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5154 Social Studies and ELA Practice

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was a major benefit that the Patriots had during the revolutionary war?

a)

They were supported by all 13 colonies

b)

They had a strong defensive terrain (home field advantage)

c)

The involvement of the French and Indian War

2.

Which is best for determining weather?

a)

Elevation

b)

Wind Current

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

3.

What determines the win of a presidential election?

a)

Majority of the states

b)

Majority of the USA

c)

The Electoral College

4.

What causes slavery to appear less in some parts of the USA?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

The Great Compromise

5.

What is similar between checks and balances and separation of powers?

a)

Sovereignty

b)

Laissez Faire

6.

What land feature is often checked by people?

a)

Rivers

b)

Glaciers

c)

Platues

d)

Mountains

7.

What was the voting rights act of 1965?

a)

Women gained the right to vote

b)

Anyone 18 or older could vote

c)

Allowed African Americans to vote

8.

What book is responsible for the drug and food act?

a)

Jungle

b)

The sea

c)

Tom Sawer

9.

Chinese immigrants had to work as what during the 19th century?

a)

Sea captains

b)

Laborers

c)

Chefs

d)

Teachers

10.

Industrialization had an increase in what during the 19th century?

a)

Manufacturing

b)

Mining and Quarrying

11.

1917 October Revolution

a)

In Assia. Led by Vladimir Lenin

b)

In Russia. Led by Vladimir Lenin. The Bolsheviks overthrew the government and as a result established the world's first socialist state

12.

The goal of the US policy containment was to keep the Soviet Union from expanding

a)
True
b)
False
13.

Federal court cases are held in what type of courts?

a)

U.S. Supreme Courts

b)

U.S. District Courts

14.

What was Pennsylvania known for during the colonial era?

a)

Dominating cotton trade

b)

Abolishing Slavery

c)

Religious revival

d)

Spanish Crown

15.

What feature was most known in the river valley of Egypt, India, and another country?

a)

Dams

b)

Irrigation

c)

Canals

d)

Fertile Soil

16.

According to the Seneca Falls Convention, what was not a traditional option for women in 1849?

a)

Birth Control

b)

Voting in elections

c)

Marrying outside of their race

d)

To own property

17.

Han Dynasty China was known for what?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Catholic

d)

Confucianism

18.

If the governor can't do the job then who does?

a)

Speaker of the house

b)

Lieutenant

c)

Congress

d)

President

19.

Stonewall Riot of 1969 was most known for what?

a)

Women's rights

b)

Gay right's

c)

Feminist movement

20.

What happens when jet fuel prices increase?

a)

Plane ticket prices increase

b)

Demand for more jet fuel

c)

Increase in jet fuel supply

d)

Decrease in jet fuel supply

21.

What early civilization helped introduce science and technology?

a)

Greek

b)

Roman

c)

Egyptian

d)

Mesopotamian

22.

What is the weather like near the equator?

a)

Hot and Humid

b)

Hot and cold

c)

Dry and humid

d)

Dry and hot

23.

What location is good for growing crops and shrubs?

a)

Mediterranean

b)

Marine West coast

c)

continetal

d)

equator

24.

If you are part owner of a corporation you are considered what?

a)

Bondholder

b)

Stockholder

c)

Owner

25.

What is the riskiest way to invest money?

a)

Common Stocks

b)

Preferred stocks

c)

certificate of deposit

26.

What was the most valuable Caribbean crop in the 19th century?

a)

Corn

b)

Sugar

c)

Wheat

d)

Seeds

27.

Significance of Benjamin Franklin: What was the importance and what was his goal of opening the University of Penn?

a)

For Wealth

b)

The 13 colonies

c)

Enlightenment

28.

What is the definition of the 5th amendment

a)

Protects citizens from self-incrimination

b)

Does not protect you from self-incrimination

29.

What were the 19th and early 20th centuries known for in the second industrial revolution?

a)

Steel

b)

Farmers

c)

Robber Barons

30.

What is the Federal Reserve in control of?

a)

Money Supply

b)

Nothing

c)

Giving fines

31.

An example of sectionalism is the North and South during the Civil War

a)
True
b)
False
32.

What was Elizabeth Cady Stanton known for?

a)

Women's rights and suffrage

b)

Just women's rights

c)

Only women's suffrage

33.

What was the Paxton Riot?

a)

Native American Massacre in PA in 1763

b)

Native American Massacre in Rhode Island

34.

Why would someone continue subsistence farming?

a)

They are greedy

b)

For family use

c)

to make more money

35.

Which of the following is best used for DISSEMINATING factual information?

a)

Descriptive

b)

Expository

c)

Persuasive

d)

Narrative

36.

What would be best to help with word choice during the revision stage?

a)

Dictionary

b)

MLA handbook

c)

Thesaurus

d)

Grammar Handbook

37.

Give a short story with the word HYPERKINETIC in it. What is an antonym for the word hyperkinetic?

a)

Calm

b)

Boring

c)

Energetic

38.

Esperanza Rising Story about a girl who is waiting for her dad to get home outside and is pricked by a thorn from a rose. Why does the author include the word "vicious" rose?

a)

To describe the rose

b)

To contribute to the ominous tone

39.

What writing state do you check for grammar, spelling, and punctuation?

a)

Editing

b)

Revising

c)

Drafting

d)

Prewriting

40.

What is the past participle of "break"?

a)

Broken

b)

Brokest

c)

Broke

41.

The author only used first person character. What was the purpose of this?

a)

To decrease the perceptions of other characters in the book

b)

To allow the reader a better understanding of the plot

c)

To allow the reader a better understanding of cause and effect

d)

To allow the reader to form an opinon

42.

Which sentence CORRECTLY uses a comma splice?

a)

Rosa wore a sweater that was red, green, and yellow.

b)

Rosa used her backpack, she also packed her lunch.

43.

Pride and Prejudice Passage- How does Jane perceive/judge others?

a)

Jane judges her friends less than she judges others

b)

Jane judges people who dress better in high standing

44.

The author only used a first person character. What was the purpose of this?

a)

To decrease the perceptions of other characters in the book

b)

To allow the reader a better understanding of the plot

c)

To allow the reader a better understanding of cause and effect

45.

Which sentence has a capitalization error?

a)

The president awarded Jim for his work.

b)

The largest planets in the solar system are Jupiter and Saturn.

c)

There is a birthday party for Uncle Jim tomorrow afternoon.

d)

The travel directions Jim was using said he should go West.

46.

Two paragraph passage about two boys. Naomi is described as intelligent, but does not clean. He will not lift a finger to help clean and has moldy kitchen cabinets. Hambi is a hard working boy that is not smart, but will work to the bone. Then leaves the farm. The question asks you to compare the two boys....

a)

Naomi-smart/lazy and Hambi-dumb/hard working

b)

Both are lazy

47.

Select three out of the four choices that describe this phrase: There was a monsoon of people with buzzing faces like bees.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

48.

Know what Ronald Reagan promoted during his presidency. Select three out of seven options.

a)

Lower Taxes

b)

Increase Military Spending

c)

Decrease Military Spending

d)

Restricting federal regulations

49.

People are having fewer children because there is a less of a need for children to help with labor on farms

a)
True
b)
False
50.

Which of the following uses relative location?

a)

John lives 50 miles from the street

b)

My address is 134 Hilton st, CA 16125

c)

The dentist is down the street and around the corner from the hair salon

d)

Map location 50 north, 75 east

51.

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

a)

Wood

b)

Solar Power

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Geothermal energy

52.

The Sahara Desert covers most of North Africa

a)
True
b)
False
53.

What was Penssylvania known for during the colonial era?

a)

Dominating cotton trade

b)

Abolishing slavery

c)

Leading agriculture area (ex. crops= wheat, corn, rye)

54.

Snob Appeal= Marketing tactic to make things look attractive to "snobs", example: expensive cars)

a)
True
b)
False
55.

Fellow-citizens: on the 6th of November next we shall be called upon to exercise one of the most important functions ever intrusted to any people under any form of government in the world. The right to choose a President of the United States is the highest and most comprehensive of all the political rights of American citizenship. It is the Great right that enables us to renew, defend, preserve and perpetuate our National life. A failure to elect a President of the United States in accordance with the Constitution would derange our whole system of government, and perhaps, either place over us a dictator, or plunge our country in to the depths of anarchy. -Frederick Douglass, from "Speech on the issues of the Presidential Election, 1888. Douglass primarily uses which of the following persuasive methods?

a)

Analogical evidence

b)

Emotional appeal

c)

Logical evidence

d)

Logical appeal

56.

Frederick Douglass Speech continued- Which of the following rhetorical devices does Douglass use in the highlighted sentence?

a)

Circular argument

b)

Red herring

c)

Slippery Slope

d)

Understatement

57.

What is the smallest way to invest money? Or what is the largest way to invest money?

a)

Common Stocks

b)

Preferred Stocks

c)

Certificate of Deposit

58.

What feature was most known in the river valleys in Egypt, India, and another country I can't remember?

a)

Dam Projects

b)

Irrigation

c)

Canals

59.

The Mongols empire is from where? *worded similarly to this*

a)

Egypt

b)

Russia (or anywhere in East Asia)

c)

Germany

d)

Pennsylvania

60.

Who created the 365 day calendar and the writing system?

a)

Mayans

b)

Indians

c)

Native Americans