1st Grade

Social Studies Benchmark 3 Review

2007 - 2008

What does the word scarce mean?

Not in good supply, Not in good supply, or hard to findor hard to find

What does the word volunteer mean?

A person who helps others A person who helps others without getting paid for without getting paid for

his workhis work

Name the man who brought Americans to live in Texas and is

known as the “Father of Texas.”

Stephen F. AustinStephen F. Austinhttp://www.lsjunction.com/people/austin.htm

Who invented the first telephone?

Alexander Graham Alexander Graham BellBell

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bellhtml/004046.htm l

Name the great leader who helped write the rules our country still

follows today.

Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklinl

http://www.imahero.com/photos/benfranklin_main.html

Name the 16th President of the U.S.

who was in office during the Civil War.

Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincolnhttp://www.abrahamlincolnartgallery.com/archivephoto.htm

Who was the 1st President of the U.S. and is known as

the “Father of Our Country?”

George WashingtonGeorge Washington

Name the holiday on July 4th which

celebrates America’s freedom from England

in 1776.

Independence DayIndependence Day

Name the holiday in January that honors a man who worked to make sure all Americans are treated

fairly.

Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King, Jr. DayJr. Dayhttp://www.mtsu.edu/~vvesper/king.htm l

Name the holiday in May which honors service men and

women who have died in wars.

Memorial DayMemorial Day

Name the holiday in November that

remembers the men and women who serve in the armed forces.

Veterans DayVeterans Day

Name the holiday in February that honors and recognizes our country’s leaders, including George Washington and Abraham

Lincoln.Presidents’ DayPresidents’ Day

Which natural resource allows us to

breath?

AirAir

Which natural resource is used for

making pencils?

TreesTrees

Which natural resource is used for

drinking?

WaterWater

Which of the items below are school services?•Bus driver taking children homeBus driver taking children home

•Dentist cleaning teethDentist cleaning teeth

•Teacher reading a book to her Teacher reading a book to her studentsstudents

•Cafeteria worker serving lunchesCafeteria worker serving lunches

Deciding what items to buy, which toy to play

with, and what to eat are examples of ___________.

Making ChoicesMaking Choices

Which of the items below are

examples of laws?•Wear your seat beltWear your seat belt

•Take your hat off in schoolTake your hat off in school

•Stop at a stop signStop at a stop sign

•Drive the speed limitDrive the speed limit

•Complete your homework Complete your homework

Place these forms of land Place these forms of land transportation in order from transportation in order from

slowest to fastest.slowest to fastest.

carbicycle walkingcovered wagon

FastestSlowest

bicycle carcovered wagonwalking

Which type of communication is

fastest?Letter or Telephone

Memorial Day

Baseball Practice

BirthdayParty

Field Trip

Book Report

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

• What will happen on Tuesday?

• What will happen on Friday?

• If today is Thursday, what event will happen tomorrow?

• If today is Friday, what event happened yesterday?

• What holiday will be celebrated this week?

Baseball Practice

Birthday Party

Birthday Party

Memorial Day

Book Report

• Which food got the most votes?Which food got the most votes?

• Which food got the least votes?Which food got the least votes?

• How many votes did pizza get? How many votes did pizza get?

Faith

Sarah

Hannah

Pizza Nuggets Cheese Grapes

Reagan

Pizza

Grapes

Three

ink wellcomputer

spacecity

old telephone

calculator

Decide if each item below is from the past, present,

or future.

Past

Future

Present

Past

Present