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MathematicsEnd-of-Course Exit Exam

Teacher Companion Materials

Paper-Pencil FormatSample booklet

1Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) March 2015

Teacher Companion Materials, EOC Exit Exams

Sample Booklet: Directions for Use

This companion to the Mathematics End-of-Course (EOC) Exit Exam Sample Booklet provides guidance for using those documents to help students become familiar with the format of the paper-pencil version of the EOC exit exams. We encourage you to read and be familiar with the information in this companion document prior to using the sample booklet with students.

These EOC materials do not apply to the high school Smarter Balanced assessments. Materials for the high school Smarter Balanced assessments is contained in a separate set of documents, online at http://www.k12.wa.us/Mathematics/Assessment.aspx.

This document does not contain examples or guidance on every type of problem students might see on an EOC exit exam. However, the samples should help students become familiar with the most commonly-used problem types.

We encourage you to incorporate these problem types into your classroom assessments. Templates for the response types included in the sample booklet are provided at the end of this document in Appendix A: End-of-Course Exit Exam Resources.

Overview of the Student Sample BookletThere is one booklet provided for student use: the sample booklet. For the mathematics EOC exit exams, only an English version of this booklet is available.

The sample booklet should be printed as a double-sided, black and white, stapled document. You will need one copy of the sample booklet for each student. This will mirror the format of the EOC exit exams.

Directions for completing the most common types of problems are shown in the sample booklet. Students will see similar directions when they take an EOC exit exam.

Each problem in the sample booklet, including the sample problems in the directions, has an answer space provided directly in the sample booklet. Students record their answers directly in the booklet.

Contents of the Teacher Companion MaterialFor each problem in the sample booklet, this companion document provides an image of how the problem appears in the sample booklet and instructions on helping students record their answer. All the items presented in the student test booklet were adapted from the Smarter Balanced Practice Test.


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Sample Booklet DirectionsDirections for completing several of the most common types of problems are shown on page 2–4 of the booklet. Read the directions at the top of page 2 to students. Page 2 shows common types of problems students will see in the booklet and on the EOC exit exam.

Sample ASample A is a multiple-choice, single correct response problem. On an EOC exit exam, students read the problem in the test booklet and then bubble one letter in their booklet. Have students record their answer in the sample booklet.

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Sample BSample B is a multiple-choice, multiple-select response problem. On an EOC exit exam, students read the problem in the test booklet and then bubble one or more letters in their test booklet. Notice the direction in the question to select “all values.” Have students record their answer in the sample booklet.

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Sample Problem CSample C is a matching response problem. On an EOC exit exam, students read the problem in the test booklet and then bubble letters in their test booklet. Notice the lowercase, italicized letters in front of each equation. Also notice the bubbles after each equation. Each bubble appears in either the “Yes” column or the “No” column. Notice the letters inside the bubbles are different for each bubble. Students fill in a bubble in the column they think correctly represents the answer to the question, based on the labels at the top of the column (“Yes” or “No”), regardless of the letter that appears inside the bubble. A complete answer has one bubble filled in for each equation. Have students record their answer in the sample booklet.

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Sample DSample D is a short response problem. On an EOC exit exam, students read the problem in the test booklet and record their answer in the space provided in their test booklet. Short response problems ask students to plot points on a number line, write an answer in an answer box, draw a figure, create a graph, provide a written response, or answer a question in another way. Sample D asks students to plot a point on the number line. Have students record their answer in the sample booklet.

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Sample ESample E is a gridded response problem. On an EOC exit exam, students read the problem in the test booklet then write and bubble their answer in their test booklet. Directions for completing gridded response problems are given on page 3. Read these directions to students, then have them record their answer in the sample booklet. Note there are several ways students could record a correct answer using the grid. Take time to discuss different correct ways students could record their answer to gridded response problems.

NOTE: Students should not enter the answer as the mixed number 1 as that would either require putting a space between the 1 and the fraction, which is not allowed, or writing the answer without a space, resulting in an answer of 11/5, which is incorrect.

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Completed Sample ProblemsPage 4 shows how the sample problems should be completed in the sample booklet. Have students check that they have correctly recorded their responses to the sample problems before proceeding to problems 1–12.



Sample Booklet ProblemsProblem 1This problem is a multiple-choice, single correct response problem. This should be a very familiar problem type to students. On an EOC exit exam, students bubble one letter in their test booklet.

When working with students, help ensure they are completely filling in the bubble for their answer. If they wish to change an answer, students must completely erase all marks except for the bubble that indicates their answer. This multiple-choice, single correct response problem has 4 options; these types of problems may have more than 4 options from which students choose.

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Problem 2This problem is a multiple-choice, multiple-select response problem. The main difference between this problem type and the familiar single correct response problem is that a correct answer may require students to fill in more than one bubble.

When working with students, make sure they notice the direction to select “all” in the question. This direction, and others like it, is meant to remind students that a correct answer may have more than one bubble filled in. Multiple-choice, multiple-select response problems can also have several options from which students choose.

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Problem 3This problem is a matching response problem. On an EOC exit exam, students fill in bubbles to indicate their answer for each statement, equation, number, etc. shown in the problem.

When working with students, help them use the lowercase, italicized letters to ensure a complete answer; each lowercase, italicized letter should have one bubble filled in. Students should also notice the labels of “Rational” and “Irrational” at the top of the two columns of bubbles. If students think a number is rational, they would bubble the letter in the “Rational” column for that number, regardless of the letter that appears inside the bubble. If students think a number is irrational, they would bubble the letter in the “Irrational” column for that number, regardless of the letter that appears inside the bubble.

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Problem 4This problem is also a matching response problem. On an EOC exit exam, the students fill in bubbles to indicate their answer for each statement, equation, number, etc. shown in the problem.

When working with students, remind them of the directions given in problem 3 above. Note that there are only three statements students need to consider, but there are now three columns. Help students recognize the labels at the top of each column, and what these labels mean. A complete response follows the same information as given in problem 3.

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Problem 5This problem is a gridded response problem. On an EOC exit exam, students use a grid to record their answer. This problem requires that students enter a fraction in the grid.

When working with students, draw student attention to the symbol in front of the problem number. This symbol indicates that students should record their answer in the grid or grids below the problem. Be sure that students are both writing their answer in the answer boxes at the top of the grid and bubbling in the appropriate bubbles in the negative symbol, fraction bar, decimal point, and/or number bubbles at the bottom of the grid. As needed, revisit the directions for completing a gridded response given on page 3.

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Problem 6This problem is a gridded response problem. This problem requires that students enter a decimal in each grid. Unlike problem 5 above, this problem requires students to enter answers in two grids.

When working with students, note the directions regarding which answer should go in which grid. Students should follow these and other directions like them when completing problems that have more than one grid. Use this problem to help students become familiar with entering decimals in the grids.

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Problem 7This problem is a short response problem. On an EOC exit exam, students use a variety of ways to capture their answer to the problem. This problem requires students use a small blank answer box to write an equation.

When working with students, use this problem to help students become familiar with writing an answer in the answer box. Be sure students write their answer entirely within the answer box. Note there are several correct ways to write the equation.

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Problem 8This problem is also a short response problem. On an EOC exit exam, students use a variety of ways to capture their answer to the problem. This problem requires students use two small blank answer boxes to write the solutions to an equation.

When working with students, note the direction above the answer boxes. Students should follow this direction, and others like it, to correctly answer problems that include more than one answer box. For this problem, it does not matter the order in which students write the solutions. However, for some problems, order is important and students should read and follow all directions in the problem. Use this problem to help students become familiar with writing answers in multiple answer boxes. Be sure students write their answer entirely within each answer box. Note there are several correct ways to write the solutions.

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Problem 9This problem is a fill-in table problem. On an EOC exit exam, students write an answer in each empty cell in the table provided. Each cell can be filled with a number, expression, statement, etc. based on the question being asked.

When working with students, help them identify which cell or cells in the table need to be filled in for a complete answer. For this problem, students should enter a numeric value in each of the five blank cells in the table. Ensure students are writing each value entirely within the cell.

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Problem 10This problem is a graphing problem. On an EOC exit exam, students draw points and segments or create a graph on the grid provided. This graphing problem includes labels and scales on the grid; some graphing problems may only provide a blank grid.

When working with students, ensure students are clearly and neatly drawing points, segments, and other parts of a graph on the grid. Note that students may, and are encouraged to, use a ruler or straight edge for these types of problems. If students want to change their answer, be sure they completely erase any segments, points, or part of a graph they do not want as part of their answer.

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Problem 11This problem is a text response problem. On an EOC exit exam, students write their answer in a box. Boxes may either have lines, as shown in this problem, or may be blank.

When working with students, note that this problem appears on two facing pages. Any problem type may appear on two facing pages, not just text response problems. When an item appears on two facing pages, students should read all the problem and directions, which may appear on both pages. Use this problem to help students become familiar with the layout of a problem that appears on two pages and with writing a text-based answer in the answer box on page 13 of the student booklet. Be sure students write their answer entirely within the answer box. Note that students do not need to use the entire box for a complete, correct answer.

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Problem 12This problem is a multi-part problem. On an EOC exit exam, students read and follow the directions in each part. Multi-part problems may ask students to record their answers to each part in a variety of ways. This problem is a two-part problem that asks students to write numbers in boxes for Part A and fill in a bubble for Part B.

When working with students, help students notice the two parts of the problem, and the way they should respond to each part. Ensure students are reading the directions in each part. Students should fill in all four boxes in Part A and bubble one letter in Part B.

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Appendix A: End-of-Course Exit Exam Resources

These objects can be incorporated into classroom assessments. Copy and Paste the images as needed to allow further practice with the problem response types that appear on the end-of-course (EOC) exit exam.

Multiple-choice bubbles: Matching Response bubbles:

Gridded Response: Short Response Answer Box:



Text Response Box:


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