2nd Grade Review Questions on Basic Needs, Citizenship, and Historical Figures

1. 2nd Grade Review Ms. LaMagna

2. According to the directory, which floor has goods that are part of people’s basic needs? • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th

3. Answer • 2nd Floor

4. When Mr. Lunden bought a new car for his family, he was a – • seller • producer • consumer • distributor

5. Answer • consumer

6. On a map, this symbol shows – • direction • scale • distance • boundaries

7. Answer • direction

8. Benjamin Franklin was famous for – • proving that electricity could be found in lightning • teaching people how to grow potatoes • showing how to make automobiles work • discovering a way to make computers

9. Answer • proving that electricity could be found in lightning

10. Which picture shows what Betsy Ross was known for?

11. Answer

12. On the map, Africa is labeled number-- • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4

13. Answer • 4

14. Which term describes the act of giving or doing something nice for someone else? • consumer • hemisphere • holiday • contribution

15. Answer • contribution

16. Which map represents Virginia? • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4

17. Answer • 2

18. Topeka and St. Mary are the same because they both have – • a lumber industry • good fishing • a farming industry • nearby mountains

19. Answer • a farming industry

20. Who was the President of the United States who helped free African American slaves in the South? • George Washington • Abraham Lincoln • Martin Luther King, Jr. • Jackie Robinson

21. Answer • Abraham Lincoln

22. Which of the following is an example of being a good citizen? • Finishing your class work • Teasing another student • Running in the hallway • Stealing someone’s pencil

23. Answer • Finishing your class work

24. People who work to produce goods and services are examples of – • natural resources • capital resources • human resources • mechanical resources

25. Answer • human resources

26. Which patriotic symbol of the United States is shown below? • Pyramid • Washington Monument • Bald Eagle • Statue of Liberty

27. Answer • Statue of Liberty

28. On the map, China is labeled number – • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4

29. Answer • 3

30. Who was the first African American baseball player in the Major Leagues? • Jackie Robinson • Helen Keller • Martin Luther King, Jr. • Abraham Lincoln

31. Answer • Jackie Robinson

32. Which number on the map shows the location of the Rocky Mountains? • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4

33. Answer • 4

34. Which group of ancient people built the Pyramids? • Romans • Greeks • Egyptians • Chinese

35. Answer • Egyptians

36. Which term describes exchanging goods or services without using money? • Opportunity cost • Scarcity • Saving • Barter

37. Answer • Barter

38. Which group of American Indians lived in homes made from wood and buffalo skins? • Powhatan • Sioux • Pueblo • Eastern Woodlands

39. Answer • Sioux

40. On the map, which number shows the Pacific Ocean? • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4

41. Answer • 1

42. Which best describes most schools of the past? • Tall brick buildings • Large modern buildings • Small one-room buildings • Buildings with an elevator

43. Answer • Small one-room buildings

44. Which group of ancient people lived in Asia and invented the first characters and symbols? • Romans • Greeks • Egyptians • Chinese

45. Answer • Chinese

46. Which term describes not having enough of something to meet the wants or needs of everyone? • Opportunity cost • Scarcity • Saving • Barter

47. Answer • Scarcity

48. Which of these is a natural resource? • Trucks • Trees • Busses • Roads

49. Answer • Trees

50. Which number on the map shows the location of the Mississippi River? • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4