3rd Grade Beginning of the Year Pretest

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3rd Grade Beginning of the Year Pretest
Jessica Naylor
Quiz by Jessica Naylor, updated more than 1 year ago
Jessica Naylor
Created by Jessica Naylor over 6 years ago
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Question 1

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Which direction do you have to travel to get to the Gulf of Mexico?
Answer
  • North
  • South
  • East
  • West

Question 2

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Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi are the three states that border Louisiana.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

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

Question 4

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

Question 5

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

Question 6

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Which of the following is unique about Louisiana?
Answer
  • its money
  • its location
  • its moon
  • its air

Question 7

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Based on the image above, which statement best describes the Midwest?
Answer
  • plains and hills
  • scattered mountains and plateaus
  • mountains
  • hills, plateaus, swamps, and mountains

Question 8

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Based on the image, which TWO regions have scattered mountains?
Answer
  • Midwest and Mideast
  • Northwest and Southwest
  • West and Southwest
  • Southwest and Northwest

Question 9

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According to the map, which TWO regions have scattered mountains?
Answer
  • Midwest
  • Southwest
  • Northeast
  • West

Question 10

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Based on the source above, which of the following landforms is the highest?
Answer
  • deserts
  • valleys
  • delta
  • mountain

Question 11

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Based on the source above, which THREE of the following landforms are elevated (raised up)?
Answer
  • plateau
  • lake
  • desert
  • hills
  • mountain
  • delta

Question 12

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What year was the NAACP founded?
Answer
  • 2000
  • 1909
  • 1896
  • 1875

Question 13

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According to the timeline, what year was the Thirteenth Amendment to the constitution passed?
Answer
  • 1875
  • 1968
  • 1909
  • 1865

Question 14

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Based on the timeline, which TWO events happened between 1960 and 2000?
Answer
  • The Civil Rights Act was passed.
  • Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
  • Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have A Dream" Speech in Washington D.C.
  • The NAACP was founded.

Question 15

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According to the map above, there are six different regions in Louisiana?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 16

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A group's way of life or how they do things is called their ____________.
Answer
  • music
  • religion
  • holiday
  • culture

Question 17

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According to the picture of the street sign above, which THREE languages, that are commonly spoken in Louisiana, are written on the sign?
Answer
  • Australian
  • African
  • English
  • Spanish
  • German
  • French

Question 18

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According to what we learned earlier in the year, Which THREE music types are part of Louisiana's culture?
Answer
  • Kidz Bop!
  • Jazz
  • Opera
  • Blues
  • Zydeco
  • Electronic

Question 19

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Which of the following painting was created by a Louisiana artist?
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Question 20

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What type of community is this?
Answer
  • suburban
  • urban
  • rural

Question 21

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According to the website above, what TWO statements are true about the Gumbo Festival?
Answer
  • It has been going on for more than 44 years.
  • It is held in New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • They do NOT have a Facebook page yet.
  • It is held in a city called Chackbay, Louisiana.

Question 22

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Louisiana has a lot of state symbols that represent the culture of our state. Which of the following is our state flower?
Answer
  • the sunflower
  • the rose
  • the magnolia
  • the blue iris

Question 23

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Disney's Princess and the Frog takes place in the French Quarter. What is the French Quarter?
Answer
  • the oldest neighborhood in New Orleans
  • the newest neighborhood in New Orleans
  • 25 cents in France
  • How much donuts cost in France

Question 24

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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?
Answer
  • It was a category 4.
  • It was a category 5.
  • It probably had storm surges greater than 18 feet high.
  • It probably had storm surges between 2 - 5 feet high.
  • There was minimal damage.
  • There was catastrophic damage.

Question 25

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If you were a weather forecaster and saw the map above, what advice would you give to people in southern Louisiana?
Answer
  • Make sure you play outside early in the morning.
  • Buy as much candy and video games possible, since you'll be inside because of the rain.
  • Stay indoors and buy food and water or evacuate (leave) the area.
  • Nothing - It looks like it's going to be a regular day.

Question 26

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After reading the source above, which FOUR statements below are true about the Mississippi River?
Answer
  • It is the smallest river in Louisiana.
  • It is the biggest river in Louisiana.
  • The word Mississippi means "big river".
  • The word Mississippi means "fast water".
  • You shouldn't use water from the Mississippi.
  • At least 50 cities rely on the Mississippi River for their daily water.
  • The Mississippi flows from East to West.
  • The Mississippi flows from North to South.
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