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Sample Test Items | NJPEP's HSPA math tutorial | NJPEP's GEPA and HSPA Helpful Hints | NJPEP's assessment | NJDOE's Assessment and Evaluation (choose GEPA and/or HSPA) | Standards matrix | Standard 4.3 for grade 8 | Standards-based mathematics activities by grade-band and separated into strands | |
Try test items for practice. Use the math open-ended rubric for grading open-ended questions (use the holistic rubric for summative testing and analytic rubrics for formative testing of content areas).
| Sample Multiple Choice Item
Sam Smart made a deal with his parents. He agreed to do chores for one hour every day, if they would pay him in the following way. He wanted to receive 1 cent on the first day, 2 cents on the second day, 4 cents on the third day, 8 cents on the fourth day, and so on. Which of the following expressions represents how much he would receive (in cents) on the twentieth day? a. 20 b. 221 c. 220 d. 219 |
Sample Short Constructed Response Item
In a rectangular array, 144 seats can be arranged with 6 rows and 24 seats in each row. Give two other rectangular arrays that are possible for 144 seats. Possible answers include 12 x 12 18 x 8 72 x 2 48 x 3 |
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| Sample Open-ended Item
The sequence 5, 25, 125, 625, . . . continues indefinitely. Analyze it in order to answer the following questions. What is the 7th term of the sequence? |
Items for Macro B Sample Multiple Choice Item Which of the following problems can be solved by using the equation X + 2 = 28 ? a. A math class started with 28 students. Today, two more students enrolled in the class. How many students does this class now have? b. Erin added two more books to her collection of reference books. If she now has 28 books in this collection, how many books did she have in it before adding two more? c. Jim had $28.00 in his bank account. A week later, he deposited $2.00 in this account. Assuming Jim made no withdrawals from his account, how much money did Jim have in his account after making the deposit? d. Ann biked 28 miles at two miles per hour. How long did Ann bike? |
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| Sample Multiple Choice Item
Which of the following problems can be solved by using the equation X + 2 = 28 ? a. A math class started with 28 students. Today, two more students enrolled in the class. How many students does this class now have? b. Erin added two more books to her collection of reference books. If she now has 28 books in this collection, how many books did she have in it before adding two more? c. Jim had $28.00 in his bank account. A week later, he deposited $2.00 in this account. Assuming Jim made no withdrawals from his account, how much money did Jim have in his account after making the deposit? d. Ann biked 28 miles at two miles per hour. How long did Ann bike? |
Sample Short Constructed Response Item
The amount A that principal P will be worth after t years at interest rate r, compounded annually, is given by the formula: A = P(1+r)t Suppose $4,000 principal is invested at 6% interest compounded annually for five years. How much money would the investment yield after 5 years? The amount A that principal P will be worth after t years at interest rate r, compounded annually, is given by the formula: A = P(1+r)t Suppose $4,000 principal is invested at 6% interest compounded annually for five years. How much money would the investment yield after 5 years? |
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| Sample Open-ended Item
27. This computer spreadsheet gives information about the pens Ms. Nunez sells in her store.
When Ms. Nunez changes the numbers in columns C and E, the numbers in columns D and F change automatically.
Using words or formulas, explain how the Selling price (column D) is calculated using the Unit cost(column C).
Select one type of pen from column A in the spreadsheet above. Write new numbers for that row to show what would happen to the Selling price (column D) and the Amt. received (column F) if the Unit cost (column C) is twice as much as the one shown.
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