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Science and Social Studies Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A family tree is organized by using many ______________________.

a)

Generations

b)

Animals

c)

Buildings

d)

Computers

2.

A diary, a photo, or oral history are all examples of a __________.

a)

Primary Source

b)

Generations

c)

Family Tree

d)

Tradition

3.

What kind of community is this?

a)

Rural

b)

Urban

c)

Suburban

d)

Aquatic

4.

How has Shanghai city changed from past to present?

a)

There are more tall buildings.

b)

People speak Chinese now.

c)

There is no river in Shanghai now.

d)

There were more people in Shanghai long ago.

5.

What does 'urban' mean?

a)

An environment that is not well developed. - farms, countryside

b)

A community that is near a city.

c)

A highly developed area. - Large towns or cities

d)

No community exists here.

6.

What does future mean?

a)

Gone by in time - already happened.

b)

Existing or happening now.

c)

A period of time yet to come.

d)

Will never happen.

7.

Super Mario Galaxy 2 was released how many years after Super Mario Galaxy?

a)

1

b)

25

c)

15

d)

3

8.

What year was Super Mario Sunshine released?

a)

1985

b)

1992

c)

2009

d)

2002

9.

Which comes first in chronological order?

a)

Ironman - 2008

b)

The Avengers - 2012

c)

Spider-Man: Homecoming - 2017

d)

Captain Marvel - 2019

10.

A sequence of events in order is known as a ___________________________.

a)

Timeline

b)

Timebox

c)

Timesquare

d)

Timesquiggle

11.

Which of these is NOT a part of American culture?

a)

Giving Hongbao.

b)

Watching baseball games.

c)

Celebrating the 4th July.

d)

Singing American songs.

12.

Which of these is NOT a tradition?

a)

We dress up at school every Halloween.

b)

We had pizza for dinner last night.

c)

We eat dumplings every Chinese New Years.

d)

My family have a Family Fun Day every month.

13.

What people in our country eat, the music they listen to, and the traditions they have are all part of ____________.

a)

Culture

b)

Tradition

c)

Generation

d)

Family

14.

Which of these is NOT an artifact?

a)

An axe used by a caveman.

b)

A painting from the 1500s.

c)

A pot from ancient China.

d)

An iPad

15.

What is an artifact?

a)

A new invention.

b)

An object made from long ago.

c)

Something that hasn't been made yet.

d)

Something you make by yourself.

16.

What is a primary source?

a)

An informational text written about something long ago.

b)

A false text written by another person.

c)

Something written by a person who did NOT see the event happen.

d)

Something made or written by a person who saw an event happen.

17.

What is history?

a)

The study of dinosaurs.

b)

The study of the present.

c)

The study of the past.

d)

The study of the future.

18.

The people in your family who lived before you are known as your __________________.

a)

Friends

b)

Adults

c)

Ancestors

d)

Cousins

19.

What do you call a person who moves to another country to live or work?

a)

A president

b)

A businessman

c)

A citizen

d)

An immigrant

20.

What is a generation?

a)

People born and living the same time.

b)

Everyone who is alive now.

c)

Everyone who has died

d)

People from the future.

21.

What does extinct mean?

a)

No more of that species are alive.

b)

There are only a few of that species left.

c)

There are a lot of that species animal.

d)

That species never existed.

22.

How can an insect be found in amber?

a)

Long ago the insect got stuck in tree sap.

b)

The insect burrows deep into the stone.

c)

It is only a drawing of an insect.

d)

Scientist put the insect in amber.

23.

Why can fossils form in the shape of dinosaur bones?

a)

Mud and sand get into the bones and take their shape.

b)

Scientists turn the bones into rock.

c)

Artists sculpt rock to look like bones.

d)

Dinosaurs had bones made of rock.

24.

Why might a dinosaur have sharp teeth?

a)

To run after other animals like cheetahs.

b)

To protect itself from other animals.

c)

To reach leaves in tall trees like a giraffe.

d)

To catch and eat other animals.

25.

Why might a dinosaur have horns?

a)

To reach leaves in tall trees like giraffes.

b)

To protect itself from carnivores.

c)

To run after other animals.

d)

To swing in trees like monkeys.

26.

How can you tell a dinosaur ate both plants and meat by looking at its skull?

a)

It has sharp teeth and flat teeth.

b)

It only has large flat teeth.

c)

It only has sharp jagged teeth.

d)

It has no teeth.

27.

What do you call a scientist who studies fossils?

a)

A zoologist

b)

A doctor

c)

A palaeontologist

d)

An engineer

28.

What do paleontologists use to break and scrape away rock?

a)

A rock pick

b)

A shovel

c)

A brush

d)

A jackhammer

29.

What kind of animal is this?

a)

A mammal

b)

A reptile

c)

A bird

d)

An alien

30.

Why are dinosaurs fossils rare?

a)

There were not a lot of dionsaurs.

b)

Robbers have stolen the fossils.

c)

Paleontologists have already found most of the fossils.

d)

Usually the dead dinosaurs were broken down by bacteria.

31.

An insect has _____ body parts

a)

0

b)

6

c)

3

d)

2

32.

A young frog that lives in water is called a _____.

a)

Pupa

b)

Egg

c)

Chick

d)

Tadpole

33.

All the stages of an animal's life make up its life _____.

a)

Journey

b)

Cycle

c)

Crisis

d)

Partner

34.

The second stage in a butterfly's life cycle is called...

a)

Larva

b)

Pupa

c)

Adult

d)

Teenager

35.

What is the first stage of a chicken's life cycle?

a)

Young

b)

Adult

c)

Egg

d)

All of the above

36.

A grasshopper is a kind of....

a)

Reptile

b)

Fish

c)

Bird

d)

Insect

37.

What helps an animal take in oxygen from air?

a)

Gills

b)

Lungs

c)

Ear

d)

Feet

38.

What is a reptile?

a)

an animal that is cold-blooded

b)

an animal that lays eggs

c)

an animal covered with scales

d)

all of the above

39.

Compare fish and amphibians. How are they alike?

a)

Both live on land and water.

b)

Both lay their eggs in water.

c)

Both have fur to keep them warm.

d)

Both give milk to their offspring.

40.

An anteater's long tongue is an example of....

a)

An adaptation

b)

A need

c)

A shelter

d)

an amphibian

41.

What class of animal is a salamander?

a)

A mammal

b)

A bird

c)

A lizard

d)

An amphibian

42.

Which animal looks like its parents when it is born?

a)

Bear

b)

Butterfly

c)

Frog

d)

Fly

43.

Which animal group has the most legs?

a)

Birds

b)

Mammals

c)

Insects

d)

Amphibians

44.

What is a basic need of animals?

a)

Food

b)

Water

c)

Oxygen

d)

All of the above

45.

What is a trait of a mammal?

a)

has gills

b)

lays eggs

c)

produces milk

d)

cold-blooded

46.

Which generation is directly above your parents in a family tree?

a)

Your great grandparents

b)

Your grandparents

c)

Your aunts and uncles

d)

Your brothers and sisters

47.

Which generation is the same as you in your family tree?

a)

Your parents

b)

Your brothers, sisters, and cousins

c)

Your grandparents

d)

Your great grandparents

48.

A chart that shows your family history is known as a _______________________.

a)

Family Tree

b)

Family Bush

c)

Family Flower

d)

Family Plant

49.

What is a community?

a)

Everyone in your whole country

b)

People who move from another country for work

c)

A group of people who work in different places

d)

A group of people who live and work together

50.

What word means to put things in order of time?

a)

Monetical

b)

Numerical

c)

Chronological

d)

Alphabetical

51.

What kind of community is this?

a)

Rural

b)

Suburban

c)

Urban

d)

Aquatic

52.

What kind of community is this?

a)

Rural

b)

Suburban

c)

Urban

d)

Aquatic

53.

What does suburban mean?

a)

An environment that is not well developed - farms or countryside

b)

A community that is near a city

c)

A highly developed area - large towns or cities

d)

No community exists here

54.

What does EXTINCT mean?

a)

too many of one kind of animal

b)

made of soft body parts

c)

no longer living

d)

buried in clay, sand, or mud

55.

What helps an animal take in oxygen from water?

a)

Lungs

b)

Webbed feet

c)

Gills

d)

Fins

56.

A monkey is classified as....

a)

Fish

b)

Bird

c)

Reptile

d)

Mammal

57.

Which of these is a clue that an animal existed long ago?

a)

A fossilised nest with eggs

b)

A fossilised footprint

c)

A fossilized burrow in the ground

d)

All of the above

58.

What animal was this?

a)

A Pteradactyl

b)

A Tyrannosaurus Rex

c)

A Sabretooth Tiger

d)

A Mammoth

59.

Dinosaur bones are actually ________________________________.

a)

bones buried under the ground

b)

rocks in the shape of the bones.

c)

plastic made in a factory.

d)

glass from a volcano.

60.

How can you prove dinosaurs existed but not dragons?

a)

There are stories about dinosaurs.

b)

Dragon bones are smaller.

c)

There are fossils to prove they existed.

d)

People saw dinosaurs before they were extinct.