Assignment 2
Create 3 ORIGINAL math assessment items for the Mississippi Mathematics competency 5.MD.5. One item is to be an enhanced multiple-choice item, one is to be a constructed response item, and one is to be a performance item. This assignment is to make sure you understand the differences between these three formats. The questions you create MAY be used as part of your 25-question math test (due in Week 3). This standard has been unpacked for you at
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/acre/standards/common-core-tools/unpacking/math/5th .
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Unit 2: Writing Assignment
Standard: The student will understand concepts of volume and relate volume to multiplication and addition.
Enhanced multiple choice question:
What is the volume of the cube?
A. 1 unit
B. 3 units
C. 1 cubic unit
D. 3 cubic units
Constructed response question:
The dimensions of Michael’s kitchen are 10 feet by 18 feet. The dimensions of Michael’s man cave are 14 feet by 20 feet by 8 feet. What is the total volume, in cubic feet, of the two rooms?
Show your work below and place your final answer on the line below.
Answer: _______________ cubic feet
Performance assessment item:
Jerry fills two boxes with one-centimeter cubes (Box A and Box B).
How many cubes can Jerry get into box A? ____________
Explain how you got your answer. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How many cubes can Jerry fit into Box B? ____________________
Show your calculations below.
Which of the boxes holds more cubes? ______________________________
References
Mississippi Department of Education (2016).
Mississippi college and career readiness for mathematics scaffolding document seventh grade. Retrieved from
mdek12default.org/sites/default/files/Offices/Secondary%20Ed/ELA/ccr/Math/07.Grade-7-Math-Scaffolding-Doc-pdf
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