Social Studies MEAP PRACTICE9th grade MEAP Test Released Items

With Data Correlations(8th grade GLCE’s)

State Results

District Results

A 17%

B 11%

C 23%

D 49%

35 Which change was a direct result of the Mexican war?

A Settlers moved to Oregon.

B Trade increased in Kansas.

C The United States acquired Florida.

D The United States acquired California.

H.1.m.2 Describe major factors that characterize the following eras in United States history: The Meeting of Three Worlds (beginnings to 1620), Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1815), Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) and Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877).

State Results

District Results

A 6%

B 48%

C 9%

D 36%

11 Identify a key purpose of the Northwest Ordinance

A Example not a purpose of the Northwest Ordinance

B Correct

C Example not a purpose of the Northwest Ordinance

D Example not a purpose of the Northwest Ordinance

H.2.m.1 Use narratives and graphic data to describe the settingsof significant events that shaped the development of Michigan as a state and the United States as a nation during the eras prior to Reconstruction.

State Results

District Results

A 19%

B 13%

C 61%

D 7%

12 How did this invention affect life in the South?

The Cotton Gin[It] cranked cotton through rollers with teeth made of wire. The wire teeth tore the green seeds from the cotton. Iron slits let the cotton pass through, but not the seeds. A second rotating cylinder of bristles removed the seedless cotton from the wires.

-Eli Whitney, 1794

A It led to the decline of slavery.

B It led to a decrease in factory jobs.

C It made cotton farming more profitable.

D It made cotton clothing more expensive.

H.2.m.4 Use historical biographies to explain how events from the past affected the lives of individuals and how some individuals influenced the course of history.

State Results

District Results

A 9%

B 18%

C 20%

D 52%

36 Identify social movement related to the book: Uncle Tom’s Cabin

A Chose incorrect movement

B Chose incorrect movement

C Chose incorrect movement

D Correct

H.2.m.4 Use historical biographies to explain how events from the past affected the lives of individuals and how some individuals influenced the course of history.

State Results

District Results

A 14%

B 13%

C 57%

D 16%

34 Use records to analyze the Lewis and Clark expedition

A Chose incorrect interpretation

B Chose incorrect interpretation

C Correct

D Chose incorrect interpretation

H.3.m.1 Use primary and secondary records to analyze significant events that shaped the development of Michigan as a state and the United States as a nation prior to the end of the era of Reconstruction.

State Results

District Results

A 10%

B 17%

C 61%

D 12%

13 Identify historical decision before Reconstruction

A Example was not part of historical decision

B Example was not part of historical decision

C Correct

D Example was not part of historical decision

H.4.m.1 Identify major decisions in Michigan and the United States history prior to the end of the era of Reconstruction, analyze contemporary factors contributing to the decisions and consider alternative courses of action.

State Results

District Results

A 36%

B 16%

C 35%

D 13%

15 Identify historical decision before Reconstruction

A Example was not part of historical decision

B Example was not part of historical decision

C Correct

D Example was not part of historical decision

H.4.m.1 Identify major decisions in Michigan and the United States history prior to the end of the era of Reconstruction, analyze contemporary factors contributing to the decisions and consider alternative courses of action.

State Results

District Results

A 37%

B 10%

C 11%

D 11%

33 Identify the historical decision of the Louisiana Purchase

A Correct

B Chose incorrect reason for decision

C Chose incorrect reason for decision

D Chose incorrect reason for decision

H.4.m.1 Identify major decisions in Michigan and the United States history prior to the end of the era of Reconstruction, analyze contemporary factors contributing to the decisions and consider alternative courses of action.

State Results

District Results

A 4%

B 75%

C 11%

D 9%

14 Which core democratic value was violated when the Supreme Court ruled in 1857 that enslaved people were not citizens?

A Truth

B Equality

C Rule of Law

D Pursuit of Happiness

H.4.m.4 Select historic decisions and evaluate them in light of core democratic values and resulting costs and benefits as viewed from a variety of perspectives.

State Results

District Results

A 14%

B 25%

C 17%

D 43%

32 The Great Compromise, made at the Constitutional Convention, is an example of which core democratic value?

A Patriotism

B Federalism

C Pursuit of Happiness

D Common Good

H.4.m.4 Select historic decisions and evaluate them in light of core democratic values and resulting costs and benefits as viewed from a variety of perspectives.

State Results

District Results

A 59%

B 14%

C 14%

D 12%

30 Identify which South Asian country has a given religion as its major religion

A Correct

B Chose a South Asian country having a different major religion than example given

C Chose a South Asian country having a different major religion than example given

D Chose a South Asian country having a different major religion than example given

G.1.m.2 Describe and compare characteristics of major world cultures including language, religion, belief systems, gender roles, and traditions.

State Results

District Results

A 20%

B 40%

C 24%

D 15%

8 In which physical region is terracing most often used in agriculture?

A coast

B mountain

C savannah

D tundra

G.1.m.3 Explain why people live and work as they do in different regions.

State Results

District Results

A 16%

B 36%

C 7%

D 41%

31 Identify type of ecosystem typically found at a specified latitude

A Chose an ecosystem type not found at this latitude

B Chose an ecosystem type not found at this latitude

C Chose an ecosystem type not found at this latitude

D Correct

G.2.m.2 Locate major ecosystems, describe their characteristics, and explain the process that created them.

State Results

District Results

A 11%

B 66%

C 16%

D 6%

9 Explain consequences of modifying a given natural environment

A Chose incorrect consequences for given environment

B Correct

C Chose incorrect consequences for given environment

D Chose incorrect consequences for given environment

G.2.m.4 Explain how humans modify the environment and describe some of the possible consequences of those modifications.

State Results

District Results

A 16%

B 55%

C 14%

D 15%

29 Identify an environmental change attributed to deforestation

A Selected a change not attributed to deforestation

B Correct

C Selected a change not attributed to deforestation

D Selected a change not attributed to deforestation

G.2.m.4 Explain how humans modify the environment and describe some of the possible consequences of those modifications.

State Results

District Results

A 57%

B 11%

C 14%

D 17%

6 Which change was the most important effect of the first Transatlantic Cable?

A The speed of exchanging information increased.

B The use of overland mail service increased.

C Ocean travel became more popular.

D Voice transmissions became possible over short distances.

G.3.m.3 Describe how and why people, goods and services, and information move within world regions and between regions.

State Results

District Results

A 75%

B 11%

C 5%

D 8%

28 Identify a main reason for building the Erie Canal

A Correct

B Chose an objective beyond the location of the Canal

C Chose a secondary commercial plan after the building of the Canal

D Chose an objective beyond the location of the Canal

G.3.m.3 Describe how and why people, goods and services, and information move within world regions and between regions.

State Results

District Results

A 11%

B 7%

C 8%

D 73%

7 Locate world region using given physical characteristics

A Chose region that does not exhibit the given features

B Chose region that does not exhibit the given features

C Chose region that does not exhibit the given features

D Correct

G.4.m.2 Locate and describe major cultural, economic, political and environmental features of Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and North and South America and the processes that created them.

G4.m.3 Describe major patterns of world population, physical features, ecosystems, cultures and explain some of the factors causing the patterns.

State Results

District Results

A 10%

B 12%

C 66%

D 11%

27 Which term explains why the official languages in South American countries originated in Europe?

A evolution

B revolution

C colonization

D industrialization

State Results

District Results

A 11%

B 17%

C 61%

D 11%

10 Which characteristic do most countries with a market economy share?

A The people take jobs appointed to them.

B The government controls the businesses.

C The people run and own businesses.

D The government provides citizens with money and land.

G.4.m.4 Describe the physical, economic, and cultural geography of contemporary Michigan and its causes, advantages, and disadvantages.

State Results

District Results

A 57%

B 11%

C 13%

D 18%

4 Which words in the Preamble to the United States Constitution suggest that government has the authority to set up courts?

A establish justiceB insure domestic tranquilityC create a more perfect unionD provide for the common defense

C.1.m.1 Describe how the federal government in the United States serves the purposes set forth in the Preamble to the Constitution.

State Results

District Results

A 12%

B 56%

C 24%

D 8%

5 Distinguish between representative democracy and other forms of

Government

A Example does not correctly identify specific form of government

B Correct

C Example does not correctly identify specific form of government

D Example does not correctly identify specific form of government

C.1.m.2 Distinguish between representative democracy in the United States and other forms of government.

State Results

District Results

A 2%

B 7%

C 75%

D 16%

1 Identify essential ideas in Declaration of Independence

A Chose an example not part of the Declaration of Independence

B Chose an example not part of the Declaration of Independence

C Correct

D Chose an example not part of the Declaration of Independence

C.2.m.1 Identify the essential ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence and the origins of those ideas, and explain how they set the foundation for civic life, politics and government in the United States.

State Results

District Results

A 9%

B 10%

C 24%

D 55%

44 Identify a core democratic value in the Declaration of Independence

A Selected wrong core democratic value

B Selected wrong core democratic value

C Selected wrong core democratic value

D Correct

C.2.m.1 Identify the essential ideas expressed in the Declaration of Independence and the origins of those ideas, and explain how they set the foundation for civic life, politics and government in the United States.

State Results

District Results

A 6%

B 16%

C 13%

D 65%

2 Which statement describes how the framers of the United States Constitution limited the power of the federal government?

A They divided the service branches of the armed forces.

B They divided the power between the states and territories.

C They divided the executive branch of the federal government.

D They divided power between federal and state governments.

C.2.m.3 Explain means for limiting the powers of government established by the U.S. Constitution.

State Results

District Results

A 63%

B 18%

C 6%

D 12%

3 Identify which constitutional principal was established with a given Supreme Court case

A Correct

B Supreme Court case given does not reflect this principle

C Supreme Court case given does not reflect this principle

D Supreme Court case given does not reflect this principle

C.2.m.3 Explain means for limiting the powers of government established by the U.S. Constitution.

State Results

District Results

A 15%

B 15%

C 20%

D 49%

43 Why was the Indian Removal Act of 1830 contrary to American ideals?

A It violated the idea of civilian control of the military.

B It ignored the tradition of federalism.

C It disregarded the idea of patriotism.

D It neglected the concept of justice.

C.3.m.2 Identify disparities between American ideals and realities and propose ways to reduce them.

State Results

District Results

A 37%

B 22%

C 21%

D 19%

42 Why did the Founders write this clause in the Constitution?

The Senators and Representatives…and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bounded by oath…to support this Constitution…

- United States Constitution, Article VI

A to hold elected officials accountable for to the Constitution

B to secure the approval of the Constitution in the territories

C to confirm the authority of the individual state governments

D to ensure that the law would protect the interests of the citizens

C.4.m.2 Explain how the Constitution is maintained as the supreme law of the land.

State Results

District Results

A 25%

B 16%

C 41%

D 16%

45 Identify process used to change the U. S. Constitution

A Chose wrong process

B Chose wrong process.

C Correct

D Chose wrong process

C.4.m.2 Explain how the Constitution is maintained as the supreme law of the land.

State Results

District Results

A 62%

B 18%

C 7%

D 12%

46 Which phrase defines the primary

purpose of the United Nations?

A to promote world peace

B to limit the spread of communism

C to continue the exportation of outer space

D to define free trade

C.5.m.1 Describe the purposes and functions of major international, governmental organizations.

State Results

District Results

A 6%

B 4%

C 7%

D 82%

19 Given data, select product providing the best value for price

A Chose a product with inferior value based on the data

B Chose a product with inferior value based on the data

C Chose a product with inferior value based on the data

D Correct

E.1.m.1 Use economic reasoning when comparing price, quality and features of goods and services.

State Results

District Results

A 12%

B 22%

C 52%

D 13%

24 Which source provides the most accurate information about product reliability?

A the opinion of a friend

B the advice of a salesperson

C a review in a consumer magazine

D a commercial advertisement on a radio program

E.1.m.3 Analyze the reliability of information when making economic decisions.

State Results

District Results

A 79%

B 6%

C 6%

D 9%

17 Identify business practices of entrepreneurs

A Correct

B Chose incorrect practice

C Chose incorrect practice

D Chose incorrect practice

E.2.m.1 Using a real example, describe how business practices, profit, and a willingness to take risks, enabled an entrepreneur to operate.

State Results

District Results

A 13%

B 11%

C 6%

D 70%

22 What is the primary goal of entrepreneurs?

A assembling products

B managing employees

C hiring an accountant

D making a profit

E.2.m.1 Using a real example, describe how business practices, profit, and a willingness to take risks, enabled an entrepreneur to operate.

State Results

District Results

A 5%

B 76%

C 6%

D 12%

16 Which item is an example of a private good?

A city bus

B family car

C school desk

D library book

E.3.m.1 Distinguish between public and private goods using contemporary examples.

State Results

District Results

A 24%

B 13%

C 54%

D 8%

26 Identify the most likely method to fund a given public service

A Chose a private source for funds

B Chose an irrelevant source of funds for given public service

C Correct

D Chose an irrelevant source of funds for given public service

E.3.m.1 Distinguish between public and private goods using contemporary examples.

State Results

District Results

A 15%

B 55%

C 21%

D 8%

25 Which economic institution represents workers in disputes with employers?

A credit union

B labor union

C corporation

D bank

E.4.m.2 Describe the roles of the various economic institutions which comprise the American economic system such as governments, business firms, labor unions, banks, and households.

State Results

District Results

A 81%

B 7%

C 6%

D 5%

18 Which type of business has a main goal of informing consumers about goods and services?

A advertising

B insurance

C banking

D transportation

E.4.m.4 Analyze how purchasers obtain information about goods and services from advertising and other sources.

State Results

District Results

A 20%

B 42%

C 16%

D 21%

23 Select the situation in which the federal government has the power to regulate trade

A Selected an intra-state situation

B Correct

C Selected an intra-state situation

D Selected an intra-state situation

E.5.m.2 Examine the role of the United States government in regulating commerce as stated in the United States Constitution.

State Results

District Results

A 9%

B 17%

C 55%

D 18%

20 Identify an action that would facilitate trade

A Chose an incorrect action

B Chose an incorrect action

C Correct

D Chose an incorrect action

E.5.m.3 Describe how businesses are involved in trade as producers, distributors, importers, and exporters.

State Results

District Results

A 8%

B 14%

C 11%

D 67%

37 What label should be given to the y-axis on the bar graph?

A Month

B Inches

C Snowfall Totals

D Average Temperature

I.1.m.3 Interpret social science information about the natural environment and cultures of countries from a variety of primary and secondary sources.

State Results

District Results

A 21%

B 13%

C 7%

D 57%

38 Which title should be given to the bar graph?

A Average Winter Snowfall Amounts for 2004

B Average Winter Temperature Readings for 2004

C Average Number of Snow Days in Lansing, Michigan, 2004

D Average Monthly Temperatures in Lansing, Michigan, 2004

I.1.m.3 Interpret social science information about the natural environment and cultures of countries from a variety of primary and secondary sources.

State Results

District Results

A 12%

B 4%

C 73%

D 10%

39 What label should be given to the x-axis on the bar graph?

A Average SnowfallB Days of the WeekC Months of the YearD Average Temperature

I.1.m.3 Interpret social science information about the natural environment and cultures of countries from a variety of primary and secondary sources.

State Results

District Results

A 6%

B 64%

C 17%

D 12%

40 What is the relationship shown in the chart?

A There were two months with two inches of snow in 2004.

B The coldest three months have the most snowfall.

C There were six months without snow in 2004.

D The warmest five days are in the fall months.

I.1.m.3 Interpret social science information about the natural environment and cultures of countries from a variety of primary and secondary sources.

State Results

District Results

A 69%

B 11%

C 7%

D 12%

41 Using the data, which generalization can best be made about the climate in Lansing, Michigan?

A There is little snow in May.

B It often snows during October.

C There are many snow storms during July.

D It begins to get warmer in September.

I.1.m.3 Interpret social science information about the natural environment and cultures of countries from a variety of primary and secondary sources.

State Results

District Results

0 4%

1 6%

2 31%

3 53%

4 6%

D.3.m.1 Compose essays expressing decisions on national and international policy issues.

21 Taking a Stand

You will now take a stand on the public policy issue:

“Should the United States government require all motorcycle riders to wear helmets?”

You may either support or oppose a United States government proposal to require all motorcycle riders to wear helmets. Write a letter to your state representative explaining your position on the issue.