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6th grade Social Studies practice sheet

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________

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  1. Question 1

    A carving shows a pharaoh much larger than his enemies. What is it probably showing?

    • That he was a giant
    • The pharaoh's power and importance
    • Nothing at all
    • That enemies were children

  2. Question 2

    The Silk Road was…

    • A river in India
    • A network of trade routes linking China to the Mediterranean
    • A wall in China
    • A single paved road in Rome

  3. Question 3

    Many factories are built near ports because…

    • there are no workers
    • it is easier to ship goods
    • land is free there
    • ports are quiet

  4. Question 4

    Ancient Athens is known for an early form of…

    • monarchy
    • communism
    • feudalism
    • democracy

  5. Question 5

    Christmas is a Christian holiday that celebrates…

    • a harvest
    • the end of a fast
    • a new year
    • the birth of Jesus

  6. Question 6

    Alexander Fleming discovered…

    • the polio vaccine
    • the light bulb
    • penicillin, an antibiotic
    • the X-ray

  7. Question 7

    Houston, Texas, is at about 30° N, 95° W. Which hemispheres is it in?

    • Southern and Western
    • Northern and Western
    • Southern and Eastern
    • Northern and Eastern

  8. Question 8

    Why do mountains often have fewer people than plains?

    • Steep land is hard to farm and build on
    • Plains are too high
    • No one likes views
    • Mountains have too much farmland

  9. Question 9

    Which is a primary source about life in a city today?

    • a textbook chapter
    • an encyclopedia summary
    • a review of a book about the city
    • a photo taken there by a resident this year

  10. Question 10

    How many years from 300 BCE to 200 CE (there's no year 0)?

    • 100
    • 500
    • 501
    • 499

Answer key

  1. 1. The pharaoh's power and importance (Time & Evidence)
  2. 2. A network of trade routes linking China to the Mediterranean (Trade Routes & Beliefs)
  3. 3. it is easier to ship goods (Economies of the World)
  4. 4. democracy (Governments & Citizens)
  5. 5. the birth of Jesus (Cultures & Beliefs)
  6. 6. penicillin, an antibiotic (Science, Technology & Change)
  7. 7. Northern and Western (World Maps & Globes)
  8. 8. Steep land is hard to farm and build on (World Regions)
  9. 9. a photo taken there by a resident this year (Sources & Points of View)
  10. 10. 499 (Time & Evidence)

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