Test Overview

The Social Studies Test contains 50 multiple-choice questions from the following content areas:

• History (40%)
• Geography (15%)
• Civics and Government (25%)
• Economics (20%)

Most of the test questions are based on written and visual texts drawn from a variety of sources, including academic and workplace texts, as well as primary and secondary sources. The information provided maybe one or more paragraphs, a chart, table, graph, map, photograph, cartoon, or figure. In every case, to answer the questions in the Social Studies Test, you must understand, apply, analyze, or evaluate the information provided.