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Virginia 5th grade review/Mr. K

Total questions: 93

Worksheet time: 2hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Mr. Kendall's Favorite Team?

a)

Real Madrid

b)

Kansas City Chiefs

c)

Detroit Redwings

d)

Manchester United

2.

A picture of a rock is shown. Which process most likely caused the crack in the rock?

a)

Water freezing and thawing in the rock

b)

Wind blowing particles against the rock

c)

Water moving and dropping the rock

d)

Glaciers scraping over the surface of the rock

3.

Which process will happen when the sun interacts with the ocean?

a)

Rain will fall only on the land.

b)

Water will not evaporate at nighttime.

c)

Salt water will become fresh water vapor.

d)

Precipitation will happen less often.

4.

Earth continuously rotates on its axis while also moving in an orbit. About how much time does it take for Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis?

a)

24 hours

b)

30 days

c)

60 minutes

d)

365 days

5.

A student builds a model of the solar system that includes a sphere representing Earth. The sphere turns in a full circle on its axis. By using a model of Earth that spins on its axis, the student can best demonstrate...

a)

the cycle of the four seasons

b)

the aging of a star

c)

the passing of a year

d)

the cycle of day and night

6.

A student mixes a sample of stones with a sample of table salt. The mass and volume of the samples were determined before mixing the samples. The mass and volume of each sample is shown. Which statement is true about the mixture?

a)

The mass of the mixture is 85 grams.

b)

The mass of the mixture is 60 milliliters.

c)

The volume of the mixture is 60 grams.

d)

The volume of the mixture is 85 milliliters.

7.

A student conducts an investigation by shining a flashlight toward a flat mirror. The student changes the angle of the mirror and observes the path of the reflected light. As the mirror changes direction, the light reading the mirror can reach the ceiling because the light...

a)

travels in straight lines and reflects from the surface of the mirror

b)

refracts in the glass of the mirror and is spread out all over the room

c)

enters the mirror and changes direction when it is refracted by the back of the mirror

d)

travels through air and does not change its direction in air

8.

A student is asked to design a sleeve for a cup that will insulate thermal energy and not feel hot to the touch when the cup is filled with hot liquid. The student has four materials to choose from. Which of these materials is least useful as an insulator?

a)

Cardboard

b)

Aluminum

c)

Rubber

d)

Plastic

9.

The foot of a hawk and the foot of a chicken are shown. The difference between the shapes of their feeet is most likely associated wit the...

a)

predators that hunt them

b)

climate in which they live

c)

way they get their food

d)

distance they can fly

10.

For a class demonstration a student turned off the lights in the classroom. The student then shined light from a flashlight through a hole in a piece of cardboard. The class saw the narrow beam of light continue until another student placed a mirror in the light's path. The light did not continue past the mirror because...

a)

light cannot travel very fat

b)

the mirror absorbed all the light

c)

the light was refracted back to the light source

d)

light travels in a straight line and cannot go around objects

11.

A student recorded the time it took for all the water in a puddle on a sidewalk to evaporate after a rain. which kind of energy causes water to evaporate?

a)

Light energy from streetlights

b)

Sound energy from passing cars

c)

Thermal energy from the environment

d)

Mechanical energy from nearby streets

12.

_________ is anything that has mass and takes up space.

a)

Mass

b)

Matter

c)

Volume

13.

What cardinal direction is the arrow pointed towards?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

Northwest

d)

Southwest

14.
How can the climate of Virginia be described?
a)
mild with four distinct seasons
b)
harsh with four distinct seasons
c)
moderate with three distinct seasons
d)
mild with two distinct seasons
15.
What was the result of this event?
a)
Colonists leave the Chesapeake Bay area
b)
City rebuilt near Werowocommoco
c)
Colonists join the Native American tribe
d)
Capital moved to Williamsburg
16.
What is the best title for this picture?
a)
Buying on credit
b)
Exchanging goods for services
c)
Saving goods for later use
d)
Bartering in the colonies
17.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? 
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Tom the cat
d)
Thomas the train
18.
This was the first elected legislative body in America. 
a)
judicial branch
b)
Parliament
c)
General Assembly
d)
local PTA
19.
Who earned the title Father of Our Country?
a)
James Madison
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Mason
20.
After the Revolutionary War, many settlers left their homes and moved to find new opportunities.  In which direction did most travel?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
21.
Which was the THIRD capital of colonial Virginia?
a)
Richmond
b)
Roanoke
c)
Jamestown
d)
Petersburg
22.
This quote most likely appeared in –
a)
The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom
b)
The Constitution
c)
The Declaration of Independence
d)
The Virginia Charters
23.
 During the Revolution, __________ took on more responsibilities at home.
a)
the wealthy
b)
farmers
c)
women
d)
slaves
24.
Who won the Revolutionary War?
a)
The Patriots
b)
The British
25.
Patrick Henry, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson were all-
a)
loyalists
b)
neutral
c)
patriots
26.
Who was famous for speaking out against taxation without representation?
a)
John Smith
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Patrick Henry
27.
When did the colonists declare their independence from Great Britain?
a)
1492
b)
1776
c)
1519
d)
1787
28.
Of the following events, which happened first? 
a)
The Civil War
b)
The Declaration of Independence
c)
The Battle of Yorktown
d)
The Treaty of Paris of 1783
29.
Surrounded by French and Continental armies, a large British army surrendered here, signaling the end of the Revolutionary War.
a)
McLean
b)
Yorktown
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
30.
What was the name of the British king during the American Revolution?
a)
Charles III
b)
William III
c)
George III
d)
James III
31.
Which Virginian said "Give me liberty or give me death?"
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
32.
What happened to James Lafayette after the war?
a)
He was granted his freedom
b)
He went to live in Great Britain
c)
He went back to his master's house
d)
He joined an Iroquois tribe
33.

1. The first people who lived in Virginia were...

a)

English

b)

German

c)

Vikings

d)

Native Americans

34.

Algonquian was spoken primarily in the...

a)

Coastal Plain

b)

Piedmont

c)

Southwestern Virginia

d)

Blueridge Mountains

35.

5. Because most of Virginia is covered with FORESTS, ALL of Virginia's Indians are referred to as...

a)

Eastern Woodland Indians

b)

Cherokee Indians

c)

Blue Ridge Mountain Indians

d)

Pueblo Indians

36.

7. In the SUMMER the Native Americans...

a)

Harvested crops

b)

fished and picked berries

c)

Grew crops

d)

Hunted and preserved foods

37.

Shelters were made from...

a)

stones

b)

clay bricks and mud

c)

deerskin

d)

Materials around them-natural resources

38.

10. How do we know that Native Americans lived all over Virginia?

a)

from written accounts

b)

from artifacts found

c)

from cave pictures

d)

from storytellers

39.

6. In the FALL the Native Americans...

a)

Fished and picked berries

b)

grew crops

c)

harvested crops

d)

hunted and live on preserved foods

40.

Click on the picture to answer

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

41.

Click on the picture to answer

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

42.

Click on the picture to answer

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

43.

Which group would have likely supported this type of meeting?

a)

Industrialists

b)

Plantation Owners

c)

Confederate Soldiers

d)

Abollitionists

44.

Which newspaer headline would have been printed after the "Monitor vs. Merrimack" ironclad battle?

a)

b)

c)

d)

45.
Anything that takes up space and has mass is...
a)
Matter
b)
Work
c)
Power
d)
Newton's 1st Law
46.
The classification of matter as a solid, liquid, or a gas.
a)
Matter
b)
Mass
c)
Physical State
d)
Thermal Energy
47.
The amount of stuff in something, measured in kg
a)
Matter
b)
Mass
c)
Solubility
d)
Conductor
48.
Energy that causes a change in temperature between materials
a)
Physical State
b)
Thermal Energy
c)
Mass
d)
Solubility
49.
Students place ice cubes outside on the ground, on a hot summer day. Which best describes how the ice cubes change over time?
a)
Gas to solid to liquid
b)
Liquid to gas to solid
c)
Solid to liquid to gas
d)
Solid to gas to liquid
50.
What is happening at the boiling point?
a)
liquid to gas
b)
gas to liquid
c)
solid to liquid
d)
liquid to solid
51.
What is happening at freezing point?
a)
gas to liquid
b)
solid to liquid
c)
liquid to solid
d)
liquid to gas
52.
What is happening at water melting point?
a)
liquid to gas
b)
solid to liquid
c)
gas to liquid
d)
liquid to soild
53.
When does condensation happen?
a)
solid to liquid
b)
liquid to gas
c)
gas to liquid
d)
solid to gas
54.
A combination of two or more substances that cannot easily be separated--
a)
mixture
b)
solution
c)
solute
d)
solvent
55.
If I added 27 grams of salt to water and separated the solution with a hot plate, what amount of salt would be left behind?
a)
20 grams
b)
0 grams
c)
27 grams
d)
10 grams
56.
To separate a mixture of salt and water what separation tool/method is used?
a)
Filter
b)
Screen
c)
Magnet
d)
Evaporation
57.

What position did Mr. Kendall play in soccer?

a)

Left back

b)

Center Mid-field

c)

Right wing

d)

Goalkeeper

58.

Why is electrical wiring usually made from copper?

a)

Because copper is shiny

b)

Because copper conducts electricity

c)

Because copper is not magnetic

d)

Because copper insulate electricity

59.
An incomplete circuit is shown.
To complete the circuit, a wire should be placed from —
a)
Point D to Point C
b)
Point B to Point C
c)
Point A to Point D
d)
Point B to Point D
60.
This circuit has a battery, buzzer, and switch.
When the switch is closed the buzzer will sound because -
a)
the switch gives energy to the battery
b)
the buzzer is made of special plastic
c)
the wires are cooled by the surrounding air
d)
electricity can flow in a complete path
61.
Choose the correct sentence.
a)
This circuit will work because it is an open circuit.
b)
This circuit will work because it is a closed circuit.
c)
This circuit will NOT work because it is an open circuit.
d)
This circuit will NOT work because it is a closed circuit.
62.
Which bulbs will light?
a)
1 and 2
b)
2 and 3
c)
3 and 4
d)
4 and 2
63.
A student began building a circuit to light a bulb.  What else does the student need to produce light?
a)
a battery that has energy
b)
a wire that is insulated
c)
a switch that is open
d)
another bulb of the same size
64.
Which of these best completes the circuit?
a)
rubber band
b)
metal nail
c)
leather shoelace
d)
wooden toothpick
65.
A fifth grade class constructed this circuit.  Which of these objects most likely made the light glow when connected to points X and Y?
a)
plastic straw
b)
cotton string
c)
aluminum foil
d)
rubber eraser
66.
Which of these substances conducts electricity the best?
a)
wood
b)
brick
c)
copper
d)
plastic
67.
What material would be safest to use as an insulator to cover electrical wires?
a)
rubber
b)
tin
c)
aluminum
d)
water
68.
Will the light bulb in this circuit light and why/why not?
a)
yes, because it has two batteries
b)
no, because the switch is open
c)
yes, because it is in a circuit
d)
no, because the bulb is burned out
69.
A mixture is when you stir 2 items together & they form a new substance.
a)
True
b)
False
70.
When we combined the sand and water together, it formed a _________.
a)
mixture
b)
solution
71.
To separate sand and iron filings you would use a  ___________.
a)
a screen strainer
b)
coffee filter paper
c)
a magnet
d)
your hands
72.
We were able to separate the salt water solution.
a)
True
b)
False
73.
A salad is an example of which?
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
d)
solution
74.
What does this picture represent?
a)
mixture
b)
solution
75.
Which statement describes a mixture?
a)
2 or more substances that CANNOT be easily separated
b)
2 or more substances that CAN be easily separated
c)
An example of a mixture is lemonade
d)
An example of a mixture is a Kool-Aid
76.
When one substance dissolves in another and the particles  are distributed uniformly throughout the other substance is a
a)
Mixture 
b)
Solution
77.
Which of the following is an example of a solution?
a)
Water and Sand
b)
Water and Pepper
c)
Water and Sugar
d)
Water and Oil
78.
Sugar is added to water and stirred until it completely dissolves. Which of the following correctly describes something that has happened to the sugar?
a)
the mass of the sugar increased
b)
the mass of the sugar decreased
c)
the sugar disappeared and no longer exists
d)
the sugar is evenly distributed in the water
79.
A fifth grade class has collected empty cans for recycling. They have several large bins with aluminum and steel cans, all mixed together. The two types of cans must be separated. Which of the following techniques could the students use to separate the two types of cans?
a)
Place the cans in water, and the aluminum cans will float
b)
Crush the cans to make them easier to carry
c)
Test the cans for their ability to conduct electricity
d)
Use a magnet to find and remove the steel cans
80.
Students collected data on the appearance of four substances and how they reacted when mixed with water. Which substances dissolved when mixed with water?
a)
A and B
b)
A and C 
c)
B and C 
d)
C and D
81.
A solution is a special mixture formed when one substance dissolves in another. 
a)
True
b)
False
82.
Which of the following is not a solution?
a)
Chocolate milk
b)
Soda
c)
Lemonade
d)
Sand & iron filings
83.

The primary reason the Civil War as fought was over the issue of

a)

tariffs

b)

slavery

c)

states rights

d)

trade with Europe

84.

Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

a)

they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

b)

they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery

c)

he wanted northern states to secede from the Union

d)

he had a plan to raise taxes

85.

The name given to army from the North.

a)

Confederates

b)

Americans

c)

Military

d)

Union

86.
The name given to the southern army.
a)
Confederates
b)
Union
c)
Americans
d)
Military
87.
This was the president of the Confederate States.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Jefferson Davis
88.
This was the President of the Union.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
89.
This was the main economy of the Confederacy
a)
Agriculture
b)
Industy
c)
Shipping
d)
Trade
90.

This was the main economy of the Union

a)

Agriculture

b)

Industry

c)

Shipping

d)

Trade

91.

What was Mr. Kendall's High School Mascot?

a)

Cougar

b)

Lion

c)

Bear

d)

Tiger

92.

What was Mr. Kendall's College Mascot?

a)

Dragon

b)

Lion

c)

Bear

d)

Tiger

93.

What is Manchester United's Mascot?

a)

Dragon

b)

Devil

c)

Lion

d)

Bear