SOCIAL STUDIES
Why did early communities often form near rivers?
A. Rivers were warm
B. Rivers provided water and food
C. Rivers were dangerous
D. Rivers were hard to cross
B. Rivers provided water and food
Which part of a plant makes food using sunlight?
A. Roots
B. Stem
C. Leaves
D. Flower
C. Leaves
Which continent is the largest by land area?
A. Africa
B. Asia
C. North America
D. Antarctica
B. Asia
“Which word is a noun (a person, place, or thing)?”
A. Run
B. Dog
C. Jump
D. Quickly
B. Dog
Who is known for sailing across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492?
A. Marco Polo
B. Christopher Columbus
C. Ferdinand Magellan
D. Amerigo Vespucci
B. Christopher Columbus
A timeline is used to show:
A. Places on Earth
B. Weather changes
C. Events in the order they happened
D. People in history
C. Events in the order they happened
Animals that eat both plants and animals are called:
A. Herbivores
B. Carnivores
C. Omnivores
D. Predators
C. Omnivores
A map scale is used to show:
A. Directions
B. Symbols
C. Distance
D. Elevation
C. Distance
“Which word is a verb (an action word)?”
A. Cat
B. Run
C. House
D. Ball
B. Run
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
A. George Washington
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Thomas Jefferson
D. John Hancock
C. Thomas Jefferson
Which invention helped people communicate over long distances?
A. Plow
B. Compass
C. Telephone
D. Wheel
C. Telephone
What is one way animals protect themselves?
A. Camouflage
B. Sleeping
C. Growing
D. Eating
A. Camouflage
Which continent is also a country?
A. Europe
B. Africa
C. Australia
D. South America
C. Australia
“Which word completes this sentence?
‘I ____ to school every day.’”
A. Eat
B. Walk
C. Blue
D. Dog
B. Walk
Who was an inventor known for improving the light bulb?
A. Alexander Graham Bell
B. Thomas Edison
C. Henry Ford
D. Orville Wright
B. Thomas Edison
What is a community?
A. A group of people living and working together
B. Only a school
C. Only a family
D. A country
A. A group of people living and working together
Which state of matter has a definite shape?
A. Liquid
B. Gas
C. Solid
D. Steam
C. Solid
Which continent is home to the Amazon Rainforest?
A. North America
B. Africa
C. South America
D. Asia
C. South America
“Which word is an adjective (describes a noun)?”
A. Tall
B. Run
C. Quickly
D. School
A. Tall
Who helped free enslaved people using the Underground Railroad?
A. Susan B. Anthony
B. Rosa Parks
C. Harriet Tubman
D. Amelia Earhart
C. Harriet Tubman
Who is in charge of a city or town?
A. Governor
B. President
C. Mayor
D. Senator
C. Mayor
A push or a pull is called a:
A. Force
B. Motion
C. Energy
D. Tool
A. Force
On which continent do we live if we live in the United States?
A. Europe
B. Africa
C. Asia
D. North America
D. North America
“Which word is a pronoun?”
A. He
B. Dog
C. Jump
D. Blue
A. He
Who was a civil rights leader who gave the “I Have a Dream” speech?
A. Malcolm X
B. Frederick Douglass
C. Martin Luther King Jr.
D. Booker T. Washington
C. Martin Luther King Jr.