This page shows questions in the Math 4 Modeling public release module at MSDE. 4th Grade Math
"Math 4 Modeling"
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This is a question with 3 parts, including a draggable bar graph for which you select bars and drag them to the appropriate height, and, a test question that allows you to enter extended text in your response.
Pre-recorded audio
Marcy and her friends recorded how long it took each of them to read the same book. Their results are shown in the table.
| Book Reading | |
| Name | Number of Minutes |
|---|---|
| Marcy | 35 |
| Tom | 37 |
| Jennifer | 28 |
| Darnel | 31 |
Part A
Marcy wants to record data on a bar graph. Drag the top of each bar to show the number of minutes it took each student to read the same book.
Part B
Explain how Marcy selected where the ends of the bars for Tom and Darnel should be. Enter your explanation in the space provided.
Part C
How many more minutes did Marcy and Tom read together than Jennifer and Darnel read together?
Show the work you used to find out how many more minutes it took Marcy and Tom to read the book than it did for Jennifer and Darnel to read the book.
Enter your answer and your work in the space provided.
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This is a question with 2 parts, including a drag and drop question that allows you to select objects and place them in an appropriate answer space, and, a test question that allows you to enter extended text in your response.
Pre-recorded audio
Part A
A community garden is divided into 10 equal sections. Carrots are planted in five tenths of the garden and peas are planted in one tenth of the garden. The rest of the garden is planted with beets and corn. More of the garden is planted with beets than corn.
Find the number of sections of carrots, peas, beets, and corn that were planted.
Drag and drop the correct number of vegetable sections to build the garden.
Part B
What fraction of the garden is planted only with beets? Show your work or explain your answer using equations.
Enter your answer and your work or explanation in the space provided.
Copyright 2023, New Meridian Corporation. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved. The printing, copying, redistribution, or retransmission of this content without express written permission is prohibited.