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10th grader?
SAMPLE
QUESTIONS
FROM THE
OECDS
PROGRAM FOR
INTERNATIONA
L STUDENT
ASSESSMENT
Of the 42 questions in the sample test pulled from the 2000 and 2003 PISA
exams, the U.S. scored above the OECD average on 12 questions, equal in one
question and below average on 29.
AEI adjunct scholar Jacob L. Vigdor of Duke University contends in a recent paper
that the overall low scores in math among U.S. students may be attributed to
the emphasis on equality of curriculum, which forces students of a similar age to
study at the same course level despite variations in aptitude. Vigdor suggests
the emphasis on accelerating poor- and moderate-performing students comes at
the expense of high-performing students, whose overall achievements are
declining. He concludes that American students are heterogeneous, and a
rational strategy to improve math performance must begin with that premise.
Car
Safety
Features
(S)
Fuel
Efficiency
(F)
External
Appearance
(E)
Internal
Fittings
(T)
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Question 2: Skateboard
ERIC IS A GREAT SKATEBOARD FAN. HE VISITS A SHOP NAMED SKATERS TO
CHECK SOME PRICES. AT THIS SHOP YOU CAN BUY A COMPLETE BOARD. OR YOU
CAN BUY A DECK, A SET OF 4 WHEELS, A SET OF 2 TRUCKS AND A SET OF
HARDWARE, AND ASSEMBLE YOUR OWN BOARD.
THE PRICES (PRODUCT PRICE IN ZEDS) FOR THE SHOPS PRODUCTS ARE:
Product
Price in zeds
Complete skateboard
82 or 84
Deck
40, 60 or 65
14 or 36
16
10 or 20
PART ONE:
ERIC WANTS TO ASSEMBLE HIS OWN SKATEBOARD. WHAT IS THE MINIMUM PRICE
AND THE MAXIMUM PRICE IN THIS SHOP FOR SELF-ASSEMBLED SKATEBOARDS?
(A) MINIMUM PRICE: ZEDS.
(B) MAXIMUM PRICE: ZEDS.
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Pink
Purple
Brown
Question 5: Bookshelves
TO COMPLETE ONE SET OF BOOKSHELVES A CARPENTER NEEDS THE FOLLOWING
COMPONENTS:
4 LONG WOODEN PANELS
6 SHORT WOODEN PANELS
12 SMALL CLIPS
2 LARGE CLIPS
14 SCREWS
Question 8: Coins
YOU ARE ASKED TO DESIGN A NEW SET OF COINS. ALL COINS WILL BE
CIRCULAR AND COLORED SILVER, BUT OF DIFFERENT DIAMETERS.
RESEARCHERS HAVE FOUND OUT THAT AN IDEAL COIN SYSTEM MEETS
THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS: