Smarter Balanced Assessment ConsortiumAn Assessment System to Support Teaching and Learning

Item and Task Specifications and Sample Items

Sample assessment items and tasks areincluded in item/task specifications:www.smarterbalanced.org/itemspecs

Live sample items and tasks:http://sampleitems.smarterbalanced.org/itempreview/sbac/index.htm

Go to the Smarter Website

1. http://www.smarterbalanced.org2. Click on Smarter Balanced Assessment (top

of page)3. In drop down, scroll to Sample Items and

Performance Tasks4. In task bar, click on View More Sample Items5. In drop down, click on Choose 6-8 or High

School

ADE is inside ABCD. Point E is halfway between points B and C on the rectangle. Side AB is 8 cm and side AD is 7 cm.

Part A: What is the area of ADE?Part B: What is the ratio of the area of ABE to the area of ADE?Part C: What is the ratio of the area of DCE to the area of ABCD?

Question 1

A 20-gallon container is filled with 6 gallons of gasoline. What fractions of the container is filled with gasoline?

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Question 2

Which equation is represented by the graph?

A.2y + x = 10B. y - 2x = -5C. -2y = 10x – 4D.2y = - 4x - 10

Question 3

The three different linear functions below are represented in three different ways, as shown.

2y + 3 = 3x X f(x)

-3 -9 3 3 6 9

(I) (II)(III)

Which function has the greatest rate of change? Does any pair of functions have the same rate of change? Justify your answer.

The diagram on the right shows a pillow Chris wants to cover with fabric.

•What is the total surface area of the pillow? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

Show your work:

Answer _________ square inches

•If Chris shortens the length of the pillow from 15 in to 12 in, how much less fabric will she need? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.

Show your work:

Answer _______square inches

Question 4

Calculator Use on the SmarterBalanced Math Assessments

How will Smarter Balanced decide whenand how to allow calculators?

Grades 6-HS

• Calculators are available for a small proportion of grade 6 items and gradually increase in availability as students progress toward high school.

• Calculators will be available for most or all of the high school math items.