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You took 28 minutes to complete this test and you answered 27

out of 30 questions correctly.
Dear Rhea,
3 June 2014
Number Area assessed Question content
% of students who
answered correctly
Your answer Correct answer
1 Identify a temperature reading on a clock Observing/Measuring D D 98.09%
2 Identify a part of a human skeleton Interpreting D D 95.16%
3
Make a conclusion based on evidence in
a table comparing surfaces
Predicting/Concluding A A 87.40%
4
Interpret the correct stages in a flowchart
of an electronics project
Interpreting C C 85.62%
5
Interpret a table listing characteristics
and uses of containers
Interpreting A A 82.67%
6
Compare distances in a diagram of ants'
nest tunnels
Observing/Measuring C C 82.43%
7 Understand the properties of magnets Predicting/Concluding C A 80.26%
8
Make inferences about the
characteristics used to sort rocks
Predicting/Concluding C C 78.09%
9
Determine the direction of sunlight
creating a shadow
Reasoning/Problem solving C C 76.76%
10
Deduce the spatial arrangement of
engines on a space shuttle
Reasoning/Problem solving C C 73.05%
TEST B Series 1
Number Area assessed Question content
% of students who
answered correctly
Your answer Correct answer
11
Identify from a table the month with the
most rainfall
Interpreting B B 71.17%
12
Synthesise information in a table to
identify an accurate graph
Interpreting A A 61.42%
13
Observe similarities and differences in
metamorphic rocks
Observing/Measuring B B 70.49%
14
Determine the direction of animal tracks
using a key
Predicting/Concluding D D 70.00%
15
Measure the length of a stick insect with
a ruler
Observing/Measuring C C 65.24%
16
Interpret a diagram showing the different
states of water
Interpreting C C 64.82%
17
Interpret tabulated results of a brown
paper fat test
Interpreting B B 64.28%
18
Give an approximate measure for the
length of a rock using a scale
Observing/Measuring A A 63.22%
19
Identify the observable result of current
flow in a circuit
Investigating D D 60.08%
20
Identify the result of an experiment
based on information given
Predicting/Concluding D B 58.66%
21
Draw a conclusion about objects and
their images in a mirror
Predicting/Concluding D D 50.60%
22
Infer acceleration from evidence in
diagrams
Reasoning/Problem solving B B 45.05%
23
Interpret a scientific observation from a
data set
Investigating A C 44.59%
24
Understand differences between
predicted and observed results
Investigating D D 33.67%
25
Make a prediction based on the results
of an experiment
Investigating C C 43.23%
26
Determine the question being answered
by an experiment
Investigating D D 35.29%
TEST B Series 1
Number Area assessed Question content
% of students who
answered correctly
Your answer Correct answer
27
Deduce the correct orientation of text on
the front of a fire truck
Reasoning/Problem solving D D 40.69%
28
Infer the purpose of scientific
experiments
Investigating C C 37.75%
29
Synthesise information from scientific
experiments
Investigating B B 29.23%
30
Deduce a further comparison needed to
order birds by mass
Reasoning/Problem solving C C 31.43%
TEST B Series 1
This table shows your performance in each of the different areas assessed.
Area assessed Score
Interpreting 7 / 7
Investigating 6 / 7
Observing/Measuring 5 / 5
Predicting/Concluding 4 / 6
Reasoning/Problem solving 5 / 5
TOTAL: 27 / 30
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TEST B Series 1