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Sample Item
Student Produced Response Item for Grade 8

Standard 1.0 Knowledge of Algebra, Patterns, and Functions

Topic C. Numeric and Graphic Representations of Relationships

Indicator 2. Analyze linear relationships

Objective a. Determine the slope of a graph in a linear relationship

Assessment limit: Use an equation with integer coefficients (-9 to 9) and integer constants (-20 to 20) and a given graph of the relationship

Look at the line on the coordinate plane below.

What is the slope of the line?


Correct Answer
, 0.666, or equivalent
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