Practice Test: Social Science Flashcards
Mrs. C’s 6th grade students have been reading the Bill of Rights. Which of the following questions would be a good text-dependent question
Which of the first ten amendments involve aspects of the judiciary branch of the government in terms of individual rights? (students must rely on text to answer question)
Mr. P wants his social studies class to complete an authentic assignment. What would be the best choice?
Interviewing Veterans at a retirement center about their experiences during the Vietnam War (more authentic than writing a paper or completing other projects)
Ms. P is planning to use a 30-minute video on Egypt for her fourth-grade social studies class. What would be the best way to maximize the use of the video?
She could create a viewing guide and pause the video for students to reflect and write (students need structured opportunities to think about what they are seeing in the video)
The three branches of the federal government in the U.S. include all of the following except the
fiduciary (branches: executive, legislative, and judicial)
Ms. M is a new third grade teacher. One of her goals is for her students to gain a deep understanding of the concepts of social studies. What would be a good way to achieve that?
providing opportunities for students to analyze and categorize features of a concept
Ms. O’Leary uses the acronym PERSIA to focus her instruction on important aspects of social studies instruction. What does PERSIA represent?
Political Economic Religion Social Intellectual/Arts Area/Geography
Which of the following would be considered a primary source in researching the Korean War?
Korean War photographs at the History.com website (original documents and photographs from an event are primary sources)
What are the three periods of prehistory
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
The Declaration of Independence was primarily the work of
Thomas Jefferson (primary author)
*Which of the following best describes a major difference between a state government and the federal government?
State governments have more responsibility for public education than the federal government
*What was an effect of the Enlightenment era in the American Colonies?
Greater interest in science and learning
Mr. F took his fourth grade class to the school gymnasium. They created a scale model of the solar system on the floor. What essential element of geography was the focus on this activity?
Understanding the world in spatial terms (scale models are a way of understanding the world in social terms)
*What is the difference between GIS and GPS?
GIS (Global Information System) produces maps; computer system. GPS (Global Positioning Systems) produces time and location identifications; satellite network
Kate’s family moved to Colorado from Florida b/c they love mountains and snow skiing. Kate’s parents are teachers. She has two siblings. Her family is Christian. In terms of voting, one of her parents generally votes Republican and the other votes Democrat. The best way to categorize this move would be a ____ force.
physical (moving to another area because of climate and geographical features)
*Ellis Island, New York, is most significantly known for its role in
immigration (a location through which many immigrants were processed)
A Florida high school is located in an area with diverse populations from a number of different countries. As a result, the school created a program for English Language Learners. What legal decision is most likely to have influenced the development of the ELL program?
Lau v. Nichols (established steps to be taken by a school district if a student was found to have a language deficiency)
*Which country has a unitary governmental structure?
France (centralized authority in which power is concentrated)
*The concept of social contract between government and the right of the people to alter or abolish a government that did not protect those interests was developed by
John Locke (theorized the concept)
The U.S. Constitution consists of the Preamble, ___ articles, and ___ amendments
7 articles, 27 amendments
The value of a country’s currency
is only absolute within the country that issues it
The teachings of Mohammed are described in
The Koran (sacred text of the revelations of Mohammed)
*According to 2010 Census data, approximately what percentage of Florida’s population speaks a language other than English at home?
0.25 or 25% of the population of Florida speaks a language other than English in the home
Which of the following is defined as the interaction between potential buyers and sellers of goods and services?
market
*Whose book inaugurated the modern era of economic analysis?
Adam Smith (his book, ‘The Wealth of Nations’ inaugurated the modern era of economic analysis)
*How is the term “capital” currently defined?
real, usable money
Which of the following is best suited for summarizing historical cause-effect relationships?
timeline
Which of the following lists reflects the correct chronological order of events?
(1) Magna Carta is signed in England;
(2) Protestant Reformation begins;
(3) Columbus sails across the Atlantic;
(4) Puritans arrive in New England
The intellectual movement that encouraged the use of reason and science and anticipated human progress was called
the Enlightenment.
In American government, a system of checks and balances was developed to
regulate the amount of control each branch of government has.
*Which of the following prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin?
The Civil Rights Act (1964)
The Bill of Rights
forbade the federal government from encroaching on the rights of citizens.
*Studying various economic institutions promotes higher-order thinking skills. In terms of Webb’s Depth of Knowledge, these skills are at level
four
the highest level of thinking occurs at the fourth level of Webb’s Depth of Knowledge. Level one addresses recall. Level two addresses concept and skill development. Level three addresses strategic thinking.
Which of the following is considered the main economic institution in the United States?
The Federal Reserve System
In what type of economy do individuals own the resources that are produced?
capitalist economy
The ruling of the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) determined that
separate educational facilities were inherently unequal.
*The written history of Florida begins with the arrival of which explorer?
Juan Ponce de Leon
( first European explorer in Florida, arriving in 1513. De Soto arrived in 1539. De Luna came to Pensacola Bay in 1559 and Pedro Menendez de Aviles founded St. Augustine in 1565)
The Federal Emergency Relief Act, the Banking Act, and the Civilian Conservation Corps are all associated with which of the following?
The First New Deal ( sought to stabilize the economy after the Great Depression by providing opportunities for relief, recovery, and reform)
*Marxist philosophy includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A. the assumption that economic factors determine history.
B. the belief that class struggle occasionally occurs. (it believes class struggle is inevitable)
C. the expectation that socialism is inevitable.
D. the theory that the true value of a product is labor.
B. the belief that class struggle occasionally occurs. (it believes class struggle is inevitable)
Which of the following best summarizes the Monroe Doctrine?
The United States and the rest of North and South America will not be subject to future colonization.
Leaving a country because of its oppressive, legally-mandated racial segregation policies would be an example of exodus due to
political reasons (mandate implies governmental (political) control)
*Which of the following is not one of the main types of map projections? A. conic B. cylindrical C. interrupted D. meridial
D. meridial
Which of the following is not a requirement to become a U.S. president?
A. natural-born U.S. citizenship
B. resident of the U.S. for at least 14 years
C. member of major political party
D. at least 35 years of age
C. member of major political party
*In terms of complexity of informational text, which of the following is an example of a quantitative variable?
readability
determined by a formula based on text characteristics such as word or sentence length
*The most important focus of social studies instruction should be
causal relationships (why events occurred as they did)
Mr. Key’s class is reading Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Which of the following is an example of a text-dependent question?
Lincoln uses the word dedicate several times. Does the word have the same meaning each time? Why or why not?
Tool creation and use by early humans exemplifies
technology
What was an outcome of the Industrial Revolution?
mechanization of work
(production transitioned from mostly home-based and individually produced goods to goods that were produced by individuals who operated machines that produced goods)
Which of the following is not a power specifically granted to the federal government?
A. minting money
B. providing for education
C. conducting relations with foreign powers
D. regulating naturalization and immigration
B. providing for education
What was the focus of the Three-Fifths Compromise?
In terms of representation and taxation of states, slaves counted as three-fifths of a person.
*Mrs. Fernando’s class is studying currencies of the world. Some of her students have brought coins from Brazil, Ireland, Canada, and Mexico. In terms of instruction, these examples are called
realia (use of authentic objects from every day life that can be used as teaching aids)
What is true of the legislative branch of the United States?
A state’s population determines how many representatives a state can have in the House of Representatives
The oldest human bones have been discovered in
Africa (Ethiopia and other African countries)
Anthony is traveling outside of the United States. He is in a country that has a parliamentary form of government. Which country could he be in?
Great Britain
*What is true of the Declaration of Independence?
It promoted equality as a human right.
“all men are created equal with certain unalienable rights.”
Mr. Tomlinson’s class has been studying the Mayan civilization. He has posed the question, “What did the Mayans believe?” This question focuses on what aspect of the civilization?
religious
beliefs are based on faith and religion
The interaction between potential buyers and sellers of goods and services is defined as
the market
Which concept and country are correctly matched? A. shogun; China B. patricians; France C. city-state (polis); Greece D. oligarch; India
C. city-state (polis); Greece
Shogun; Japan
Patricians; ancient Rome
Oligarch; Russia
Which individual and concept are correctly matched? A. William the Conqueror; Domesday Book B. Martin Luther; Crusades C. Charlemagne; Reformation D. Thomas Aquinas; Calvinism
A. William the Conqueror; Domesday Book (commanding that there be a survey to discover what taxes, based on holdings, had been owed during the reign of King Edward the confessor)
Martin Luther; Protestant Reformation
Charlemagne; Father of Europe
Thomas Aquinas; bridging gap between religious belief and reason/science
What is the purpose of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services?
to oversee the naturalization of aliens lawfully residing in the United States
In the first week of Mrs. Drake’s fourth-grade class, she shared her class vision and instructional expectations for the class and then she had the class help develop five classroom rules that would be followed throughout the year. The class discussed and debated the rules and voted on the ones that best fit the class vision and student interests. What was Mrs. Drake’s purpose for this class activity?
to demonstrate democratic principles (governance ‘by the people’
What was British philosopher John Locke’s influence on the development of the U.S. Constitution?
the right of people to alter or abolish a government that did not protect their interests
Which branch of the government has impeachment power?
legislative
*Who was one of the authors of the Constitution?
James Madison
Credit unions are owned by
the people who deposit money in them
Mr. Carson’s class has been studying the cultures that contributed to modern-day Florida. What would be the most authentic way for students to demonstrate their understanding?
A. writing a research paper on one of Florida’s Native American tribes
B. taking a criterion-referenced test on Florida history
C. creating a project using the most recent census data
D. writing a short story from a first-person perspective about living in Florida
C. creating a project using the most recent census data (authenticity involves real-life information such as census data. Research, testing, and creative writing do not focus on real-life information)
Which of the following could be defined as a “good” in economic terms?
a used car (tangible item that satisfies human wants or needs)
Mrs. Clark’s class is learning about money and its relationship to their lives. She has divided the students into groups. Each group has a scenario in which a family of varying size and income must decide how to budget and spend available funds. This activity reflects the concept of
microeconomics
Which of the following terms describes the assimilationist view of immigrants who came to the United States?
melting pot
*The Great Awakening focused on
religion (The Great Awakening referred to revivals of religious interest in the U.S. in the late 1700s and early 1800s)
Mrs. Silvio’s students are working on learning from complex informational texts.
Which of the following is a reader variable that Mrs. Silvio should take into consideration?
A. student motivation
B. readability of the reading materials
C. vocabulary in the reading selections
D. use of primary versus secondary sources
A. student motivation
the other variables are text variables
In a market economy, which of the following motivates producers?
profit
the more money (profit) that a producer makes, the more the producer is encouraged to continue or increase production
*Which of the following is an example of a secured loan?
car loan (secured loan is based on a tangible item or asset)
In terms of economics, which is true?
Productivity impacts scarcity.
Val is a volunteer in another country. The country could be characterized as poor and developing. She observes that production and distribution of goods is determined by custom and economic changes occur very slowly. The country could be described as having what kind of economy?
traditional (characteristic in developing parts of the world which rely more on the way things have customarily been done)
Mrs. Kwan is planning a lesson on the Constitution for her fifth-grade students. She has several video clips in which American citizens describe what the Constitution means to them. The videos exemplify Mrs. Kwan’s use of
educational media
*What was the result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?
It recognized the United States as an independent nation.
A biome is most related to
physical geography (biome - all the plants and animals in a natural habitat, which related to geography)
Mrs. Kelso’s class has learned about using globes. She asked each student to identify one fact about globes. Which student’s response is incorrect?
A. Geoff said, “The equator divides the earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.”
B. Kim said, “The International Date Line is a meridian.”
C. Rod said, “The equator crosses the poles.”
D. Ashleigh said, “The prime meridian is on the opposite side of the globe from the International Date Line.”
C. Rod said, “The equator crosses the poles.”
the equator is equidistant from the poles
Mrs. Griffin’s class is reading about the Trail of Tears. What group is the focus of the lesson?
Cherokee Indians
(Trail of Tears was the route taken by Indians who were forcibly moved from lands east of the Mississippi and sent to what is now Oklahoma)
Mrs. Lawton wants her students to understand the meaning of civilization. She has given her students paragraphs to read. Each paragraph is about a different ancient civilization. The students have read the paragraphs. They used a comparison/contrast chart to identify similar characteristics and then they grouped the characteristics. Mrs. Lawton’s approach could best be described as
concept development
Mr. C is planning a unit on the U.S. Constitution. He has analyzed the content in terms of quantitative features, qualitative features, and matching reader to text. This analysis focuses on
complex informational text
*Ms. K is teaching American History from WWII. She invites Mrs. Branch to come talk about her experiences as a WAVE int he Navy during the war. Use of Mrs. Brandt exemplifies
realia
The era when machines began to displace human and animal power in the production and distribution of goods is known as the
Industrial Revolution
*In which country did Anne Frank live and write her story, later known as ‘The Dairy of Anne Frank’?
Netherlands
Ms. B is looking for some materials for her geography class. She finds several types of something to use. The types are conic, cylindrical, interrupted, and plane. What is Ms. Brown examining?
maps projections
Which of the following legal decisions laid the groundwork for school desegregation?
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Mr. J’s class is learning about different kinds of government. Today they are learning about a weak central government that delegates principal authority to smaller units such as states. What is the focus of the lesson?
Confederate Government?
Who was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court?
Sandra Day O’Connor
A country’s economy slowed and then continues with increased unemployment. This exemplifies
recession
Which of the following best describes the study of economic issues specific to a household, firm, or industry?
microeconomics
Twenty-four satellites circling the earth contribute to the function of
GPS
time and location identification for any place in the world
Analysis of the reasons for a historical event focus on _______________.
cause-effect
Bones of the oldest known humans were found in _______________.
Africa
Ms. Fredrich’s class is studying a form of government in which sovereignty is divided between a central government and a group of states. This type of government is called
federal gov
*In terms of complex informational text, an example of a qualitative factor would be
levels of meaning
readability is quantitative, background knowledge is a reader factor and not a factor of the informational text itself
The relationship between humans and the living and nonliving features of their environments is the focus of
cultural geography
An example of a sustainable technology would be
solar energy
A class read the book The Cat in the Hat. What is the best example of a text-dependent question?
The cat tells the children that “their mother will not mind.” What does the cat mean?
Prior to the sixth century, Greek city-states were ruled by small groups of individuals. This type of rule is called ______________.
Oligarchy
What is the purpose of checks and balances in government?
ensures that no branch dominates the others
Which of the following is defined as a medium of exchange and as the system of monetary units defined and backed by the government that issues it?
Currency
*A country’s economy has grown quickly. Employment is very low. Production is high. This is termed a(n)
Boom
economy grows quickly, people are employed, production is high
Mr. Grissom’s class is learning about Louisiana. What would be an example of realia for this topic?
the Louisiana state flag
real life objects used in teaching and learning
The key question of Ms. Case’s subject is “How do people make a living?” Ms. Case’s subject is most likely to be
economics
A major manufacturing company decided to move its production to another country. As a result, 2000 people in the community lost their jobs. Many of them were unable to find work and they moved to areas where they could find jobs. This exemplifies
economic forces
The first colony to gain independence from a mother country was
The United States
From oldest to newest, the Stone Age periods are
Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic
Which of the following is a power delegated to the federal government?
A. provide education for its citizens
B. grant copyrights and patents
C. regulate intrastate commerce
D. establish voter qualifications within the guidelines established by the Constitution
B. grant copyrights and patents
Which of the following, adopted in 1777, provided for a unicameral Congress, in which each state would have one vote, as had been the case in the Continental Congress? Executive authority under the Articles was to be vested in a committee of 13, with one member from each state. Amending the Articles required the unanimous consent of all the states.
Articles of Confederation
The following terms are written on the board in Mrs. Johnston’s geography classroom:
tectonic activity, glaciation process, ecosystems, meteorological events. The focus of the lesson is most likely to be understanding the world
in terms of physical systems
Cuneiform is a(n) _____________________.
early form of writing
The central banking system of the United States is the
federal reserve system
The eighteenth-century Scottish economist whose work “The Wealth of Nations” helped inaugurate the modern era of economic analysis was
Adam Smith
What issue is addressed in the Second Amendment?
Right to bear arms
Which of the following exemplifies a primary source of information about World War II?
an audio recording of a soldier describing his experiences in the Army during WWII
In what type of economy are resources owned by individuals?
capitalist economy
In terms of reading, which of the following describes a reader variable?
background knowledge
*Mr. Clark’s class is learning about an ancient civilization. The civilization used animal skins for clothing and to create shelters that could be moved as the animals move (D).
Canada
Mr. Caruso is teaching his students how to find causes and effects in text passages. What word(s) would signal an effect?
as a result
The principle of a limited English monarchy was first established in the
Magna Carta
What was the Silk Road?
a trade route from Africa and Asia to Europe
The Law of ________ states that the quantity supplied is directly proportional to the price.
Supply
*What would be an example of an authentic assessment in social studies?
Students in a geography class create projects for a social studies fair.
Which of the following was an early civilization living in Central America?
Mayan
A meridian
crosses at the poles
What is true of the legislative branch of the government?
it is bicameral
Including the chief justice, how many justices serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?
9
Carmen is studying for an exam. The exam will focus on the economies of various countries as well the economy of the United States. What topic is Carmen studying?
macroeconomics
Which of the following was an early American scientist, inventor, statesman, and writer?
Benjamin Franklin
The Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision was related to the issue of
Slavery
Mrs. Favor’s third grade class helped create the classroom rules at the beginning of the year. As a result, students are more motivated to respect and follow the rules. Students also see the value of ________________ in action.
democratic classroom
What event caused the United States to create NASA and enter the “space race”?
Sputnik
What is an example of a biome?
rainforest
What is an example of a secured loan?
home loan
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, part of the role of public education was
to assimilate immigrants
Who has the power of impeachment?
Congress
The document that prohibited efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America was the
Monroe Doctrine
*As an instructional strategy, student participation in topic selection as well as in the process of acquiring information describe
inquiry learning
What was the outcome of the Great Compromise?
It provided for a president, two senators per state, and representatives elected to the House according to their states’ populations
The writings of John Locke, who wrote about the social contract concept of government and the right of people to alter or abolish a government that did not protect their interests, contributed to the concepts in the
Constitution
Which of the following refers to apportionment of resources, income or wealth as well as to the factors of production (e.g., land, labor, capital)?
distribution
The U.S. Constitution consists of
the Preamble, 7 Articles, and 27 Amendments
The Red Scare was ________________
a fear of Communism
What type of economic institution is owned by members with surplus earnings going to the members in higher dividends, low-cost or free services, and lower loan rates?
Credit Unions
*Which of the following is an example of a task variable in reading?
purpose
(background knowledge and motivation are READER variables
readability level is a text factor)
