8th Grade Testing Overview Information provided by Kaplan Test Prep

English Language Arts: Two 90-minute sessions

• Session 1
  • Read 4 passages and answer 25 multiple-choice questions
  • Listen to a passage and write 3 short responses and 1 extended response
  
  
• Session 2
  • Read 2 related passages and write 3 short responses and 1 extended response
  • Write a composition
  
  

Mathematics: Two 70-minute sessions

• Session 1
  • Answer 27 multiple-choice questions
  • Answer 4 short response and 2 extended response questions
  
  
• Session 2
  • Answer 8 short response and 4 extended response questions
  
  

Science: Two sessions

• Session 1
  • Answer roughly 45 multiple choice and open-ended questions (2 hours)
  
  
• Session 2
  • Perform various scientific procedures at three lab stations (1hour)
  
  

Social Studies: Two 90-minute sessions

• Session 1
  • Answer 45 multiple choice and 3 or 4 extended response questions
  
  
• Session 2
  • Answer 1 document based question
  
  

Technology Assessment: One 90-minute session

• Session 1
  • Answer approximately 40 multiple choice and 10 extended response questions