7th Grade Final - Social Studies

http://www.classroomclipboard.com/285288/Test/8FC7B268F70447C4A240D2AD1A4F1B57

Code: B6MV

7th Grade Questions and Answers

I will pull 125-150 questions from these 300.

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7th Grade Spring Final 2013 (Practice)

http://www.classroomclipboard.com/285288/Test/F7C4AB27F6744659A743CBC78AA12D52

Code: EK56M35

Age of Exploration Test

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Code: 2PTJW

Carnegie and Rockefeller

Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller PowerPoint
Sections of presentation: minimum of 25 slides. Tell the story in pictures only.

1.) Biographical material. Give background on their life before they became famous.
Rockefeller: http://www.biography.com/people/john-d-rockefeller-20710159
Carnegie: http://www.biography.com/people/andrew-carnegie-9238756
2.) Their rise to power. How did they build their empires? What strategies did each follow to consolidate, or gather, power and dominate their industries.
a. Examine vertical and horizontal consolidation
b. How they treated their competition
c. How they ran their factories
d. Etc.
http://americanhistory.unomaha.edu/module_display.php?mod_id=130&review=yes
3.) How dominant were they? Use statistics/graphs/charts to prove.
4.) Examine the controversies surrounding them by presenting political cartoons from the late 1800s early 1900s. The cartoonist Thomas Nast is the most famous of the time.
5.) Take a position and persuade the class that each was either a Robber Barron or a Captain of Industry.

REMEMBER. TO FIND "FOR SURE" GOOD SITES TO USE, TYPES IN site:.edu in the search bar + your search terms. Only university websites will be returned.

Age of Exploration - Webquest

http://iweb.jackson.k12.ga.us/cstewart/explorers/Home.html

The Most Dangerous Game Questions - Due Monday

Directions: You may either type or write out your answers to the following questions. Answers should be between 1-3 sentences for Part 1. Answers should be between 5-7 sentences for Part 2.

WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED, YOU MAY PLAY WORD GAMES AT THIS WEBSITE: http://www.eastoftheweb.com/games/

*****PART 1*****

What do the following phrases mean:
1) "He lived a year in a minute."
2) "I am still a beast at bay."

The answers to the following questions can be found in the text:
3) In which sea has Connell set Ship-Trap island?
4) How is Zaroff able to finance his life style?
5) If Rainsford wins the hunt what does Zaroff promise him?
6) Where does Rainsford spend the first night of his hunt?
7) How many acres did Zaroff's father have in the Crimea?
8) Why does Zaroff suggest Rainsford wear moccasins?

In your own words:
9) What experience of hunting has Rainsford had?
10) Describe Zaroff's dining room.


*****Part 2****** (CHOOSE 6 of the following 10 to answer)

1.)What caused Rainsford to believe Zaroff knew he was hiding in the tree? Do you think he was right? Give reasons.

2.) How does Zaroff stock his island with 'game'?

3.) What happened to General Zaroff at the end of the story?

4.) In spite of being hurt, Zaroff congratulates Rainsford on his 'Malay mancatcher', why?

5.) How do we know Rainsford is an exceptionally fit man?

6.) Do you agree that hunting is the 'best sport in the world'?

7.) Do you agree with Zaroff that 'instinct is no match for reason'?

8.) Why has Zaroff chosen an island for his sport?

9.) To what extent does the author use descriptions of Zaroff's looks to define his character?

10.) Do you think Rainsford's attitude towards hunting changes through the story?

EXTRA CREDIT: 20 Points Draw a map of Ship-Trap island as described in the story.

Questions have been borrowed from East of the Web

The Most Dangerous Game - Vocab Words

Define the following words using http://www.ldoceonline.com/ Palpable Dank Lore Tangible Indolent Extremity Anguish Vitality Opaque Vigor Lacerate Palatial Chateau Refectory Palate Amenity Aristocrat Affable Cosmopolitan Appraise Ardent Imprudent Surmount Attribute Quizzical Condone Droll Naive Scruple Solicitous Opiate Sallow Placid Cower Then define these terms using Wikipedia or some other general info site. Borsch, Great White Czar, Folies Bergere, Tartar, Cossack, Ennui, Lazarus, Madame Butterfly, Marcus Aurelius