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Certify Teacher Core Subjects (Social
Studies) Questions and Correct Answers
As part of a lesson on the Texas Revolution, a fourth-grade
teacher compiles a list of possible websites for her students to use
in a WebQuest. Which of the following should the teacher explore
further before finalizing her list of websites? Ans: whether each
website has accessibility features
A second-grade teacher has a class with several English language
learners (ELLs). In a lesson on the roles of the president, governor,
and mayor, the teacher puts students into small groups, and each
group includes at least one English language learner... Ans: All
students benefit from working in heterogeneous groups where all
students can practice speaking and reading aloud.
In which of the following fields would the study described above
most likely be conducted? Ans: psychology
Mrs. Garcia is planning an interdisciplinary reading and social
science lesson for her third graders. In reading, the students will
read a story about an Indian family who grows rice. Which of the
following would be an appropriate student learning activity that
would integrate this story with the social sciences? Ans: Students
could work with maps and globes to find India on a map and then
use latitude and longitude skills to property identify the location
of India.
A political scientist would most likely use the term ticket-splitting
when discussing situations where — Ans: voters choose to vote for
candidates from different parties for various offices in an election.
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Which of the following terms best describes the regional conflicts
related to slavery before the Civil War? Ans: sectionalism
Which of the following would be most useful for comparing and
contrasting the natural resources of the United States and Mexico?
Ans: a Venn diagram
Which inference could a historian possibly draw from these
immigration statistics? Ans: Law and practice limited non-
European immigration during this time period.
In Louisiana, the second most commonly spoken language is
French. Which of the following best explains this fact? Ans: After
the Louisiana Purchase, many people of French descent kept their
historical culture and traditions, including the French language.
United States Unemployment Rate, 1927-1939... Which of the
following TWO statements are supported by the information in
this graph? Select all that apply. Ans: The Stock Market Crash
resulted in increased unemployment.
Unemployment was still a problem prior to World War II.
Pre-Civil War North
More industrialized
Larger population
Greater presence of immigrant workers Ans: Pre-Civil War South
More agricultural
Large plantations
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1. Shared by both plans
2. Congressional plan
3. Presidential plan Ans: 1. was going to leave up to the states
whether African Americans could vote
2. supported the Civil Rights Act of 1866 that outlawed Black
Codes
3. included ways for states that seceded to gain admission back to
the country
A historian is trying to determine the role that slavery played in
Central Texas history. Which of the following sources would be
most useful to his study? Ans: probate and census records
Imagine that a new invention allows vehicles to run on natural gas
instead of petroleum. The least likely result of this invention
would be — Ans: decreased spending on alternative energy
research.
Which of the following individuals is most associated with the
United States Constitution? Ans: James Madison
In the 1950s, which of the following TWO most led to the
development of suburbs? Ans: automobiles
VA loans
Immigrants to the United States 1900-2000... Which of the
following correctly matches the graph above? Select all that apply.
Ans: The largest number of immigrants in any one year was 1.8
million.
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Certify Teacher Core Subjects (Social
Studies) Questions and Correct Answers
As part of a lesson on the Texas Revolution, a fourth-grade
teacher compiles a list of possible websites for her students to use
in a WebQuest. Which of the following should the teacher explore
further before finalizing her list of websites? Ans: whether each
website has accessibility features
A second-grade teacher has a class with several English language
learners (ELLs). In a lesson on the roles of the president, governor,
and mayor, the teacher puts students into small groups, and each
group includes at least one English language learner... Ans: All
students benefit from working in heterogeneous groups where all
students can practice speaking and reading aloud.
In which of the following fields would the study described above
most likely be conducted? Ans: psychology
Mrs. Garcia is planning an interdisciplinary reading and social
science lesson for her third graders. In reading, the students will
read a story about an Indian family who grows rice. Which of the
following would be an appropriate student learning activity that
would integrate this story with the social sciences? Ans: Students
could work with maps and globes to find India on a map and then
use latitude and longitude skills to property identify the location
of India.
A political scientist would most likely use the term ticket-splitting
when discussing situations where — Ans: voters choose to vote for
candidates from different parties for various offices in an election.
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Which of the following terms best describes the regional conflicts
related to slavery before the Civil War? Ans: sectionalism
Which of the following would be most useful for comparing and
contrasting the natural resources of the United States and Mexico?
Ans: a Venn diagram
Which inference could a historian possibly draw from these
immigration statistics? Ans: Law and practice limited non-
European immigration during this time period.
In Louisiana, the second most commonly spoken language is
French. Which of the following best explains this fact? Ans: After
the Louisiana Purchase, many people of French descent kept their
historical culture and traditions, including the French language.
United States Unemployment Rate, 1927-1939... Which of the
following TWO statements are supported by the information in
this graph? Select all that apply. Ans: The Stock Market Crash
resulted in increased unemployment.
Unemployment was still a problem prior to World War II.
Pre-Civil War North
More industrialized
Larger population
Greater presence of immigrant workers Ans: Pre-Civil War South
More agricultural
Large plantations
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1. Shared by both plans
2. Congressional plan
3. Presidential plan Ans: 1. was going to leave up to the states
whether African Americans could vote
2. supported the Civil Rights Act of 1866 that outlawed Black
Codes
3. included ways for states that seceded to gain admission back to
the country
A historian is trying to determine the role that slavery played in
Central Texas history. Which of the following sources would be
most useful to his study? Ans: probate and census records
Imagine that a new invention allows vehicles to run on natural gas
instead of petroleum. The least likely result of this invention
would be — Ans: decreased spending on alternative energy
research.
Which of the following individuals is most associated with the
United States Constitution? Ans: James Madison
In the 1950s, which of the following TWO most led to the
development of suburbs? Ans: automobiles
VA loans
Immigrants to the United States 1900-2000... Which of the
following correctly matches the graph above? Select all that apply.
Ans: The largest number of immigrants in any one year was 1.8
million.
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