General Information
Subject Area: X-Mathematics (former standards - 2008)
Grade: 6
Body of Knowledge: Geometry
Idea: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
Supporting Idea: Geometry and Measurement - Geometry and Measurement
Date Adopted or Revised: 09/07
Content Complexity Rating:
Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
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More Information
Date of Last Rating: 06/07
Status: State Board Approved - Archived
Assessed: Yes
Test Item Specifications
Item Type(s):
This benchmark may be assessed using:
MC
item(s)
Also assesses MA.6.A.3.4 Solve problems given a formula.
Clarification :
Students will use formulas to determine a dimension of a plane figure or right prism, given its area or volume and the remaining dimensions.
Students will use formulas to determine a dimension of a plane figure or right prism, given its area or volume and the remaining dimensions.
Students will determine the area of a plane figure or the volume of a right prism given the dimensions.
Content Limits :
Items may include three-dimensional figures, which are limited to cubes and rectangular prisms.
Items may include three-dimensional figures, which are limited to cubes and rectangular prisms.
Items may include two-dimensional figures, which are limited to triangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, rectangles, squares, rhombi, and circles.
Dimensions of figures may be whole numbers; fractions with denominators of 2, 4, or 10; or decimal values, which may include 0.25, 0.75, or tenths.
Items will not include composite two-dimensional or composite three-dimensional figures.
Items will not include two-dimensional figures represented on grids.
Stimulus Attributes :
Items should be set in a real-world or mathematical context.
Items that are set in real-world context may use length and width as dimensions as well as base and height as dimensions.
Graphic representations of two- and three-dimensional figures may be included, but are not required.
Items should be set in a real-world or mathematical context.
Items that are set in real-world context may use length and width as dimensions as well as base and height as dimensions.
Graphic representations of two- and three-dimensional figures may be included, but are not required.
Sample Test Items (1)
| Test Item # | Question | Difficulty | Type |
| Sample Item 1 | Lamar is building a glass case for a reptile display. The interior of the case is in the shape of a rectangular prism, with the dimensions shown in the diagram.
The total volume of the interior of the case is 154 cubic feet. What is the value of h? |
N/A | MC: Multiple Choice |
