TEXAS TEACHERS SOCIAL STUDIES TEST 291
QUESTIONS AND ANSWES UPDATED 2024 – 2025
Kindergarten curriculum ANS -Child home family and classroom
Grade 1 curriculum ANS -Child's relationship to the classroom school and community
Grade 2 curriculum ANS -Local community
Grade 3 curriculum ANS -How individuals change their communities around the world
Grade 4 curriculum ANS -History of Texas
Grade 5 curriculum ANS -United States history
Grade 6 curriculum ANS -People and places of the contemporary world
When learning latitude and longitude children might get confused with these concepts ANS -1)The size
of the meridians of longitude and the parallels of latitude on a globe and mercator projection look
different
2) The meridians of longitude have a consistent size but the parallels of latitude very incise becoming
smaller as they move away from the equator
Literature-based approach ANS -An ideal way to integrate social studies with language arts through the
use of authentic multicultural literature teachers can expose children to quality reading in the cultures
of many ethic and linguistic groups living in the United States
Thematic instruction ANS -Teachers can integrate content areas. Ideal for English language learners
because the use of a common theme in multiple content areas makes content more cognitively
accessible for them.
, Narrative charts ANS -Narrative charts are used to show events in a sequence. Example :steps in
making favorite dish
Flow chart ANS -Shows a process involving changes at certain points for example a table showing a
process used to complete an academic degree
Organizational chart ANS -Shows the structure of an organization like a school or business
How to use cognates and suffixes similarities in the English language and other languages ANS -
Teachers can use the similarities to expand the vocabulary of students and enhance content area
comprehension.
Scaffolding ANS -The provisional structure used to provide support during the construction of a
building
Graphic organizers ANS -Are visuals used to show relationships. Semantic web or tree diagram, A
timeline, A flow chart, A venn diagram
Academic vocabulary in social studies ANS -The vocabulary needed to understand the concept of
school
Cooperative learning ANS -A teaching strategy designed to create a low anxiety learning environment
in which students work together in small groups to achieve instructional goals
Wait time: think pair share ANS -Wait time research suggests that pausing for a few seconds to allow
children to reflect on question can improve the quality of the response and overall performance
The ancient world ANS -4 million years ago to 500 CE. History of the ancient civilizations of
Mesopotamia, sumer,Assyria, Babylon, Egypt, the Indus Valley, megalith Europe, ancient China,
Phoenicia, ancient America, ancient Greek, the Celts, the Romans, and empires in Africa and India
Important events of the ancient world ANS -Sumerians in Mesopotamia invented writing and the
wheel, Egypt becomes unified, building begins in Stonehedge England, Indus civilization flourishes in
QUESTIONS AND ANSWES UPDATED 2024 – 2025
Kindergarten curriculum ANS -Child home family and classroom
Grade 1 curriculum ANS -Child's relationship to the classroom school and community
Grade 2 curriculum ANS -Local community
Grade 3 curriculum ANS -How individuals change their communities around the world
Grade 4 curriculum ANS -History of Texas
Grade 5 curriculum ANS -United States history
Grade 6 curriculum ANS -People and places of the contemporary world
When learning latitude and longitude children might get confused with these concepts ANS -1)The size
of the meridians of longitude and the parallels of latitude on a globe and mercator projection look
different
2) The meridians of longitude have a consistent size but the parallels of latitude very incise becoming
smaller as they move away from the equator
Literature-based approach ANS -An ideal way to integrate social studies with language arts through the
use of authentic multicultural literature teachers can expose children to quality reading in the cultures
of many ethic and linguistic groups living in the United States
Thematic instruction ANS -Teachers can integrate content areas. Ideal for English language learners
because the use of a common theme in multiple content areas makes content more cognitively
accessible for them.
, Narrative charts ANS -Narrative charts are used to show events in a sequence. Example :steps in
making favorite dish
Flow chart ANS -Shows a process involving changes at certain points for example a table showing a
process used to complete an academic degree
Organizational chart ANS -Shows the structure of an organization like a school or business
How to use cognates and suffixes similarities in the English language and other languages ANS -
Teachers can use the similarities to expand the vocabulary of students and enhance content area
comprehension.
Scaffolding ANS -The provisional structure used to provide support during the construction of a
building
Graphic organizers ANS -Are visuals used to show relationships. Semantic web or tree diagram, A
timeline, A flow chart, A venn diagram
Academic vocabulary in social studies ANS -The vocabulary needed to understand the concept of
school
Cooperative learning ANS -A teaching strategy designed to create a low anxiety learning environment
in which students work together in small groups to achieve instructional goals
Wait time: think pair share ANS -Wait time research suggests that pausing for a few seconds to allow
children to reflect on question can improve the quality of the response and overall performance
The ancient world ANS -4 million years ago to 500 CE. History of the ancient civilizations of
Mesopotamia, sumer,Assyria, Babylon, Egypt, the Indus Valley, megalith Europe, ancient China,
Phoenicia, ancient America, ancient Greek, the Celts, the Romans, and empires in Africa and India
Important events of the ancient world ANS -Sumerians in Mesopotamia invented writing and the
wheel, Egypt becomes unified, building begins in Stonehedge England, Indus civilization flourishes in
