ECS3701 STUDY NOTES 2026 EXAM PREP
STUDY GUIDE ALL UNITS WITH ACCURATE
REVISION CONTENT
◉ Second grade teacher plans the following activities to promote
students' development of map skills. Activity 1 & 2. As the class
creates the model in Activitiy 1, the teacher asks questions designed
to help students develop particular map skills and understandings.
Which of the following questions would best promote students'
ability to apply the concept of relative location? Answer: Is the book
shelf or the piano closer to the aquarium?
◉ Second grade teacher has a class with several English Language
Learners. In a lesson on the roles of the president, governor, and
mayor, the teacher puts students into small groups, and each groups
includes at least one English Language Learner. The teacher then has
each student choose a card that has a picture of the president,
governor, or mayor on it and the duties of each. The teacher then
asks each student to read the duties of each person and show his
group the picture. Which of the following is a primary rationale for
using this activity with this group of students? Answer: All students
benefit from working in heterogenous groups where all students can
practice speaking and reading aloud.
◉ The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills reflect recent social
science education research that focuses on developing students'
,historical thinking. Students are expected to analyze historical
documents to determine its reliabiltiy, bias, and perspective. Why
are these skills vital to a students' overall academic and citizenship
development? Answer: As students develop historical thinking skills
they can use the same analysis skills as adults to evaluate political,
economic, and social arguments and perspectives and be well-
informed citizens.
◉ Political scientist would most likely use the term ticket-splitting
when discussing situations where - Answer: Voters choose to vote
for candidates from different parties for various offices in an
election
◉ Fifth-grade teacher is creating a learning activity where students
will work in groups to analyze the following documents: The Magna
Carta, Common Sense, the Declaration of Independence, and the Bill
of Rights. Students will put the documents in chronological order,
read the historical context of the documents, and conduct a close
reading of the documents. This activity best supports which of the
following two social science disciplines? Answer: Government and
history
◉ Which of the following would be most useful for comparing and
contrasting the natural resources of the United States and Mexico?
Answer: A Venn Diagram
,◉ In the excerpt above, General Gage gives his opinion about the
causes of the 1770 Boston riots. Why should a historian suspect bias
in Gage's statement? Answer: His position might lead him to favor
the soldiers
◉ In the excerpt above, General Gage gives his opinion about the
causes of the 1770 Boston riots. Which phrase reveals bias against
one of the groups involved in the conflict discussed above? Answer:
Contrived by one party
◉ Early 19th century, the United States expanded westward Which
of the following was the major political concern of this expansion?
Answer: The expansion of slavery into new territories
◉ Which of the following would be an appropriate research question
for a historian studying World War II? Answer: In what way did
German aggression lead to World War II?
◉ Mrs. Bush is a first year teacher. She is teaching 6th grade Texas
history. As she prepares to teach a unit on the Texas Revolution, the
first thing she should do is examine the TEKS for the unit. After
completing this step, she should then create an assessment for the
unit. Finally Mrs. Bush should create lessons plans for the unit.
Answer: Examine the TEKS standard for the unit
Create an assessment for the unit
Create lesson plans for the unit
, ◉ Which of the following statments accurately reflect the data in the
graph above? Select all that apply. Answer: From 1920 to 1940,
unemployment was highest in 1933
More people became unemployed from 1929 to 1932 than from
1937 to 1938
In 1936, about 9 million Americans were unemployed
◉ Louisiana, the second most commonly spoken language is French.
Which of the following best explains this fact? Answer: After the
Louisiana Purchase, many people of French descent kept their
historical culture and traditions, including the French language
◉ Polyvinyl used in raincoats
Polyester and nylon fabrics
Ethanol used in perfumes
The items listed above are most closely associated with - Answer:
By-products of the oil industry
◉ Which of the following renaissance artist's work is depicted in
these two images? Answer: Michelangelo
STUDY GUIDE ALL UNITS WITH ACCURATE
REVISION CONTENT
◉ Second grade teacher plans the following activities to promote
students' development of map skills. Activity 1 & 2. As the class
creates the model in Activitiy 1, the teacher asks questions designed
to help students develop particular map skills and understandings.
Which of the following questions would best promote students'
ability to apply the concept of relative location? Answer: Is the book
shelf or the piano closer to the aquarium?
◉ Second grade teacher has a class with several English Language
Learners. In a lesson on the roles of the president, governor, and
mayor, the teacher puts students into small groups, and each groups
includes at least one English Language Learner. The teacher then has
each student choose a card that has a picture of the president,
governor, or mayor on it and the duties of each. The teacher then
asks each student to read the duties of each person and show his
group the picture. Which of the following is a primary rationale for
using this activity with this group of students? Answer: All students
benefit from working in heterogenous groups where all students can
practice speaking and reading aloud.
◉ The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills reflect recent social
science education research that focuses on developing students'
,historical thinking. Students are expected to analyze historical
documents to determine its reliabiltiy, bias, and perspective. Why
are these skills vital to a students' overall academic and citizenship
development? Answer: As students develop historical thinking skills
they can use the same analysis skills as adults to evaluate political,
economic, and social arguments and perspectives and be well-
informed citizens.
◉ Political scientist would most likely use the term ticket-splitting
when discussing situations where - Answer: Voters choose to vote
for candidates from different parties for various offices in an
election
◉ Fifth-grade teacher is creating a learning activity where students
will work in groups to analyze the following documents: The Magna
Carta, Common Sense, the Declaration of Independence, and the Bill
of Rights. Students will put the documents in chronological order,
read the historical context of the documents, and conduct a close
reading of the documents. This activity best supports which of the
following two social science disciplines? Answer: Government and
history
◉ Which of the following would be most useful for comparing and
contrasting the natural resources of the United States and Mexico?
Answer: A Venn Diagram
,◉ In the excerpt above, General Gage gives his opinion about the
causes of the 1770 Boston riots. Why should a historian suspect bias
in Gage's statement? Answer: His position might lead him to favor
the soldiers
◉ In the excerpt above, General Gage gives his opinion about the
causes of the 1770 Boston riots. Which phrase reveals bias against
one of the groups involved in the conflict discussed above? Answer:
Contrived by one party
◉ Early 19th century, the United States expanded westward Which
of the following was the major political concern of this expansion?
Answer: The expansion of slavery into new territories
◉ Which of the following would be an appropriate research question
for a historian studying World War II? Answer: In what way did
German aggression lead to World War II?
◉ Mrs. Bush is a first year teacher. She is teaching 6th grade Texas
history. As she prepares to teach a unit on the Texas Revolution, the
first thing she should do is examine the TEKS for the unit. After
completing this step, she should then create an assessment for the
unit. Finally Mrs. Bush should create lessons plans for the unit.
Answer: Examine the TEKS standard for the unit
Create an assessment for the unit
Create lesson plans for the unit
, ◉ Which of the following statments accurately reflect the data in the
graph above? Select all that apply. Answer: From 1920 to 1940,
unemployment was highest in 1933
More people became unemployed from 1929 to 1932 than from
1937 to 1938
In 1936, about 9 million Americans were unemployed
◉ Louisiana, the second most commonly spoken language is French.
Which of the following best explains this fact? Answer: After the
Louisiana Purchase, many people of French descent kept their
historical culture and traditions, including the French language
◉ Polyvinyl used in raincoats
Polyester and nylon fabrics
Ethanol used in perfumes
The items listed above are most closely associated with - Answer:
By-products of the oil industry
◉ Which of the following renaissance artist's work is depicted in
these two images? Answer: Michelangelo
