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Grade 3-8 Mathematics Testing Program Guidance, Pre-March/Post March
 
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Pre- MarchTesting
/Post-March Testing

Shapes

Grade 3    
3.G.1

Define and use correct terminology when referring to shapes (circle, triangle, square, rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid, and hexagon)

Pre-March

 

3.G.2

Identify congruent and similar figures

Post-March

3.G.3

Name, describe, compare, and sort three-dimensional shapes: cube, cylinder, sphere, prism, and cone

Pre-March

 

3.G.4

Identify the faces on a three-dimensional shape as two-dimensional shapes

Pre-March

Grade 4
4.G.1 Identify and name polygons, recognizing that their names are related to the number of sides and angles (triangle, quadrilateral, pentagon, hexagon, and octagon) Pre-March
4.G.2 Identify points and line segments when drawing a plane figure Pre-March
4.G.3 Find perimeter of polygons by adding sides Pre-March
4.G.4 Find the area of a rectangle by counting the number of squares needed to cover the rectangle Pre-March
4.G.5 Define and identify vertices, faces, and edges of three-dimensional shapes Pre-March
Grade 5
5.G.1 Calculate the perimeter of regular and irregular polygons Pre-March
Grade 6
6.G.1 Calculate the length of corresponding sides of similar triangles, using proportional reasoning Pre-March
6.G.2 Determine the area of triangles and quadrilaterals (squares, rectangles, rhombi, and trapezoids) and develop formulas Pre-March
6.G.3 Use a variety of strategies to find the area of regular and irregular polygons Pre-March
6.G.4 Determine the volume of rectangular prisms by counting cubes and develop the formula Pre-March
6.G.5 Identify radius, diameter, chords and central angles of a circle Pre-March
6.G.6 Understand the relationship between the diameter and radius of a circle Pre-March
6.G.7 Determine the area and circumference of a circle, using the appropriate formula Pre-March
6.G.8 Calculate the area of a sector of a circle, given the measure of a central angle and the radius of the circle Pre-March
6.G.9 Understand the relationship between the circumference and the diameter of a circle Pre-March
Grade 7
7.G.1 Calculate the radius or diameter, given the circumference or area of a circle Pre-March
7.G.2 Calculate the volume of prisms and cylinders, using a given formula and a calculator Pre-March
7.G.3 Identify the two-dimensional shapes that make up the faces and bases of three-dimensional shapes (prisms, cylinders, cones and pyramids) Pre-March
7.G.4 Determine the surface area of prisms and cylinders, using a calculator and a variety of methods Pre-March
Grade 8 None
Constructions
Grade 3 None
Grade 4 None
Grade 5 None
Grade 6 None
Grade 7 None
Grade 8    
8.G.0 Construct the following using a straight edge and compass: Segment congruent to a segment; angle congruent to an angle; perpendicular bisector; and angle bisector Post-March
Geometric Relationships

Grade 3 None
Grade 4
4.G.6 Draw and identify intersecting, perpendicular, and parallel lines  Post-March
4.G.7 Identify points and rays when drawing angles Post-March
4.G.8 Classify angles as acute, obtuse, right, and straight Post-March
Grade 5
5.G.2 Identify pairs of similar triangles Pre-March
5.G.3 Identify the ratio of corresponding sides of similar triangles Pre-March
5.G.4 Classify quadrilaterals by properties of their angles and sides Pre-March
5.G.5 Know that the sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is 360 degrees Pre-March
5.G.6 Classify triangles by properties of their angles and sides Pre-March
5.G.7 Know that the sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180 degrees Pre-March
5.G.8 Find a missing angle when given two angles of a triangle Pre-March
5.G.9 Identify pairs of congruent triangles Pre-March
5.G.10 Identify corresponding parts of congruent triangles Pre-March
Grade 6 None
Grade 7
7.G.5 Identify the right angle, hypotenuse, and legs of a right triangle Post-March
7.G.6 Explore the relationship between the lengths of the three sides of a right triangle to develop the Pythagorean Theorem Post-March
7.G.7 Find a missing angle when given angles of a quadrilateral Pre-March
7.G.8 Use the Pythagorean Theorem to determine the unknown length of a side of a right triangle Post-March
7.G.9 Determine whether a given triangle is a right triangle by applying the Pythagorean Theorem and using a calculator Post-March
Grade 8
8.G.1 Identify pairs of vertical angles as congruent Pre-March
8.G.2 Identify pairs of supplementary and complementary angles Pre-March
8.G.3 Calculate the missing angle in a supplementary or complementary pair Pre-March
8.G.4 Determine angle pair relationships when given two parallel lines cut by a transversal Pre-March
8.G.5 Calculate the missing angle measurements when given two parallel lines cut by a transversal Pre-March
8.G.6 Calculate the missing angle measurements when given two intersecting lines and an angle Pre-March
Transformational Geometry

Grade 3
3.G.5

Identify and construct lines of symmetry

Pre-March

Grade 4 None
Grade 5
5.G.11 Identify and draw lines of symmetry of basic geometric shapes Pre-March
Grade 6 None
Grade 7 None
Grade 8
8.G.7 Describe and identify transformations in the plane, using proper function notation (rotations, reflections, translations, and dilations) Pre-March
8.G.8 Draw the image of a figure under rotations of 90 and 180 degrees Pre-March
8.G.9 Draw the image of a figure under a reflection over a given line Pre-March
8.G.10 Draw the image of a figure under a translation Pre-March
8.G.11 Draw the image of a figure under a dilation Pre-March
8.G.12 Identify the properties preserved and not preserved under a reflection, rotation, translation, and dilation Pre-March
Coordinate Geometry

Grade 3 None  
Grade 4 None  
Grade 5
5.G.12 Identify and plot points in the first quadrant Post-March
5.G.13 Plot points to form basic geometric shapes (identify and classify) Post-March
5.G.14 Calculate perimeter of basic geometric shapes drawn on a coordinate plane (rectangles and shapes composed of rectangles having sides with integer lengths and parallel to the axes) Post-March