Social Studies

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Social Studies

• 10th Grade

Wisconsin Knowledge And Concepts Examinations
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WKCE Social Studies
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WKCE Social Studies

• Questions on the WKCE Social Studies test come
  from the subjects of

ECONOMICS
HISTORY and CULUTURE
GEOGRAPHY
CIVICS and GOVERNMENT
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WKCE Social Studies

• The WKCE Social Studies questions emphasize the
  relationships among
• geography,
• history and culture,
• civics and government, and
• economics.

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WKCE Social Studies

• Many of the questions include
• maps,

• political cartoons,

• photographs,

• posters, and

• parts of historic documents.

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WKCE Social Studies

• When a question includes one of these
  real sources you need to
• analyze and
• apply
• the information given in the source
  to answer the question.

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WKCE Social Studies
Type Of Questions

• The WKCE Social Studies test consists of multiple
  choice questions.

Like all sections of the WKCE, the Social Studies
test is timed.
You have 60 minutes to work on
the WKCE Social Studies test.
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WKCE Social StudiesMultiple Choice Questions
Geography

• Multiple choice geography questions rate
  your understanding of
• the people of the world.

• the places of the world.

• the physical environments of the world.

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WKCE Social StudiesMultiple Choice Questions
History And Culture

• Multiple choice history and culture questions
  judge your understanding of
• time, continuity, and change throughout history.

• the contributions and influences
  of different cultures.

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WKCE Social StudiesMultiple Choice Questions
Civics And Government

• Multiple choice civics and government questions
  involve your understanding of
• civic responsibility.

• the structure and functions of government at
  various levels.

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WKCE Social StudiesMultiple Choice Questions
Economics

• Multiple choice economic questions evaluate
  your understanding of the production of goods and
  services

at local, regional, and global levels.
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WKCE Social Studies
Test Dates
Your teacher or counselor will tell you
on which
day between November 4th and 22nd you will take
the WKCE Social Studies test.
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WKCE Scores

• Norm-referenced scores tell how
  well you are doing in
  comparison to
  other 10th graders across the nation.
• Proficiency scores tell
  how well you are achieving the
  social studies goals that have been set by the
  State of Wisconsin
  for all 10th graders.
  

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WKCE Proficiency Scores
There are 4 possible proficiency
scores. Each indicates the degree to which you
have learned the social studies knowledge and
skills included in the 10th grade goals.
Advanced
Proficient
Basic
Minimal
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WKCE Proficiency Score

• Your social studies proficiency score
  is determined by the degree
  to which you
• remember and apply social studies
  knowledge and skills.
• interpret primary and secondary sources of
  information including maps, graphs, and
  historical documents.
• draw conclusions and make predictions.
• investigate and analyze problems, issues, and
  situations.
• give explanations.

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Test Taking Skills
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WKCE Social Studies Type Of Questions

• Multiple choice questions on the WKCE
  ask you to select the BEST answer
  from the choices.

Because there is no penalty for wrong answers on
the WKCE, answer every question.
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Test Taking Skills

• On the WKCE, mark your answers
  in your test booklet.

• Your teacher can help you understand the test
  directions and how to mark your answers but can
  not help you with any of the test questions.

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Test Taking Skills

• Mark only the circle that goes with the answer
  you choose.

• If you want to change an answer, completely
  erase the first mark you made before making a new
  mark.

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Test Taking Skills

• The WKCE multiple choice questions are scored by
  a machine.
• Be precise in marking your answers.
• Dont make any stray marks.

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Test Taking Skills

• As you take each section of the WKCE, pay
  attention to the information on the bottom of
  each page.

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Test Taking Skills

• Each of the subject area tests
  begins on its own page 1.

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Test Taking Skills
When you come to the word STOP
at the bottom of the page, you have finished
the WKCE Social Studies test.
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Test Taking Skills
When you have finished checking your work,
sit quietly until everyone else has finished.
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Sample Questions
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Sample Question

• Which of these cities is located nearest 30? S
  latitude?
• Lima
• Bombay
• Cape Town
• Madrid

Study the map of the world. Then do Number 1.
Source 2001-2002 Student/Parent Pre-Test Guide,
Wisconsin Student Assessment System
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Answer To Sample Question

• Which of these cities is located nearest 30? S
  latitude?
• Lima
• Bombay
• Cape Town
• Madrid

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Study the map of the world. Then do Number 1.
Moscow

• C

Vancouver
Madrid
Beijing
Cairo
Miami
Mexico City
Bombay
Lima
Darwin
Cape Town
Source 2001-2002 Student/Parent Pre-Test Guide,
Wisconsin Student Assessment System
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Sample Question

• The graphs below show the monthly temperatures
  and rainfall of a particular region. Look at the
  graphs and then do Number 2.

• The information on the graphs shows a rainfall
  and temperature pattern that is most like
• the Arctic region of Europe
• the desert regions of Africa
• the rain forest regions of Asia
• the Great Plains region of North America

Source http//www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/oea/ss10it
em.html
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Answer To Sample Question

• The graphs below show the monthly temperatures
  and rainfall of a particular region. Look at the
  graphs and then do Number 2.

• The information on the graphs shows a rainfall
  and temperature pattern that is most like
• the Arctic region of Europe
• the desert regions of Africa
• the rain forest regions of Asia
• the Great Plains region of North America

Source http//www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/oea/ss10it
em.html
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Sample Question

• Read the passage and then do Number 3.

• Which of these statements best summarized Chief
  Josephs speech?
• Native Americans should not be subject to any
  laws.
• Native Americans should have their own
  Constitution.
• Native Americans should receive special
  considerations
  from the United States
  government.
• Native Americans should have the same rights as
  other people living in the United States.

Source http//www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/oea/ss10it
em.html
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Answer To Sample Question

• Read the passage and then do Number 3.

Treat all men alike. Give them all the same laws.
Give them all an even chance to live and growLet
me be a free man-free to travel, free to stop,
free to work, free to trade where I choose, free
to choose my own teachers, free to follow the
religion of my fathers, free to think and talk
and act for myself-and I will obey every law, or
submit to the penalty. -Chief Joseph, leader of
the Nez Perce, 1879

• Which of these statements best summarized Chief
  Josephs speech?
• Native Americans should not be subject to any
  laws.
• Native Americans should have their own
  Constitution.
• Native Americans should receive special
  considerations
  from the United States
  government.
• Native Americans should have the same rights as
  other people living in the United States.

• C

Source http//www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/oea/ss10it
em.html
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Milwaukee Public Schools

• Carl Perkins School To Work Integrated Studies
• Claude Beale
• Project Coordinator
• 2002

Lynn Butenhoff Rita Fagan L. Lynn Krebs
Betty Lolkes Therese Trimberger