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To the Student
To the Student
In the spring of 2012, the state of Texas began to phase out the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and
Skills (TAKS) test and phase in the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test.
STAAR is designed to test your readiness for high school. The Holt McDougal STAAR Test Prep Kit
will prepare you for the STAAR test and help you pass it.
From TAKS to STAAR
The switch from TAKS to STAAR is being done to help you and all Texas students be successful as
you continue your education. The switch also will help you be more competitive with other students,
both nationally and internationally, when you enter into a career. At the high school level, the gradespecific TAKS tests will be replaced with twelve end-of-course STAAR tests, including the test for
U.S. History administered in Grade 11.
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The chart below shows how STAAR will replace TAKS over several years, from 2012–2015.
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2015
Grades
3–8
STAAR
STAAR
STAAR
STAAR
Grade 9
STAAR
STAAR
STAAR
STAAR
Grade 10
TAKS
STAAR
STAAR
STAAR
Grade 11
TAKS
TAKS
STAAR
STAAR
Grade 12
TAKS
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How STAAR Differs from TAKS
To the Student
Here are the major ways in which STAAR differs from TAKS for the Grade 11 U.S. History test:
• Test items are more rigorous. They “dig deeper” into what you know, or should know. Sometimes this
means the questions are more difficult than before. The questions test fewer skills but test them more
completely.
• The total number of test items has increased.
• Process skills are tested in the same questions that test the content standards. For example, a
question might ask you to interpret a graph (process) as well as the information on that graph
(content).
• The test is weighted in favor of “readiness standards.” These standards are “the Texas Essential
Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) student expectations that are not only essential for success in the
current grade or course but also important for preparedness in the next grade or course.” The
supporting standards address content specific to the course.
• The STAAR test consists of 68 questions covering the four reporting categories: Category 1 History;
Category 2 Geography and Culture; Category 3 Government and Citizenship; and Category 4
Economics, Science, Technology, and Society. Of those 68 questions, 30 cover standards in
Category 1, with an emphasis on readiness standards. Category 2 has 12 questions, Category 3 has
10 questions, and Category 4 is addressed by 16 questions. In each of these cases, the focus is on
readiness standards.
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• The test has a four-hour time limit.
• Your score on the test will count 15 percent towards your final grade for U.S. History.
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To the Student
Holt McDougal STAAR Test Prep Kit
The Holt McDougal STAAR Test Prep Kit includes three components that prepare you to take and
pass the STAAR test. These components are the Test Prep Support Book, ExamView Test Items,
and Flashcards.
1. The Test Prep Support Book includes two main sections:
• The TEKS Test Prep Support lists the full text of each Grade 11 TEKS standard. These are the
standards that the STAAR questions cover. If you understand the TEKS, you can better
understand what the questions that cover it are asking. So each TEKS is followed by a section
called What does it mean? This paragraph clearly explains the meaning of the TEKS student
expectation. Then two practice test questions help you see how that expectation, or standard,
is covered in the questions. The answers are underlined. These questions aren’t supposed to
test your knowledge. They just give you an idea of the kinds of questions that might be asked
on the STAAR test to cover that standard. They also get you comfortable with the format of the
STAAR test.
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• Two full-length Texas STAAR Practice Tests help you become more comfortable with the
STAAR format and with taking the actual test. These Practice Tests are set up like the STAAR
test. These exact questions will not be on the STAAR test, but they cover the same topics
and skills.
2. An ExamView Test Bank provides all of the Test Prep Support questions and the Practice Test
questions in an editable format. If certain topics or TEKS are giving you trouble, you can create a
practice test that includes test items for those topics or TEKS.
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3. The STAAR Flashcards consist of a set of 26 cards for U.S. History. The Flashcards are in a
PowerPoint format. Each card includes a question on one side and the answer on the other side.
The questions cover the major content areas in U.S. History that will be covered by the STAAR
test. Using the Flashcards can be a fun way to quiz yourself and others.
Using all three components of the Holt McDougal STAAR Test Prep Kit helps prepare you for the
STAAR test and for the future.
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TEKS Test Prep Support
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GRADE 11 U.S. HISTORY
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TEKS Test Prep Support
TEKS 13A
Analyze the causes and effects of changing demographic patterns resulting from migration
within the United States, including western expansion, rural to urban, the Great Migration, and
the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt.
What does it mean?
Throughout history, from the founding of the nation to the present day, Americans have been a people
on the move. Whether following the nation’s geographic or economic expansion, they have generally
been lured by the opportunity each presents. This readiness standard explores the causes and effects
of the nation’s great internal migrations.
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Practice Test Items
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116 Which of the following statements describes
the Great Migration?
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Percent of Total Population
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A Millions of immigrants came to the
United States in the late 1800s and
early 1900s, lured by the demand for
workers that resulted from the growth
of American industries.
U.S. Population Trends
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1. Western expansion
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B Millions of Americans moved west after
the Civil War, lured by the availability
of free or cheap land to farm.
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C Hundreds of thousands of Japanese
Americans on the West Coast were
forcibly removed from the region
during World War II.
Which of the population trends in the above
list were responsible for the population
trends shown in the graph?
B 2 and 3
D Hundreds of thousands of southern
African Americans moved north
in the early 1900s because of job
opportunities in northern cities.
C 1 and 3
TEKS 13A
A 1 and 2
D 1, 2, and 3
TEKS 13A, TEKS 29B, TEKS 29D,
TEKS 29H, TEKS 31B
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GRADE 11 U.S. HISTORY
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TEKS Test Prep Support
TEKS 15E
Describe the emergence of monetary policy in the United States, including the Federal Reserve
Act of 1913 and the shifting trend from a gold standard to fiat money.
What does it mean?
The federal government took an increasingly larger role in the 20th century in managing the nation’s
economy. This supporting standard asks you to recognize and understand that trend, including the part
that the Federal Reserve System played.
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134 In passing the Federal Reserve Act of 1913,
the U.S. Congress —
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Fed Lowers
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B created a national bank
C established a system to manage the
nation’s money supply
D took the United States off the gold
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What effect will this action have on the
nation?
A The unemployment rate will fall.
B The money supply will expand.
C The prices of consumer goods
will rise.
D The economy will grow more slowly.
TEKS 15E, TEKS 29B
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GRADE 11 U.S. HISTORY
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1. Great Migration
a. western expansion
2. Rust Belt to Sun Belt
b. rural to urban
Which of the following correctly matches the migration with its geographic pattern?
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Causes of the Great Depression
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2. Bank failures
3. Low interest rates
The policies of the Federal Reserve System contributed to which of these causes of the Great Depression?
A 1 and 2
B 2 and 3
C 1 and 3
D 1, 2, and 3
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Texas STAAR Practice Test
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What historical message is provided by this World War II-era cartoon?
A Defending democracy inspired African Americans to fight for their own freedom after the
war.
B African Americans served mainly behind the lines in noncombat roles during the war.
C Racism was an important part of Nazi ideology.
D World War II opened up new opportunities for African Americans at home and overseas.
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