TAKS Preparation

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Travis Middle School

You will find each of the 8th grade TAKS subjects below, along with helpful websites and resources. We encourage you to be involved in your student's TAKS preparation.

General study tips:

This is a link to a study guide for 8^th grade Reading, Math, and Social Studies: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/guides/study/Gr8Rdg_Mth_SS.pdf

This is a link to create a personalized study guide for the 8^th grade TAKS test:

http://www.yourstudyguide.com/download/init.do?gjid=51190868344749201173458361708&market=TXS

Quick tips for the test day: TAKS test taking tips

Reading:

This is a link to a TAKS information booklet to give information about what is included on the 8^th grade Reading TAKS test.: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/taks/booklets/reading/g8.pdf

Math:

TAKS Information Booklet for 8th Grade Math: It has sample questions for everything you need to know and might be tested over for the TAKS test.

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/taks/booklets/math/g8.pdf

Take a sample test and have it scored to see how you do!

2006 Math Test: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2006/grade8/math/8math.htm

2004 Math Test: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2004/grade8/math.htm

2003 Math Test: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2003/grade8/math.htm

Play math games to sharpen your skills.

http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/getskill_s.cgi?A1=selects&A2=math&A4=0&A7=0

AAA Math: Gives you help over math topics and then you can play a game to practice.

http://www.321know.com/grade8.htm

8th Grade Math Textbook Site: Includes interactive vocabulary games and chapter quizzes to see what you have learned.

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/mac/mac01/course3/indextx.htm

TAKS Vocabulary Words to study from your flashcards: taks math voc cards.pdf

Still confused about surface area and volume? Click here! surface area and volume of prisms

History:

Practice Tests and Quizzes:

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2006/grade8/ss/8socialstudies.htm

http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/taks/gr08/

Study Guides:

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/guides/study/Gr8Rdg_Mth_SS.pdf

http://www.alief.isd.tenet.edu/instructional/social-studies/taks_tools_for_social_studies.htm

http://www.dayonepublishing.com/TAKS/ss8/index.html

http://www.cfbisd.edu/cur/soc/sstaks.htm

Try these Jeopardy games for a review!

Colonization and Revolution

Constitution and New Republic

Growth and Civil War

Science:

Study guide: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/taks/booklets/science/g8e.pdf

Last year's TAKS test:

http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2006/grade8/science/8science.htm

Website last updated 03/09/2007