General Information
Subject Area: X-Mathematics (former standards - 2008)
Grade: 4
Body of Knowledge: Algebra
Idea: Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning
Supporting Idea: Algebra - Algebra
Date Adopted or Revised: 09/07
Content Complexity Rating:
Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning
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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 complete a graphic or numeric pattern.
Students will describe or generalize the algebraic rule of a pattern.
Students may be asked to extend a pattern beyond its next step or find a missing number, graphic, or figure in a pattern.
Students will complete a graphic or numeric pattern.
Students will describe or generalize the algebraic rule of a pattern.
Students may be asked to extend a pattern beyond its next step or find a missing number, graphic, or figure in a pattern.
Content Limits :
Items may include any of the four operations but will use only one operation in each numeric pattern.
Items may include any of the four operations but will use only one operation in each numeric pattern.
Patterns involving multiplication or division are limited to the multiplication facts of 0 X 0 through 12 X 12 and the related division facts.
A repeating pattern should be shown with at least three examples of the repeated pattern unless it is clearly explained in the stem of the item.
Stimulus Attributes :
Items may use graphics, tables, or lists to describe patterns.
Items may be set in either a real-world or mathematical context.
Items may use graphics, tables, or lists to describe patterns.
Items may be set in either a real-world or mathematical context.
Response Attributes :
Responses should not be in the form of expressions or equations.
Responses should not be in the form of expressions or equations.
Sample Test Items (2)
| Test Item # | Question | Difficulty | Type |
| Sample Item 1 | A number pattern is shown below:
3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 . . . What algebraic rule can be used to describe the pattern? |
N/A | MC: Multiple Choice |
| Sample Item 2 | Elijah made a pattern using squares for his social studies project on pyramids. The first four figures in the pattern are shown below.
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N/A | GR: Gridded-Response |
Related Resources
Educational Game
| Name | Description |
| Guess My Rule | Function Machine card game is used to reinforce student understanding of functions using an in/out table. |