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Dreams & Gift

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Reason for the Mexican war

a)

Economic disputes over Texas

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Desire to spread democracy

d)

National security concerns

2.

Geographical features that influenced Greek civilization?

a)

Mountains crisscrossed the peninsula

b)

Tropical rainforests

c)

Wide plains

d)

Tropical monsoon climate

3.

Why did African Americans use Christianity as a tool of resistance?

a)

To gain social acceptance and integration

b)

To seek spiritual empowerment and liberation

c)

To gain social acceptance

d)

Admonitions for the Humane Treatment

4.

What is Greece known for?

a)

Democracy concept

b)

Mythology and literature

c)

Ancient philosophy and democracy

5.

Which of the following best describes an important feature of American Indian life in pre-Columbian California? Most American Indians of the region belonged to the same language group  as

a)

The Aztects

b)

Mississippian culture

c)

Proximity to major trade

6.

Transatlantic slave trade had a catastrophic effect on the ok development of sub-saharan africa, is that a large portion of these enslaved:


a)

The start of men and women productive years

b)

The start of women and elderly productive years

c)

The start of young children

7.

Which of the following was most responsible for the rapid growth of California’s

population during the mid-19th century?

a)

Construction of railroads

b)

Establishment of missions

c)

Discovery of gold near present da Sacramento (gold rush)

d)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

8.

There was a conflict of concern/interest over California water with what two areas?

a)

East and West

b)

North and West

c)

West and South

d)

North and South

9.

What were the Phoenicians known for?

a)

Agriculture and farming techniques

b)

Trade route network

c)

Architectural innovations

d)

Maritine trade and seafaring

10.

Both the reformation and counter-reformation of the 16th century strongly influenced which of the following developments?

a)

Spread of reading and literature

b)

Spread of cultural diversity

c)

Spread of education

11.

The Greek ideal of excellence placed emphasis on the

a)

Intellectual pursuit and philosophy

b)

Artistic creativity and expression

c)

Human accomplishment

12.

Opponents of the growing immigration to the U.S. during the late 19th century focused on immigrants:US constitution vs CA constitution differences between the 2 constitutions

a)

Political ideology

b)

Nationality and religion *xenophobia

c)

educational level

d)

social class and economic status

13.

What was CA known as before European colonization?

a)

Mild climate and food resources

b)

Education resources

c)

Religious beliefs and cultural diversity

14.

Rhode Island- asked about government and Rhode Island

a)

Declared independence from British rule

b)

Governed by colonial assembly

c)

Governed by monarchy with absolute rule

d)

Separation of Church and State

15.

Asks to read four acts and determine which one is most accurate regarding the Silk Road and Mediterranean Sea trade

a)

Cultural influences between east and west

b)

Roman Empire

c)

keyword: CHINA

d)

maritime trade routes

16.

Who has control of abolishing slavery: The question was about what was the growing tension over? Not the exact question, but they do ask about the problems that the North and South had in regards to slavery.

a)

Did congress have control over which new territories could be slave states?

b)

Who has control of abolishing slavery?

17.

This pyramid was presented and it wanted you to identify its origin

a)

Aztec pyramids

b)

Teotihuacan

c)

El Tajin

d)

Mesoamerica

18.

Hamilton and Jefferson's disagreements?

a)

Economic policies

b)

Social issues, such as slaver in society

c)

Limited Government

d)

Taxation policies

19.

There was one with the Indians and pre Columbian period.

This question talks about during the movement where they were forced to live

a)

They moved from coastal areas to interior areas

b)

They moved from interior areas to coastal areas

c)

Moved from coastal areas to western areas

20.

African Americans contributed most to which of these that helped CA?

a)

World War IV

b)

Cultural diversity

c)

World War ll

d)

Social justice movements

21.

US Constitution vs. CA Constitution and the main difference between the two?

Don't know which answer is correct between these two

a)

Immigration option

b)

The US Constitution is the supreme law of the land. The California Constitution sets forth duties, powers, structure and functions of the state government.

22.

Question about What was a result of Andrew Jackson's policies regarding the Indians

a)

Had to move South to Mississippi

b)

Had to move North to Mississippi

c)

Had to move West to Mississippi

23.

Best describes major similarities between Sumerian Civilization and Ancient Greek society.

a)

Democratic forms of government and citizenship

b)

Organization of society into independent city-state

c)

Agriculture practices

d)

Social hierarchies

24.

Question about workers during industrialization (1810-1920)

a)

Unionizations and Strikes

b)

Poor living conditions

c)

Low wages and long working hours

25.

When the United States gained California what important consequence happened to the Mexicans who lived there?

a)

Mexicans had the option to work in the U.S

b)

They were able to recieve helpful resources from the U.S

c)

Mexicans had more political choice because they had an option to become U.S. Citizens

26.

The enslavement of Africans and their transportation to the Western Hemisphere during the 17th century was almost influenced by the labor needs of? 

a)

Plantations owners

b)

Sugar planters in West Indies

c)

Merchants and traders looking to expand

d)

Religious institutions

27.

The main reason why increasing numbers of motion-picture companies began producing films in Southern California during the early decades of the 20th century was to take advantage of the regions: picture filming started in southern Ca?

a)

Availability of skilled labor and technical expertise

b)

Presence of existing film studios

c)

Favorable weather conditions

d)

Climate and terrain

28.

Question about whether or not to include lots of background information in an article:

a)

Readers have knowledge on writing an article

b)

Do readers have background knowledge on topic

c)

Does the article include a topic sentece

29.

Someone wants to write into a newspaper and have their letter to the editor published in order to encourage readers to take action. Which should the writer know beforehand?

a)

How many books has the editor published?

b)

Do my readers need an intro summary page?

c)

What previous knowledge and concerns readers already have?

30.

Which sentence requires structural analysis for someone to understand the

meaning of the word?

a)

Emphasize

b)

Empathize

c)

Dignify

d)

Dehumanize

31.

How is the author showing personal Bias?

OR How can students determine whether or not the author is being biased on a political topic? (FOR THIS QUESTION THE ANSWER COULD BE BASED ON STRUCTURE)

a)

Lack of evidence/support

b)

contradicts other authors

c)

acknowledge other authors

d)

picks a topic other authors disagree

32.

A writing describing a woman, Deborah, a former soldier and now a farmer’s wife, and her life, what kind of writing is it? 2 part question

a)

Biography sketch

b)

Expository writing

c)

Persuasive writing

33.

During language acquisition as English as a second language a student. Or when an EL student begins making opinions/comments, what stage are they in?

a)

Emergent reading

b)

Intermediate fluency

c)

Fluent Reading

d)

Advanced fluency

34.

Teacher using a book and a play during class and how does it benefit the students? Diary of Anne Frank

a)

Using the play excerpt to help underachieving students better understand

b)

So all students receive access to grade level text

c)

Enhance student learning (key word: ENHANCE)

35.

What is a compound sentence?

a)

I don't like fishing, but I'll go for the ride.

b)

The sun is shining brightly.

c)

She walked to the store.

d)

The cat slept peacefully.

36.

Child using the word bleeblee to ask for a blanket family now calls blanket bleeble what language acquisition? (Not exact wording)

a)

Idiolect

b)

Common speech

c)

Standardized speech

37.

In which of the following sentences does the syntax allow for two different interpretations?

a)

The dog chased the cat.

b)

She ate the apple.

c)

I served the soup to the woman with the spoon.

d)

He wrote the letter to his friend.

38.

A phoneme can best be described as:

a)

Smallest distinctive speech sound within a spoken word

b)

A unit of sound

c)

A written symbol

39.

How does usage of slang affect the passage?

a)

Adds informal tone to passage

b)

Enhances the setting

c)

Obscure the meaning for readers unfamiliar with slanf

40.

What is a writers plan for the revision process?

a)

Check for spelling errors

b)

Check for number pages

c)

Check for clarity and ensure the ideas flow logically

d)

Check for glossary

41.

What can a student notice from a paper/article that will make it appear unbiased?

a)

Writers include different points of view

b)

Writers include quotes from other articles

c)

Writers includes other authors wronging's

42.

Which best explains why distinguishing phonemes in spoken words presents a challenge for most children?

a)

Children only understand three letter words

b)

Children dont understand spoken wordsdon'

c)

The problem is phoneme frequency, which can't be captured as a whole. Keyword: Blended

43.

What has at least one vowel and consonant sounds?

a)

Lexemes

b)

Phrases

c)

Syllable

d)

Morphemes

44.

Correct the missing citation of the following anthology.

a)

Reference list

b)

Choose the pg number as the missing part of citation

c)

Glossary page

45.

What statement is correct regarding English Dialect?

a)

All English speakers use the same phrases.

b)

All English speakers use their home language to communicate

c)

Some english speakers use dialect according to varied situations

46.

Questions about IDIOMS

a)

The answer will have the words “literal meaning compared to colloquial meaning”

b)

Simple assertions

c)

Direct commands

d)

Sentences or phrases that mean exactly what they say

47.

Which of the following is an example of a run-on sentence?

a)

Three presents were sitting on the floor, the biggest was wrapped in red paper.

b)

They went to the park.

c)

My friends went home after school.

d)

I went to the part with my dog.

48.

How can you tell if….. ? Might be a short paragraph

a)

Uses inappropriate and awkward wording

b)

Contains logical fallacy

c)

Poorly organized

49.

Which of these sentences is grammatically correct?

be aware that tests can have different answer options aside from this set

a)

My aunt bought pizza and my cousins and I.

b)

She saved the last two tickets for my sister and me.

c)

When the train passed by, me and my friend ran.

50.

“Arturo’s Flight” what is the theme? He was asked to recite a poem by the teacher Mrs. Rathbone. He told her he didnt know it, but earlier he had told her he had read it, confidentially. Mrs. Rathbone tells Arturo to read a poem he can relate to. He says she is old school because she uses the word “relate too”.

a)

understanding the teachers speech/language

b)

the option will be something with the word culture something about how he doesn’t fit in both cultures

51.

what is a miscue analysis analyzing?

a)

a students perception of reading

b)

emotional impact of a literary text

c)

phonological errors

d)

a students oral reading

52.

Compared with major US cities of the 1st half of the 19th century, large urban areas after the civil war were more likely to:

a)

Have extensive transportation links to surrounding rural areas

b)

Be centers of banking and finance

c)

Be centers of industrial production

d)

Have extensive warehouse facilities for the distribution of goods

53.

Inca engineering achievements were mainly a response to which of the following geographical factors?

a)

Desert landscapes and sand dunes

b)

Vast plains and grasslands

c)

Water scarcity (lack of water resources)

d)

Coastal mountains and rugged terrain

54.

Fredrick Douglas:

(not 100% sure on this one)

a)

Leader in abolitionist movement OR exercising his skills as a creator, writer, no editor

b)

organizing boycotts of good produced by slaves

c)

lobbying North politicians to enact antislavery legislations

55.

Which capitalization is wrong?

a)

In Australia, Summer is a long season.

b)

The Statue of Liberty stands proudly in Ney York Harbor.

c)

I have always wanted to visit the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

56.

What is a line graph best used for?

a)

weather patterns or average rainfall OR Something with agriculture and rainfall?

b)

Illustrating political events in history

c)

Representing geographical data