Contemporary's GED : Social Studies

To the Student xii Social Studies Pretest 1(20) Pretest Answer Key 21(3) Pretest Evaluation Chart 24(3) PART I: CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS IN SOCIAL STUDIES Comprehending Social Studies Materials 27(16) Summarizing the Main Idea 27(6) Restating Information 33(6) Identifying Implications 39(4) Applying Social Studies Concepts 43(16) Applying Given Ideas 43(10) Applying Remembered Ideas 53(6) Analyzing Social Studies Materials 59(1) Distinguishing Facts from Opinions and Hypotheses 59(6) Distinguishing Conclusions from Supporting Statements 65(6) Recognizing Information That is Designed to Persuade an Audience 71(2) Recognizing Unstated Assumptions 73(6) Identifying Cause-and-Effect Relationships 79(5) Recognizing the Point of View of a Writer in a Historical Account 84(4) Recognizing the Historical Context of a Text 88(4) Identifying Comparisons and Contrasts 92(3) Determining the Implications, Effects, and Value of Presenting Visual Data in Different Ways 95