Activity #1 What does it mean to study? How do you study for a test?
To study is to review all notes that you took inorder to gain more knowledge about a certain topic. When I have a test, I study by CCQing my notes and using flashcards to help with the vocabulary and dates.
Activity #2 Recall These are straight forward knowledge questions: do you know specific information about a topic? You need to know key terms, specific facts, basic concepts and principles. Some key terms to look for in the stem to signify a recall question: define, list, state, identify, label, name, who? when? where? what?
Sample: Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 adopted the Great Compromise to settle differences over A. slavery B. representation in Congress C. interstate trade D. taxation
Highlight the answer you think is correct.
What are some steps you can do to help you answer a recall based question?
Next to the three wrong answer choices, explain why each one is a wrong answer.
Odd One Out This type of questions asks you to establish a pattern among the answer choices and determine which one does not fit with the others.
Sample: Which of the following ideas was NOT a part of the Great Compromise? A. All of the slave population would be counted for both representation and taxation B. A bicameral legislature C. The number of representatives for each state in the lower house is determined by population D. Each state has an equal number of representatives in the upper house
Which one doesn't fit? Highlight it.
What is the pattern established here that the other three answer choices have in common?
What words should you look for to signify this type if question?
Accuracy/Judgement When there is not an exact, factual answer, some questions will ask you to pick the most or least accurate answer to the stem question.
Sample Which of the following regions of the country benefited most from the ⅗ compromise? A. The North B. The South C. The West D. The East
Which region benefited the most?
Which other region would enjoy some benefits of the 3/5 compromise?
Why did you pick B over C?
What are some key terms to look for in this type of a question?
Consequence You will be asked to identify the cause and effect of an event or idea. As a result of one thing, something else changed. Some words to look for: change, challenge, result, effect, outcome, impact, and caused.
Sample One result of the Great Compromise was A. the creation of a bicameral legislature B. the creation of a unicameral legislature C. the ⅗ compromise D. the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution
Highlight the correct answer.
Give the other three responses the "True/False" test: does it fit with the topic of the Great Compromise? True or false.
Comparison These questions will assume you have recall knowledge of several events and then ask you to compare and contrast them. They can also take the form of an analogy.
Sample: The New Jersey Plan was very similar to: a. The Declaration of Independence b. The English Bill of Rights c. The Articles of Confederation d. The Canadian Constitution
Highlight the correct answer.
How is this compromise similar to the Great Compromise?
There are many other types of multiple choices questions. The ones listed above are the most common format for social studies AP questions.
Answer Choices Always read through every possible answer choice before you decide which one is right. Answer options that are wrong are called distractors, and they often include information that is close to the correct answer. Sometimes, you will not have any idea what the information in the question is asking you. In this case, you must guess. Do not just guess randomly - make an educated guess!
1. Eliminate options you know are incorrect 2. Eliminate options that are completely unfamiliar to you 3. Echo options: If two answers contradict each other, one of them is likely to be the correct answer. 4. Look for “modifiers.” Options that include superlatives (always, never) are usually wrong. Superlatives indicate that the correct answer must be an indisputable fact. As you know, in social studies this is rarely the case!
Activity #3 Highlight your answer. For each question, list what question format it is in, and your strategy for guessing an answer
1. The National Road was constructed primarily for the purpose of
(a) demarcating the southwestern boundary of the Louisiana Purchase
(b) promoting trade and communication with the Old Northwest
(c) opening the Southwest to ranchers
(d) assisting the movement of settlers to the Oregon Country
(e) relieving overpopulation and crowding in the Northeast
2. At the beginning of the Civil War, Southerners expressed all of the following
expectations EXCEPT:
(a) The materialism of the North would prevent Northerners from fighting an
idealistic war.
(b) Great Britain would intervene on the side of the South in order to preserve
its source of cotton.
(c) Northern unity in the struggle against the Southern states would eventually
break.
(d) The South’s superior industrial resources would give it an advantage over the
North.
(e) The justice of the South’s cause would prevail.
3. Before 500 C.E. Judaism and Hinduism were similar in that
both
(A) had written scriptures and an ethical code to live by
(B) spread widely around the Mediterranean
(C) promoted teachings about reincarnation
(D) advocated a monastic life and a rejection of the world
4. In the period 1450–1750, which of the following, produced on
large plantations by slave labor, were significant commodities in
the growing world market?
(A) Grains such as wheat and barley
(B) Tropical fruits such as bananas and oranges
(C) Animal products such as wool and beef
(D) Cash crops such as sugar and tobacco
5. The Constitution and its amendments expressly prohibit all of the following
except
(a) slavery
(b) double jeopardy
(c) cruel and unusual punishment
(d) unreasonable searches and seizures
(e) sex discrimination in employment
6. Which of the following is NOT a core value of United States political culture?
(a) Legal equality
(b) Political equality
(c) Economic equality
(d) Freedom of religion
(e) Freedom of speech
7. In psychological research, which of the following is most appropriate for
identifying cause and effect?
(a) Participant observation
(b) Survey methodology
(c) Case study
(d) Experimentation
(e) Correlational techniques
8. An individual who experiences major distortions of reality is most likely suffering
from which of the following types of disorders?
(a) Anxiety
(b) Mood
(c) Adjustment
(d) Schizophrenic
(e) Bipolar
What does it mean to study? How do you study for a test?
To study is to review all notes that you took inorder to gain more knowledge about a certain topic. When I have a test, I study by CCQing my notes and using flashcards to help with the vocabulary and dates.
Activity #2
Recall
These are straight forward knowledge questions: do you know specific information about a topic? You need to know key terms, specific facts, basic concepts and principles. Some key terms to look for in the stem to signify a recall question: define, list, state, identify, label, name, who? when? where? what?
Sample:
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 adopted the Great Compromise to settle differences over
A. slavery
B. representation in Congress
C. interstate trade
D. taxation
Odd One Out
This type of questions asks you to establish a pattern among the answer choices and determine which one does not fit with the others.
Sample:
Which of the following ideas was NOT a part of the Great Compromise?
A. All of the slave population would be counted for both representation and taxation
B. A bicameral legislature
C. The number of representatives for each state in the lower house is determined by population
D. Each state has an equal number of representatives in the upper house
Accuracy/Judgement
When there is not an exact, factual answer, some questions will ask you to pick the most or least accurate answer to the stem question.
Sample
Which of the following regions of the country benefited most from the ⅗ compromise?
A. The North
B. The South
C. The West
D. The East
Consequence
You will be asked to identify the cause and effect of an event or idea. As a result of one thing, something else changed. Some words to look for: change, challenge, result, effect, outcome, impact, and caused.
Sample
One result of the Great Compromise was
A. the creation of a bicameral legislature
B. the creation of a unicameral legislature
C. the ⅗ compromise
D. the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution
Comparison
These questions will assume you have recall knowledge of several events and then ask you to compare and contrast them. They can also take the form of an analogy.
Sample:
The New Jersey Plan was very similar to:
a. The Declaration of Independence
b. The English Bill of Rights
c. The Articles of Confederation
d. The Canadian Constitution
There are many other types of multiple choices questions. The ones listed above are the most common format for social studies AP questions.
Answer Choices
Always read through every possible answer choice before you decide which one is right. Answer options that are wrong are called distractors, and they often include information that is close to the correct answer. Sometimes, you will not have any idea what the information in the question is asking you. In this case, you must guess. Do not just guess randomly - make an educated guess!
1. Eliminate options you know are incorrect
2. Eliminate options that are completely unfamiliar to you
3. Echo options: If two answers contradict each other, one of them is likely to be the correct answer.
4. Look for “modifiers.” Options that include superlatives (always, never) are usually wrong. Superlatives indicate that the correct answer must be an indisputable fact. As you know, in social studies this is rarely the case!
Activity #3
Highlight your answer. For each question, list what question format it is in, and your strategy for guessing an answer
1. The National Road was constructed primarily for the purpose of
(a) demarcating the southwestern boundary of the Louisiana Purchase
(b) promoting trade and communication with the Old Northwest
(c) opening the Southwest to ranchers
(d) assisting the movement of settlers to the Oregon Country
(e) relieving overpopulation and crowding in the Northeast
2. At the beginning of the Civil War, Southerners expressed all of the following
expectations EXCEPT:
(a) The materialism of the North would prevent Northerners from fighting an
idealistic war.
(b) Great Britain would intervene on the side of the South in order to preserve
its source of cotton.
(c) Northern unity in the struggle against the Southern states would eventually
break.
(d) The South’s superior industrial resources would give it an advantage over the
North.
(e) The justice of the South’s cause would prevail.
3. Before 500 C.E. Judaism and Hinduism were similar in that
both
(A) had written scriptures and an ethical code to live by
(B) spread widely around the Mediterranean
(C) promoted teachings about reincarnation
(D) advocated a monastic life and a rejection of the world
4. In the period 1450–1750, which of the following, produced on
large plantations by slave labor, were significant commodities in
the growing world market?
(A) Grains such as wheat and barley
(B) Tropical fruits such as bananas and oranges
(C) Animal products such as wool and beef
(D) Cash crops such as sugar and tobacco
5. The Constitution and its amendments expressly prohibit all of the following
except
(a) slavery
(b) double jeopardy
(c) cruel and unusual punishment
(d) unreasonable searches and seizures
(e) sex discrimination in employment
6. Which of the following is NOT a core value of United States political culture?
(a) Legal equality
(b) Political equality
(c) Economic equality
(d) Freedom of religion
(e) Freedom of speech
7. In psychological research, which of the following is most appropriate for
identifying cause and effect?
(a) Participant observation
(b) Survey methodology
(c) Case study
(d) Experimentation
(e) Correlational techniques
8. An individual who experiences major distortions of reality is most likely suffering
from which of the following types of disorders?
(a) Anxiety
(b) Mood
(c) Adjustment
(d) Schizophrenic
(e) Bipolar