Grade 12 Algebra Sample Questions and Answers

This booklet contains sample items from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Additional items can be accessed at www.nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/itmrls. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

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NAEP Grade 12 Algebra Contents

NAEP Grade 12 Algebra........................................................................................................ 2 Contents............................................................................................................................... 2 Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 3 Question 1............................................................................................................................ 4 Question 2............................................................................................................................ 5 Question 2, continued........................................................................................................... 5 Question 3............................................................................................................................ 6 Question 3, continued........................................................................................................... 6 Question 4............................................................................................................................ 7 Question 5............................................................................................................................ 9 Question 6.......................................................................................................................... 11

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Introduction
This practice Algebra test includes a sample of publicly released items from NAEP. Included with each item are the correct answer (indicated by an asterisk) and the distracters; the percentage of Floridas responses to each of the possible answers; and the Description, Difficulty, and Complexity of each item. Additional publicly released items and item data may be accessed through the NAEP Questions Tool (NQT) at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/itmrlsx/default.aspx. The NQT is an interactive tool that provides access to over 2000 released questions from NAEP assessments in all NAEP subject areas. It is also used to access NAEP assessment items, their correct answers and distracters, and their scoring results by subject, grade, item type, difficulty, content classification, frameworks, year, and key words. For more information about NAEP results, go to the NAEP Data Explorer (NDE) at http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/. The NDE is an interactive tool that provides access to a wide variety of data about what students know and can do, as well as demographic and contextual factors that may affect their performance. The NDE produces charts, customized tables, and graphics based on NAEP results by year and jurisdiction; significance between jurisdictions, within variables, and across years; and gap analyses between jurisdictions or across years and between groups, between years, and between groups and years. Additional information about the knowledge and skills the mathematics assessment is designed to measure can be found in the 2011 Mathematics Framework, http://www.nagb.org/publications/frameworks/math-2011framework.pdf. The current NAEP Mathematics Framework guided the development of all Mathematics assessments since 2005. The previous NAEP Mathematics Framework guided the development of the mathematics assessments between 1990 and 2003.

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NAEP GRADE 12 ALGEBRA SAMPLE QUESTIONS and ANSWERS

Question 1
Which of the following expressions is NOT equivalent to (a + b)(x + y) ? a. (a + b)x + (a + b)y b. a(x + y) + b(x + y) c. (b + a)(y + x) d. ax + by e. ax + bx + ay + by

Answer s *D A B C

Percent chosen by Floridas participating students 57% 14% 10% 5%

Description: Determine a nonequivalent expression Content Area: Algebra Difficulty: Easy Complexity: Low

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Question 2
The first four terms in a sequence are shown below. 40, 8, 24, 16 Each term after the first two items is found by taking one-half of the sum of the two preceding terms. Which term is the first odd number in this sequence? a. The 5th term b. The 6th term c. The 7th term d. The 8th term e. The 9th term

Question 2, continued
Answer s *C A B D E Percent chosen by Floridas participating students 61% 7% 14% 13% 5%

Description: Solve problem involving numerical sequence Difficulty: Medium Complexity: Low

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Question 3
Which of the following expressions is equal to a. ?

b.

c.

d.

Answer s *D A B C E

Percent chosen by Floridas participating students 21% 34% 10% 29% 5%

Question 3, continued
Description: Subtract rational expressions Difficulty: Hard Complexity: Low

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Question 4
What is the solution to the system of equations Answer: x = ______________________ y = _____________________ Solution: Answer: , Solution (not required in response): ?

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Question 4, continued
Score & Description Correct Both values correct Partial One correct value only Incorrect Incorrect response

Description: Solve a system of linear equations Difficulty: Medium Complexity: Low

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Question 5
The population P of a certain town is given by the equation P = 50,000(1 + r)t, where r is the annual rate of population increase and t is the number of years since 1990. a. What was the population in 1990? Answer: ____________________ b. In 2001 the population was 100,000. What was the annual rate of population increase? Answer: ____________________ Solution: (a) Answer: 50,000 Solution (not required in response): In 1990,

(b) Answer: 6.5% (or 0.065) (Accept responses from 6% to 7%, inclusive) Solution (not required in response): In 2001,

Score & Description Correct Both parts correct Partial 1

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Part (a) correct only Partial 2 Part (b) correct only

Question 5, continued
Incorrect Incorrect response

Description: Find annual rate of population growth Difficulty: Hard Complexity: Moderate

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Question 6

The graph above shows distance versus time for a race between runners A and B. The race is already in progress, and the graph shows only the portion of the race that occurred after 11 A.M. The table on the next page lists several characteristics of the graph. Interpret these characteristics in terms of what happened during this portion of the race. Include times and distances to support your interpretation. (A sample interpretation of the y-intercepts is given in the table.)

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Question 6, continued
Solution: There are three components in this response.

Note: Sample responses for partial credit.

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Question 6, continued
Score & Description Part A: Correct Acceptable response Partial Acceptable interpretation without numerical values for slopes OR Numerical values without acceptable interpretation for slopes Incorrect Incorrect response Part B: Correct Acceptable response Partial Acceptable interpretation without numerical values for point of intersection OR Numerical values without acceptable interpretation for point of intersection Incorrect Incorrect response Part C: Correct
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Acceptable response Partial Acceptable interpretation without numerical values for x-intercepts OR Numerical values without acceptable interpretation for x-intercepts Incorrect Incorrect response

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Question 6, continued
Composite Score: Student response received one of five possible composite scores (Extended, Satisfactory, Partial, Minimal, or Incorrect) based on the student's combined performance on Parts A, B, and C of the item. For example, a student response of Correct for Part A, Correct for Part B, and Incorrect for Part C received a composite score of Satisfactory. Composite Score Extended Part A Correct Correct Correct Correct Correct Partial Incorrect Correct Correct Correct Partial Partial Partial Partial Partial Incorrect Incorrect Correct Partial Partial Incorrect Incorrect Incorrect Partial Incorrect Incorrect Incorrect Part B Correct Correct Correct Partial Incorrect Correct Correct Partial Partial Incorrect Correct Correct Partial Partial Incorrect Correct Partial Incorrect Partial Incorrect Correct Partial Incorrect Incorrect Partial Incorrect Incorrect Part C Correct Partial Incorrect Correct Correct Correct Correct Partial Incorrect Partial Partial Incorrect Correct Partial Correct Partial Correct Incorrect Incorrect Partial Incorrect Partial Correct Incorrect Incorrect Partial Incorrect

Satisfactory

Partial

Minimal

Incorrect

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Question 6, continued

Description: Interpret characteristics of graph in a context Content Classification: Algebra Difficulty: Hard Complexity: High

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