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Social Studies Summary: Final exam

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the Wright brothers?

a)

Two farmers who grew corn

b)

Two sailors who crossed the ocean

c)

Two teachers who taught flying lessons

d)

Two brothers who built an airplane

2.

What happened on December 17, 1903?

a)

A new bridge opened to the public

b)

The first car was sold in a store

c)

The first train crossed the country

d)

An airplane flew safely for the first time

3.

Why is flight important today?

a)

It helps people visit faster

b)

It makes food taste better

c)

It keeps books dry in rain

d)

It grows trees in parks

4.

Which is something families can pass down that you can see?

a)

Honesty and kindness

b)

Land or property

c)

Traditions and songs

d)

Memories and stories

5.

Which is something families pass down that you cannot see?

a)

Restaurants and farms

b)

Values like kindness

c)

Coins and trophies

d)

Houses and cars

6.

Why do families pass down values and traditions?

a)

To help children be good people

b)

To close all the stores

c)

To win races at school

d)

To make pets learn tricks

7.

Which community value means treating everyone like they matter?

a)

Strength

b)

Silence

c)

Speed

d)

Respect

8.

Which community value means sharing and being fair?

a)

Loudness

b)

Tallness

c)

Fairness

d)

Sweetness

9.

How do communities make the place better?

a)

By stopping games

b)

By breaking rules

c)

By helping others

d)

By hiding books

10.

What dangerous subject did Marie Curie study?

a)

Painting

b)

Gardening

c)

Radiation

d)

Volcanoes

11.

How did Marie Curie help doctors?

a)

She built tall hospital towers

b)

She taught them to sing louder

c)

She planted flowers for patients

d)

She used x‑rays to help sick people

12.

During a war, what special thing did Marie Curie make?

a)

Cars with x‑ray machines

b)

Trains with snack shops

c)

Boats with fishing nets

d)

Buses with big maps

13.

What award did Marie Curie win twice?

a)

Gold sticker

b)

School ribbon

c)

Nobel Prize

d)

Birthday badge

14.

What can doctors do today because of Marie Curie?

a)

Fly kites in parks

b)

Paint murals on walls

c)

Use x‑rays to check bones

d)

Bake cakes for parties

15.

Which sentence is true about people in the past?

a)

They did not teach any values

b)

They invented things that help us today

c)

They never helped anyone else

d)

They only wrote stories for fun

16.

Which tool shows many routes at once and lets you choose a path?

a)

A paper map with roads and paths

b)

A GPS that gives turn directions

c)

A compass that points north

d)

A calendar with dates and months

17.

What is one way a GPS helps you?

a)

It shows pictures of animals

b)

It teaches you street names only

c)

It warns you about heavy traffic

d)

It tells you the weather tomorrow

18.

GPS stands for which words?

a)

Global Positioning System

b)

Geography Planning Service

c)

Great Place Searcher

d)

Guided Pathway Signal

19.

What does a location tell?

a)

How fast you can travel

b)

Where something is found

c)

Who owns the place

d)

When a place was built

20.

Which words can help describe a location on a grid map?

a)

Colors and shapes only

b)

Songs and stories notes

c)

Days and months list

d)

Letters and numbers together

21.

The United States is on which continent?

a)

Europe continent

b)

Africa continent

c)

South America continent

d)

North America continent

22.

North America has many landforms. Which is a landform?

a)

Mountains with high peaks

b)

Airplanes in the sky

c)

Subways under cities

d)

Libraries with books

23.

Which river is named as one of the longest?

a)

The Nile River

b)

The Colorado River

c)

The Amazon River

d)

The Mississippi River

24.

North America is bordered by which three oceans?

a)

Atlantic, Arctic, Indian

b)

Pacific, Indian, Atlantic

c)

Indian, Southern, Arctic

d)

Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic

25.

What does a road map mainly show?

a)

Letters and numbers squares

b)

Countries and their capitals

c)

Roads and routes for travel

d)

Mountains and rivers shapes

26.

Which map shows land, water, mountains, and forests?

a)

A physical map of regions

b)

A political map of borders

c)

A grid map of letters

d)

A weather map of storms

27.

A political map is best for which task?

a)

Choosing the fastest driving route

b)

Seeing hills and valleys shapes

c)

Measuring distances with a ruler

d)

Finding country borders and capitals

28.

A grid map helps you find places by using what?

a)

Colors for weather

b)

Pictures of animals

c)

Letters paired with numbers

d)

Songs about cities

29.

You feel lost walking to a new park. Which tool will guide you turn by turn?

a)

A thermometer device

b)

A poster of oceans

c)

A physical atlas book

d)

A GPS on your phone

30.

What does a compass rose help you do on a map?

a)

Find which way to go

b)

Choose map colors

c)

Count how many cities

d)

Measure map distances

31.

Which letter on a compass stands for East?

a)

N

b)

W

c)

S

d)

E

32.

Which pair shows opposite directions on a compass rose?

a)

West and East

b)

North and South

c)

East and South

d)

North and West

33.

What is a continent?

a)

A tall mountain range

b)

A wide ocean space

c)

A large area of land

d)

A small town area

34.

How many continents are on Earth?

a)

Five

b)

Six

c)

Seven

d)

Eight

35.

Which list names only continents?

a)

Nile, Amazon, Yangtze

b)

Texas, Ontario, Madrid

c)

Pacific, Arctic, Indian

d)

Asia, Europe, Africa

36.

Where can you find continents shown together?

a)

On a world map or globe

b)

Inside a weather report

c)

On a calendar page

d)

In a dictionary index

37.

What is a globe?

a)

A flat paper map

b)

A round model of Earth

c)

A tool for measuring rain

d)

A picture of space

38.

Which ocean is to the west of North America?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Southern Ocean

39.

Which ocean is to the north of North America?

a)

Indian Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

40.

Which continent is to the west of Europe?

a)

Asia

b)

North America

c)

Australia

d)

South America

41.

Which continent is to the south of Europe?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Australia

d)

Antarctica

42.

Which ocean lies between North America and Europe?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Arctic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

43.

Which continent is to the east of Africa?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

South America

d)

Australia

44.

Which continent is to the north of Africa?

a)

North America

b)

Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Australia