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responses 2003 ('99) |
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y8
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Write a suitable title for Tom’s graph. Write it in the best place on the graph. |
Title
included: |
savings
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54
(54) |
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weekly
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8
(6) |
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title
at top |
92
(92) |
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| 2. On the graph write a title for the bottom axis. |
e.g. days |
64
(63) |
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| 3. On the graph write a title for the side axis. | e.g.
money |
76
(77) |
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| 4.
Tom works extra hard on the 5th Saturday. He saves $3.00 more than his
savings on the first Saturday. Show his savings on the graph. |
correct
height |
73
(76) |
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correct
shape |
85
(87) |
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shaded
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78
(72) |
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| 5.
Which Saturday did Tom save the least? |
4th
Saturday |
80
(86) |
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Total
score: |
11–12
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24
(23) |
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9–10
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40
(41) |
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6–8
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26
(27) |
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3–5
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8
(5) |
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0–2
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2
(4) |
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| Commentary: About 80 percent of year 8 students added a bar to the graph accurately, given data, and placed the title of the graph correctly. Between 50 and 60 percent of students provided appropriate titles. There was no change in performance between 1999 and 2003. |
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