This website provides tremendous amounts of information for parents and teachers, including sample SOL questions. Parents and students should be aware of the format of the test. First, the test page will have two separate columns. A set of questions and answers will be on one half of a page and there will be more questions and answers on the other half of the page. This format can be confusing to students.
Maps are usually outlines of various locations.
There will be no color used, only symbols. Students must read the title of the map and check for scale, key, or legend. Some maps may have a compass rose to tell direction, while others will not. Those maps without a compass rose will have north at the top of the map and south at the bottom. The confusing aspect of the map is that dual letters are frequently used.