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Practice Taking HSA

Determine areas of potential need by trying these mini-assessments. The test items are from actual assessments that have been released to the public as examples of how content has been tested on the high school assessments.

Government
Government Structure, Functions, and Principles 2013 • 09 • 08 • 07 • 06 • 05 • 04
Protecting Rights and Maintaining Order 2013 • 09 • 08 • 07 • 06 • 05 • 04
Systems of Government and U.S. Foreign Policy 2013 • 09 • 08 • 07 • 06 • 05 • 04
Impact of Geography on Governmental Policy 2013 • 09 • 08 • 07 • 06 • 05 • 04
Economic Principles, Institutions and Processes 2013 • 09 • 08 • 07 • 06 • 05 • 04
Biology
Skills and Processes 2009 • 08 • 07 • 06 • 05 • 04
Biological Molecules 2009 • 08 • 07 • 06 • 05 • 04
Cells and Organisms 2009 • 08 • 07 • 06 • 05 • 04
Inheritance of Traits 2009 • 08 • 07 • 06 • 05 • 04
Evolutionary Change 2009 • 08 • 07 • 06 • 05 • 04
Interdependence of Organisms 2009 • 08 • 07 • 06 • 05 • 04
English
Writing: Composing & Language Usage & Conventions A 2009 • 08 • 07 • 06 • 05
Writing: Composing & Language Usage & Conventions B 2009 • 08 • 07 • 06 • 05
Reading & Literature A 2009 • 08 • 07 • 06 • 05
Reading & Literature B 2009 • 08 • 07 • 06 • 05
Algebra/Data Analysis
Analyzing Patterns and Functions 2009 • 08 • 07 • 06 • 05 • 04
Modeling Real-World Situations 2009 • 08 • 07 • 06 • 05 • 04
Collecting, Organizing and Analyzing Data 2009 • 08 • 07 • 06 • 05 • 04
Using Data to Make Predictions 2009 • 08 • 07 • 06 • 05 • 04