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"Math 4 2024"

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This is a multiple choice question that allows you to select only one option.

Which expression has the same value as 1435÷7 ?

Select one answer.

This is a multiple choice question that allows you to select several options.

Which two expressions are equivalent to 812 ?

Select the two correct answers.

This is a fill in the blank question that allows you to enter only numbers.

A student will prepare 20 gift bags. Each bag will have 10 stickers.

The student already has 50 stickers and will buy more stickers in packages. Each package has 15 stickers.

How many packages of stickers does the student need to buy?

Enter your answer in the space provided.

packages

This is a multiple choice question that allows you to select only one option.

Roberta has a rectangular shelf. The shelf has a length of 40 inches and a perimeter of 104 inches.

Which expression best represents the area, in square inches, of the shelf?

Select one answer.

i1

Correct

This is a fill in the blank question that allows you to enter only numbers.

Round 796,814 to the nearest ten thousand.

Enter your answer in the space provided.

This is a multiple choice question that allows you to select only one option.

Which comparison is true?

Select one answer.

i4

Correct i1

May have thought that the numbers are equal if the same digits are in the numbers. i2

May have confused the < and > symbols. i3

May have thought that the placement of the zero does not matter.

This is a test question that allows you to enter extended text in your response.

There are 5 motorcycles in a parking lot. The number of cars in the parking lot is 8 times as many as the number of motorcycles.

Write an equation that shows how to find the number of cars in the parking lot.

Enter your equation in the space provided. Enter only your equation.

This is a multiple choice question that allows you to select only one option.

Mr. Reis made 5 batches of cookies. He used 34 cup of sugar to make each batch.

What is the total amount of sugar, in cups, Mr. Reis used to make 5 batches of cookies?

Select one answer.

i4

Correcti1

Multiplied the numerator and the denominator by the whole numberi2

Multiplied the denominator by the whole numberi3

Added the whole number to the numerator and the denominator

This is a matching question that allows you to match elements from one list with those on another list.

Determine whether the dashed line in each shape appears to be a line of symmetry.

Select one box per row.

Shape Appears to Be a Line of Symmetry Does Not Appear to Be a Line of Symmetry
The figure shows a circle, with a point, at its center. A dashed line is drawn through the circle, such that it extends from the upper left part of the circle, to the lower right part of the circle, passing through the point in the center. The dashed line divides the circle into two equal parts.
The figure shows a rectangle. A dashed line is drawn through the rectangle, such that it extends from the lower left vertex, to the upper right vertex, dividing the rectangle into two equal parts.
The figure shows a twelve sided polygon, in which all sides meet, at a right angle. The shape was created from a rectangle. The length of the horizontal sides is shorter than the length of the vertical sides of the rectangle. A square was removed from each of the four corners of the rectangle, and each square that was removed was of the same size. A horizontal dashed line is drawn through the 12-sided polygon, such that it extends from the middle of the left side, to the middle of the right side, dividing the polygon into two equal parts.

This is a question with 2 parts, including a fill in the blank question that allows you to enter only numbers.

Samuel had 178 cups of milk. He used 158 cups of milk to make biscuits.

What is the amount of milk, in cups, that Samuel had after he made biscuits?

Enter your answer as a fraction in the spaces provided.

fraction bar

This is a drag and drop question that allows you to select objects and place them in an appropriate answer space.

Complete the following area model to represent the product of 26 and 18. Then find the final product.

Move a number into each box.

This is a fill in the blank question that allows you to enter only numbers.

What is the decimal value of 25100 ?

Enter your answer in the space provided.

This is a multiple choice question that allows you to select only one option.

A student drew a quadrilateral with one right angle. The student then divided the quadrilateral into two triangles. The student measured one angle in one of the triangles as shown in the figure.

The figure shows a quadrilateral, with one right angle indicated at the lower left corner, where a vertical left side meets a horizontal bottom side. A diagonal line segment is drawn from that lower left corner, to the upper right corner, to divide the quadrilateral into two triangles. Two new angles are formed by the diagonal line segment, at the lower left corner of the quadrilateral. The angle formed by the diagonal line segment, and the horizontal bottom side of the quadrilateral, is labeled 35 degrees. The angle formed by the diagonal line segment, and the vertical left side of the quadrilateral, is labeled b degrees.

Which solution path could the student use to find the value of b without measuring the angle?

This is a multiple choice question that allows you to select several options.

A student rounded 3872 to the nearest hundred and to the nearest thousand. The student noticed that the results, 3900 and 4000, were not equal. The student claimed that the two results will never be equal when a number is rounded to the nearest hundred and to the nearest thousand.

Which two numbers could be used to show that the student’s claim is incorrect?

Select the two correct answers.

i2

Correcti1

May not have recognized that the results would be 43 ,600 and 44 ,000 i3

May not have recognized that the results would be 67 ,300 and 67 ,000 i4

May not have recognized that the results would be 72 ,400 and 72 ,000

This is a test question that allows you to enter extended text in your response.

A train museum has a toy train that goes around the entire museum. The train goes around 10 times in 2 hours.

A student calculated the amount of time it takes for the train to go around 1 time. The work is shown.

The figure shows the following work written by the student: 2 hours divided by 10, equals 0.2 hour. 0.2 is the same as 0.20, so it takes 20 minutes for the train to go around 1 time.

The student’s work is incorrect.

  • Explain any errors in the student’s work.
  • Explain how to correct the student’s work and find the amount of time it takes for the train to go around the museum 1 time.

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Holistic Rubric for 3-Point Reasoning Constructed Response Items

Sample Top Score Response

The student divided correctly, but 0.20 hour is not the same as 20 minutes.

0.20 hour is 2 10 of an hour and 20 minutes is 1 3 of an hour.

Before dividing by 10 , the student could have changed 2 hours to 120 minutes.

120 minutes ÷ 10 = 12 minutes.

So it takes 12 minutes for the train to go around the museum 1 time.

Points

Sample Characteristics

3 Points

A three-point response for reasoning items provides evidence of correct, complete, and appropriate mathematical reasoning.

The response may:

  • be clear and well developed with logical reasoning communicated by the use of precise and appropriate representations, symbols, drawings, or mathematical vocabulary.
  • contain minor flaws that do not detract from the correct reasoning or demonstration of a thorough understanding.

2 Points

A two-point response for reasoning items provides evidence of partially correct mathematical reasoning.

The response may:

  • display an incomplete reasoning process.
  • contain minor flaws that detract from the correct reasoning or demonstration of a thorough understanding.

1 Point

A one-point response for reasoning items provides limited evidence of correct mathematical reasoning.

The response may:

  • demonstrate the beginning of a valid chain of reasoning.
  • reflect a lack of essential understanding of the underlying mathematical concepts.
  • contain the correct solution, but work is limited or missing.
  • contain errors in the fundamental mathematical procedures or reasoning.
  • contain omissions or irregularities that lead to an inadequate solution.

0 Point

A zero-point response is completely incorrect, incoherent or irrelevant.

This is a multiple choice question that allows you to select several options.

Last week, a student kept track of how long he practiced soccer each day.

The line plot shows the student’s data.

The figure shows a line plot. The axis is labeled, Time, in hours, and it has 12 evenly spaced tick marks. From left to right, the first tick mark is labeled, 0, the fifth tick mark is labeled, 1, and the ninth tick mark is labeled, 2. The amount of time that the student spent practicing soccer on each of 7 days is indicated with an X graphed at the following positions,: 1 at the first tick mark, 2 at the third tick mark, 1 at the sixth tick mark, 2 at the seventh tick mark, and 1 at the tenth tick mark.

Which three questions can be answered using the information in the line plot?

Select the three correct answers.

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KEYi2

KEYi5

KEYi3

Student thinks marks on line plot go in order.i4

Student thinks you can make an inference about other weeks.

This is a test question that allows you to enter extended text in your response.

The figure shows the dimensions of a rectangular floor. The two openings represent doors. Each door is 3 feet wide.

The figure shows a diagram of a rectangular floor with dimensions labeled 18 feet long, by 14 feet wide. Two openings are labeled as doors. One is toward the top end of the left side, and the other is toward the right end of the bottom side.

A contractor will buy baseboards to place around the entire floor, except for the doors. Each baseboard is 8 feet long and costs $11.

Find the total cost of the baseboards the contractor needs to buy for the room.

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Holistic Rubric for 3-Point Modeling Constructed Response Items

Points

Sample Characteristics

3 Points

A three-point response provides full and complete evidence of the modeling process used to solve a real-world problem.

The response may:

  • identify the problem that needs to be solved.
  • determine information that is needed to solve the problem.
  • communicate an accurate, organized solution path that is aligned to the problem using appropriate, effective, and precise representations.
  • contain minor flaws that do not detract from correct modeling or demonstration of a thorough understanding.
  • evaluate or validate a partial or complete solution and show how to improve or refine the solution.

2 Points

A two-point response provides partial evidence of the modeling process used to solve a real-world problem.

The response may:

  • partially identify the problem that needs to be solved.
  • determine some of the information that is needed to solve the problem.
  • include a partial solution path that may be incomplete.
  • contain some errors in identifying the mathematics that is needed to solve the problem.
  • evaluate or validate a partial or complete solution and attempt to improve or refine the solution.

1 Point

A one-point response provides limited evidence of the modeling process used to solve a real-world problem.

The response may:

  • partially or incorrectly identify the problem that needs to be solved.
  • determine a minimal amount of the information that is needed to solve the problem.
  • include an incomplete or unorganized solution path.
  • contain errors in identifying the mathematics that is needed to solve the problem.
  • contain the correct solution, but work is limited or missing.
  • evaluate or validate a partial or complete solution but does not show how to improve or refine the solution.

0 Point

A zero-point response is completely incorrect, incoherent or irrelevant.

This is a question with 3 parts, including a question with drop-down menus from which you must select an option to fill in the blank.

A student used these models to compare the fractions 712 and 68. The student incorrectly claimed that 712>68 because more sections are shaded in the model that represents the fraction 712 than in the model that represents the fraction 68.

The figure shows the expression, seven twelfths, is greater than, six eighths, under two rectangular models of equal size. The model above the fraction seven twelfths, is divided into 12 equal parts, with 7 parts shay did, and 5 parts un shay did. The model above the fraction six eighths, is divided into 8 equal parts, with 6 parts shay did, and 2 parts un shay did.

Explain why the student’s claim is incorrect.

Select from the drop-down menus to correctly complete the sentences.

The claim is incorrect because the student only compared the    . The student should have compared the number of    and the    in each model.

This is a multiple choice question that allows you to select only one option.

The diagram shows angle ACB.

The figure shows a diagram of angle A, C, B, with the measure of the angle labeled 27 degrees.

Which statement is true about angle ACB?

i1

Correcti2

Misinterpretation of 27 degreesi3

Misinterpretation of 27 degreesi4

Misinterpretation of 27 degrees

This is a question with 2 parts, including a fill in the blank question that allows you to enter only numbers.

What is the value of 310+8100 ?

Enter your answer as a fraction in the spaces provided.

fraction bar

This is a multiple choice question that allows you to select several options.

Which two comparisons are true?

Select the two correct answers.

i1

Correcti5

Correcti2

May have not considered the digits in the hundred thousands placei3

May have thought that the digits in the hundreds and ones place could be interchangedi4

May have not considered the digits in the hundreds place

This is a test question that allows you to enter extended text in your response.

What is the value of 4 and one fourth minus 1 and 3 fourths?

Enter your answer in the space provided. Enter only your answer.

This is a matching question that allows you to match elements from one list with those on another list.

Four problems are given in the table. Identify whether 30×40 could be used to solve each problem.

Select only one box per row.

Problem

Could be solved using 30×40 Could not be solved using 30×40
One box has 30 pencils. Another box has 40 pencils. How many pencils are in the boxes in all?
A classroom has 30 books. The number of pages in the books is 40 times as many as the number of books. How many pages are in the books?
One elementary school has 30 teachers. There are 40 more teachers at a middle school than the elementary school. How many teachers are at the middle school?
There are 30 employees at a store. The number of hours the employees worked this week is 40 times as many as the number of employees. How many hours did the employees work this week?

This is a question with 3 parts, including a question with drop-down menus from which you must select an option to fill in the blank.

Each model shown represents one whole and each model is partitioned into equal parts.

The figure shows two rectangles of equal size labeled Model 1 and Model 2. Model 1 is divided into 3 equal parts, with 1 part shay did and 2 parts unshay did. Model 2 is divided into 12 equal parts, with 4 parts shay did and 8 parts unshay did.

Complete the statement to explain what the models show.

Select from the drop-down menus to correctly complete the statement.

The shaded parts of the models show that the fraction    is equivalent to the fraction    because    .

This is a question with 2 parts, including a fill in the blank question that allows you to enter only numbers.

This line plot shows the weights, in pounds, of different objects in a student’s backpack.

The figure shows a line plot. The axis is labeled Weight, in pounds, and it has 9 evenly spaced tick marks. From left to right, the first tick mark is labeled 0 and the ninth tick mark is labeled 1. The weight of each of four objects is indicated with an X graphed at the following positions: one at the fourth tick mark, one at the seventh tick mark, and two at the eighth tick mark.

What is the difference, in pounds, between the greatest weight and the least weight?

Enter your answer as a fraction in the spaces provided.

fraction bar

This is a test question that allows you to select a spot or region on a graphic.

A baker will make 3 pies. The baker needs 14 teaspoon of salt for each pie.

Select parts of one of the models to represent the fraction of a teaspoon of salt the baker needs for 3 pies.

This is a question with 3 parts, including a fill in the blank question that allows you to enter only numbers.

In the following number pattern, the first term is 3. Use the rule “Add 7” to find the next three terms in the pattern.

Enter your answers in the three spaces provided.

3, , ,

This is a fill in the blank question that allows you to enter only numbers.

What is the value of the expression?

52173146

Enter your answer in the space provided.

This is a multiple choice question that allows you to select only one option.

There are six different pies left over after a party. Each of the pies has a fractional amount left at the end of the party. The line plot shows the fractions of pies left over.

The figure shows a line plot with five evenly spaced tick marks. From left to right, the tick marks are labeled, 0, one eighth, one fourth, three eighths, and one half. The fraction of each of six pies left over is indicated, with an X graphed at the following positions: two at one eighth, one at three eighths, and three at one half.

Each person who attended the party will receive an equal amount of the leftover pie.

Which piece of information is needed to determine how much pie each person should receive?

i4

Correct i1

Did not recognize that this information is unnecessary i2

Did not recognize that this information is unnecessary i3

Did not recognize that this information is unnecessary

This is a multiple choice question that allows you to select several options.

This is a test question that allows you to enter extended text in your response.

An athlete needs to exercise 3510 hours each week.

  • The athlete exercised 610 hour on Sunday.
  • The athlete exercised 310 hour on Monday.
  • The athlete exercised 410 hour each on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Create a solution path to find the time that the athlete needs to exercise the rest of the week.

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Holistic Rubric for 3-Point Modeling Constructed Response Items

Points

Sample Characteristics

3 Points

A three-point response provides full and complete evidence of the modeling process used to solve a real-world problem.

The response may:

  • identify the problem that needs to be solved.
  • determine information that is needed to solve the problem.
  • communicate an accurate, organized solution path that is aligned to the problem using appropriate, effective, and precise representations.
  • contain minor flaws that do not detract from correct modeling or demonstration of a thorough understanding.
  • evaluate or validate a partial or complete solution and show how to improve or refine the solution.

2 Points

A two-point response provides partial evidence of the modeling process used to solve a real-world problem.

The response may:

  • partially identify the problem that needs to be solved.
  • determine some of the information that is needed to solve the problem.
  • include a partial solution path that may be incomplete.
  • contain some errors in identifying the mathematics that is needed to solve the problem.
  • evaluate or validate a partial or complete solution and attempt to improve or refine the solution.

1 Point

A one-point response provides limited evidence of the modeling process used to solve a real-world problem.

The response may:

  • partially or incorrectly identify the problem that needs to be solved.
  • determine a minimal amount of the information that is needed to solve the problem.
  • include an incomplete or unorganized solution path.
  • contain errors in identifying the mathematics that is needed to solve the problem.
  • contain the correct solution, but work is limited or missing.
  • evaluate or validate a partial or complete solution but does not show how to improve or refine the solution.

0 Point

A zero-point response is completely incorrect, incoherent or irrelevant.

This is a question with 2 parts, including a question with drop-down menus from which you must select an option to fill in the blank.

The figure represents a rectangular floor. A custodian is installing tiles on the floor. Each tile covers 2 square feet of area.

The figure shows a rectangle that is 74 feet long and 42 feet wide.

Which steps should the custodian take to find the number of tiles needed?

Select from the drop-down menus to correctly complete each sentence.

This is a test question that allows you to enter extended text in your response.

A model is shown.

The figure shows a model that is a rectangle, divided into four parts. On the top side, the left part is labeled, 70, and the right part is labeled, 8. On the left side, the top part is labeled, 50, and the bottom part is labeled, 4.

Explain how the model could be used to find the result of 54×78. Then find the result of 54×78.

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Holistic Rubric for 3-Point Reasoning Constructed Response Items

Points

Sample Characteristics

3 Points

A three-point response for reasoning items provides evidence of correct, complete, and appropriate mathematical reasoning.

The response may:

  • be clear and well developed with logical reasoning communicated by the use of precise and appropriate representations, symbols, drawings, or mathematical vocabulary.
  • contain minor flaws that do not detract from the correct reasoning or demonstration of a thorough understanding.

2 Points

A two-point response for reasoning items provides evidence of partially correct mathematical reasoning.

The response may:

  • display an incomplete reasoning process.
  • contain minor flaws that detract from the correct reasoning or demonstration of a thorough understanding.

1 Point

A one-point response for reasoning items provides limited evidence of correct mathematical reasoning.

The response may:

  • demonstrate the beginning of a valid chain of reasoning.
  • reflect a lack of essential understanding of the underlying mathematical concepts.
  • contain the correct solution, but work is limited or missing.
  • contain errors in the fundamental mathematical procedures or reasoning.
  • contain omissions or irregularities that lead to an inadequate solution.

0 Point

A zero-point response is completely incorrect, incoherent or irrelevant.

This is a multiple choice question that allows you to select only one option.

A student added 310 and 2100 and got a result of 5100 . The student’s work is shown.

Step 1 (replace 310 with an equivalent fraction): 310+2100=3100+2100

Step 2 (combine fractions) :3100+2100=3+2100

Step 3 (add numerators) :3+2100=5100

Which statement is true about the student’s work and answer?

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Correcti1

May have thought that the work and answer are correct.i2

May have thought that the common denominator is found by adding the denominators.i4

May have thought that the common denominators should be added.