1. Test Practice Sheet for 8 th
Social Studies

2. Rules of engagement
• We have very short time to do this practice so try to do your best in the least
amount of time.
• Write the answers and questions on a sheet of paper or on your notebook.
• Think your answers well, be cool and remember what you have learned in class.
• Use your own words.
• Pay attention: follow instructions carefully.
• Don’t shout out the answers!
• Concentrate on your test, be quiet and…
GOOD LUCK!

3. Fill in the blanks
Hominid Skill Importance
Bipedalism
Tool Making
Controls fire
Agriculture

4. Jeopardy!
1. Common knowledge, belief, customs and values
of groups of people.
1. Answer: ______________
2. Specialized jobs and culture are a part of it.
1. Answer: ______________

5. Jeopardy!
1. This is an example of: “People that live in Samborondón
moved there to be away from the city, live in a quieter place
and safe from crime”.
1. Answer: ______________
1. A human ancestor Is a:
1. Answer: ______________

6. Infer
• A hypothesis says: the Neanderthals got extinct
because they relied too much on meat. Relate
both issues and infer what was the cause of their
extinction.

7. Describe the Neolithic
Revolution
• Describe in a paragraph (five ideas), how the
following terms changed humanity forever:
• Agriculture
• Tool-making
• Domestication

8. Infer
• Answer the following on a short paragraph:
• As a hunter-gatherer, you spent most of your life
collecting food to survive. With the development of
agriculture, your survival was easier and you had
more free time.
• Why was it easier?
• Why did you have more free time?

9. Answers
• Use this time to check your answers.
• Correct them if needed
• Don´t cheat on yourself, this is a practice of your
skills and capabilities.
• Learn from your mistakes and… ADAPT!

10. Fill in the blanks
Hominid Skill Importance
Australopithecus Bipedalism Hands were free
Homo Habilis Tool Making Easier task
performance
Homo Erectus Controls fire Cooking and warmth
Homo Sapiens Agriculture Relies on his own

11. Jeopardy!
1. Common knowledge, belief, customs and values
of groups of people.
1. Answer: What is Culture?
2. Specialized jobs and culture are a part of it.
1. Answer: What is Civilization?

12. Jeopardy!
1. This is an example of: “People that live in Samborondón
moved there to be away from the city, live in a quieter place
and safe from crime”.
1. Answer: What is Society?
1. A human ancestor Is a:
1. Answer: What is a hominid?

13. Reminder
• Check your notes from class.
• Visit the website: ssclasstorremar.wordpress.com
• Review some information from your book.
• Use this practice as a guideline.
• And study…