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ORC Resource Number #7198
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NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 4:: Recognize rock type based on the process of its formation
PROFESSIONAL COMMENTARY

Students are asked to look at a picture that shows how a type of rock forms at the bottom of the ocean and then identify the type of rock. This multiple choice question is a sample test item used in past National Assessments of Educational Progress (see About NAEP). The URL link above takes the user to the NAEP test item, with access to performance data by various subgroups, a scoring guide and student responses, and the content on which the item is based. The NAEP web site allows users to build their own printable database of test items by clicking on Add Question in the upper right hand corner of the screen. NAEP Reference Number: 2005-4S13 No.: 7.

OHIO STANDARDS
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Science Academic Content Standards
Earth and Space Sciences
NATIONAL STANDARDS
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National Science Education Standards
Earth and Space Science
RESOURCE TYPE
Assessment Resource
STANDARDS ALIGNMENT
Grades 3–5
TOPICS
Science --
Earth and Space Science;
Earth Systems;
Rocks, Minerals, Soil;
KEYWORDS
sedimentary rocks;
rocks;
rock formation;
multiple choice
Publisher: National Center for Educational Statistics (National Assessment of Educational Progress)