3rd Grade Beginning of the Year Pretest

1

Which direction do you have to travel to get to the Gulf of Mexico?

1

Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi are the three states that border Louisiana.

1

After looking at the source above, which of the following shapes is Louisiana?

1

Is Louisiana located in the Northern or Southern hemisphere of the Earth?

1

Is Louisiana located in the Western or Eastern hemisphere of the Earth?

1

Which of the following is unique about Louisiana?

1

Based on the image above, which statement best describes the Midwest?

1

Based on the image, which TWO regions have scattered mountains?

1

According to the map, which TWO regions have scattered mountains?

1

Based on the source above, which of the following landforms is the highest?

1

Based on the source above, which THREE of the following landforms are elevated (raised up)?

1

What year was the NAACP founded?

1

According to the timeline, what year was the Thirteenth Amendment to the constitution passed?

1

Based on the timeline, which TWO events happened between 1960 and 2000?

1

According to the map above, there are six different regions in Louisiana?

1

A group's way of life or how they do things is called their ____________.

1

According to the picture of the street sign above, which THREE languages, that are commonly spoken in Louisiana, are written on the sign?

1

According to what we learned earlier in the year, Which THREE music types are part of Louisiana's culture?

1

Which of the following painting was created by a Louisiana artist?

1

What type of community is this?

1

According to the website above, what TWO statements are true about the Gumbo Festival?

1

Louisiana has a lot of state symbols that represent the culture of our state. Which of the following is our state flower?

1

Disney's Princess and the Frog takes place in the French Quarter. What is the French Quarter?

1

Early in the morning on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States. The wind speeds were over 155 MPH (miles per hour). Catastrophic damage was done to the state of Louisiana. Thousands of people in Louisiana were affected. According to the chart above, which THREE statements are TRUE about Hurricane Katrina?

1

If you were a weather forecaster and saw the map above, what advice would you give to people in southern Louisiana?

1

After reading the source above, which FOUR statements below are true about the Mississippi River?