11 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 4: New type of large fish Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 1–5 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to explain the effect the introduction of a new type of large fish to a pond. This constructed response item is a sample of test items prepared and used in past National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) administrations.... 12 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 4: Fertilizer from nearby field Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 3–5 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to predict what would happen to the algae in a pond if fertilizer from a field was washed into the pond. They are also asked to explain why they think the fertilizer would have the predicted effect.This constructed response item is a sample of test items prepared and used in past National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) administrations.... 13 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 4: Astronomical instrument Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 1–4 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to select the appropriate tool for observing the stars, planets, and moon. This multiple choice item is a sample of test items prepared and used in past National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) administrations.... 14 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 4: Temperature on surface of sun Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 3–5 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to select the option that best describes the temperature on the surface of the sun. As a follow-up to this question students could be asked to explain why they believe the option they selected is correct.... 15 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 4: Recognizing forms of precipitation Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades K–5 Professional Commentary: Students are presented with four options from which they are to identify the one that is not a form of precipitation. This multiple choice item is a sample of test items prepared and used in past National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) administrations.... 16 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 4: Function of an organ Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 3–5 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to examine a diagram showing the organs of the human body and determine the function of the indicated organ (esophagus). This multiple choice item is a sample of test items prepared and used in past National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) administrations.... 17 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 4: Bottle that holds the most Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades K–5 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to explain how they would determine which of three bottles holds the most water. This constructed response item is a sample of test items prepared and used in past National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) administrations.... 18 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 4: Five solutions to the garbage problem Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades K–5 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to provide one good point and one bad point for five different solutions to garbage disposal. This constructed response item is a sample of test items prepared and used in past National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) administrations.... 19 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 4: Bicycle reflectors Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades K–5 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to select the option that best explains how bicycle reflectors work. This multiple choice item is a sample of test items prepared and used in past National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) administrations.... 20 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 4: Pattern of reproduction Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Science Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 3–5 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to identify which of the six animals pictured with the question have a large number of young each time they reproduce. This multiple choice question is a sample test item used in past National Assessments of Educational Progress (see About NAEP).... |