General Information
Subject Area: X-Mathematics (former standards - 2008)
Grade: 4
Body of Knowledge: Geometry
Big Idea: BIG IDEA 3 - Develop an understanding of area and determine the area of two-dimensional shapes.
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)
At Grade 4, this benchmark will be assessed using MC items.
Clarification :
Students will identify situations that require the use of the area formula in real-world contexts.
Students will identify the number of square units of a rectangle as the base times the height.
Students will identify situations that require the use of the area formula in real-world contexts.
Students will identify the number of square units of a rectangle as the base times the height.
Content Limits :
Items may include deriving or explaining the area of a rectangle in order to solve real-world problems.
Items will not include the formula for the area of a rectangle.
Items may include deriving or explaining the area of a rectangle in order to solve real-world problems.
Items will not include the formula for the area of a rectangle.
Stimulus Attributes :
Items may be set in either a real-world or a mathematical context.
Items may be on a grid, but a grid is not required.
Graphics should be used in all these items.
Items may be set in either a real-world or a mathematical context.
Items may be on a grid, but a grid is not required.
Graphics should be used in all these items.
Response Attributes :
Responses should include units.
Responses should include units.
Sample Test Items (1)
| Test Item # | Question | Difficulty | Type |
| Sample Item 1 | Mr. Clark hired workers to construct an in-ground pool in his backyard. For which of the following situations might the workers have used the area formula when constructing the pool? | N/A | MC: Multiple Choice |
Related Resources
Lesson Plan
| Name | Description |
| Area Isn't Just for Squares | This lesson helps students make the connections between area and multiplication using square tiles. |