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Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium An Assessment System to Support Teaching and Learning. Item and Task Specifications and Sample Items Sample assessment items and tasks are included in item/task specifications: www.smarterbalanced.org/itemspecs Live sample items and tasks:
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Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium An Assessment System to Support Teaching and Learning
Item and Task Specifications and Sample Items • Sample assessment items and tasks are • included in item/task specifications: • www.smarterbalanced.org/itemspecs • Live sample items and tasks: • http://sampleitems.smarterbalanced.org/itempreview/sbac/index.htm
Go to the Smarter Website • http://www.smarterbalanced.org • Click on Smarter Balanced Assessment (top of page) • In drop down, scroll to Sample Items and Performance Tasks • In task bar, click on View More Sample Items • In drop down, click on Choose 6-8 or High School
Question 1 ADE is inside ABCD. Point E is halfway between points B and C on the rectangle. Side AB is 8 cm and side AD is 7 cm. Part A: What is the area of ADE? Part B: What is the ratio of the area of ABE to the area of ADE? Part C: What is the ratio of the area of DCE to the area of ABCD?
Question 2 . A 20-gallon container is filled with 6 gallons of gasoline. What fractions of the container is filled with gasoline?
Question 3 Which equation is represented by the graph? 2y + x = 10 y - 2x = -5 -2y = 10x – 4 2y = - 4x - 10
The three different linear functions below are represented in three different ways, as shown. Xf(x) -3 -9 33 6 9 2y + 3 = 3x (III) (I) (II) Which function has the greatest rate of change? Does any pair of functions have the same rate of change? Justify your answer.
The diagram on the right shows a pillow Chris wants to cover with fabric. • What is the total surface area of the pillow? Round your answer to the • nearest hundredth. • Show your work: • Answer _________ square inches • If Chris shortens the length of the pillow from 15 in to 12 in, how much less • fabric will she need? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. • Show your work: • Answer _______square inches Question 4
Calculator Use on the Smarter Balanced Math Assessments How will Smarter Balanced decide when and how to allow calculators?
Grades 6-HS • Calculators are available for a small proportion of grade 6 items and gradually increase in availability as students progress toward high school. • Calculators will be available for most or all of the high school math items.