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Section 4: Sample Selected-Response Questions TX PACT: Social Studies: Grades 7–12 (732)Expand All Answers | Collapse All Answers This section presents some sample exam questions for you to review as part of your preparation for the exam. To demonstrate how each competency may be assessed, sample questions are accompanied by the competency that they measure. While studying, you may wish to read the competency before and after you consider each sample question. Please note that the competency statements do not appear on the actual exam. The correct answer is provided for each sample exam question. The sample questions are included to illustrate the formats and types of questions you will see on the exam; however, your performance on the sample questions should not be viewed as a predictor of your performance on the actual exam. Domain I—Historiography and World HistoryCompetency 001—Understand historical concepts, terms, sources, perspectives, and research skills.1. Which of the following bibliographic citations identifies a primary historical source?
Competency 002—Understand major developments in world history from the beginnings of human society to 1350 CE.2. Which of the following best describes a major objective of Greek and Hellenistic scholars and philosophers?
Competency 003—Understand major developments in world history from 1350 to 1871.3. Which of the following accurately lists four significant historical developments during the period 1350 to 1871 in the order in which they occurred?
Competency 004—Understand major developments in world history from 1871 to the present.4. Which of the following best describes a major cause of World War 1?
Domain II—U.S. HistoryCompetency 005—Understand major developments in early U.S. history from the precontact period to 1789.5. In the 15 years before the outbreak of the American Revolution, the growing conflict between the British government and British colonists in North America centered primarily on:
Competency 006—Understand major developments in U.S. history from 1789 to 1877.6. The Nullification Crisis of the early 1830s centered on which of the following questions?
Competency 007—Understand major developments in U.S. history from 1877 to 1929.7. The immigration restriction legislation of the 1920s was primarily a response to concerns about which of the following?
Competency 008—Understand major developments in U.S. history from 1929 to the present.8. Which of the following best describes the significance of the sit-ins of the early 1960s for the civil rights movement?
Domain III—Geography and CultureCompetency 009—Understand geographic terms, concepts, sources, and research skills.9. A third-century statue of the Indian prince Siddhartha reveals a mixture of artistic styles. The curly hair, stocky physique, and deeply carved drapery of his robe are elements of Greek artistic tradition. The nimbus of light around the figure's head is an element that originated in Iranian statues of sun gods. The facial expression is typical of Indian mysticism. Carved in Pakistan, the crossroads of Eurasian travel routes, the statue combines artistic ideas from several of the cultures that met there to trade. The blending of artistic styles in this statue is an example of the process of cultural:
Competency 010—Understand physical features, physical systems, and the interaction between the environment and human societies.10. Which of the following best explains why northwestern Europe experiences a significantly warmer climate than regions of western Russia at the same latitude?
Competency 011—Understand human systems.11. Compared with countries in southern Asia, European countries are more likely to have populations that are:
Domain IV—EconomicsCompetency 012—Understand political science concepts, terms, perspectives, and research skills.12. In which of the following situations is the president of the United States most likely to invoke the right of executive privilege?
Competency 013—Understand the foundations of U.S. government, the U.S. political process, and the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship.13. In their efforts to end occupational segregation and achieve comparable pay for comparable work, leaders of the modern women's movement expanded the meaning of which of the following provisions of the U.S. Constitution?
Competency 014—Understand the structure, organization, and operation of different levels of government in the United States.14. Which of the following best illustrates how the principle of separation of powers operates in the U.S. government?
Domain V—EconomicsCompetency 015—Understand basic economic concepts, microeconomics, and consumer economics and personal finance.
The curve starts at a point at the top of the vertical axis and at 0 on the horizontal axis. It curves steeply downward for about a third of the way down the vertical axis and a quarter of the way along the horizontal axis. It then curves more gradually until about 2 thirds of the way down the vertical axis and halfway along the horizontal axis, at which point it comes close to staying parallel with the horizontal axis. 15. The cost curve above best illustrates which of the following economic concepts?
Competency 016—Understand macroeconomics and international economics.
16. During which phase of the business cycle is an economy most likely to experience the developments described in the list above?
Which best describes the relationship between colonist and American?Which best describes the relationship between colonists and American Indians in the early days of the Georgia colony? The relationship was good due to the policies of James Oglethorpe. Why was Virginia's House of Burgesses significant? It gave the colonists a chance to govern themselves.
What was the relationship between English colonists and natives?While Native Americans and English settlers in the New England territories first attempted a mutual relationship based on trade and a shared dedication to spirituality, soon disease and other conflicts led to a deteriorated relationship and, eventually, the First Indian War.
What most accurately describes the relationship between the British colonies and American?What most accurately describes the relationship between the British colonies and American Indians? British colonies wanted American Indians out of the way so the colonies could profit more.
Which would best describe the relationship between the Native Americans and the French and Dutch colonists of the New World?Which of the following BEST describes the relations between the Native and French and Dutch colonists? Both the French and Dutch traded with some Native Americans, but both groups of colonists also came into conflict with other Native Americans.
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