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Chapter 1 Review McGraw-Hill

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A covered wagon was used for travel in the...

a)

long ago

b)

today

2.

A grocery store is somewhere we shop in the...

a)

long ago

b)

today

3.

Students were taught in a one room school house...

a)

long ago

b)

today

4.

Books are used to gain knowledge...

a)

long ago

b)

today

c)

both long ago and today

5.

People listen to music...

a)

long ago

b)

today

c)

both long ago and today

6.

People got their groceries from the General Store and grew their food...

a)

long ago

b)

today

7.

Teachers have students in a class...

a)

long ago

b)

today

c)

both long ago and today

8.

Jacks is a game children played...

a)

long ago

b)

today

9.

___ is something a family does as a certain time, often related to culture.

a)

culture

b)

diversity

c)

tradition

d)

artifacts

10.

The past is ____.

a)

time before today

b)

time that we are living in right now

c)

time that will happen later in our lives and beyond

11.

____ are objects from the past.

a)

timeline

b)

artifacts

c)

diversity

d)

culture

12.

We should respect families that are different than ours.

a)

True

b)

False

13.
What are similarities between the wedding in the past and weddings now?
a)
The women wear head bands on their head
b)
The flower girls
c)
Pictures are taken in black and white
d)
Everyone gets dressed up
14.
What is one way you know this picture was taken in the present
a)
The clothing people are wearing look like what we would wear today
b)
There are street lights in the background
c)
They are wearing ice skates
15.

A wood fire stove was used in the...

a)

past

b)

present

16.

Studying pictures can help us learn about life long ago?

a)

false

b)

true

17.

Where can you find artifacts?

a)

Museum

b)

Park

c)

School

d)

I

18.

Which is an example of a tradition.

a)

Taking your dog for a walk.

b)

Using chopsticks to eat.

c)

Going to school everyday.

19.

Which of these can be passed down?

a)

Traditions

b)

Values

c)

Memories

d)

All of them

20.

Which is NOT an example of culture?

a)

Food

b)

Walking the Dog

c)

Music

d)

Traditions

21.

What is an immigrant?

a)

a person who was born in the country

b)

a person who comes to live in a new country

c)

a person that lived in another country

22.

Why have some families immigrated to America?

a)

to get freedom

b)

to vacation

c)

to find jobs

23.

What are some things that our parents and grandparetns pass down? Mark all that apply.

a)

school

b)

property

c)

traditions

d)

businesses

24.

Mark if the statement is true of false. The most important thing that families pass down are traditions, values, and memories

a)

True

b)

False

25.

What are some ways that we can learn about histroy? Mark all that apply.

a)

look at timelines

b)

look at a photo album

c)

interview someone

d)

go to a museum

e)

read The Cat in the Hat

26.

What do children do today that their grandparents also did when they were young?

a)

go to school

b)

watch videos

c)

use computers

d)

use cellular phones

27.

What can a family tree show?

a)

your brother's hobbies

b)

where your grandpa lives

c)

the name of your cousin's mother

d)

how long it has been since you last saw your aunt

28.

Which of the following best completes the graphic organizer to show how the past and the present are similar?

a)

played outside

b)

took fast trains

c)

used a smartphone

d)

had a remote control

29.

A timeline is used to show __________.

a)

why things happen

b)

the order in which events happen

c)

how people in a family are related

d)

how things are similar and different

30.

How can you learn about how life changes over time?

a)

interview older family members

b)

take photographs of things around you

c)

play computer games with your friends

d)

ask your parents to take you to the park

31.

What does this picture tell us about the past?

a)

Clothes were made at home.

b)

People did not work together.

c)

People use machines to make clothes today.

d)

It is easy to make clothes if everyone works together.

32.
The study of things that happened in the past is called...
a)
Colony
b)
Past
c)
History
d)
Freedom
33.

Which statement accurately describes how chores have stated the same over time?

a)

Children still help with chores at home

b)

Most people still pump water

c)

Most people still fill buckets to wash clothes

34.

How do children in the present play in the same way as children in the past? Choose two answers.

a)

They use a hoop and stick

b)

They ride mountain bikes

c)

They play board games

d)

They play video games

e)

They play sports

35.

Food is one way people share their

a)

community

b)

tradition

c)

culture

36.

What is an example of a tradition?

a)

Yuki's grandmother moving to the United States

b)

Yuki's father teaching him how to use chopsticks

c)

Ella's grandmother sending her a present from the Netherlands

37.

People from long ago did NOT have ________.

a)

cell phones

b)

homework

c)

families

38.

Which sentence is true about people who lived long ago?

a)

They loved to play video games.

b)

They probably grew their own food on a farm.

c)

They did their homework on the computer.

39.

Family members teach you TWO very imporant things. What are those?

a)

respecting others

b)

reading books

c)

being rude

d)

being responsible

40.

Most immigrants arrived on:

a)

Steamships

b)

Airplanes

c)

Horse and buggy

d)

They swam

41.

What did immigrants experience when they arrived on Ellis Island?

a)

Immigrants boarded ships to travel to other places in America.

b)

Immigrants answered questions and had papers checked before entering America.

c)

Immigrants helped construct the Statue of Liberty before entering America.

42.

What is an example of a tradition that immigrants brought to America?

a)

children riding bikes in a park

b)

fireworks on the Fourth of July

c)

a band playing Mariachi music

d)

people singing together.