HiSET Social Studies case studies
HiSET Social Studies · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The HiSET Social Studies subtest is one of five subtests that make up the HiSET, a high school equivalency credential accepted by many states, employers, and colleges in place of a traditional diploma. It is designed for adults who left high school before graduating and want a credential that signals readiness for work or postsecondary study. The subtest is delivered in English (and in Spanish in some jurisdictions) and is built around multiple-choice questions that ask you to read short passages, charts, graphs, maps, and political cartoons, then draw conclusions from them. Content is organized into United States History, World History, Civics and Government, Economics, Geography, and interdisciplinary analysis skills. The HiSET Social Studies case studies are 5 cases and about 2,850 words.
1The Cannon Falls Mill Marker
The Cannon Falls Historical Society must approve a 120-word plaque about the 1919 strike at the Cannon Falls textile mill. The society has two sources.
593 words, about 3 min2The Bantuma Railway Unit
In 1910, a colonial railway reached the interior of the fictional West African kingdom of Bantuma, and a curriculum team is writing a world history unit on colonial economies. The team has two sources.
561 words, about 3 min3The Riverbend Plastic Bag Ordinance
The Riverbend City Council has seven members. A proposed ordinance would ban single-use plastic bags in stores larger than 5,000 square feet.
562 words, about 3 min4The Harborview Rent Ceiling
Harborview is a mid-sized city with a tight rental market. The current equilibrium rent for a two-bedroom apartment is 1,400 per month, and about 1,200 units are rented.
553 words, about 3 min5The Delta County Evacuation Plan
Delta County has 80,000 residents on a low-lying coastal plain. A Category 3 hurricane is forecast to make landfall in 36 hours with a 15-foot storm surge.
581 words, about 3 min