| The following multiple-choice question from New Jersey's ESPA Sample
Tests requires students to think about a process (averaging). |
|
Day |
Temperature
(in degrees Fahrenheit) |
Question |
| Monday |
75o |
The
newspaper reported the following temperatures for the
city of Trenton for a certain week in May.
What
was the average (arithmetic mean) temperature of the
week?
A.
58°
B.
68°
C.
69°
D.
72°
The
correct answer is B. |
| Tuesday |
69o |
| Wednesday |
68o |
| Thursday |
62o |
| Friday |
58o |
| Saturday |
72o |
| Sunday |
72o |
|
Monday
I skated 1 km. Each day I skated twice as far as the
day before. When will I skate more than 20 km in a day?
A)
Friday
B) Saturday
C) Sunday
D) Monday
No answer provided: try it!!! |
The following three multiple-choice questions from TIMSS (1995) also require thinking before response. |
When
you subtract one of the numbers below from 900, the answer
is greater than 300. Which number is it?
A. 823
B. 712
C. 667
D. 579
The correct answer is D. |
Tanya
has read the first 78 pages in a book that is 130 pages
long. Which number sentence could Tanya use to find the
number of pages she must read to finish the book?
A. 130 + 78 = Ø
B. Ø - 78 = 130
C. 130 ÷ 78 = Ø
D. 130 - 78 = Ø
The correct answer is D. |
Elena
worked 57 hours in March, 62 hours in April, and 59 hours
in May. Which of these is the BEST estimate of the total
number of hours she worked for the three months?
A. 50 + 50 + 50
B. 55 + 55 + 55
C. 60 + 60 + 60
D. 65 + 65 + 65
The correct answer is C. |
