8th grade Social Studies practice sheet
Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards · from Gradelings · Name: ______________________
Question 1
Why do rights matter to everyone?
- they matter only to adults
- they do not matter
- they matter only to rich people
- everyone is safer and treated better when rights are respected
everyone is safer and treated better when rights are respected
Hint: A fair world is better for all.
Question 2
Why did Ancient Egyptians preserve bodies as mummies?
🏺- Because the Nile was too cold
- To keep them as decorations
- They believed the body was needed in the afterlife
- To use them as building material
They believed the body was needed in the afterlife
Hint: Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife shaped tombs, burial goods and mummification.
Question 3
Which kind of data suits a choropleth map best?
- the color of cars
- a rate or density, such as people per square kilometer
- the number of people at one house
- the names of streets
a rate or density, such as people per square kilometer
Hint: Densities and rates compare regions fairly.
Question 4
The English Bill of Rights (1689) influenced the US by…
- ending slavery
- creating the presidency
- limiting the monarch and protecting some rights
limiting the monarch and protecting some rights
Hint: It came after the Glorious Revolution.
Question 5
Economic growth means real GDP is…
- falling
- unchanged forever
- rising
- measured in land
rising
Hint: More goods and services.
Question 6
A refugee is different from other immigrants because a refugee…
- never left home
- is always a tourist
- moved for a vacation
- had to flee war or persecution
had to flee war or persecution
Hint: Forced to leave.
Question 7
A non-governmental organization (NGO) is…
- a type of army
- a national bank
- a political party
- a group that works on issues but is not part of a government
a group that works on issues but is not part of a government
Hint: Like the Red Cross.
Question 8
What does it mean when a right is denied?
- they move to a new house
- a person is not allowed what they should have
- they win a prize for something they did
- they get extra of what they need
a person is not allowed what they should have
Hint: It is unfair.
Question 9
Which statement about these ancient belief systems is true?
- They were all started by the same person
- None of them influenced art or law
- All of them disappeared long ago
- Many are still practiced by millions of people around the world today
Many are still practiced by millions of people around the world today
Hint: Religions and philosophies from this period still shape holidays, values, laws and art today.
Question 10
Why do map makers include a title?
- to show distance
- to tell the reader what the map is about
- to show north
- to make the map look full
to tell the reader what the map is about
Hint: A clear title helps readers know what the map shows.
Answer key
- 1. everyone is safer and treated better when rights are respected (Human Rights Around the World)
- 2. They believed the body was needed in the afterlife (World Beliefs)
- 3. a rate or density, such as people per square kilometer (Maps, Graphs & Data)
- 4. limiting the monarch and protecting some rights (Forms of Government)
- 5. rising (Economies & Global Trade)
- 6. had to flee war or persecution (Population & Migration)
- 7. a group that works on issues but is not part of a government (The World Since 1945)
- 8. a person is not allowed what they should have (Human Rights Around the World)
- 9. Many are still practiced by millions of people around the world today (World Beliefs)
- 10. to tell the reader what the map is about (Maps, Graphs & Data)
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