

Expand their communities

c)

Write letters to their leaders

d)

Choose a location to build a new park

3.

What does the effect of sharing ideas either through writing letters or using the internet have on people?

a)

It makes people feel free

b)

It helps people explore new lands

c)

It makes people respect the government

d)

It helps people connect and share information

4.

How did Benjamin Franklin help make his community a better place?

a)

By inventing bifocal glasses

b)

By writing letters about ending slavery

c)

By designing Washington, D.C.

d)

By founding many new settlements

5.

Which sentence best shows that Benjamin Franklin helped make his community a better place?

a)

He served as a police officer.

b)

He shared his wisdom through books.

c)

He fought in the American Revolution.

d)

He built swimming pools for all families.

6.

What is Daniel Boone remembered for?

a)

Inventing bifocal glasses

b)

Designing Washington, D.C.

c)

Writing letters about ending slavery

d)

Settling new lands and creating the Wilderness Road

7.

Many communities expand over time. Leaders make decisions to guide how their community grows.

What is the best meaning of the word expand in this example?

a)

outer space

b)

elect a mayor

c)

become larger

d)

blow up a balloon

8.

Complete the effect in the picture.

a)

New toys are given to the school.

b)

The leader makes a plan and chooses a location to build a new park.

c)

The leader says no to a new park.

d)

The leader fixes the roads in the city.

9.

Study the diagram.  What is one more way that communities can change?


a)

sports

b)

television

c)

inventions

d)

entertainment

10.

Why do local communities build new buildings?

a)

New buildings provide new homes and businesses

b)

Old buildings look bad in the community and they should all be torn down

c)

To make room for your teacher's favorite restaurant

d)

To spend more money

11.

In the past, citizens wrote about the government. Their ideas were shared through books and newspapers. In the present, citizens share ideas about the government on the internet and in videos. Ideas shared with communities can change how people feel about the government.

What is the most likely reason the author included “change how people feel?”

a)

to explain how the government works

b)

to describe the effect of sharing ideas

c)

to share where to find the newest videos

d)

to encourage everyone to write more letters

12.

Pierre-Charles L'Enfant is recognized for designing Washington, D.C. He placed the Capitol on high ground. This made the Capitol stand out as a place of importance to all citizens.”

The reader can conclude from the passage that L’Enfant __________.

a)

respected the government

b)

was not a good city planner

c)

hid the government from its citizens

d)

believed the Capitol was not a symbol

13.

The picture helps explain __________.

a)

Benjamin Banneker’s role in helping to free enslaved people

b)

Daniel Boone’s role in the creation of new communities

c)

Benjamin Franklin’s role in developing the postal system

d)

Pierre-Charles L’Enfant role in designing Washington, D.C.

14.

Benjamin Franklin organized the first public _______________________.

a)

pool

b)

library

c)

baseball park

d)

skating rink

15.

Daniel Boone created the ______________ that was used by three hundred thousand settlers to move west. It was used for 35 years after it was 

created.

 

a)

lightbulb

b)

almanac

c)

smartboard

d)

Wilderness Road

16.

“Banneker sent a copy of his almanac and a letter to Thomas Jefferson. In his letter, Banneker wrote about how terrible slavery was. He asked Jefferson to imagine what it was like to be enslaved. Banneker fought for equality for all people.” 

With which statement about Benjamin Banneker would the author most likely agree?

a)

Banneker discovered new territories and founded new towns.

b)

Banneker was responsible for creating statues in Washington, D.C.

c)

Banneker had freedom and felt everyone should be treated equally.

d)

Banneker helped his community by improving the transportation system.

17.

What am I known for?

a)

wrote letters about ending slavery

b)

Designed Washington, D.C.

c)

Founded many new settlements

d)

Invented bifocal glasses

18.

What am I known for?

a)

wrote letters about ending slavery

b)

Designed Washington, D.C.

c)

Founded many new settlements

d)

Invented bifocal glasses

19.

What am I known for?

a)

wrote letters about ending slavery

b)

Designed Washington, D.C.

c)

Founded many new settlements

d)

Invented bifocal glasses

20.

What am I known for?

a)

wrote letters about ending slavery

b)

Designed Washington, D.C.

c)

Founded many new settlements

d)

Invented bifocal glasses