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Quiz on Empresarios in Texas

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The main goal of empresarios in Texas was to _______.

a)

build large cities

b)

settle families on land

c)

find gold and silver

d)

start a new government

2.

What impact did empresarios have on Texas?

a)

They increased the population.

b)

They built many factories.

c)

They discovered oil fields.

d)

They started the Texas Navy.

3.

Which land form has historically attracted settlers to Texas?

a)

Flat deserts

b)

Rocky mountains

c)

River valleys

d)

Tundra regions

4.

Why did many early Texas towns develop along rivers? Select TWO correct answers.

a)

Rivers provided protection from enemies.

b)

Rivers were important for trade and transportation.

c)

Rivers were a source of gold and precious metals.

d)

Rivers offered access to water for drinking and farming.

e)

Rivers prevented the spread of diseases.

5.

What was a main reason for settling in the Texas Panhandle region?

a)

Access to beaches

b)

Abundant forests

c)

Cattle ranching

d)

Manufacturing jobs

6.

Which of these artists contributed to the development of Tejano music?

a)

Julius Lorenzo Cobb Bledsoe

b)

George Strait

c)

Willie Nelson

d)

Lydia Mendoza

7.

(12) In 1994, explorers found some very important rock art in france.

What change needs to be made in sentence 12?

a)

change explorers to Explorers

b)

Change important to Important

c)

Change rock art to Rock Art

d)

Change france to France

8.

(21) The artist used shading in some paintings, and created effects that make the pictures look more like real life.

What change needs to be made to sentence 21?

a)

add a period after created

b)

remove the word shading

c)

Remove the comma after painting

d)

change and to so

9.

Which of the following scenarios demonstrates the process of storing and recalling information?

a)

A student memorizes a poem and later recites it in front of the class.

b)

A person reads a recipe and forgets most of the ingredients.

c)

A child plays a new game but needs to read the instructions every time.

d)

A driver practices parking but still struggles to remember the steps.

10.

Which of the following is a helpful strategy for developing critical thinking skills?

a)

Considering multiple solutions to a problem

b)

Ignoring the problem and hoping it resolves itself

c)

Refusing to ask questions about the problem

d)

Avoiding any analysis of the situation

11.

(25) However, in Chauvet Cave, many of the pictures shows large animals that people did not hunt.

What is the correct way to write sentence 25?

a)

However, in Chauvet Cave, many of the pictures showing large animals that people did not hunt.

b)

However, in Chauvet Cave, many of the pictures show large animals that people did not hunt.

c)

However, in Chauvet Cave, many of the pictures show large animals that people does not hunt.

d)

No change is needed.

12.

(45) A long time ago, there be grassy plains where lions hunted.

Sentence 45 contains an error. Select the response that corrects the error. A long time ago, there ___ grassy plains where lions hunted.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

is

d)

are

13.

(61) Many pictures show giraffes with their heads above the clouds. (62) Other pictures show giraffes with rain falling on their heads.

What is the best way to combine sentences 61 and 62?

a)

Combine them using a conjunction.

b)

Use a semicolon to join the sentences.

c)

Make one sentence a subordinate clause of the other.

d)

Leave them as separate sentences.

14.

(57) Perhaps african people thought that giraffes had special powers.

What change needs to be made in sentence 57?

a)

Change Perhaps to perhaps

b)

Change african to African

c)

Change giraffes to Giraffes

d)

Change powers to Powers

15.

(63) Rock art in the Sahara does not answer all the questions about the people who lived there long ago but it gives some hints.

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 63?

a)

Change art to Art

b)

Change Sahara to sahara

c)

Change hints to hint

d)

Add a comma after ago