Standard #: MA.5.G.5.1 (Archived Standard)

Test Item Specifications

Item Type(s): This benchmark may be assessed using: MC item(s)
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Clarification :


Students will identify the ordered pair that describes the location of a point on a coordinate plane.

Students will identify the point on a coordinate plane that corresponds to a given ordered pair.

Students may identify the location of a point on a coordinate plane that is equidistant from two points.

Items will not include finding a specific distance between points.

Students will describe the horizontal and vertical movements necessary to get from one point to another on a coordinate plane.

Content Limits :
Items may include the following terms: coordinates, coordinate plane, ordered pairs, midpoint, x-axis and y-axis, but items will not assess the vocabulary of these terms.

Stimulus Attributes :


All x- and y-coordinates must be whole numbers.

Coordinate grids may have the x- and y-axes labeled.

Coordinate grids may have arrows at the end of each axis.

Items including the use of compass directions must include a compass rose.

All coordinate grids must use a scale of one unit.

Items may be set in either a real-world or a mathematical context.

Graphics should be used in all these items.

Sample Test Items (1)

Test Item #	Question	Difficulty	Type
Sample Item 1	The letters on the coordinate grid below represent the locations of paintings hanging on a wall of an art gallery.   The manager wants to hang another painting exactly halfway between points A and B. which ordered pair best describes the location of the new painting?	N/A	MC: Multiple Choice