General Information
Subject Area: X-Mathematics (former standards - 2008)
Grade: 912
Body of Knowledge: Algebra
Idea: Level 1: Recall
Standard: Polynomials - Perform operations on polynomials. Find factors of polynomials, learning special techniques for factoring quadratics. Understand the relationships among the solutions of polynomial equations, the zeros of a polynomial function, the x-intercepts of a graph, and the factors of a polynomial.
Date Adopted or Revised: 09/07
Content Complexity Rating:
Level 1: Recall
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More Information
Date of Last Rating: 06/07
Status: State Board Approved - Archived
Assessed: Yes
Test Item Specifications
N/A
Clarification :
Students will apply the laws of exponents to simplify monomials and monomial expressions with integral exponents.
Students will apply the laws of exponents to simplify monomials and monomial expressions with integral exponents.
Content Limits :
Exponents should adhere to the general content limits.
Items must have a variable base and may include a numerical base.
Monomials may have no more than three variables.
Items may use negative exponents.
Stimulus Attributes :
Items may be set in either real-world or mathematical contexts.
Items may be set in either real-world or mathematical contexts.
Response Attributes :
Fill-in response items may require that students provide an exponent for a specified monomial term.
Fill-in response items may have a negative answer.
Sample Test Items (2)
| Test Item # | Question | Difficulty | Type |
| Sample Item 1 | The expression  is equivalent to which of the following? |
N/A | MC: Multiple Choice |
| Sample Item 2 | Mina simplified the expression shown below. Her final answer was in the form ambn . If she simplified the expression correctly, what is the value of n, the exponent on b ? |
N/A | FR: Fill-in Response |
