2010 Achievement Test - Grade 9 Social Studies Sources and Questions - Released test items

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2010 Grade 9 Social Studies Achievement Test—English form—provides released sources and representative multiple-choice questions for classroom use. It explains how released items were previously secured, how complete tests and support materials are posted on the Alberta Education website, and how assessment highlights interpret overall results, blueprints, and student performance. The document also describes the Sources Booklet structure, time allowances, instructions on permitted materials, and guidance for recording answers, followed by question-source mappings.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages52

Reading Time2 h 11 min

AccessFree to download

Released Achievement Test Overview

Assessment highlights and support materials

Purpose and permitted use

Grade 9 Achievement Test 2010 Structure

Sources Booklet and Questions Booklet

Test timing and answering instructions

Sources Booklet Sections

Section One: Governance and Rights

Section Two: Economic Systems in Canada and the United States

Question-Source Mapping

Questions 1 to 4 (page 32)

Questions 5 to 8 (page 33)

Questions 9 to 11 (page 34)

Released 2010 Achievement Test Social Studies Sources and Questions 9 GRADE This document contains a full release of the English form of the 2010 Grade 9 Social Studies Achievement Test. Released test items, which contained approximately 25% of the total number of test items from previously secured achievement tests, were mailed to school administrators each fall from 2004 to 2006 and were available to teachers in only print form because of copyright limitations. Every second year, as of the fall of 2007, a complete test for all achievement test subjects and grades (except grades 6 and 9 Social Studies; grades 3, 6, and 9 Français/French Language Arts; and Grade 9 Knowledge and Employability courses) will be posted on the Alberta Education website. A test blueprint and an answer key that includes the difficulty, reporting category, test section, and item description for each test item will also be included. These materials, along with the Program of Studies and Subject Bulletin, provide information that can be used to inform instructional practice. Assessment highlights provide information about the overall test, the test blueprints, and student performance on the Grade 9 Social Studies Achievement Test. Also provided is commentary on student performance at the acceptable standard and the standard of excellence on the achievement test. This information is intended for teachers and is best used in conjunction with the multi-year and detailed school reports that are available to schools via the extranet. Assessment Highlights reports for all achievement test subjects and grades will be posted on the Alberta Education website every year in the fall. For further information, contact Harvey Stables, Grade 9 Humanities Assessment Standards Team Leader, at [Harvey.Stables@gov.ab.ca](Harvey.Stables@gov.ab.ca) ; Laurie Paddock, Grade 9 Humanities Examiner, [at Laurie.Paddock@gov.ab.ca](at Laurie.Paddock@gov.ab.ca) ; or Ken Marcellus, Director, Achievement Testing Branch, [at Ken.Marcellus@gov.ab.ca](at Ken.Marcellus@gov.ab.ca)[ ](at Ken.Marcellus@gov.ab.ca)[at the Assessment Sector](at the Assessment Sector), [or call](or call) ([780](780)) 427-0010. To call toll-free from outside Edmonton, dial (780) 310-0000. The Alberta Education Internet address is education.alberta.ca. Copyright 2011, the Crown in Right of Alberta, as represented by the Minister of Education, Alberta Education, Assessment Sector, 44 Capital Boulevard, 10044 108 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 5E6, and its licensors. All rights reserved. Special permission is granted to Alberta educators only to reproduce, for educational purposes on anon-profit basis, parts of this document that do not contain excerpted material. Excerpted material in this document shall not be reproduced without the written permission of the original publisher (see credits, where applicable). 2010 Achievement Test Sources and Questions The sources and questions presented in this document are from the previously secured English form of the 2010 Grade 9 Social Studies Achievement Test and are representative of the sources and questions that form the test. These sources and questions are released by Alberta Education. Grade 9 Achievement Test 2010 Social Studies Sources and Questions Grade 9 Achievement Test Social Studies Sources Booklet Description The Grade 9 Social Studies Achievement Test has two booklets: • the Sources Booklet, which contains 13 sets of source materials • the Questions Booklet, which contains 50 multiple-choice questions This test was developed to be completed in 80 minutes; however, you may take an additional 30 minutes to complete the test. You may write in this booklet if you find it helpful. Make sure that your answers to the multiple-choice questions areplaced on the answer sheet provided. 2010 Instructions • You may not use a dictionary, a thesaurus, or other reference materials. • Be sure that you have a

FAQs

What does the 2010 Grade 9 Social Studies Sources and Questions document include?

It contains released sources and representative multiple-choice questions from the previously secured English form of the 2010 Grade 9 Social Studies Achievement Test, organized to reflect how the actual test is constructed.

How are the Sources Booklet and Questions Booklet structured?

The test includes two booklets: the Sources Booklet with 13 sets of source materials and the Questions Booklet with 50 multiple-choice questions.

Are students allowed to use reference materials during the test?

No. The instructions specify that students may not use a dictionary, a thesaurus, or other reference materials.

Sep 18, 2026

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