Grade 3 Social Studies Practice Test: Native American Cultures
- Native American Cultures
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
This test covers the ways different Native American peoples lived long ago. Tip: think about the land and the resources each group had nearby.
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Question 1
Plains peoples, such as the Lakota, often lived in tipis. Why were tipis useful for them?
Correct answer: A
Many Plains peoples followed the bison herds. Tipis made of poles and hides could be packed up and moved to a new camp.
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Question 2
Many Native American farmers grew three crops together, called the Three Sisters. What were they?
Correct answer: D
Corn, beans and squash were planted together. The corn stalk held up the beans, and the wide squash leaves shaded the soil.
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Question 3
Pueblo peoples of the Southwest built homes from adobe. What is adobe?
Correct answer: C
The Southwest is dry and has lots of clay, so people made sun-dried adobe bricks. Snow blocks were used in the Arctic, and cedar planks in the Pacific Northwest.
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Question 4
Peoples of the Pacific Northwest carved tall cedar poles with animals and figures that told family stories. What are these called?
Correct answer: D
Totem poles were carved from giant cedar trees and showed a family's history or important events. Longhouses, tipis and pueblos are kinds of homes.
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Question 5
The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) of the Northeast lived in long buildings made of wooden poles and bark. Several related families shared each one. What were these homes called?
Correct answer: C
Longhouses could be very long and held several families from the same clan. The Northeast had thick forests for wood and bark.
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Question 6
Why was the bison so important to Plains peoples?
Correct answer: D
Plains peoples used meat for food and hides for clothing and tipi covers. They also made tools from the bones.
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Question 7
Sequoyah created a writing system so his people could read and write in their own language. Which nation was he from?
Correct answer: B
Sequoyah finished the Cherokee writing system, called a syllabary, in the early 1800s. Soon many Cherokee people learned to read and write.
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Question 8
Many Native American nations passed down their history by telling stories aloud, from older people to younger people. What is this called?
Correct answer: C
Oral means spoken. Stories, songs and history were remembered and retold so each new generation learned them.
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Question 9
The Inuit of the Arctic hunted seals and fish from small, light boats covered with animal skins. What are these boats called?
Correct answer: B
Kayaks were made from a light wooden or bone frame covered with sealskin. Steamboats and large sailing ships came much later and were built by others.
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Question 10
Why did many peoples of the Pacific Northwest eat a lot of salmon?
Correct answer: A
People used the natural resources near them. Each year, huge numbers of salmon swam up the rivers of the Pacific Northwest.
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