{"id":18403,"date":"2015-08-19T00:00:43","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T00:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/?page_id=18403"},"modified":"2026-03-14T16:13:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T21:13:05","slug":"hiset-social-studies-practice-test","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/hiset-social-studies-practice-test\/","title":{"rendered":"HiSET<sup>&reg;<\/sup> Social Studies Practice Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Social Studies section of the HiSET<sup>&reg;<\/sup> assesses your ability to analyze and evaluate various kinds of social studies information. 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Flashcards<\/a><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"pt-page\"><span id=\"What&#039;s_on_the_HiSET_Social_Studies_Section\" class=\"m-toc-anchor\"><\/span>What&#8217;s on the HiSET Social Studies Section?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/HiSET-Social-Studies-Outline.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-155399\" role=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/HiSET-Social-Studies.svg\" alt=\"exam outline for the HiSET Social Studies Section, which contains 60 questions and has a time limit of 70 minutes\" width=\"429.59\" height=\"254.66\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mometrix.com\/university\/hiset\/\" class=\"mobile-ad\" style=\"color:black;\" onclick=\"_paq.push(['trackEvent', 'Mobile Ad', 'Mobile Click', 'HiSET Mobile Click']);\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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