NAEP - 2008 Long-Term Trend: Mathematics Sample Questions

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Mathematics Sample Questions

Three sample mathematics questions are presented in this section for each age. The response options for multiple-choice questions are provided as the students saw them, and the oval for the correct answer is filled in. All constructed-response questions in the long-term trend mathematics assessment were scored as correct or
incorrect, and the correct response is shown on the answer line.

Sample question 1 required students to demonstrate a conceptual understanding of the relationship between parts and a whole using fraction vocabulary.

44 percent of 9-year-olds answered this question correctly.

How many fifths are equal to one whole?

1/5

1

4

5

The correct answer is D.

See more about this question in the NAEP Questions Tool.

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