Math Assessment PacketAt the Second Grade LevelMichelle L. Grande

Math Assessment Packet

Grade Level: Second Grade

Concepts: Students will learn how to accurately tell time and count money

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.Math.Content.2.MD.C.7 Tell and write time from analog and digital clocks to the nearest five minutes, using a.m. and p.m.

CCSS.Math.Content.2.MD.C.8 Solve word problems involving dollar bills, quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies, using $ and ¢ symbols appropriately. Example: If you have 2 dimes and 3 pennies, how many cents do you have?

Estimated interview time: Approximately 35 minutes

Assessment Interview Objectives:

To assess if students are able to use an analog clock accurately reading the minute and hour hands to tell time.

Students will also learn how to count coin and make change by answering a variety of questions varying in difficulty levels.

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Name: ______________________________

Interview Questions

Question Set 1: Use the Coins to Help Answer each Question

1a. Use the coin word bank to identify the name of each coin. Be sure to include the correct coin symbol!

(HINT) Write the name of each coin under the matching coin piece!

b. Match the value to each coin.

(HINT) Do not let the size of the coin fool you!

1¢

10¢

5¢

25¢

Nickel Dime Quarter Penny

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c. Find the total by adding the coin values together. Make sure to list each coin value under the coin piece.

(HINT) After writing down each coin amount be sure to fill in the addition sign(s) and equal sign!

Correct coin symbols must be written to complete your answer.

Question Set 2: Money Story Problems.

2a. You want to buy a pencil for 50¢.

Write the name of the two coins you will need below!

2 = 50¢

b. If I have 50¢ in my pocket and want to buy a candy for 25¢, how much change will I get back?

(HINT) Be sure to include the correct coin symbol in your answer!

Complete the subtraction problem and explain how you arrived at your answer on the lines below.

.50 ¢

- .25 ¢

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c. You want to buy a bag of chips that cost $2.80 and a can of pop that costs $1.20.

If you have $5.00 in your pocket, will you have enough to buy both?

(HINT) Be sure to include the correct money symbol!

$ 2.80

+ $ 1.20

Question Set 3: Making Change

3a. Using quarters and dimes, how many of each coin combined will make 45¢

(HINT) Write the name of the coin and the amount of coin used!

You cannot use this example for your answer:

1 quarter and 4 nickels = 45¢

+ = 45 ¢

b. Use the pictures below to help you solve the problem.

= + +

c. Use the chart below

I have 85¢ but in fewer than 10 coins. Show in the chart how many of each coin I could have to total 85¢.

(HINT) Draw each coin!

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Total Number of Coins

Quarter Dime Nickel Penny

Question Set 4: Telling Time, Use the Clocks to Help You.

4a. Circle the correct time:

The school buss arrives at 7:50 every morning.

Circle the clock that shows a time when the school buss will arrive.

b. Your birthday party is at 8:30. Use the hour and minute hand to show what that would look like on a clock.

(HINT) Be sure to make one hand longer than the other!

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c. Use the digital clock to draw in the minute and hour hands on the analog clock below.

(HINT) Make sure to include the hour and minute hand on your clock!

Question Set 5: Learning Minutes and Hours

Correct the statement if it is wrong, explain your decision on the line below.

5a. “There are 60 seconds in an hour”

True or False

b. How many minutes are there in two hours, how do you know?

(HINT) Use problem # 12 to help you!

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Circle your Answer and Draw or Explain Your Method

(HINT) Show your work by setting up addition problem!

c. 240 minutes equals _______ hours.

a) 5 hoursb) 3 hoursc) 2 hoursd) 4 hours

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