Types of Questions on the GEPA
Many of the multiple-choice (MC) questions on the GEPA Mathematics test assess higher-level cognitive processes than the questions in traditional multiple-choice tests. It is anticipated that you will take an average of between one and two minutes to answer each MC question. The answers are computer scored and are worth one point each.
Open-ended (OE) questions require you to construct your own written or graphical responses and to explain your responses. It is anticipated that you will take approximately ten minutes to answer each OE question. Your responses are hand scored on a scale from 0 to 3.
The general scoring guide was created to help readers score open-ended questions consistently. This scoring guide is used by the trained readers who will score the Mathematics open-ended questions on the eighth-grade test.
You can expect to see 40 multiple choice and 8 open-ended questions on the mathematics test.
You will be provided with a Mathematics Reference Sheet. The reference sheet contains a ruler, geometric shapes, formulas, and other information you may find useful as you take the test. You will also be provided with a calculator to help you solve problems.
