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    Scoring guide · Weeks 31–36 · 25–30 min · 32 points

    Social Studies Unit 6 Test: Year-End Social Studies Review

    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. This test reviews the whole year, the way Weeks 31 to 36 did. Your child may use coins, beans or scrap paper for the money questions.

    Part 1: Civics & Community (8 points)

    Standards: D2.Civ.6.K-2, D2.Civ.11.K-2, D2.Civ.14.K-2

    1. People at a nursing home feel lonely. Which project helps them most?Answer: making cards and drawings for them · 2 points
    2. Put the steps of a service project in order: do the project, thank the helpers, find a need, make a plan.Answer: find a need, make a plan, do the project, thank the helpers · 2 points
    3. Name one need in your community.Answer: Answers vary by family. Look for: a real need, such as litter picked up, food for a pantry, books, or flowers for a bare spot. · 2 points
    4. Which word means a member of a community who helps take care of it?Answer: citizen · 2 points

    Scoring: 2 points for each correct answer. For the steps, give 1 point if only two steps are swapped.

    First taught in: Week 33, Week 34, Week 4

    Part 2: Geography & Maps (8 points)

    Standards: D2.Geo.1.K-2, D2.Geo.2.K-2

    1. What is north of Our House?Answer: the park (the trees) · 2 points
    2. What does the blue line stand for?Answer: a creek (water) · 2 points
    3. Put these in order from smallest to biggest: country, town, continent, state.Answer: town, state, country, continent · 2 points
    4. Write the name of your state and your country.Answer: Answers vary by family. · 2 points

    Scoring: 2 points for each correct answer. For the order item, give 1 point if one place is out of order. For the last item, give 1 point for each correct name.

    First taught in: Week 35, Week 7, Week 8

    Part 3: History (8 points)

    Standards: D2.His.1.K-2, D2.His.2.K-2, D2.Geo.6.K-2

    1. Which one is a tradition?Answer: making the same special food every New Year · 2 points
    2. Name one tradition in your family. Who passed it down?Answer: Answers vary by family. Look for: something the family does again and again, and an older family member or group it came from. · 2 points
    3. Before telephones, how did people send news to someone far away?Answer: They wrote letters (sent by mail). Also accept a messenger or a rider. · 2 points
    4. Put these in order from long ago to today: when your grandparent was a child, today, Columbus's ships reach the Taino islands.Answer: Columbus's ships reach the Taino islands, when your grandparent was a child, today · 2 points

    Scoring: 2 points for each correct answer. For the family tradition, give 1 point for a tradition with no one named. For the order item, give 1 point if two events are swapped.

    First taught in: Week 32, Week 19, Week 24

    Part 4: Economics (8 points)

    Standards: D2.Eco.1.K-2, D2.Eco.2.K-2, D2.Eco.3.K-2, D2.Eco.10.K-2

    1. A doctor visit. Is it a need or a want? Is it a good or a service?Answer: a need and a service · 2 points
    2. You buy the apple and the bottle of water. How many coins do you have left?Answer: 5 coins (3 + 2 = 5, and 10 - 5 = 5) · 2 points
    3. The yo-yo and the comic book cost 11 coins together, so you can buy only one. You pick the yo-yo. What did you give up?Answer: the comic book · 2 points
    4. Why do families save money?Answer: Answers vary. Look for: to buy something bigger or more important later, or to be ready if something is needed. · 2 points

    Scoring: 2 points for each correct answer. For the doctor visit, give 1 point for each part. For the coins item, give 1 point if the total spent is right but the coins left are wrong.

    First taught in: Week 31, Week 28, Week 29

    D/A/P/E point bands (out of 32)
    LevelPoints
    D · Developing0–15
    A · Approaching16–22
    P · Proficient23–28
    E · Exemplary29–32