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Exit-Level TAKS

Social Studies Practice Test 1106-A


Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
 
Use the table and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

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 1. 
According to the table above, by which year did the percent of urban population first become greater than the percent of rural population in Texas?
A
1910
B
1950
C
1970
D
1990
     
     
Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

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 2. 
According to the map, the Long March of the Red Army ended in 1935 in the province of —
A
Sichuan
B
Shaanxi
C
Hunan
D
Fujian
     
     
Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

  • Sugar Act

  • Stamp Act

  • Townshend Acts

  • Tea Act

 

 3. 
American colonists protested against the acts listed in the box above because they believed the acts directly violated their —
A
right to a free education.
B
religious freedom.
C
right to bear arms.
D
economic rights.
     
     

 4. 
One result of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was —
A
the election of John F. Kennedy as U.S. president.
B
improved educational opportunities for African Americans.
C
compensation of Japanese Americans for their wartime internment.
D
the establishment of the U.S. Department of Labor.
     
     
Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

 

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 5. 
The pagoda is a type of Buddhist architecture. The pagodas depicted in the photos above illustrate the effects of —
A
public education.
B
government funding.
C
trade restrictions.
D
cultural diffusion.
     
     

 6. 
The unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness acknowledge the importance of the —
A
community.
B
military.
C
ruler.
D
individual.
     
     

 7. 
What event caused the United States to immediately abandon neutrality during World War II?
A
The attack on Pearl Harbor
B
The Warsaw Ghetto uprising
C
The bombing of Great Britain
D
The Battle of Stalingrad
     
     
Use the photograph and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

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 8. 
Why was it necessary to perform the activity shown above during the construction of the Panama Canal?
A
To drive the native population away
B
To preserve crops grown to feed workers
C
To prevent the spread of yellow fever
D
To protect vegetation found in the area
     
     

 9. 
Which of the following New Deal programs continues to affect the lives of American workers?
A
Civilian Conservation Corps
B
Social Security Administration
C
National Recovery Administration
D
Agricultural Adjustment Act
     
     
Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

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 10. 
Which statement is supported by the information on the map?
A
Berliners could travel freely to any part of the city.
B
Only planes had international access to Berlin.
C
The four occupying nations worked to unite Berlin under one government.
D
The Soviet zone lacked direct access to air travel.
     
     

 11. 
The prosperity of the 1920s caused many consumers to become overconfident in the economy. One result of this overconfidence was that —
A
the U.S. government increased regulation of business.
B
many Americans purchased goods on credit.
C
fewer Americans invested in the stock market.
D
industrial production declined drastically.



 
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