1 st Grade Social Studies Review

1. 1st Grade Social Studies Review Ms. LaMagna

2. Which term describes the round model of the Earth shown below? • Globe • Cardinal Directions • Map • Compass Rose

3. Answer • Globe

4. Who was an American Indian girl who was a helper and friend to the Jamestown settlers? • Betsy Ross • Martha Washington • Pocahontas • Rosa Parks

5. Answer • Pocahontas

6. Which patriotic symbol of the United States is shown below? • Pyramid • Washington Monument • Bald Eagle • Statue of Liberty

7. Answer • Statue of Liberty

8. Which of the following is an example of being a good citizen? • Finishing your class work. • Teasing another student. • Running in the hallway. • Stealing someone’s pencil.

9. Answer • Finishing your class work.

10. Which number on the map shows the location of Washington, D.C.? • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4

11. Answer • 4

12. What term describes putting money away to keep or spend later? • Spending • Saving • Selling • Buying

13. Answer • Saving

14. Which flag is shown below? • Virginia Flag • North Carolina Flag • Mexico Flag • United States Flag

15. Answer • United States Flag

16. Which map represents the United States of America? • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4

17. Answer • 1

18. Who was an African American scientist who developed hundreds of uses for peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans? • Martin Luther King, Jr. • George Washington Carver • Rosa Parks • Abraham Lincoln

19. Answer • George Washington Carver

20. Which day in February is a day to honor the top leaders of the United States government? • Columbus Day • Independence Day • President’s Day • Thanksgiving

21. Answer • President’s Day

22. What term describes touchable items that people make to satisfy needs and wants? • Buyers • Goods • Services • Wants

23. Answer • Goods

24. Which patriotic symbol is shown below? • Pyramid • Washington Monument • Bald Eagle • Statue of Liberty

25. Answer • Washington Monument

26. Which day in November remembers the sharing of the harvest with American Indians? • Columbus Day • President’s Day • Independence Day • Thanksgiving

27. Answer • Thanksgiving

28. Which best describes the type of transportation used in the past? • People walked to places. • People drove fast cars. • People flew in airplanes. • People drove on highways.

29. Answer • People walked to places.

30. The market is to the ____ of Ben’s house. • north • south • east • west

31. Answer • north

32. Travonn wants candy and popcorn at the movies. He only has enough money to buy one of them. What should Travonn do? • Make a choice between the candy and the popcorn. • Steal his sister’s money. • Cry until the manager gives him both. • Steal the candy and popcorn.

33. Answer • Make a choice between the candy and the popcorn

34. Tiara wears a hat and gloves to school. Which of these would be the best reason for Tiara to wear a hat and gloves? • Tiara lives where it is warm in the winter. • Tiara likes school. • Tiara lives where it is cold in the winter. • Tiara has lots of friends.

35. Answer • Tiara lives where it is cold in the winter.

36. Communities in Virginia can include – • different kinds of people from many different places. • people who only wear the same kinds of clothes. • people who all look alike. • people who all watch the same TV program.

37. Answer • different kinds of people from many different places.

38. What term describes things people would like to have, but do not need to live? • Needs • Buyers • Services • Wants

39. Answer • Wants

40. Who was the first President of the United States? • Benjamin Franklin • George Washington • Abraham Lincoln • George Washington Carver

41. Answer • George Washington