U.S. History (Period 8A)
Course Description
8th Grade Social Studies STAAR
About This Study Guide:
This year your student will be taking the U.S. History STAAR Test
The list below gives a break down of the questions from each category.
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There are 4 categories on the 8th Grade Social Studies test. The chart below shows how many questions you can expect for each category. Category |
Number of Questions |
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History |
20 |
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Geography and Culture |
12 |
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Government and Citizenship |
12 |
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Economics, Science, Technology, and Society |
8 |
The STAAR test will also assess Social Studies Skills. You’ll need to be able to:
Interpret maps, graphs, and charts to show the relationship between geography and history.
Explain and use primary and secondary source documents, considering the frame of reference, historical context, and point of view.
Analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, drawing inferences and conclusions, and developing connections between historical events over time.
Know and use social studies vocabulary.
How to Answer a Multiple Choice Question:
Examine the question. Read the entire question. Study any pictures, charts, passages, or maps.
Recall what you know about the topic. Feel free to jot notes on your test.
Answer the question. Check all of the answer choices and eliminate any choices that are obviously wrong.
General Study Tips:
Plan ahead. You don’t want to try to cram everything in the day or the week before the exam.
Pick the right time of day to study. Try not to wait until late at night when you are too tired to focus.
Find a study partner or group.
Read, reread, and write, and rewrite your notes!
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