Do You Know What Your Eighth Grader Should Know?

Will your child read complex literature or improve his spelling skills this year? Find out with this quiz.

Quiz

1. In preparation for college, the one subject your child must be studying is:

  • Algebra or pre-algebra.
  • Art.
  • Reading.

2. In language arts, your child will spend the most time:

  • Improving spelling skills.
  • Reading increasingly complex literature.
  • Acquiring basic library skills.

3. In social studies, your child will probably be studying:

  • International law.
  • Economics.
  • United States history and geography.

4. By eighth grade, it is most important that your child has learned to:

  • Speak a foreign language fluently.
  • Use the computer as a research and word-processing tool.
  • Play a musical instrument.

5. During eighth grade, your child should be investigating:

  • Colleges.
  • Different careers.
  • Both.

1. In preparation for college, the one subject your child must be studying is:
Algebra or pre-algebra.

2. In language arts, your child will spend the most time:
Reading increasingly complex literature.

3. In social studies, your child will probably be studying:
United States history and geography.

4. By eighth grade, it is most important that your child has learned to:
Use the computer as a research and word-processing tool.

5. During eighth grade, your child should be investigating:
Both.

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