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History & ScienceSOL Review
Created by Mrs. MillerT. C. Walker Elementary
SOL Tests, Here We Come!!
Which European country was the first to send explorers across the Atlantic Ocean?
A. SpainB. EnglandC. FranceD. Portugal
What were the two most important city-states of Ancient Greece?
A. Apollo and ZuesB. Athens and SpartaC. Doric and IonicD. Plato and Socrates
Jamestown was named for the King of ______.
A. SpainB. AfricaC. FranceD. England
What is a guide to the cardinal directions on a map called?
A. Map KeyB. Compass RoseC. Cardinal DirectionsD. Locator
What river was Ancient Rome located on?
A. MediterraneanB. NileC. TiberD. Amazon
A peninsula is surrounded on _____ sides by water.
A. 1B. 2C. 3D. 4
What form of government has three branches and elects people as representatives to run the government?
A. CongressB. ConstitutionC. DemocracyD. Republican
Which English explorer established the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown, Virginia?
A. CabotB. CartierC. NewportD. Ponce de Leon
What is the largest island off the coast of Greece?
A. ItalyB. OlympiaC. CreteD. Asia
The Powhatan fished in the ______ and the James River near where they lived.
A. Chesapeake BayB. Mississippi RiverC. Hudson BayD. Pacific Ocean
In the winter of 1609, colonists were dying from diseases and ______.
A. accidentsB. starvationC. heart attacksD. natural resources
What natural resource did the English find at Jamestown?
A. treesB. goldC. cottonD. rice
What type of Roman art used many small chips of colored tile?
A. Paintings B. Mosaics C. ColumnsD. Arches
What was the first English settlement of the New World?
A. QuebecB. JamestownC. MexicoD. Washington
Which crop was the first to make Virginia a rich colony?
A. RiceB. CottonC. ApplesD. Tobacco
Who rode through the night on his horse to warn American colonists that the British were coming to attack them in the morning?
A. Davy CrockettB. Johnny AppleseedC. Paul RevereD. Booker T. Washington
If you are walking north and you turn right, which direction will you be facing?
A. WestB. East C. SouthD. North
Which of these is not often found in an urban area?
A. FarmsB. BusesC. Busy streetsD. Apartments
Which of these is most important for knowing what kind of plants grow in a place?
A. What kind of animals live inthe place
B. How many people live in theplace
C. How much rain the place getsD. What kind of maps have been
drawn of the place
What is the capital city of the United States?
A. New YorkB. RichmondC. Los AngelesD. Washington
Which statement describes the Virginia state flag?
A. Blue with 50 stripes on itB. Blue with two warriors on itC. White with red feathers on itD. Green with white flowers on it
Which person most helped African Americans get their rights?
A. Susan B. AnthonyB. John SmithC. Martin Luther King, Jr.D. Thomas Jefferson
In a ______ democracy people choose others to make laws for them.
A. directB. representativeC. community D. Virginian
People are _________.
A. producersB. consumersC. both producers and consumersD. neither producers nor
consumers
Which of these tells the difference between a want and a need?
A. A need is something you must have to live; a want is not.B. A want is something you can buy; a need is not.C. You must have good credit to get needs, anyone can get wants.D. There is no difference between them.
What is the main difference between a solid and a liquid?Solids have a definite ________.
A. colorB. shapeC. massD. volume
In which part of a plant is the food made?
A. RootsB. StemC. LeavesD. Flowers
How are eagles, sharks, and elephants alike?
A. They are all mammals.B. They are all good
swimmers.C. They all have sharp teeth.D. They all need water to
survive.
Which of the following is a producer?
A. MouseB. Corn plantC. SnakeD. Hawk
Which one of the following is nonrenewable?
A. B.
C. D.
The center of a flower contains parts that make ______.
A. seedsB. petalsC. leavesD. oxygen
What do wecall rain thatfalls fromclouds?
A. Water vaporB. PrecipitationC. EvaporationD. Condensation
Over many years, rock is broken down and forms _______.
A. saltB. waterC. soilD. plants
What is the decayed matter in soil?
A. RottenB. HumusC. OreD. Fertilizer
A lever turns on a point called the _____.
A. fulcrumB. loadC. wedgeD. ramp
What simple machine is a doorknob an example of?
A. Inclined planeB. PulleyC. LeverD. Wheel and axle
The Earth’s tides are caused mainly by the pull on Earth by the ______.
A. sunB. oceansC. moonD. planets
The major source of energy for the Earth is_______.
A. coalB. the sunC. nuclear powerD. the wind