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Exit-Level TAKS

Social Studies Practice Test 1106-B



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 

 
Use the poster and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

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 1 

Which of the following statements does the World War II poster above best support?
A
Women were assigned to unimportant positions.
B
Women worked in nontraditional occupations.
C
Women did not meet the demands placed on them.
D
Women were expected to return to homemaking after the war.
     

     
Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

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 2 

The author of this article most likely believed that U.S. involvement in the Spanish-American War was necessary in order to —
A
prevent further casualties in Cuba.
B
protect U.S. economic interests in Spain.
C
make Cuba a U.S. colony.
D
seize control of Spanish territories.
     

     
Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

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 3 

Which of the following best completes the diagram above?
A
Effects of increased European immigration
B
Reasons for the development of international trade
C
Causes of government regulation of business
D
Reasons for widespread unemployment
     

     
Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

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 4 

It can be inferred from the excerpt above that Senator Mansfield advocated the right of 18-year-olds to —
A
enlist in the army.
B
marry the person of their choice.
C
attend the college of their choice.
D
vote in national elections.
     

     

 5 

The 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee in South Dakota was one of several civil rights protests led by the —
A
Black Panthers.
B
American Indian Movement.
C
United Farm Workers.
D
National Organization for Women.
     

     
Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

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 6 

Which event stimulated the development of the measures listed above?
A
Dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
B
Launching of the Soviet satellite Sputnik I
C
Army-McCarthy hearings
D
U2 incident over the Soviet Union
     

     
Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

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 7 

The information on the map supports the conclusion that cases of malaria —
A
are absent from Central America.
B
occur most frequently in Asia.
C
go unreported in Africa.
D
are found in South America.
     

     

 8 

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was designed to increase business profits and promote trade between which three countries?
A
Canada, Great Britain, and Australia
B
Mexico, Cuba, and Brazil
C
Canada, the United States, and Great Britain
D
Mexico, Canada, and the United States
     

     
Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

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 9 

The map above best supports which statement about President Theodore Roosevelt?
A
Conservationism was a major concern for President Roosevelt.
B
President Roosevelt participated in big-game hunting.
C
Preservation of land for Native Americans was a priority for President Roosevelt.
D
President Roosevelt supported the reclamation of land for agricultural use.
     

     

 10 

Which document provided for the establishment of a weak central government?
A
The Federalist Papers
B
Mayflower Compact
C
Articles of Confederation
D
U.S. Constitution
     

     
Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

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 11 

Which of the following best completes the diagram above?
A
Famous inventor
B
Labor organizer
C
Public officeholder
D
Wealthy industrialist



 
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