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