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Grade 5 · On-level practice · 10 questions · Version PG-30DVOW-K40N

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1.What is opportunity cost?
2.What is federalism?
3.Why do historians corroborate sources?
4.What does supply and demand help determine?
5.What is judicial review?
6.What principle divides power among government branches?
7.How do checks and balances limit power?
8.How is absolute location expressed?
9.What is a push factor in migration?
10.What is historical context?

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  1. What is opportunity cost?The next-best choice given up
  2. What is federalism?Power shared between national and state governments
  3. Why do historians corroborate sources?To compare evidence and improve reliability
  4. What does supply and demand help determine?Prices and quantities in markets
  5. What is judicial review?Courts examine whether laws follow the Constitution
  6. What principle divides power among government branches?Separation of powers
  7. How do checks and balances limit power?Each branch can restrain the others
  8. How is absolute location expressed?Latitude and longitude
  9. What is a push factor in migration?A condition that drives people away
  10. What is historical context?Conditions and ideas surrounding an event

Worked example

Identify the time, place, people, and evidence in the question.

Common mistake

Treating an opinion as a historical fact.

Helpful hint

Look for context and source evidence.