351 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 8: Make a Circle Graph Using the Given Information Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Mathematics Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 5–8 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to construct a circle graph using percentage data in a table. They have the option of using a calculator.... 352 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 8: Find the Cost of Meat Per Week at a Zoo Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Mathematics Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: In a multistep problem, students must determine how much a zoo spends each week on meat to feed the animals. They have the option of using a calculator.... 353 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 8: Find the Percent of Increase Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Mathematics Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: Students must identify the percent increase in raising a price from 50 cents to 60 cents. They have the option of using a calculator.... 354 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 8: Find the Width of a Rectangle, Given Certain Information Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Mathematics Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: Given the length of a rectangle whose area is the sum of the areas of four other rectangles, students must find the width of the rectangle. They have the option of using a calculator.... 355 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 8: Solve a Proportion Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Mathematics Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: Students must find a missing number in a proportion involving decimals. They have the option of using a calculator.... 356 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 8 : Flying Machine: Machine Symbolizes Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: English Language Arts Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 6–8 Professional Commentary: After reading a short story, students write about how symbolism is used in the text. This is a sample constructed response test item used in a past National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) assessment (for more information, see About NAEP).... 357 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 12: Solve Pair of Equations Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Mathematics Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 5–8 Professional Commentary: Students must identify a number that makes two equations true. This multiple-choice question is a sample test item used in grade 12 in the 1996 National Assessment of Educational Progress (see About NAEP).... 358 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 12: Evaluate Expression for Odd/Even Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Mathematics Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to determine whether the expression 4x + 5y will be odd or even depending on whether x and y are odd or even. This constructed-response question is a sample test item used in grade 12 in the 1996 National Assessment of Educational Progress (see About NAEP).... 359 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 12: Use Trigonometric Identity Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Mathematics Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 9–12 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to evaluate, using a trigonometric identity, a trigonometric expression that looks complicated but is actually simple. This multiple-choice question is a sample test item used in grade 12 in the 1996 National Assessment of Educational Progress (see About NAEP).... 360 NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 12: Identify Graph of Function Resource Type: Assessment Resource Discipline: Mathematics Ohio Standards Alignment: Grades 8–12 Professional Commentary: Students are asked to identify which of five graphs represents a function. This multiple-choice question is a sample test item used in grade 12 in the 1996 National Assessment of Educational Progress (see About NAEP).... |