History
| Multiple Choice
Sample Test Questions
46HA*
Grades K-4 |
Knowledge #2 and Skill #2
12. This newspaper headline appeared in the Boston newspapers
on December 16, 1773:
"BRITISH TEA DUMPED IN HARBOR IN PROTEST OF UNFAIR
TAXES"
Which person at that time would most likely support
this action?
A) the ship's captain who brought the tea
B) a British soldier who was sent to this
country by the king
C) a colonial Patriot who supported
independence
D) a colonial Loyalist who supported the
king
Knowledge #1 and Skill #2
13. By sending delegates to the Constitutional Convention,
New Jersey took an active role in
A) forming our new nation's government.
B) supporting the British.
C) discovering new lands.
D) deciding the location of the nation's
capital.
| Multiple Choice Sample Test Questions
46HA
Grades K-4 |
Knowledge #3 and Skill #4
14. "We did not ask you white men to come here. The
Great Spirit gave us this country as a home. You had
yours.. The Great Spirit gave us plenty of land to live
on, and buffalo, deer, antelope and other game. But
you have come here; you are taking my land from me;
you are killing off our game, so it is hard for us to
live."
- Chief Crazy Horse
What human rights issue is described in the above quote?
A) the right to a free public education
B) the right to have a family
C) the right to work
D) the right to property
| Multiple Choice Sample Test Questions
46HB*
Grades K-4 |
Knowledge #3 and Skill #2
15. Government provides many different services and
projects that people alone cannot afford. Which of the
following does our government pay for? The building
of
A) highways
B) shopping centers
C) restaurants
D) amusement parks
Knowledge #4 and Skill #3
16. The Trail of Tears was a forced march where the
Cherokee Indians walked 800 miles in the freezing cold
from Georgia to Oklahoma. During that march many Cherokee
Indians became sick and died.
This forced march is an example of
A) the search for better farmlands.
B) the desire for a better education.
C) the need to follow buffalo herds.
D) the mistreatment of people.
| Multiple Choice Sample Test Questions
46HC*
Grades K-4 |
Knowledge #2 and Skill #1
17. America was built by many immigrants of different
cultures from all parts of the world. What are some
common cultural elements that all immigrant groups brought
with them to America?
A) native language, traditions
B) pets, traditions
C) college education, native language
D) plants, food
Knowledge #2 and Skill #4
18. Which is a present-day example of an invention
that has changed the way people work and communicate?
A) telegraph
B) computer/modem
C) calculator
D) video game cartridge
| Multiple Choice Sample Test Questions
46HD*
Grades K-4 |
Knowledge #2 and Skill #2
19. A woodworker cuts down a pine tree and uses the
wood to make a toy train by hand, which he then sells.
Many other people want to buy the woodworker's toy trains.
Later he builds a factory to make toy trains. Which
of these is most likely to happen as a result of his
decision?
A) More toy trains are made and their price
goes up.
B) More toy trains are made and their
price goes down.
C) Fewer toy trains are made and their price
goes up.
D) Fewer toy trains are made and their price
goes down.
Knowledge #1 and Skill #1
20. Estela has several coins in her hand. What determines
how much her loose change is worth?
A) the actual size of each coin
B) the materials the coins are made of
C) the things she can buy with the coins
D) the total weight of the coins
| Multiple Choice Sample Test Questions
46HD
Grades K-4 |
Knowledge #5 and Skill #5
21. Directions: Read the following story about a public
issue. Then use it, with the map and what you already
know, to answer the questions.
A New Factory
The boss of the Heeza Big Cheese Company
has come to the townships of Hinton and Philby with
a plan to build a factory. The factory will pollute
some air and water, but it will also provide many jobs
for workers in the region.
A planning committee for Philby and Hinton has decided
to allow the factory to be built where "X" is located
on the map below.
Based on the information given on the
map and what you know, do you agree with the decision
on where to build the factory? Write a paragraph in
which:
. states your position, and
. give two reasons why you agree or disagree with this
location.
Be sure to support your answer with information in
the story and the map, and from what you already know.
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| Multiple Choice Sample Test Questions
46HD
Grades K-4 |
Scoring Rubric
Criteria: Scores are based on the student's
ability to
a) use logical reasoning;
b) support the economic need for the factory AND/OR
support the need to protect the environment; and
c) give two valid reasons for or against building
the factory at the location.
Points
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3
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. Agrees
or disagrees with location of factory
. Discusses both the economic needs for the factory
(jobs for labor force, economic development) and
the desire to protect the environment from effects
of pollution
. Provides two valid reasons for agreeing or
disagreeing with location (e.g., distance from
residences and sea/river to help protect environment;
access to highways and railroad for transportation
of goods; ease for workers commuting; or other
plausible responses) |
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2
|
. Agrees
or disagrees with location of factory
. Discusses only one of the needs to be addressed,
or discusses both but with only partial explanations
or one valid reason to support or disagree with
location choice
. Contains some flaws in reasoning
. Agrees or disagrees with location of factory
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1
|
. Attempts
to discuss only one of the needs to be considered
in factory location
. Reasons or explanations are not provided |
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0
|
. Not
Scorable (see generic rubric) |
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