Mullen Elementary Grade 3 Social Studies Practice Test
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
What is an example of Greek architecture?
- The Empire State Building
- The Parthenon
- The Colosseum
- Aqueducts
What is a contribution?
- The act of giving or doing nothing
- The act of giving or doing something
- The act of taking away
- Not giving
What is direct democracy?
- A representative democracy
- A government in which people vote (elect) a smaller group of citizens to make their rules and laws.
- A government in which people vote to make their own rules and laws.
Where was the home of the empire of Mali?
- Africa
- America
- Europe
How did the people of the desert use salt?
- They used salt for their health and for preserving food.
- They used salt to throw over their shoulders.
- They use salt to help keep their food from going bad.
What is an explorer?
- Someone who travels seeking new discoveries.
- Someone who builds houses.
- Someone who does not travel seeking new discoveries.
Christopher Columbus was sponsored by which country?
- England
- Spain
- France
Jacques Cartier was sponsored by which country?
- France
- England
- Spain
Juan Ponce de Leon was sponsored by which country?
- Spain
- France
- England
Where was ancient Greece located?
- On land near the Mediterranean Sea.
- On land near the Atlantic Ocean
- On land near the Indian Ocean.
What are characteristics?
- The same traits
- Different traits
What were some human characteristics of ancient Greece?
- Farmers, shipbuilders, and traders
- Farmers, road builders, and traders
- Farmers, miners, and traders
On which continent is England?
- Europe
- Africa
- Asia
What are goods?
- Goods are activities that satisfy people's needs and wants.
- Goods are things that people make or use to satisfy needs and wants.
What are rules?
- A place where people live.
- Rules are what people must or must not do.
- Are Laws people do not have to live by.
Thomas Jefferson wrote what very important document?
- The Declaration of Independence.
- The Virginia Declaration of Rights
What are capital resources?
- People working to produce goods and services
- Capital resources are goods made by people and used to produce other goods and services