Grade 4 Unit 2 Assessment Items CC Standard 4.OA.5
The sample items and performance tasks are intended to help teachers, administrators, and policymakers
implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and preparing for next-generation assessments.
They provide an early look into the depth of understanding of the CCSS that will be measured by the
Smarter Balanced assessment system. While the items and tasks cannot provide the entire scope of the
new assessment teachers can use them to support instruction in the common core framework and to
support the shifts in instruction that will be required to help students meet the demands of the new
assessments. Please feel free to send comments about the items to the Mathematics Department. We want
the items to be effective so we encourage any feedback that would help the item writers provide
assessment items that meet the needs of students and teachers.
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Grade 4 Unit 2 Assessment Items CC Standard 4.OA.5
Given the sequence of numbers find the rule and describe any features
Pattern
3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28,
…
Rule
Feature(s)
5, 10, 15, 20…
Given the rule below write the sequence that is created and starting at 1, create a pattern that
starts at 1 and multiplies each number by 3. Stop when you have 6 numbers. Write down at least
two things you notice about the sequence of numbers.
1, _______, _______, ________, ________, ________, _________
I notice that the numbers…
I notice that the numbers….
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Grade 4 Unit 2 Assessment Items CC Standard 4.OA.5
Use square tiles to copy and extend the pattern below until you have a sequence of five squares.
 Record and number the value of each square in the sequence under its picture.
 What is the difference between the numbers in consecutive squares? Describe any
patterns that you notice.
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 What do you think the value of the 6th term in the sequence will be? What about the
10th? Explain your thinking.
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Grade 4 Unit 2 Assessment Items CC Standard 4.OA.5
Use the following rule; divide by 2, to decide whether each item is true or false.
A.
True
False
B. 2400, 1200, 600, 300. . .
True
False
C.
True
False
True
False
9
18
36
72
D. 1500, 3000, 6000, 12,000. . .
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