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Elementary Junior High Maps,
Graphs & Charts
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The maps, graphs & charts
contest is designed to help students learn to get information from a variety
of maps, graphs and charts including world maps, pie charts, bar charts and
local area maps. The objective test will measure skills such as using a
reference book to locate information, making comparisons, estimating and
approximating, using scale and interpreting grid systems, legends and keys.
Students will be given an
objective test containing approximately 75 multiple choice, true/false, and
fill-in-the-blank questions which must be answered in 45 minutes.
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There will be one
additional transition year for atlases in 2008-09, so test writers will check
all atlas questions against both the new 2008 editon and the previous 2003-05
edition of the
Beginning in 2009-10, only
the 2008 edition will be use in test preparation. Students may also use any
other atlas they choose, but the test questions are written using this source.
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Fabulous Fifth Graders
