Clusters should not be sorted from Major to Supporting and then taught in that order. To do so would strip the coherence of the mathematical ideas and miss the opportunity to enhance the major work of the grade with the supporting clusters.
- Assessment Limits :
Expressions may contain whole numbers or fractions with a denominator of 10 or less. Ordered pairs many only be located within Quadrant I of the coordinate plane. Operations in rules limited to: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Patterns that require division may not lead to fractional terms. Items may not contain rules that exceed two procedural operations. Items must provide the rule. Expressions may not include nested parentheses. - Calculator :
No
- Context :
Allowable
- Test Item #: Sample Item 1
- Question:
Michael and John are creating patterns.
- Michael uses the rule "multiply by 2" and starts at 5.
- John uses the rule "add 8" and starts at 16.
What is the first number in Michael's pattern that also appears in John's pattern?
- Difficulty: N/A
- Type: EE: Equation Editor
- Test Item #: Sample Item 2
- Question:
Kaiya and Deangelo each create a number pattern.
- Kaiya's pattern uses the rule "Add 2" and has a first term of 6.
- Deangelo's pattern uses the rule "Add 4" and has a first term of 5.
The two patterns A. have terms in common because
B. do not have
Kaiya's pattern has A. only odd numbers and
B. only even
C. both odd and even
Deangelo's pattern has A. only odd numbers.
B. only even
C. both odd and even
- Difficulty: N/A
- Type: ETC: Editing Task Choice
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MFAS Formative Assessments
Students are asked to fill in missing values in a table of numerical patterns and describe relationships between corresponding terms.
Students are asked to complete one of two number patterns, write ordered pairs composed of corresponding terms, graph the ordered pairs, and identify a relationship between corresponding terms of the patterns.
Students are asked to complete one of two number patterns, write ordered pairs composed of corresponding terms, graph the ordered pairs, and identify a relationship between corresponding terms of the patterns.