Smarter Balanced

Assessment Consortium:
Practice Test Scoring Guide
Grade 11

Published August 19, 2013

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Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, 2013

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For this item, a full-credit response (1 point) includes:

correct placement of the graph with its vertex at

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For this item, a full-credit response (2 points) includes:

a check in the No column for 2
AND
a check in the Yes column for 7
AND
a check in the Yes column for 2
AND
a check in the No column for 7
For partial credit (1 point), the student correctly checks at least 3 boxes.

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For this item, a full-credit response (1 point) includes:

the value in the box

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For this item, a full-credit response (1 point) includes:

a function equivalent to
the commutative property

by

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For this item, a full-credit response (1 point) includes:

the symbol

inside the box

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For this item, a full-credit response (1 point) includes:

a correct equation, such as

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For this item, a full-credit response (1 point) includes:

the interval

selected

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For this item, a full-credit response (1 point) includes:

a correct equation, such as

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For this item, a full-credit response (1 point) includes:

AND

AND

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For this item, a full-credit response (3 points) includes:

and having opposite signs and being any value

AND

and having the same sign and being any value OR when
is not zero and being any value
AND

being zero and not being zero and being any value
For example,

AND

AND

For partial credit, the student completes each task for 1 point each.

is zero and

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For this item, a full-credit response (2 points) includes:

Solution
AND
Solution
AND
Solution

on the line of
on the line of
on the intersection of line

For partial credit (1 point), the student places Solution

the student places both of the other points correctly.

and line
correctly or

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For this item, a full-credit response (1 point) includes:

three points correctly plotted on the curve of
For example,

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For this item, a full-credit response (2 points) includes:

AND

in the
AND

and

in the

column

column
and

in the

column

For partial credit (1 point), the student correctly fills out 2 columns.

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For this item, a full-credit response (3 points) includes:

and b
AND

and
AND

For partial credit, each correct task is worth 1 point.

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For this item, a full-credit response (1 point) includes

11 tally marks in the Grade 10 Male box
AND
a total of 19 tally marks in the Grade 10 Female, Grade 9 Male, and
Grade 9 Female boxes combined
For example,

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For this item, a full-credit response (2 points) includes:

a point at
AND
a point at
For partial credit (1 point), the student correctly plots the translation of point A or
point B.

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For this item, a full-credit response (2 points) includes:

the gold star at the point
AND
the red diamond at the point
For partial credit (1 point), the student correctly places the star or the diamond.

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For this item, a full-credit response (1 point) includes:

a vertical line at 63 inches

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For this item, a full-credit response (2 points) includes:

a right triangle with legs of 3 units and 11 units under Melissas Triangle
AND
a right triangle with legs of 7 units and 9 units under Carries Triangle
For partial credit, the student completes either task for 1 point.

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For this item, a full-credit response (2 points) includes:

the equation
AND
a point at

and

For partial credit, the student completes the above tasks for 1 point.

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For this item, a full-credit response (1 point) includes:

the expression

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For this item, a full-credit response (1 point) includes:

option B

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For this item, a full-credit response (1 point) includes:

the value 64

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