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TExES Social Studies 4-8 (118) PrepFinal Exam pt 1 Questions and Answers
Which of the following was the tallest building in the world at the time of its completion?
a) Jefferson Memorial
b) Liberty Bell
c) Washington Monument
d) Statue of Liberty - Answer -c) Washington Monument
Which of the following can lead to engaging and important classroom discussions that
can make a student think like a historian?
a) The "who" of an event
b) The "where" of an event
c) The "why" of an event
d) The "what" of an event - Answer -c) The "why" of an event
Which of the following amendments protects people from cruel and unusual
punishments?
a) 6th Amendment
b) 8th Amendment
c) 7th Amendment
d) 9th Amendment - Answer -b) 8th Amendment
Which of the following tasks falls under the purview of local government?
a) Monitoring interstate commerce
b) Issuing and collecting income taxes
c) Issuing and collecting property taxes
d) Testing the safety of food and medicine - Answer -c) Issuing and collecting property
taxes
Which of the following famous novels were set during the Dust Bowl?
a) Brave New World and The Maltese Falcon
,b) Gone with the Wind and Their Eyes were Watching God
c) The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men
d) Mary Poppins and Out of Africa - Answer -c) The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and
Men
A boundary that separates regions within a country that speak different languages
would be an example of
a) a physical boundary
b) a paraphysical boundary
c) a cultural boundary
d) a metaphysical boundary - Answer -c) a cultural boundary
What did Washington warn against in his political farewell address?
a) political parties
b) the French
c) Dutch incursions
d) religion - Answer -a) political parties
Students have limited experience with textbooks in their history class. During the first
unit, the teacher reviews vocabulary and then asks students just to read the introduction
paragraph. Then, the class talks about what they read. Then, they read the next
paragraph and then discuss it. The teacher has employed which of the following
activities?
a) Active reading
b) Reading for purpose
c) Chunking the text
d) Previewing the text - Answer -c) Chunking the text
What type of context consists of the author's experiences, beliefs, and culture?
a) context of the reader
b) biographical context
c) context of language and form
d) historical context - Answer -b) biographical context
Who was America's enemy during the War of 1812?
a) France
b) Britain
c) Mexico
d) Spain - Answer -b) Britain
Which of the following introduced the World Wide Web in 1991?
, a) Tim Berners-Lee
b) Alan Turing
c) Grace Hopper
d) Barbara Liskov - Answer -a) Tim Berners-Lee
Which of the following court cases established judicial review?
a) Gideon v. Wainwright
b) Marbury v. Madison
c) Roe v. Wade
d) Dredd Scott v. Sandford - Answer -Marbury v. Madison
Which of the following differentiates socialism and communism?
a) Within a socialist economic system, labor is not controlled, whereas in a communist
economic system, it is.
b) Within a socialist economic system, governments do not have as much control
concerning production as they do in a communist system.
c) Within a socialist economic system, pricing is not controlled, whereas in a communist
economic system, it is.
d) Within a socialist economic system, government controls all aspects of business,
although these are owned by individuals, and within a communist system, the
government owns and controls everything. - Answer -b) Within a socialist economic
system, governments do not have as much control concerning production as they do in
a communist system.
The Battle of New Orleans could have been prevented if the news of which treaty had
reached Louisiana before the battle?
a) Treaty of Ghent
b) Treaty of Lancaster
c) Treaty of Hartford
d) Treaty of Limits - Answer -a) Treaty of Ghent
Students are tasked with writing a report about a historical event. They must act as if
they were journalists during the time period and view the event as if it were unfolding in
front of them. Thus, when researching the students should do which of the following?
a) Find various formal and informal resources
b) Seek out primary sources
c) Focus on sources that give insights into the ''how'' and ''why'' of the event
d) Seek out tertiary sources - Answer -b) Seek out primary sources
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