6th Grade
Social Studies
Pre-Test
How much do you know?
Number your paper 1-15
Why do we study history?
A
B
C
D
It’s fun.
To learn from the
past.
To learn from the
future
None of these
In which continent is Iraq
found?
A
B
C
D
Europe
Australia
South America
Asia
Which religion did Jesus
belong to?
A
B
C
D
Christianity
Catholicism
Judaism
Islam
You were born in the 2000s.
Which century were you born?
A
B
C
D
18th
19th
20th
21st
What is a fair estimate of the
population of the USA?
A
B
C
D
300,000
3,000,000
300,000,000
7,000,000,000
In which continent is Canada found?
A
B
C
D
Antarctica
North America
South America
Europe
What is a fair estimate of the
population of the USA?
A
B
C
D
300,000
3,000,000
300,000,000
7,000,000,000
Which recorded war is the longest in US
history?
A
B
C
D
World War II
Revolutionary War
Afghanistan War
Civil War
Who was the President of the
United States in 2005?
A
B
C
D
George W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush
Bill Clinton
If I’m visiting California, which ocean am I
closest to?
A
B
C
D
Atlantic
Indian
Pacific
Arctic
How old is the USA?
A
B
C
D
242
232
244
237
Objects that people in the past have made…
Ex. pottery, tools, sculptures
A
B
C
D
Aqueducts
Democracy
Artifacts
Fossils
A philosopher & mathematician in
Classical Greece
A
B
C
D
Pericles
Black Death
Plato
Jesus
A stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics, along with other
ancient languages, that helped decode the Egyptian
language.
A
B
C
D
Bantu
Migration
Neolithic Era
Rosetta Stone
How did you do?
● 10-15 = Fantastic!
● 6-10 = So close!
● 1-5 = Hang in there, you’ll learn a lot this year!
So, what? Who Cares?
Why do you think it’s
important to study
history?
Why do we
study history?
We’re going to learn about...
Stone Age
Ancient Civilizations
World Religions
Mesopotamia, Egypt,
Indus River Valley
Greece and Rome
Israelites, Jewish, Hindu,
Buddhist, & Christians
Early Modern Era
Revolutions
World Wars
Middle Ages,
Renaissance, & the
Reformation
Scientific Revolution &
Industrial Revolution
WW1 & WW2
Questions?
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