Scoring Guide: Quarter 4 Review: Social Studies

Read each question. Write your answer.

1. 1.

   Put the chain for a carton of orange juice in order, from first to last: store clerk, orange grower, you, truck driver who brings the cartons to the store, juice factory worker.

   (2 pts)

   Answer: orange grower, juice factory worker, truck driver who brings the cartons to the store, store clerk, you

2. 2.

   A big storm closes a busy shipping port for two weeks. Name one group of people near the port and one group far away who would be affected. Tell how each is affected.

   (3 pts)

   Answer: Answers vary. Look for: near the port, such as dock workers, ship crews or truck drivers who lose work or pay; far away, such as stores that run short of goods, shoppers who wait longer or pay more, or farmers and factories that cannot ship what they sell.

3. 3.

   Farmers in the United States grow more soybeans than people here can use. What can they do with the extra soybeans? Tell how this helps people in two countries.

   (2 pts)

   Answer: They can sell (export) the extra soybeans to other countries. Look for: buyers in the other country get food or animal feed they need, and U.S. farmers earn income.

Read the chart together. It tells what three maps show for four places in a made-up state. Use it to answer items 4–6.

1. 4.

   In which place do the most people live? Which map tells you, and what do you look for on it?

   (2 pts)

   Answer: Gull Harbor. The population map; look for the darkest color (and check the key).

2. 5.

   Few people live in Red Basin. Give two reasons, one from the resource map and one from the climate map.

   (2 pts)

   Answer: Answers vary. Look for: the resource map shows no resource symbols, so there are few jobs in farming, fishing or lumber (resource map); it is hot and very dry, so there is little water for people and crops (climate map).

3. 6.

   A company wants to build a flour mill, where wheat is ground into flour. Which place is the best choice? Give two reasons, each from a different map.

   (3 pts)

   Answer: Golden Flats. Look for two reasons from different maps: wheat farms are close by (resource map); enough people live there to work at the mill (population map); warm summers and enough rain keep the wheat growing (climate map). Also accept Gull Harbor if the child gives two fitting reasons, such as many workers and a port for shipping.

Solve each problem. Show your work.

1. 7.

   Hazel earns $8 each time she washes her aunt's car. She washes the car 5 times. How much income does she earn? She wants a $46 paint kit. How much more does she need?

   (2 pts)

   Answer: $40 (5 × 8 = 40). She needs $6 more (46 − 40 = 6).

2. 8.

   Marco starts the month with $32 in the bank. On payday he puts in $15. He takes out $20 for a gift. Then he puts in $8 of birthday money. Which step is a withdrawal? How much is in the bank at the end? Show each step.

   (3 pts)

   Answer: Taking out $20 is the withdrawal (the other two steps are deposits). He has $35 at the end (32 + 15 = 47; 47 − 20 = 27; 27 + 8 = 35).

3. 9.

   Tia's income this week is $25. Her needs are a bus pass for $9 and lunches for $7. She saves $5. Is there enough left for a $6 book? Show your work. If not, tell one thing she could do.

   (3 pts)

   Answer: No. 9 + 7 + 5 = 21, and 25 − 21 = 4, so $4 is left, which is $2 less than $6. Look for: wait and add next week's money, or pick a book that costs less. Needs still come first.

4. 10.

   Jonah is saving for a tent that costs $36. He has $12 now and adds $8 each week. His sister says, "You will have enough in 2 weeks." Is she right? Show your thinking.

   (2 pts)

   Answer: No. After 2 weeks he has $28 (12 + 8 + 8 = 28), which is not enough. He needs 3 weeks (36 − 12 = 24; 24 ÷ 8 = 3).

5. 11.

   Store A sells a backpack for $23. Store B sells the same backpack for $19, but the bus ride to Store B and back costs $5. Which store is the better buy? By how much?

   (2 pts)

   Answer: Store A, by $1 (19 + 5 = 24 at Store B; 24 − 23 = 1)

6. 12.

   Write TIME, TALENT or THINGS for each way of giving. Use each word once. (1) Marcus teaches younger children to play chess. (2) Ruth gives her outgrown boots to a clothing drive. (3) Devon spends Saturday morning sorting cans at a food bank.

   (2 pts)

   Answer: (1) talent, (2) things, (3) time

Read the notes box together. Use it to answer items 13–15.

1. 13.

   Imani counted children climbing the fence and talked with the coach. Which step of civic action is this?

   (2 pts)

   Answer: research

2. 14.

   Which sentence in Imani's notes is an opinion, not a fact? Tell why it would not make good evidence.

   (2 pts)

   Answer: "That field is no fun at all." It tells a feeling that cannot be checked or counted.

3. 15.

   Imani's first goal says, "Make the ball field better." Write a new goal for her that can be measured. Then tell how she will know whether she reached it.

   (2 pts)

   Answer: Answers vary. Look for a goal with something to count or check, such as "Get the gate fixed by June 1" or "Collect 30 signatures asking the parks department to fix the gate," and a way to know, such as the gate opens, a reply comes back, or the signatures are counted.