taks practice test - Celebrating Texas Online
Transcription
taks practice test - Celebrating Texas Online
Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. • 1903: Girls Industrial College (now Texas Woman’s University) • 1906: Pure Food Inspection • 1907: Public School Kindergarten; Juvenile Court System • 1909: State Library Commission • 1910: Sanitary Drinking Fountains • 1911: Child Labor Laws • 1913: Married Women’s Property Rights • 1915: Required School Attendance; Working Women • 1917: Aid to Dependent Children • 1918: Free Public School Textbooks • 1922: Bureau of Child Hygiene 1 Most of these laws and programs directly benefited which groups of people? A African Americans B Women and children D Men and children Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV C Native Americans GO ON TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests ✯ 1 Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the chart and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. The Law of April 6, 1830, prohibits further immigration from the U.S. to Texas, states that slaves can no longer be brought into Mexico, and places custom duties on all goods coming from the U.S. into Texas. Conflicts and fighting take place between Texas settlers and the Mexican government in Galveston, Anahuac, and Velasco. Santa Anna creates a new constitution, placing all governing power in his hands. Santa Anna sends General Cos to Texas to enforce his laws. ? 2 Which of the following best fits in the final box? F The United States goes to war with Mexico. G Settlers in the Fredonian Republic claim that they are not under Mexican control and declare their independence. H The United States attempts to purchase Texas, but Mexico will not allow this to happen. Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV J General Cos learns of an illegal cannon in Gonzales. He sends troops down to Gonzales, and the first armed conflict of the Texas Revolution takes place. GO ON 2 ✯ PRACTICE TEST Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. 1910 Revolution begins in Mexico. 1914 World War I breaks out in Europe. 1916 Pancho Villa attacks Americans in Mexico. 1917 The Zimmermann Telegram and the sinking of the Lusitania prompt the U.S. to enter World War I. 1918 World War I ends 3 Why did the United States enter World War I in 1917? A The United States wanted to help the Allies win the war. B Pancho Villa attacked Americans in Mexico. C Germany attacked the United States. Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV D The United States felt threatened by Germany. GO ON TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests ✯ 3 Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. 110˚W 105˚W 100˚W 90˚W R . 35˚N 95˚W Canad OKLAHOMA ARKANSAS Red R. Br az os Sabi ne R R. R. to R. 25˚N DURANGO in SINALOA ac nJ R. Nu e ce COAHUILA BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR Toledo Bend Reservoir rio M E X I C O do R. Guada lup Sa e nA n to n io R. na R. Ne che s MISSISSIPPI R. de ran oG Ri F Amistad Dam CHIHUAHUA R. SONORA Sa 30˚N e li it y TEXAS ch o R. R. aba R. Colo nS Sa Llano ra LOUISIANA g An n Tri on C Pecos R. . si p pi R. NEW MEXICO M i s sis ARIZONA ian s R. Falcon Dam NUEVO LEÓN Lavaca R. 0 0 Gulf of Mexico 300 Miles 500 Kilometers TAMAULIPAS Lone Star Publishing JV 4 Which river lies entirely within the state of Texas? F Pecos River G Trinity River H Sabine River Copyright © 2003 J Red River GO ON 4 ✯ PRACTICE TEST Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST 5 Which group was reestablished in 1874 to defend the frontier in Texas? A Buffalo soldiers B Texas Rangers C Confederate army Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV D Frontier Regiment GO ON TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests ✯ 5 Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. . . . we moved to the Cypress Creek in Blanco county, in January 1867. . . . Before the Civil War, . . . all Indians had long since moved away from the area . . . but later during the Civil War, the situation changed. Invariably they harassed the people on moonlight nights while on dark nights there was nothing to fear. . . . For a time one lived in constant fear and did not like to let the children go even one hundred steps from the house. —Ottilie Fuchs Goeth, Memoirs of a Texas Pioneer Grandmother 6 Which statement represents the point of view of Ottilie Fuchs Goeth? F She felt the children could safely play wherever they wanted. G She thought living on Cypress Creek in Blanco County was pleasant. H She felt the Native Americans could be treated as trusted friends. Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV J She thought the families were not safe from the Native Americans. GO ON 6 ✯ PRACTICE TEST Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the speakers’ statements and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Speaker A: For days, the Mexican army bombarded the Alamo with cannonballs. On March 5, the army surrounded us. When they raised their blood-red flag and Mexican buglers sounded the "Degüello," we knew our fate. Speaker B: They may have won the Battle of San Antonio, but we defeated them at the Alamo and at Coleto. We will show those settlers that there is no room in Mexico for Texas independence. Speaker C: It was a horrible scene. Artillery was being shot all around us and everywhere you looked a man would fall. My mother and myself may have been spared, but we will always remember the Alamo. Speaker D: We thought we were going to go home. Instead Santa Anna ordered that we be executed. They divided us into three columns and began shooting at us. Luckily, I got away in the confusion. 7 Who was Speaker B? A A soldier at the Alamo B A survivor of Goliad C A child who survived the Alamo Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV D A soldier in the Mexican army GO ON TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests ✯ 7 Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the table and your knowledge of social studies to answer the question below. POPULATION GROWTH IN URBAN COUNTIES, 1900–2000 COUNTY 1960 1980 2000 Bexar 687,151 988,800 1,392,931 Cameron 151,098 209,727 Dallas 951,527 1,556,390 2,218,899 El Paso 314,070 Harris 479,899 335,227 679,622 1,243,158 2,409,547 3,400,578 Tarrant 538,495 860,880 1,446,219 Travis 212,136 419,573 812,280 8 Which additional category could best fit with the information in the table? F People Working in Retail Trade G Acres Used for Grazing H Projected Growth for 2020 Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV J Annual Rainfall GO ON 8 ✯ PRACTICE TEST Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. The Texas frontier line moves westward. The Red River wars take place. ? Government officials encourage the killing of buffalo. 9 What event in Texas history belongs in the center box? A Texas secedes from the United States. B Native Americans are forced to live on reservations in Indian Territory. C Reconstruction ends. Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV D The Treaty of Medicine Lodge Creek is established. GO ON TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests ✯ 9 Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the cartoon and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Lone Star Publishing JV “Have Fun!” 10 What opinion does this cartoon illustrate? F Governor Connally needs to address the problem of pollution. Copyright © 2003 G Governor Connally faces unresolved issues after Governor Daniel leaves office. H Governor Connally is prepared to address the problems when he takes office. J Governor Daniel did a good job while in office. GO ON 10 ✯ PRACTICE TEST Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. • Equality for African Americans • Prevention of former Confederate soldiers from holding public office without Congress’s approval • Cancellation of the public debt of the Confederacy • Elimination of the Confederacy’s legal existence 11 Which amendment included all of the provisions listed in the box? A Nineteenth Amendment B Thirteenth Amendment C Fifteenth Amendment Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV D Fourteenth Amendment GO ON TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests ✯ 11 Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the table and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Cause and Effect: U.S. Expansion, 1846–1853 Cause Effect Westward trails move thousands to new territories Oregon Territory acquired by U.S. Austin and others colonize Texas Texas Revolution United States annexes Texas War with Mexico Mexican Cession acquired by U.S. U.S. expands from “sea to sea” Transcontinental railroad needed Gadsen Purchase Thousands of gold seekers rush to California California becomes a state 12 What was the immediate result of the Mexican War? F The U.S. stretched as far as the West Coast. G Texas was annexed. H The transcontinental railroad was built. Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV J California became a state. GO ON 12 ✯ PRACTICE TEST Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST 13 In most parts of the South, free African Americans — A could easily find work in factories that slaves were not allowed to take B risked being sold into slavery if they associated with slaves C had to work in plantations under the same conditions as slaves Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV D like slaves, were not able to vote or get an education GO ON TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests ✯ 13 Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the maps and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Distribution of Slave Population, 1860 N NEBRASKA TERRITORY VA. KANSAS TERRITORY INDIAN TERR. TEXAS MO. ARK. KY. N.C. TENN. GA. LA. MISS. S.C. ALA. FLA. 0 0 DEL. MD. Percent of slaves in the total population 0 percent 50 percent or less More than 50 percent 250 mi 500 km Areas of Cotton Production, 1860 VA. N.C. TENN. GA. ARK. S.C. Major production areas Minor production areas ALA. TEXAS N LA. MISS. FLA. 0 250 mi Lone Star Publishing JV 0 500 km Copyright © 2003 14 Which states had the highest percentage of slaves and major cotton production? F Florida, South Carolina, and Arkansas G Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi H Texas, Louisiana, and Tennessee J Virginia, North Carolina, and Arkansas GO ON 14 ✯ PRACTICE TEST Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. [I]f the United States be not a government proper, but an association of states in the nature of contract merely, can it, as a contract, be peaceably unmade by less than all the parties who made it? One party to a contract may violate it—break it, so to speak— but does it not require all to lawfully rescind [cancel] it? —Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address, 1861 15 Abraham Lincoln believed that the Founding Fathers intended to form a single nation that would last for all time. According to the excerpt — A the North had to occupy the South to force it to stay in the Union B fugitive slaves had to be returned to their owners C the Constitution had to be amended to settle the issue of nullification Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV D the Southern states did not have the legal right to secede from the Union GO ON TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests ✯ 15 Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions. Growth of the United States TREATY WITH BRITAIN 1842 OREGON TERRITORY (from Great Britain, 1846) TREATY WITH BRITAIN 1818 M i iss ppi ssi N ve r MEXICAN CESSION 1848 GADSDEN PURCHASE (from Mexico, 1853) E Ri LOUISIANA PURCHASE (from France, 1803) W UNITED STATES 1783 TEXAS ANNEXATION (from Mexico, 1845 (from Republic of Texas, 1845) 1812 1813 Growth of the United States, 1783–1853 S Fla. statehood 1845 ceded by Spain 1819 1812 0 200 400 miles The United States in 1783 0 200 400 kilometers Albers Equal–Area Projection Lone Star Publishing JV 16 Which agreement gave the United States control of both banks of the Mississippi River? F Treaty with Britain, 1818 G Louisiana Purchase H Gadsen Purchase Copyright © 2003 J Texas Annexation GO ON 16 ✯ PRACTICE TEST Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Dust Storm, 1930–1940 CANADA N ME WA VT ND MT NH MN OR WI SD ID MI PA MD WY IA NE NV IL UT KS MO CT RI OH IN WV VA CO CA MA NY KY NC TN Dalhart Area of most severe damage AZ Amarillo OK NM SC AR Other areas hit by dust storms MS AL GA LA Area of shelterbelt TX FL 0 0 400 Miles 800 Kilometers M EXICO Lone Star Publishing JV A New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas Copyright © 2003 17 Which states did the shelter belt stretch across? D Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota B Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana C California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi GO ON TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests ✯ 17 Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the graphs and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. RACIAL DIVERSITY OF TEXANS 2.5% Native American 0.4% Asian 1.9% Native American 0.6% Other 10.6% Asian 2.7% Black 11.9% White 75.2% Census 1990 Other 11.7% Black 11.5% White 71% Census 2000 18 Which ethnic group accounted for 2.7 percent of the Texas population in 2000? F White G Asian H Native American Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV J Black/African American GO ON 18 ✯ PRACTICE TEST Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the flowchart and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. SHARECROPPERS' CYCLE OF POVERTY 2 Sharecropper buys food and clothing on credit from landowner’s store. 6 To pay debt, sharecropper promises landowner a greater share of next year’s crop. 1 Sharecropper receives land and seed. In exchange, he promises landowner half the crop. By the time sharecroppers had shared their crops and paid their debts, they rarely had any money left. A sharecropper became tied to one plantation, having to work until his debts were paid. 4 Sharecropper gives landowner crop to sell. Sharecropper gets half the earnings, minus his debt for the year. 5 When settling up, landowner says that sharecropper owes more than he has earned. 3 Sharecropper plants and harvests crop. 19 What is the flowchart about? A Sharecroppers plant and harvest crops. B The cycle of sharecropping causes landowners to get into debt, leading them to poverty. D Landowners give sharecroppers crops to sell. Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV C The cycle of sharecropping causes sharecroppers to get into debt, leading them to poverty. GO ON TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests ✯ 19 Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. • Good soil and a favorable climate • Expansion of the railroad • Credit 20 What economic development do the conditions listed in the box help to explain? F Cotton’s becoming a cash crop G Oil boom H Success of lumber industry Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV J Spread of ranching GO ON 20 ✯ PRACTICE TEST Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. My father had among his slaves carpenters, coopers [barrel makers], sawyers, blacksmiths, tanners, curriers, shoemakers, spinners, weavers and knitters, and even a distiller. . . . His woods furnished timber and plank for the carpenters and coopers, and charcoal for the blacksmith; his cattle killed for his own consumption and for sale supplied skins for the tanners, curriers, and shoemakers, and his sheep gave wool and his fields produced cotton and flax for the weavers and spinners, and his orchards fruit for the distiller. —George Mason, quoted in Common Landscape of America 21 The passage describes life on an eighteenth-century plantation. According to George Mason, how did enslaved persons contribute to life in the South? A They worked in the fields raising food for the people of the plantation. B They explored the woods and areas around plantations for useful products. C They looked after the planter’s family and guests. Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV D They performed many different skilled economic activities in the community. GO ON TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests ✯ 21 Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Between 1846 and 1860 nearly all Texans lived on farms or ranches. During this time, the number of farms grew from 12,000 to almost 43,000. Because land was available and inexpensive, many Texans farmed or raised cattle on their own land rather than working for someone else. 22 Which of the following is a cause of the increase in the number of Texas farms between 1846 and 1860? F There was plenty of affordable land. G The government gave away hundreds of acres. H The weather was mild, and the soil was rich. Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV J There were almost 43,000 farms. GO ON 22 ✯ PRACTICE TEST Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Elizabeth Turner Fry Jovita Idar Juárez ? Jane Yelvington McCallum Minnie Fisher Cunningham 23 Which reform movement belongs in the center circle? A Public education movement B Civil rights movement C Temperance movement Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV D Women’s rights movement GO ON TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests ✯ 23 Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. • David G. Burnet President • Lorenzo de Zavala Vice-President • Samuel P. Carson Secretary of State • David Thomas Attorney General • Thomas J. Rusk Secretary of War • Robert Potter Secretary of the Navy 24 Which title is most appropriate for this information? F Signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence G Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Texas Military H Ad Interim Officers of the New Republic of Texas Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV J Survivors of the Battle of San Jacinto GO ON 24 ✯ PRACTICE TEST Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Amarillo Lubbock Witchita Falls Fort Worth Midland El Paso Dallas Abilene Odessa Killeen Temple Austin Beaumont Orange Houston San Antonio Coastal Plains Great Plains Mountains and Basins Laredo North Central Plains Corpus Christi Kingsville 0 0 200 Miles 300 Kilometers Brownsville 25 According to the map, which land feature would a person traveling in Texas expect to see most? B Valleys C Basins D Plains Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV A Mountains GO ON TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests ✯ 25 Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. • Railroads move goods to the market faster. • Windmills pump underground water. • The steel plow is stronger that the iron plow and is long lasting. • Cotton and cottonseed are processed much faster and more cheaply. 26 How did these innovations in technology affect Texas’s economy near the end of the nineteenth century? F The cattle industry grew. In addition to making large profits from meatpacking, cattle processors gained even greater profits with the production of by-products. G Farming is revolutionized. Farmers could grow products more easily, and they were able to deliver their goods to the market much faster and cheaper. H Lumber became Texas’s first great industry. Loggers were able to process wood much faster and to distribute it to more markets. Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV J The manufacturing industry grew. Workers found jobs in factories, and wage earners emerged as a new class of workers. GO ON 26 ✯ PRACTICE TEST Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Hand-made articles were replaced by massproduced ones Unskilled workers and children were hired for low wages People left the country to live in factory towns Inexpensive versions of luxury items became available ? Workers had to get used to doing their work under close supervision 27 What was the cause of all these changes to life in the United States during the nineteenth century? A Free enterprise B Technology C Urbanization Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV D Industrialization GO ON TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests ✯ 27 Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST 28 Which two groups of Native Texans lived in the Gulf Coast area? F Caddoes and Atakapans G Tonkawas and Kickapoos H Karankawas and Coahuiltecans Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV J Alabama-Coushattas and Wichitas GO ON 28 ✯ PRACTICE TEST Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST 29 Which statement best describes a difference between the Constitution of the Republic of Texas and the Constitution of 1845 written for the state of Texas? A The Republic’s constitution protected homesteads from being taken to pay debts. B The Republic’s constitution allowed settlers from other states to continue bringing slaves with them to Texas. C The Constitution of 1845 did not allow ministers or priests to serve in the legislature. Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV D The Constitution of 1845 named the executive offices of governor and lieutenant governor as the highest in the government. GO ON TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests ✯ 29 Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the table and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. REPUBLIC OF TEXAS COUNTIES’ VOTES ON ANNEXATION COUNTIES FOR AGAINST Austin 114 1 Jefferson Bastrop 166 - Bexar 138 17 Bowie 269 Brazoria COUNTIES FOR AGAINST - Lamar 238 7 Liberty 297 3 - Matagorda 140 - 230 - Milam 80 14 81 - Montgomery 534 25 Colorado 168 - Nacogdoches 401 4 Fannin 226 8 Red River 288 15 Fayette 287 3 Robertson 271 22 Fort Bend 166 1 Rusk 283 4 Galveston 287 125 Sabine 103 - 16 - San Augustine 227 13 Gonzales 164 4 San Patricio 56 35 Harris 324 50 Shelby 286 3 Harrison 498 5 Travis 107 6 Houston 344 30 95 3 Jackson 58 - 430 31 200 1 Brazos Goliad Jasper Victoria Washington Lone Star Publishing JV 92 30 In which county were votes for and against annexation most evenly divided? F San Augustine County Copyright © 2003 G Bastrop County H Houston County J San Patricio County GO ON 30 ✯ PRACTICE TEST Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST 31 Article 1 of the Texas Constitution is referred to as the — A Freedom of Speech Article B Preamble to the Constitution C Texas Bill of Rights D System of Checks and Balances 32 What is the purpose of amending the Texas Constitution? F To adapt it to changing times G To place checks on the different branches of government H To put into effect newly signed treaties with other countries Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV J To balance the powers of wealthier and poorer states GO ON TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests ✯ 31 Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the table and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Reconstruction: Civil Rights Amendments and Laws Civil Rights Act of 1866 • Granted citizenship and equal rights to all persons born in the U.S. (except Native Americans) 14th Amendment • Granted citizenship and equal protection of the laws to all persons born in U.S. (except Native Americans) 15th Amendment • Protected the voting rights of African Americans Civil Rights Act of 1875 • Outlawed racial segregation in public services • Ensured the right of African Americans to serve as jurors 33 Which amendment or law allowed for the election of African Americans to public office? A Civil Rights Act of 1866 B Fourteenth Amendment C Fifteenth Amendment Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV D Civil Rights Act of 1875 GO ON 32 ✯ PRACTICE TEST Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Battle at Coleto Execution at Goliad ? Runaway Scrape Battle of San Jacinto 34 What event belongs in the middle? F War with Mexico G Civil War H Texas Revolution Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV J Red River War GO ON TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests ✯ 33 Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST 35 More than 50 percent of Texas’s revenue comes from — A taxes B lottery tickets C the federal government Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV D fines and fees GO ON 34 ✯ PRACTICE TEST Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST 36 Which of these was a disaster for the Texas economy in the mid-1980s? F The shift to a high-tech economy G Overpopulation H A bust in the oil industry Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV J Diversification GO ON TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests ✯ 35 Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the information in the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Modern manufacturing came slowly to Texas. Transportation was slow and expensive. Communications between different areas took weeks or months. ? 37 Which statement best completes the diagram? A Coal was cheap and plentiful. B Texas was far from large cities and markets. C Most of Texas was rural. Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV D Many Texans were farmers. GO ON 36 ✯ PRACTICE TEST Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. • freedom of speech and assembly • no unreasonable searches and seizures • due process of law • trial by jury • right to speedy, public trial and to legal counsel • no cruel and unusual punishment 38 The items listed in the box are rights guaranteed in — F the Texas Declaration of Independence G the Constitution of 1824 H the Treaties of Velasco Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV J the Bill of Rights GO ON TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests ✯ 37 Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the political cartoon and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. 39 The cartoon is about the 1990 race for Texas governor. Why does the law allow cartoonists to exaggerate the appearance of politicians or the situation in which they find themselves? A Cartoonists use exaggeration to amuse and “promote the general welfare” of the public. Lone Star Publishing JV B Exaggeration is a way of expressing an idea with pictures rather than words. C Exaggeration helps politicians understand their critics. Copyright © 2003 D Fining or jailing a cartoonist for exaggeration would be cruel or unusual punishment. GO ON 38 ✯ PRACTICE TEST Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests TAKS PRACTICE TEST Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. But we did assemble to protest against a form of government existing without the consent of the governed—to declare our right to be free as man is free, to be represented in the government which we are taxed to support, to have such disgraceful laws as give to man the right to chastise and imprison his wife, to take the wages which she earns, the property which she inherits, and, in case of separation, the children of her love—laws which make her the mere dependent on his bounty. It was to protest against such unjust laws as these and to have them, if possible, forever erased from our statute-books, deeming them a shame and a disgrace . . . —Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Address Delivered at Seneca Falls and Rochester, N.Y. (1848) 40 In this passage, Elizabeth Cady Stanton tried to show that — F marriage laws were unjust to women G voting laws were unjust to women H the Declaration of Independence applied to both men and women Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV J women were being denied their constitutional rights GO ON TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests ✯ 39 Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests PRACTICE TEST ANSWER SHEET Copyright © 2003 Lone Star Publishing JV Directions: Decide which answer is the best of the choices given. Fill in the corresponding oval on this answer sheet. 1. A B C D 21. A B C D 2. F G H J 22. F G H J 3. A B C D 23. A B C D 4. F G H J 24. F G H J 5. A B C D 25. A B C D 6. F G H J 26. F G H J 7. A B C D 27. A B C D 8. F G H J 28. F G H J 9. A B C D 29. A B C D 10. F G H J 30. F G H J 11. A B C D 31. A B C D 12. F G H J 32. F G H J 13. A B C D 33. A B C D 14. F G H J 34. F G H J 15. A B C D 35. A B C D 16. F G H J 36. F G H J 17. A B C D 37. A B C D 18. F G H J 38. F G H J 19. A B C D 39. A B C D 20. F G H J 40. F G H J TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests ✯ 41 Name Date TAKS Diagnostic and Practice Tests 21. D 2. J 22. F 3. C 23. D 4. G 24. F 5. B 25. D 6. H 26. F 7. A 27. D 8. G 28. H 9. B 29. A 10. G 30. J 11. D 31. B 12. F 32. F 13. D 33. C 14. G 34. H 15. D 35. D 16. G 36. H 17. D 37. A 18. J 38. J 19. C 39. B 20. F 40. J 42 ✯ PRACTICE TEST Copyright © 2003 1. B Lone Star Publishing JV PRACTICE TEST ANSWER KEY