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Answer Key Mathematics Grade 8 Public Release Items - Released March 2009

MSA Item Number Answer Grade Objectives Assessed
1 D 8 1.C.1.a Graph linear equations in a coordinate plane
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2 C 8 2.C.1.a Draw quadrilaterals
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3 8 3.C.1.a Estimate and determine the circumference or area of a circle
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4 B 8 3.C.1.c Estimate and determine the volume of a cylinder
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5 C 8 3.C.2.a Use proportional reasoning to solve measurement problems
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6 A 8 4.B.1.c Interpret scatter plots
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7 ¼, 15/60, 0.25 8 5.B.1.a Express the probability of an event as a fraction, a decimal, or a percent
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8 B 8 1.A.1.a Determine the recursive relationship of arithmetic sequences represented in words, in a table or in a graph
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9 BCR 8 1.B.1.d Simplify algebraic expressions by combining like terms
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10 D 8 5.B.2.a Express the probability as a fraction, a decimal, or a percent
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11 B 8 6.A.1.a Read, write, and represent rational numbers
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12 C 8 6.C.2.a Estimate the square roots of whole numbers
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