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WorksheetsQuiz on Empresarios in Texas
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The main goal of empresarios in Texas was to _______.
build large cities
settle families on land
find gold and silver
start a new government
What impact did empresarios have on Texas?
They increased the population.
They built many factories.
They discovered oil fields.
They started the Texas Navy.
Which land form has historically attracted settlers to Texas?
Flat deserts
Rocky mountains
River valleys
Tundra regions
Why did many early Texas towns develop along rivers? Select TWO correct answers.
Rivers provided protection from enemies.
Rivers were important for trade and transportation.
Rivers were a source of gold and precious metals.
Rivers offered access to water for drinking and farming.
Rivers prevented the spread of diseases.
What was a main reason for settling in the Texas Panhandle region?
Access to beaches
Abundant forests
Cattle ranching
Manufacturing jobs
Which of these artists contributed to the development of Tejano music?
Julius Lorenzo Cobb Bledsoe
George Strait
Willie Nelson
Lydia Mendoza
(12) In 1994, explorers found some very important rock art in france.
What change needs to be made in sentence 12?
change explorers to Explorers
Change important to Important
Change rock art to Rock Art
Change france to France
(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?
add a period after created
remove the word shading
Remove the comma after painting
change and to so
Which of the following scenarios demonstrates the process of storing and recalling information?
A student memorizes a poem and later recites it in front of the class.
A person reads a recipe and forgets most of the ingredients.
A child plays a new game but needs to read the instructions every time.
A driver practices parking but still struggles to remember the steps.
Which of the following is a helpful strategy for developing critical thinking skills?
Considering multiple solutions to a problem
Ignoring the problem and hoping it resolves itself
Refusing to ask questions about the problem
Avoiding any analysis of the situation
(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?
However, in Chauvet Cave, many of the pictures showing large animals that people did not hunt.
However, in Chauvet Cave, many of the pictures show large animals that people did not hunt.
However, in Chauvet Cave, many of the pictures show large animals that people does not hunt.
No change is needed.
(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.
was
were
is
are
(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?
Combine them using a conjunction.
Use a semicolon to join the sentences.
Make one sentence a subordinate clause of the other.
Leave them as separate sentences.
(57) Perhaps african people thought that giraffes had special powers.
What change needs to be made in sentence 57?
Change Perhaps to perhaps
Change african to African
Change giraffes to Giraffes
Change powers to Powers
(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?
Change art to Art
Change Sahara to sahara
Change hints to hint
Add a comma after ago
