Colonization Pretest

Instructor:

Cyle Herron

Name:

Class:

8th grade Social Studies

Date:

Period:

4th

Results:

Instructions
Read each question and circle the correct response

Which Native American group did not settle in Georgia?

a.

4)

b.
a.
c.
b.
a.
c.
b.

Cherokee (Distracter Georgia tribe)

What year did Georgia become a colony?
Creek (Distracter Georgia tribe
1776 (Distracter American Independence)
Who
served
as Georgias colony governor?
Apache
(answer)
1788 (Distracter GA became a state)
James Olglethorpe
1752
George Washington (Distracter 1st president)

c.

Benjamin
Franklin
(Distracter
colonial
leader)
The colony
of Georgia
was key
named
after
______?

a.

King George II
What were the key causes of England establishing the colony of
GeorgeGeorgia?
Washington (key name and sounds like Georgia
All religions were welcome into Georgia except?
Protect
South Carolina
fromanswer
the French
Spanish of
(partially
right)
John
Olglethorpe
(previous
and and
key founder
GA)
Quakers (were allowed)
Grow
crops
year (Colonial
round
(partially
Which
commodity
was
brought
the most trade value to the
Benedict
Arnold
name) right)
Lutherans
(were allowed)
Southern
colonies?
To establish a colony specifically for the Roman Catholic Church (didnt
What
was
capitol city of colonial Georgia?
wantthe
Catholics
Catholics
Furs
(Brought
the mostthere)
to North colonies)
Augusta
(became
a capitol)
Both A and
B (correct)
Puritans
(were
allowed)
Tobacco
Atlanta (is the current capitol)
Fish (Was close to tobacco but not quite)
Savannah
Timber (Was close to tobacco but not quite)
Philadelphia (was the biggest city in the colonies)

b.
a.
c.
a.
b.
d.
b.
c.
c.
a.
a.
d.
b.
b.
c.
c.
d.
d.

Reflection
Pretests are very beneficial to the steps that a teacher will take to
cover the material in the next unit. The questions in the pretests need to
give the teacher an idea as to whether the students in their class truly know

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the information being asked, not just guessed. After the pretests have been
graded, teachers can see what information and standards that the students
know and have mastered, standards they somewhat know and need to spend
little time on, and standards that they do not know and need to be taught.
This information can help a teacher spend their teaching time wisely and
hammer the information that the students are ignorant to. By giving a
pretest, teachers can also locate misconceptions that students may have on
a subject. If multiple kids choose the same incorrect answer there is
something that is believed by students and needs to be addressed. Pretests
help teachers see what their students already know and dont know, spend
teaching time wisely, and locate misconceptions.

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