THE CORRECT ANSWER IS (A).THE TREND SINCE THE EARLY 1990S WASONE O...

90. The correct answer is (A).The trend since the early 1990s wasone of rising employment and decreasing inflation until both werefairly steady. Since the late 1990s, the federal deficit has been shrink-ing, so choice (B) is incorrect. While choice (C) historically hasbeen true, it was not true in the 1990s, so it is incorrect. Choices(D) and (E) are incorrect.

Chapter 1

STRATEGIES FOR MULTIPLE-CHOICE

QUESTIONS

This chapter provides some basic information about the SAT II: U.S.Study StrategyHistory Test as well as strategies for answering the different types of

Check the

Practice Plan for

questions. During your time in school, you have answered hundreds,

Studying for the SAT II: U.S.

probably thousands, of multiple-choice items. This SAT II Test is not

History Test,

pp. 8–10.

that different, and like other tests, if you have studied and knowsome test-taking techniques, you can do well.

PRACTICE PLAN

Use theDiagnostic Testas a tool to improve your objective test-taking skills. Use the techniques explained in this chapter to practiceanswering the questions. Then correct your responses with theQuick-Score Answersprovided for the test. If you do not understandwhy an answer is correct, refer to the explanations given after theQuick-Score Answers. It is generally a good idea to read the answerexplanations to all the questions anyway, because you may find ideasor tips that will help you better analyze the answer choices toquestions on the nextPractice Test you take and on the real test. Theanswer explanations often have additional information about thetopic that could come in handy in answering a future question.After you have finished reviewing all the answers, ask yourselfwhat your weak areas are and what you can do to improve, not justin test-taking techniques but in your knowledge of particular histori-cal eras. Are there some periods that you need to spend timebrushing up on? Review the strategies in this chapter and then studyChapters 2 through 9, which offer a brief review of U.S. history. Thentry takingPractice Test 1.

BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEST

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