Colorado CMAS · Social Studies · Grades 4 and 7

Colorado CMAS Social Studies Practice Test: Grades 4 and 7

Build CMAS Social Studies readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering history, geography, civics, economics, evidence, and perspectives.

CMAS Social Studies practice sets

This Colorado CMAS Social Studies Practice Test page provides five short practice sets with 10 original multiple-choice questions each. The sets offer supplemental practice for Grades 4 and 7 across history, geography, civics, economics, evidence, and social studies reasoning.

Social Studies skills covered

  • Primary sources, timelines, historical comparison, migration, photographs, dates, transportation, perspectives, source evaluation, and context
  • Map scale, landforms, rivers, physical and human features, climate, compass directions, human-environment interaction, resources, and population maps
  • Laws, legislative branches, civic responsibilities, voting, public services, constitutions, rights, local participation, checks and balances, and public issues
  • Resources, supply and demand, producers, consumers, scarcity, opportunity cost, trade, taxes, business location, and budgets
  • Claims, evidence, perspectives, map evidence, charts, policy effects, map legends, conclusions, and reasoning

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Read each source carefully, identify the evidence, and review every explanation before moving to the next set.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current Colorado Department of Education guidance, official CMAS blueprints, accommodations, or testing policies.

For the Colorado assessment hub, visit Colorado State Assessments.

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Colorado CMAS Social Studies Practice Questions

A 10-question Colorado CMAS Social Studies practice set on geography and colorado places, with answers and explanations.

Read each source or social studies task carefully, choose one answer, and review the explanation after responding.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

What does a map scale show?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is The relationship between map distance and actual distance..

  1. Read the source or situation: Identify the people, place, time, claim, or economic idea in the task.
  2. Use the evidence: A map scale connects measured map distance with real distance.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the source or social studies concept.

A map scale connects measured map distance with real distance.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which landform is a high area with steep sides and a peak?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Mountain.

  1. Read the source or situation: Identify the people, place, time, claim, or economic idea in the task.
  2. Use the evidence: A mountain is a high landform that may have steep sides and a peak.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the source or social studies concept.

A mountain is a high landform that may have steep sides and a peak.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

Why do many settlements develop near rivers?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Rivers can provide water, transportation, and fertile land..

  1. Read the source or situation: Identify the people, place, time, claim, or economic idea in the task.
  2. Use the evidence: Waterways can support daily life, movement, and agriculture.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the source or social studies concept.

Waterways can support daily life, movement, and agriculture.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a physical feature on a map?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is A river or mountain..

  1. Read the source or situation: Identify the people, place, time, claim, or economic idea in the task.
  2. Use the evidence: Rivers and mountains are natural physical features.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the source or social studies concept.

Rivers and mountains are natural physical features.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a human-made feature on a map?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A road or bridge..

  1. Read the source or situation: Identify the people, place, time, claim, or economic idea in the task.
  2. Use the evidence: Roads and bridges are built by people.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the source or social studies concept.

Roads and bridges are built by people.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Why can climate affect where people live?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is People may choose places with conditions that support homes, work, and resources..

  1. Read the source or situation: Identify the people, place, time, claim, or economic idea in the task.
  2. Use the evidence: Climate influences water, agriculture, transportation, and settlement choices.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the source or social studies concept.

Climate influences water, agriculture, transportation, and settlement choices.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

What does a compass rose on a map show?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Directions such as north, south, east, and west..

  1. Read the source or situation: Identify the people, place, time, claim, or economic idea in the task.
  2. Use the evidence: A compass rose identifies cardinal and sometimes intermediate directions.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the source or social studies concept.

A compass rose identifies cardinal and sometimes intermediate directions.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

How can people change an environment?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is They can build roads, farms, and cities..

  1. Read the source or situation: Identify the people, place, time, claim, or economic idea in the task.
  2. Use the evidence: Human construction and land use change environments.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the source or social studies concept.

Human construction and land use change environments.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Why are natural resources important to communities?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is They provide materials or energy people use..

  1. Read the source or situation: Identify the people, place, time, claim, or economic idea in the task.
  2. Use the evidence: Resources support homes, work, food, and energy needs.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the source or social studies concept.

Resources support homes, work, food, and energy needs.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

What can a population map help a reader understand?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Where more or fewer people live..

  1. Read the source or situation: Identify the people, place, time, claim, or economic idea in the task.
  2. Use the evidence: Population maps show the distribution or concentration of people.
  3. Check the choice: Choose the answer that is best supported by the source or social studies concept.

Population maps show the distribution or concentration of people.

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Frequently asked questions about Colorado CMAS Social Studies Practice Test

Which Social Studies skills are covered?

The page covers supplemental history, geography, civics, economics, evidence, perspectives, and social studies reasoning practice for Grades 4 and 7.

How many questions are included?

There are five practice sets with 10 questions each, for 50 questions in total. Each set can be completed separately.

Are these official CMAS Social Studies questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Check the latest Colorado Department of Education information for official materials, standards, accommodations, and policies.