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Assessment of primary education
What 12-year-old students learn

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Mathematics

Geometry

There were 10 questions on
Plane and three-dimensional shapes
Calculating perimeters and areas
Interpreting scale drawings
Objective
Identification of geometric terms and familiarity with the properties of figures and bodies. Calculation of areas and perimeters. Interpretation of scales.
Overall Result
Average score for this part of the test: 51% correct answers
Easiest question: 83% correct answers
Most difficult question: 27% correct answers



Easiest question

Objective
To calculate a distance given the scale

According to this scale, what is the distance between the towns of Billita and Billota?


5 km      A
12 km     B*
15 km     C
20 km     D


Most difficult question

Objective
To calculate the perimeter of a rectangle, given the area and the length of one of the sides

A rectangle has an area of 24 m2 and one of its sides is 3 m long. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?


24 m     A
22 m     B*
20 m     C
11 m     D


Average difficulty question

Objective
Recognition of right angles. To find an angle given that the sum of the four angles of a quadrilateral is 360.

Two of the angles in trapezium ABCD are right angles and one of the other angles measures 54°. What does the fourth angle measure?


36°     A
27°     B
45°     C
126°    D*


Correct Answers

 

Ordered: easiest, most difficult, average difficulty question.


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