BENCHMARK MA.B.1.3.1
Strand B Measurement
Standard 1 The student measures quantities in the real-world and uses the
measures to solve problems.
Benchmark MA.B.1.3.1 The student uses concrete and graphic models to derive
formulas for finding perimeter, area, surface area,
circumference, and volume of two- and three-dimensional
shapes, including rectangular solids and cylinders. This
benchmark also assesses B.1.2.27 and B.2.3.1.8
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The complete text of Benchmark B.1.2.2 is “[The student] solves real-world problems involving length, weight, perimeter,
area, capacity, volume, time, temperature, and angles.”
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The complete text of Benchmark B.2.3.1 is “[The student] uses direct (measured) and indirect (not measured) measures to
compare a given characteristic in either metric or customary units.”
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Grade 6 MA.B.1.3.1
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Sample MC Item Elena grows flowers that she sells at the farmers’ market on
Saturday. Her flower garden is 4 feet wide by 20 feet long.
A. 20
B. 28
★ C. 48
D. 80
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Sample GR Item
8 inches
5 inches
4 inches
5 inches
2 inches
6 inches
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Answer: 100
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18 inches
A. 28.26 inches
★ B. 56.52 inches
C. 113.04 inches
D. 254.34 inches
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3 feet
4 feet
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9 9 9 9 9
Answer: 90
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Grade 8 MA.B.1.3.1
Content Limits Items may assess finding linear measure, weight, capacity,
time, temperature, perimeter, area, circumference, surface area,
and volume.
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Sample GR Item 1 Sachi is building a brick patio and needs to determine its total
area. The dimensions of the patio are shown in the diagram
below.
11 feet
13 feet
9 feet
16 feet
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12 cm
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Sample Response: 37.68, 37.71,
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Item Context: Workplace
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90 meters
35 meters 35 meters
In the Answer Book Show your work or explain in words how you determined the
distance.
Distance __________________
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Correct and Complete A correct and complete response includes the distance
Response and valid work or explanation as shown below.
AND
90 m + 90 m = 180 m
22/7 × 70 = 220 m
is 90 m + 90 m = 180 m.
circumference of a circle.
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BENCHMARK MA.B.1.3.2
Strand B Measurement
Standard 1 The student measures quantities in the real-world and uses the
measures to solve problems.
Benchmark MA.B.1.3.2 The student uses concrete and graphic models to derive
formulas for finding rates, distance, time, and angle measures.
This benchmark also assesses B.1.2.29 and B.2.3.1.10
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The complete text of Benchmark B.1.2.2 is “[The student] solves real-world problems involving length, weight, perimeter,
area, capacity, volume, time, temperature, and angles.”
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The complete text of Benchmark B.2.3.1 is “[The student] uses direct (measured) and indirect (not measured) measures to
compare a given characteristic in either metric or customary units.”
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Grade 6 MA.B.1.3.2
85o
x 60o
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Answer: 35
1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 Item Context: Mathematics
4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9
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Benchmark Clarification Students will solve a problem involving rate, distance, time, or
angle measures.
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A B C
A. acute
B. right
★ C. obtuse
D. straight
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Grade 7 MA.B.1.3.2
Sample GR Item Henry drives from Ft. Myers to Naples and then takes Alligator
Alley to Miami at an average rate of 60 miles per hour. How
many hours does it take Henry to drive nonstop from Ft. Myers
to Miami?
Ft. Myers
77
Belle Glade
37 65
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Naples Ft. Lauderdale
107
Alliga
tor Al 22
ley
Miami
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8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9
Answer: 2.4
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Grade 8 MA.B.1.3.2
Sample GR Item Under water, a sound wave travels 73,920 feet in 14 seconds.
What is the speed of a sound wave in feet per second?
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9 9 9 9 9
Answer: 5,280
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Grade 8 MA.B.1.3.2
Sample SR Item Luis is designing the floor tile pattern shown in the diagram
below.
B A
In the Answer Book, explain in words how you can find the
measure of ∠B if the measure of ∠A is 65 degrees. Be sure to
include the measure of ∠B in your explanation.
Correct and Complete A correct and complete response includes a valid explanation
Response and the correct measure of ∠B as shown below.
AND
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BENCHMARK MA.B.1.3.3
Strand B Measurement
Standard 1 The student measures quantities in the real-world and uses the
measures to solve problems.
Benchmark MA.B.1.3.3 The student understands and describes how the change of a
figure in such dimensions as length, width, height, or radius
affects its other measurements such as perimeter, area, surface
area, and volume. This benchmark also assesses C.2.3.1.11
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The complete text of Benchmark C.2.3.1 is “[The student] understands the geometric concepts of symmetry, reflections,
congruency, similarity, perpendicularity, parallelism, and transformations, including flips, slides, turns, and enlargements.”
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Grade 6 MA.B.1.3.3
Content Limits Items may assess the relationship between the area or perimeter
of an original figure and that of a newly created figure, or how
perimeter or area is affected by changes in the dimensions of
the figure.
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Grade 6 MA.B.1.3.3
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Figure 1 Figure 2
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Grade 6 MA.B.1.3.3
Sample GR Item Jesse used one-foot square tiles to cover the floor of his 6-foot-
by-6-foot bathroom and wants to use the same tiles in the
kitchen. The floor of his kitchen is twice as long and twice as
wide as the floor of the bathroom. How many tiles will he need
for his kitchen floor?
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7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9
Answer: 144
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Grade 7 MA.B.1.3.3
Content Limits Items may assess how a change in a figure’s dimensions affects
its perimeter (including circumference), area, surface area, or
volume, or how changes in the volume, surface area, area, or
perimeter of a figure affect the dimensions of the figure.
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Grade 7 MA.B.1.3.3
Sample MC Item Toni has a rectangular vegetable garden that measures 8 feet by
12 feet. She wants to enlarge her garden. If Toni doubles the
length and width of her present garden, how will the area of the
garden change?
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Grade 7 MA.B.1.3.3
Sample GR Item The Gordons decided to enlarge their fish pond. The original
pond had a diameter of 7 feet. If the new pond has a diameter
of 28 feet, how many times greater than the original will be the
circumference of the new pond?
7 feet
28 feet
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Answer: 4
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Grade 8 MA.B.1.3.3
Content Limits Items may assess how a change in a figure’s dimensions affects
its perimeter (including circumference), area, surface area, or
volume, or how changes in the volume, surface area, area, or
perimeter of a figure affect the dimensions of the figure.
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Grade 8 MA.B.1.3.3
Sample MC Item A park sculpture has a base in the shape of a rectangular prism.
The sculpture’s base has a volume of 960 cubic inches. An
artist is making a model of the sculpture with dimensions half
the size of the actual sculpture. What is the volume of the base
on the artist’s model?
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Sample Response: 4
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BENCHMARK MA.B.1.3.4
Strand B Measurement
Standard 1 The student measures quantities in the real-world and uses the
measures to solve problems.
Benchmark MA.B.1.3.4 The student constructs, interprets, and uses scale drawings such
as those based on number lines and maps, to solve real-world
problems. This benchmark also assesses B.2.3.1.12
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The complete text of Benchmark B.2.3.1 is “[The student] uses direct (measured) and indirect (not measured) measures to
compare a given characteristic in either metric or customary units.”
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Grade 6 MA.B.1.3.4
Benchmark Clarification Students will interpret and solve a problem using scale
drawings.
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Grade 6 MA.B.1.3.4
Sample MC Item Based on the scale provided, what is the approximate distance
in miles from Greenville to Hillsboro?
West
Lake
Hillsboro
Hanover
Waverly Greenville
Route
75
Bridgton
Scale in miles
0 15 30 45
A. 15 miles
★ B. 30 miles
C. 45 miles
D. 60 miles
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Grade 6 MA.B.1.3.4
Sample GR Item Based on the scale provided, what is the approximate distance
in miles from Greenville to Hillsboro?
West
Lake
Hillsboro
Hanover
Waverly Greenville
Route
75
Bridgton
Scale in miles
0 15 30 45
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2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3
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5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 7
8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9
Answer: 30 miles
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Grade 7 MA.B.1.3.4
Benchmark Clarification Students will interpret and solve a problem using scale
drawings.
Sample MC Item On a trip to France, Henry bought a model of the Eiffel Tower.
1
His model is 9 inches tall. If the scale of the model is inch =
2
55 feet, what is the approximate height of the Eiffel Tower?
A. 12 feet
B. 110 feet
C. 119 feet
★ D. 990 feet
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Grade 7 MA.B.1.3.4
Sample GR Item In the scale drawing below, the school library has a length of
1
2 inches.
2
SCALE
1
inch = 10 feet
4
1
2 inches
2
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8 8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9 9
Answer: 100
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Grade 8 MA.B.1.3.4
Benchmark Clarification Students will interpret and solve a problem using scale
drawings.
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Aimsworth
Bellville
SCALE
1
inch = 10 miles
2
A. 15 miles
B. 30 miles
C. 50 miles
★ D. 60 miles
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Sample GR Item Carmello is making a model of our solar system. He wants his
model to look like the one shown below.
Mercury
Sun Venus
Earth
S C A L E
1 centimeter = 6 million miles
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BENCHMARK MA.B.2.3.2
Strand B Measurement
Benchmark MA.B.2.3.2 The student solves problems involving units of measure and
converts answers to a larger or smaller unit within either the
metric or customary system.
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Grade 6 MA.B.2.3.2
Content Limits All conversions of units must be within the same system of
measurement (metric or customary).
Sample MC Item Tina was making punch for a party. She mixed 7 cups of apple
juice, 4 cups of pineapple juice, 8 cups of ginger ale, and 1 cup
of lemon juice. How many gallons of punch did she make?
1
★ A. 1 gallons
4
1
B. 2 gallons
2
C. 5 gallons
D. 10 gallons
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7 7 7 7 7
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Answer: 8
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Grade 7 MA.B.2.3.2
Content Limits All conversions of units must be within the same system of
measurement (metric or customary).
Sample MC Item On a football field, the distance from one goal line to the other
is 100 yards. Students must start at one goal line, run to the
other goal line, and then run back. They must do this 20 times
each day. About how many miles will each student run per
day?
A. 0.75 miles
B. 1.14 miles
★ C. 2.27 miles
D. 2.4 miles
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Sample GR Item Kanesha ran in a 5-kilometer race. She only completed of
4
the course. How many meters did she run?
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Answer: 3,750
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Grade 8 MA.B.2.3.2
Content Limits All conversions of units must be within the same system of
measurement (metric or customary).
Sample MC Item The round steel rod shown below is 5.75 feet long. If a
steelworker cuts the steel rod into 10 equal pieces,
approximately how many inches long will each piece be?
A. 0.479 inches
B. 0.575 inches
C. 5.75 inches
★ D. 6.9 inches
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Sample GR Item The distance from Robert’s house to a boat dock is 425 meters.
Robert walks to the dock and back to his house each day. After
5 days, how far, in kilometers, will Robert have walked?
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