TExES Social Studies 4-8 (118) Prep Final
Exam pt 1 Questions With Solutions
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 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 c) The "why" of an event
Which of the following amendments protects people from cruel and unusual punishments?
, TExES Social Studies 4-8 (118) Prep Final
Exam pt 1 Questions With Solutions
a) 6th Amendment
b) 8th Amendment
c) 7th Amendment
d) 9th Amendment 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 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
, TExES Social Studies 4-8 (118) Prep Final
Exam pt 1 Questions With Solutions
d) Mary Poppins and Out of Africa 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 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 a) political parties
, TExES Social Studies 4-8 (118) Prep Final
Exam pt 1 Questions With Solutions
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 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 b) biographical context
Who was America's enemy during the War of 1812?
Exam pt 1 Questions With Solutions
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 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 c) The "why" of an event
Which of the following amendments protects people from cruel and unusual punishments?
, TExES Social Studies 4-8 (118) Prep Final
Exam pt 1 Questions With Solutions
a) 6th Amendment
b) 8th Amendment
c) 7th Amendment
d) 9th Amendment 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 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
, TExES Social Studies 4-8 (118) Prep Final
Exam pt 1 Questions With Solutions
d) Mary Poppins and Out of Africa 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 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 a) political parties
, TExES Social Studies 4-8 (118) Prep Final
Exam pt 1 Questions With Solutions
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 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 b) biographical context
Who was America's enemy during the War of 1812?
