Social Studies · Quarter 1 Review · Weeks 1–9 · 20–30 min

Quarter 1 Review: Social Studies

34 points total · Name: ____________________ Date: __________

For the adult

Give this review in Week 9, during Quarter Review week. It is not timed; most children finish in 20 to 30 minutes. You may read everything aloud, and your child may answer out loud while you write, because this checks social studies thinking, not reading. Your child may look back at the map box, the two sources and the timeline chart at any time and may sketch the map on scrap paper. No ruler is needed. Speak about Native nations in the present tense. Do not teach, hint or correct during the review. Afterward, use the scoring notes, add the points and find the level. This is a snapshot for the quarter report, not a grade. If a section earns less than half of its points, revisit the weeks and days listed for it.

Part 1: Communities & Community Types

8 points

Read each question. Circle or write your answer.

1.
A town opens a new community center where clubs meet and neighbors hold parties. Which community need does it meet best?
(2 pts)
○ safety○ gathering○ getting around
2.
Pick one helper: a crossing guard or a doctor. Tell which community need the helper meets. Then tell one thing that would be harder for the community without that helper.
(2 pts)
3.
From her front porch, Nora sees a barn, pastures and a gravel road, and no other houses. Roosters wake her each morning. What type of community does Nora live in?
(2 pts)
○ urban○ suburban○ rural
4.
A family moves from a farm to an apartment in a big city. Name one thing that may be easier for them in the city and one thing that may be harder.
(2 pts)

Part 2: Maps, Land & Resources

9 points

Read the map box together. Use it to answer items 5–7. Then answer items 8 and 9.

5.
What does the boat symbol stand for? Which part of a map tells you what a symbol means?
(2 pts)
6.
How many real miles is it from the ranger station to the boat dock? Show your thinking.
(2 pts)
7.
A hiker stands on top of Lookout Hill. In which direction should she walk to reach the ranger station?
(2 pts)
8.
A hiker stands on low land with mountains rising on both sides. Which landform is she standing in?
(1 pt)
○ a valley○ a plateau○ a plain
9.
A region has flat land, rich soil and a long, warm growing season. What kind of work would many people there most likely do? Name one natural resource that makes this work possible.
(2 pts)

Part 3: Native Nations, Past and Present

8 points

Read both sources together. Use them to answer items 10–12. You may look back as often as you like.

10.
Copy a few words from either source that show the Zuni people are a living nation today.
(2 pts)
11.
The Southwest gets very little rain. Use Source A. Tell two ways the walls of a waffle garden help plants grow there.
(2 pts)
12.
Claim question: Is knowledge about caring for the land passed down in the Zuni community? Write a claim. Give two pieces of evidence, and tell which source each one came from.
(4 pts)

Part 4: Newcomers & How Towns Begin

9 points

Answer items 13 and 14. Then read the timeline chart together and use it for items 15 and 16.

13.
Three people arrived in North America in the 1600s. Which one did NOT choose to come?
(2 pts)
○ a sailor hired to search for a trade route○ a farmer hoping for land of his own○ an African man who was captured and sold into slavery
14.
A settler family builds a fence around a meadow to keep its cows in. A Native family has gathered berries in that meadow for many generations. Tell how each family might see the fence. Then tell why they see it differently.
(3 pts)
15.
Use the chart. Give one reason the river crossing was a good place to start a town.
(2 pts)
16.
Use the chart. Name one thing at Alder Crossing that changed and one thing that stayed the same.
(2 pts)