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OH YAH!

OH YAH!. You are finished the course. Now it is time to prepare for the Government Exam. Where do you start?. Know your TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS. This is in your course outline. You have had it all year. Turn to it now.

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OH YAH!

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  1. OH YAH! You are finished the course. Now it is time to prepare for the Government Exam.

  2. Where do you start? • Know your TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS. • This is in your course outline. You have had it all year. • Turn to it now. • It tells you what your exam will physically look like and what Prescribed Learning Outcomes will be concentrated on.

  3. Questions your Table of Specifications answers: • Your exam is two hours long, but you may take an extra hour to write. • You will write: • 12 M/C questions on Government • 14 M/C questions on Autonomy and International Involvement. • 17 M/C questions on Society and Identity • 12 M/C questions on Human Geography • 55 Multiple Choice Questions in all.

  4. Multiple Choice Tips:

  5. MAPS: • Know the following maps: • WWI Europe (Any area Canada was involved in.) • WWII Europe (Any area Canada was involved in.) • Cold War Europe (Yugoslavia) • South East Asia (Korea) • Middle East (Iraq) • Canada • African Continent

  6. Political Cartoons: • There will be political cartoons. Generally there are more in the Human Geography section. • Do not ‘over think ‘ them, but remember to read everything in the cartoon. Captions and Dialogue. • Know what the major players look like: i.e. Bennett and King

  7. Population Pyramids: • There are always population pyramids on the exam. They are usually keyed towards early expanding and contracting

  8. Demographic Transition Model • There is always a DTM on the exam. • Usually they ask questions on what would happen in each stage. • They are usually keyed to Stage 1 and Stage 4.

  9. POLITICAL SPECTRUM • There is always a question on where do Canadian political parties fall in the spectrum. • They may ask where Fascism, Communism, Capitalism, or Libertarians fall on the spectrum.

  10. Chronological Order Questions • Know when events occurred within specific time periods. • For Example:

  11. 1. D-Day 2. Dieppe 3. Liberation of the Netherlands What is the chronological order for these events? 1,2,3 2,1,3 1,3,2, 2,3,1

  12. NEWSPAPER QUESTIONS • M/C questions with the aid of a newspaper are always on the exam. • Look closely at the date and the headline. Both of these provide you with valuable information. Montreal Gazette Fall, 1970 The FLQ Strikes Again. No English is Safe

  13. GRAPHS • Make sure you know how to read graphs. • Look for TRENDS.

  14. Quotations • Often a quotation will be used and then they will ask you what it means. If we do not work hard to protect our water resources today, we will not have them for our future generations. B. Rusk 2010

  15. There are usually one or two close answers, but the BEST answer should be chosen. • Look for absolutes. These are usually wrong. • Read the whole question before bubbling. • Put a mark beside the response that hit you right away. If one or more seems correct mark this one as well. Now you have only two choices. Re-read the question one more time and choose the BEST choice.

  16. If you don’t know which is the best choice choose the longest response. • Circle each question you had to guess on and come back to them after you have done the rest of the exam. • Don’t leave questions out. • Study your terminology lists, as these are important M/C questions.

  17. You will write TWO ESSAY questions: • There is one HISTORY essay question and one GEOGRAPHY essay question. • They may make a question that refers to ‘Governmental Policies’ as they relate to Canadians, so don’t discount the Government. • Each essay will be weighted equally. • Know your RUBRIC…. • We will go over the essay during Tuesday’s class.

  18. A Good Review Website: Click on the Power Points on the right of the screen. • http://sites.google.com/site/norm52/socialstudies11provincialexampreparation

  19. Multiple Choice Practice: • I have 30 copies of a MC Review Booklet. • Answer the M/C questions (and the few T/F and Matching questions—not on new exams) without the use of your text book. If you cannot answer the question without your text use it, but make note on a separate sheet of paper what the topic is, so you can study it at a later date.

  20. After every ten questions come and check your answers with me to see if they are correct. • Take your time and truly look at the questions and their answer choice. • GOOD LUCK!!

  21. ESSAY RUBRIC in BRIEF • You also have this in your course outline. • Tips: • Create a THESIS STATEMENT.

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