Social Studies Unit 4 Test Scoring Guide

Directions for the grown-up

You may read every item, every choice and every reading box aloud to your child. This test checks social studies ideas, not reading, so reading aloud is always fine. Your child can answer by writing, drawing, circling or telling you while you write the words. Items that say "Answers vary by family" ask about your own home, town or state; check these against what you know is true. Give short breaks between sections if your child needs them. Use the scoring notes for each section, add up the points, and find the level at the end. If your child misses more than half of the points in a section, go back to the weeks listed for that section. Some items ask how different people saw the same event. Accept any answer that is respectful and fits the facts in the reading box.

Part 1: Then & Now (8 points)

Standards: D2.His.2.K-2, D2.His.9.K-2

Long ago: a horse and wagon. Today: a ________.Answer: car (also accept bus, truck or train) · 2 points
Long ago: an ice box. Today: a ________.Answer: refrigerator · 2 points
Which one is from long ago?Answer: a washboard · 2 points
A candle and a lamp are from different times. What job do they both do?Answer: They both give light. · 2 points

Scoring: 2 points for each correct answer. Give 1 point for a close answer, such as "cold box" for refrigerator.

Reteach: Week 19, Week 23

Part 2: Important Americans (8 points)

Standards: D2.His.3.K-2, D2.His.14.K-2

Why did some people shout at Ruby?Answer: They did not want Black children and white children in the same school (they did not want the change). · 2 points
What did Ruby's teacher and family believe?Answer: All children should learn together. · 2 points
Why do people remember George Washington Carver?Answer: He helped farmers make their soil healthy again. · 2 points
What problem did Benjamin Franklin's lightning rod solve?Answer: It helped keep lightning from starting fires or hurting buildings. · 2 points

Scoring: 2 points for each correct answer. For the first two items, give 1 point for an answer that shows the right side but is unclear. Answers should describe what people believed; they do not need to judge anyone.

Reteach: Week 20, Week 23

Part 3: Native Americans (8 points)

Standards: D2.His.2.K-2, D2.His.14.K-2

How long had the Wampanoag lived near Plymouth before the settlers came?Answer: thousands of years · 2 points
How did the settlers see the land? How did the Wampanoag see the land?Answer: To the settlers, the land was new. To the Wampanoag, the land was home. · 2 points
The Haudenosaunee plant corn, beans and squash together. What are these three plants called?Answer: the Three Sisters · 2 points
The Navajo people also call themselves the ________.Answer: Diné · 2 points

Scoring: 2 points for each correct answer. For the second item, give 1 point for each point of view. Spelling does not count (accept "Dine").

Reteach: Week 21, Week 22

Part 4: Timeline (8 points)

Standards: D2.His.1.K-2

Write the letters in order on the timeline. Then finish the sentence: One thing that changed between the oldest event and today is ________.Answer: C, E, A, D, B, F. Sentence answers vary. Look for: a real change, such as travel (ships and horses to cars and planes), homes, tools, schools or inventions. · 8 points

Scoring: 8 points: 1 point for each letter in the correct spot on the timeline (6 points), and 2 points for a sentence that names a real change (1 point if the change is vague, such as "things got new").

Reteach: Week 19, Week 24

D/A/P/E point bands (out of 32)
Level	Points
D · Developing	0–15
A · Approaching	16–22
P · Proficient	23–28
E · Exemplary	29–32