Al Retaj International School “Together Towards Success”

Social studies Department

Academic Year 2023 -2024

Strand: History Quarter: 3 Grade: 2 Standard: ___

Quarter 3 - Study Guide

In our class we don’t do easy

We make easy happen through

hard work

And learning together

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1. What is Abraham Lincoln famous for? Select all that apply.

2. Which kind of house did Abraham Lincoln grow up in?

 A log house
3. Abraham Lincoln grew up in a poor family. How did he get most of his education?

4. Abraham Lincoln was famous for always telling the truth, that’s why the call him?

5. Abraham Lincoln was a ______________?

6. Abraham Lincoln was the _______ President of the United States.

a. Sixteenth
7. Where was Abraham Lincoln born?
a. Virginia

7) What is the name of the war that started when Abraham Lincoln became
a president?

a. American Civil War

8) What famous speech of Abraham Lincoln's and considered one of the

great speeches in U.S. history?

a. Gettysburg Address

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 Biography - Helen Keller
Q1- Where was Helen Keller born? Alabama
Q2- What was Helen Keller's disability?
She could not see or hear

Q3- How did Helen Keller lose her sight and hearing?
She got sick when she was a baby.
Q4- who was Helen Keller Tutor?
Annie Sullivan
Q5 - What was the first word that Helen spoke?
a. Water
Q6 - What is 'Braille'?
a. A reading system for the blind

Q7 - What did Helen Keller do after graduating from college?

a. She wrote books
b. She traveled around the world giving speeches
c. She raised money for charity
d. She raised awareness for people with disabilities
e. All of the above

Q8 - How could Helen Keller recognize people?

a. by touching them and feeling their faces
Q9 - Why did Helen Keller meet with leaders around the world?
a. Helen encouraged leaders to help people with disabilities.

Q10 - Helen was the first deaf and blind person to do what?
a. Graduate from college
Q11 - Helen Keller wrote many books, one of her famous books is called “Teacher “. What
does this tell us about her?

a. She raised awareness about people with disabilities.

Q12 - “The best and the most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or
even touched, they must be filled with the heart” Who said this words?

a. Helen Keller

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 1- Where was Jackie Robinson born?
a. Georgia

2- What is Jackie Robinson most famous for?

a. The first African-American to play Major League baseball

3- What sport did Jackie Robinson play in college?

a. Baseball
b. Basketball
c. Football
d. Track
e. All of the above

4- What war cut short Jackie Robinson's professional football career? World
War II
5- True or False: Jackie Robinson received death threats when he first went to play
in Major League Baseball? TRUE
6- What is the name of his baseball team?
a. Brooklyn Dodgers

7- What number did Jackie Robinson wear?

42

8- What award did Jackie Robinson earn while playing professional baseball?
Rookie of the Year

9- What day is celebrated as Jackie Robinson Day?April 15th

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 Cesar Chavez
Q1 .What is one reason Cesar Chavez organized a strike?
to protest against unsafe working conditions.

Q2 .What is the meaning of migrant worker?

a. traveled from farm to farm

Q3. What’s the meaning by a union?

A group of workers, formed to protect their rights.

Q4. Why did Chavez's family move so much?

They were looking for work.

Q5. In which state was Cesar Chavez born?

Arizona
Q6. In which year was Cesar Chavez born?
1923

Q7. What was the cause of Cesar's family losing their family farm?
The Great Depression

Veterans Day
Q- Choose the missing words from the word bank
1-Veterans Day is known as Armistice Day long ago.
2- Someone who served the country is a Veteran

3- The president who declared 11- 11 a Holiday was President Wilson

4- When is Veterans Day? On 11th November

5- A day to say thank you to our soldiers is Veterans Day

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Q1. Who is this man George Washington Carver

Q2. He went to college and became

a scientist and teacher.
Q3. Why did people call Carver the “plant doctor”?
He took care of sick plants and crops

Q4. How did Carver help farmers?

He taught farmers how to protect and care for their soil.

Q4. Carver discovered around ____________ from the peanuts ?

300

Oceans
Choose

1. How many oceans are there in the world? 5

2. Which Ocean is the largest ocean in the world? Pacific

3. What type of water is in the Ocean? salty water

4. Which is the warmest ocean in the world? Indian

5. Which is the shallowest ocean? Arctic Ocean