History
A fourth-grade teacher is teaching a unit on the colonization of North America. Which of the following activities would provide the deepest understanding of which European countries colonized different parts of North America?
A. Distribute a map that shows settlements and the countries that settled those areas.
B. Provide links to websites for students to review each area of North America as homework.
C. Plan a jigsaw activity using maps and images in which a region is assigned to each group.
D. Create learning centers that study the indigenous peoples of North America.
C. Plan a jigsaw activity using maps and images in which a region is assigned to each group.
Which of the following learning activities would best help students understand important concepts from the Bill of Rights?
A. Watching a video that explores the relationship of each branch of government through the system of checks and balances
B. Participating in a fishbowl discussion based on a scholarly article that analyzes freedom of speech, the press, and religion
C. Writing an opinion editorial that defines and explains the concepts of popular sovereignty and consent of the governed
D.Giving a speech listing complaints about school administration and declaring one's right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
B. Participating in a fishbowl discussion based on a scholarly article that analyzes freedom of speech, the press, and religion
A third-grade teacher is planning a unit around the geographic theme of the interdependence between humans and their environment. Which of the following objectives would be most beneficial to ensuring students understand the theme?
A. Students will be able to draw a map of geographic features in their state.
B. Students will be able to write a paragraph about how climate influences crops.
C. Students will be able to compare weather patterns in different regions.
D. Students will be able to diagram the seasonal weather cycle.
B. Students will be able to write a paragraph about how climate influences crops.
Which of the following examples could be used to clarify the differences between goods and services?
A. Farm stands versus car repair shops
B. Dog groomers versus dog trainers
C. Summer camps versus schools
D. Toy stores versus grocery stores
A. Farm stands versus car repair shops
A student evaluates potential sources for a historical research project. Which of the following sources should the student choose to use in the project?
A. An online video that has no citations and does not name the filmmaker
B. A website ending in ".net" that only includes citations from other works by the same author
C. A journal written by an eyewitness to an event with information that is different from the textbook
D.A podcast about the subject produced for a school project by a group of classmates last year
C. A journal written by an eyewitness to an event with information that is different from the textbook
A history teacher assigns a short writing prompt aiming to assess student understanding of the main reasons for westward expansion in the mid-nineteenth century. Many students submitted inaccurate responses claiming that people moved west to find jobs in factories.
Previous knowledge about which of the following historical developments most likely led students to this misunderstanding?
A. The Industrial Revolution caused people to move to cities for jobs in factories.
B. The end of the Civil War resulted in many formerly enslaved people staying on plantations as sharecroppers.
C. The California Gold Rush encouraged many people to move west.
D. Expansion of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads necessitated high numbers of workers.
A. The Industrial Revolution caused people to move to cities for jobs in factories.
A teacher wants to teach an introductory lesson on the executive branch that includes defining the role and responsibility of the US president. Which activity best achieves this objective?
A. Asking students to look up the president's job in the Bill of Rights
B. Asking students to search "president" online and pick a video to watch
C. Asking students to read an excerpt from Article II of the Constitution
D. Asking students to write a job description for the US president
C. Asking students to read an excerpt from Article II of the Constitution
Which of the following is an example of human beings altering the physical environment to protect a city from hurricanes?
A. Elevating homes above sea level
B. Installing more stormwater pumps
C. Strengthening the sewage system
D. Funding restoration of local wetlands
A. Elevating homes above sea level
Which of the following best shows how natural resources can also function as capital?
A. Coal mines can offer local communities employment opportunities.
B. Mineral deposits on a farmer's land increase the overall wealth of that farmer.
C. Private companies can pay for permission to cut down trees for lumber.
D. The value of oil fluctuates in response to the global market and consumer demand.
B. Mineral deposits on a farmer's land increase the overall wealth of that farmer.
A teacher wants to select sources for an activity that explores the opposing British and American perspectives surrounding taxation in the years leading up to the Revolutionary War. Which pair of sources would best achieve the teacher's purpose?
A. A video interview with an American History professor and a political cartoon about the Boston Tea Party
B. Excerpts from Edmund Burke, member of British Parliament, and Thomas Jefferson, colonial diplomat, discussing the Townshend Acts
C. A journal entry from John Adams and a reply from his wife, Abigail Adams, discussing American affairs in the pre-Revolutionary era
D. A speech from Patrick Henry and a speech from Samuel Adams describing the Sons of Liberty
B. Excerpts from Edmund Burke, member of British Parliament, and Thomas Jefferson, colonial diplomat, discussing the Townshend Acts
A history teacher is teaching a unit on American frontier life in the mid-1800s. Which of the following primary sources would most likely provide the best depiction of life for a family on the American frontier?
A. A map from 1850 showing the frontier settlements in Independence, Missouri
B. A textbook entry about life on the American frontier
C. Journal entries from people who lived on the frontier in the 1800s
D. A documentary that explores the American frontier
C. Journal entries from people who lived on the frontier in the 1800s
An elementary teacher is teaching a unit on citizenship. Which of the following is the best activity to teach students to recognize characteristics of responsible citizenship?
A. Provide scenarios in which students identify and discuss actions of responsible citizens in small groups.
B. Provide definitions of specific characteristics of responsible citizens and ask students to use the terms in a sentence.
C. Give a brief lecture on characteristics of responsible citizenship while students take notes.
D.Give students a reading packet on the process of becoming a citizen to read individually.
A. Provide scenarios in which students identify and discuss actions of responsible citizens in small groups.
A second-grade class is studying different types of communities—rural, suburban, and urban. The goal of the unit is for students to understand that places have different geographical characteristics and features and that geography affects where people choose to live. Which of the following activities best supports the instructional goal of the unit?
A. To compare physical and population maps of rural, suburban, and urban areas
B. To share what they know about the type of community they live in
C. To use a dictionary to define the terms rural, suburban, and urban
D. To list characteristics of rural, suburban, and urban communities
A. To compare physical and population maps of rural, suburban, and urban areas
A fifth-grade teacher passed out example store fliers and advertisements. Students were instructed to select an item for which to develop their own flier or advertisement. At the end of the assignment, students were instructed to tell about the goods they selected and to use details from the fliers to explain why people should buy that good.
Which of the following is the primary purpose of the lesson?
A. To teach students the difference between needs and wants
B. To teach students how supply influences the prices of a good
C. To teach students how businesses market their goods
D. To teach students the impact of marketing on consumer purchases
C. To teach students how businesses market their goods
A history teacher wants to create a lesson on the responsibilities of the three branches of the United States government. Which of the following activities would best address this topic?
A. Conducting a student debate on the responsibilities of the three branches of the United States government
B. Having students read a primary source letter proposing possible responsibilities for the three branches of the United States government
C. Asking students to complete a Venn diagram on the responsibilities of the three branches of the United States government
D.Asking students to make individual flash cards on the responsibilities of the three branches of the United States government
C. Asking students to complete a Venn diagram on the responsibilities of the three branches of the United States government
Which of the following classical civilizations is credited with many mathematical contributions, including Euclidean geometry and the Pythagorean theorem?
A. Egypt
B. China
C. Greece
D. Rome
C. Greece
Which of the following activities would be an effective way to identify student strengths and areas for instructional focus regarding student knowledge of the Bill of Rights?
A. Assign each student one amendment of the Bill of Rights to memorize.
B. Provide students with a copy of the Bill of Rights to read.
C. Have students watch a video about the Bill of Rights.
D. Ask students to summarize the Bill of Rights on an exit slip.
D. Ask students to summarize the Bill of Rights on an exit slip.
A fourth-grade class is studying indigenous peoples of the Americas. The teacher wants the students to think about the interdependent relationship between people and their environment. Which of the following activities would best support this goal?
A. Read an article about the group of people indigenous to the area.
B. Compare dwellings of indigenous groups in various climates.
C. Examine historical maps of indigenous land.
D. Discuss life on present-day reservations.
B. Compare dwellings of indigenous groups in various climates.
Roman mowed lawns to earn money each week. He wrote down each week how he planned to spend his money. Which of the following monetary activities does this information best illustrate?
A. Budgeting
B. Investing
C. Spending
D. Saving
A. Budgeting
A history teacher asks students to complete an assignment in which they are to summarize the major ideas included in the Declaration of Independence. For students to successfully complete the assignment, they will need to know that according to the Declaration of Independence, if a government tries to withhold natural rights or does not protect these rights, the citizens can
A. overthrow the government.
B. immigrate to a new country.
C. imprison the leader.
D. organize economic boycotts.
A. overthrow the government.
Which of the following technological innovations of the nineteenth century resulted in the greatest economic changes?
A. Steam power
B. Spinning jenny
C. Powered airplanes
D. Assembly line
A. Steam power
A teacher receives a SmartBoard for her class. While planning, she reviews her citizenship lessons from the previous year and makes changes based on her students' needs for the current school year. What is the purpose of this activity?
A. To make updates to the content within the lessons
B. To include new technological tools available to the teacher
C. To make improvements to the student assessments
D. To anticipate student thinking and strengths
B. To include new technological tools available to the teacher
A kindergarten teacher is starting a unit on seasonal activities. The standard requires that students be able to describe the impact of weather on everyday life. Which of the following should the teacher most consider as part of the lesson-planning process to ensure that students understand the concept?
A. Accessing students' background knowledge about daily activities
B. Identifying and categorizing various types of weather
C. Developing generalizations and guiding questions related to the unit
D. Determining students' ability to write sentences about a topic
C. Developing generalizations and guiding questions related to the unit
A teacher wants to increase student understanding of the beneficial relationship between specialization and trade. Which of the following best allows students to reach this goal?
A. A fill-in-the-blank chart about gross national products of various nations around the world
B. A paired activity matching descriptions and images of producers and consumers
C. A jigsaw activity using posters made by students showing goods produced locally
D. A country report focused on resources and important goods they trade to other countries
D. A country report focused on resources and important goods they trade to other countries
A fifth-grade teacher wants students to compare and contrast the roles and responsibilities of federal and state governments. Which of the following sources is the best to support student learning?
A. An online Wikipedia entry about state and federal governments
B. An article from National Geographic about state and federal governments
C. A USA.gov site detailing the branches of the federal government
D. An unsourced YouTube video about state government
B. An article from National Geographic about state and federal governments