A+ Social Studies
Grades 5-8; Outlines are new each school year and are downloaded from this page.
Sample Test & Key
General Contest Description
- Two divisions: grades 5/6, grades 7/8
- 40 questions
- 30 minutes
- Test topics defined by a study outline, to be updated yearly (see links below)
- Correlate with the TEKS for social studies
- Test content taken from state adopted text books and identified primary sources
Study Outlines (including primary sources)
Scoring
- 0 points for skipped or unanswered questions
- +3 for correct answers
- -2 for incorrect answers