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Goal 2 Geometry, Measurement, And Reasoning

Expectation 2.3 The student will apply concepts of measurement using tools and technology when appropriate.

Indicator 2.3.2 The student will use techniques of measurement and will estimate, calculate, and/or compare perimeter, circumference, area, volume, and/or surface area of two-and three-dimensional figures and their parts.

Assessment Limits:

  • Two-dimensional shapes include polygons, circles, and composite figures.
  • Three-dimensional shapes include cubes, prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones, spheres, and composite figures.
  • Formulas will be provided.
  • No oblique solids will be used.
  • Items may involve applications of geometric properties and relationships.
  • Students may be required to make comparisons which do not require calculations.

Student Produced Response (SPR) Item - Released in 2001

An octagonal window is made from 5 congruent squares and 4 congruent triangles, as shown below.

What is the area, in square inches, of the window?

/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2001_232_geo31.xml

Correct Answer:
700

Selected Response Item - Released in 2001

The top to a circular table, 6 feet in diameter, is cut in half along a diameter to form the semicircular table top shown below.

What is the perimeter of the semicircular top? Round the answer to the nearest tenth of a foot.

  1. 15.4 feet
  2. 20.1 feet
  3. 24.8 feet
  4. 34.3 feet
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2001_232_geo44.xml

Correct Answer:
A

Student Produced Response (SPR) Item - Released in 2000

What is the circumference, in centimeters, of the largest circle that can be drawn on a piece of paper 16 centimeters by 16 centimeters in size?

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Correct Answer:
50 to 50.3

Student Produced Response (SPR) Item - Released in 2000

A cone is shown below.

What is the volume, in cubic centimeters, of the cone?

/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2000_232_geo10.xml

Correct Answer:
340 to 341

Extended Constructed Response (ECR) Item - Released in 2000

To plant a lawn, Kristin needs 4 pounds of grass seed per 1,000 square feet. A diagram of her lawn is shown below. Kristin wants to plant the flowers in congruent semicircles.

Complete the following in the answer box below:

  • How many pounds of seed does Kristin need for her lawn? Use mathematics to explain how you determined your answer. Use words, symbols, or both in your explanation.
     

/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2000_232_geo12.xml

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Selected Response Item - Released in 2000

To properly fill the aquarium shown below, the water level should be 1.5 inches from the top of the aquarium.

If the aquarium is filled properly, how many cubic inches of water will it contain?

  1. 1,285 cubic inches
  2. 2,772 cubic inches
  3. 2,907 cubic inches
  4. 3,366 cubic inches
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2000_232_geo23.xml

Correct Answer:
C

Selected Response Item - Released in 2000

Monique plans to cover the three rectangular faces of the right triangular prism shown below with fabric.

How many square feet of fabric will Monique need to cover the rectangular faces of the prism?

  1. 56 square feet
  2. 72 square feet
  3. 96 square feet
  4. 108 square feet
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2000_232_geo24.xml

Correct Answer:
C

Selected Response Item - Released in 2000

The cylindrical oil tank shown below is half full.

How much oil is in the tank? Round the answer to the nearest cubic foot.

  1. 113 cubic feet
  2. 151 cubic feet
  3. 226 cubic feet
  4. 452 cubic feet
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2000_232_geo34.xml

Correct Answer:
A

Selected Response Item - Released in 2000

An insulated bottle with a circumference of 26 inches needs a liner with a radius two-thirds the radius of the bottle.

What is the radius of the liner? Round the answer to the nearest inch.

  1. 1 inch
  2. 2 inches
  3. 3 inches
  4. 4 inches
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2000_232_geo35.xml

Correct Answer:
C

Selected Response Item - Released in 2000

A worker at a new baseball park is mowing the shaded region of the rectangular field shown below. The dirt region is a quarter circle with a radius of 140 feet..

How many square feet of grass will the worker mow? Round the answer to the nearest square foot.

  1. 15,394 square feet
  2. 22,425 square feet
  3. 68,606 square feet
  4. 84,000 square feet
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2000_232_geo36.xml

Correct Answer:
C

Student Produced Response (SPR) Item - Released in 2000

The window shown below is in the shape of a rectangle with a semicircular top.

What is the area, in square feet, of the window?

/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2000_232_geo40.xml

Correct Answer:
8 or 8.5 to 8.6 or 9

Selected Response Item - Released in 2000

A company’s logo is formed by drawing a circle and then replacing two opposite quarters of the circle with squares, as shown below.

What is the area of the logo? Round the answer to the nearest square centimeter.

  1. 32 square centimeters
  2. 46 square centimeters
  3. 71 square centimeters
  4. 85 square centimeters
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2000_232_geo48.xml

Correct Answer:
A

Selected Response Item - Released in 2000

The heating system for the building shown below can raise the temperature 10°F at a rate of 150 cubic feet per minute.

How many minutes will it take to raise the temperature of the building 10°F? Round the answer to the nearest minute.

  1. 72 minutes
  2. 160 minutes
  3. 179 minutes
  4. 216 minutes
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2000_232_geo49.xml

Correct Answer:
C

Extended Constructed Response (ECR) Item - Released in 2002

A baker is making heart-shaped cakes for a wedding. To make a cake look like a heart, he cuts a circular cake in half and attaches the semicircles to a square cake, as shown below.

The baker has to make enough cakes to serve 100 people. He knows that each person will eat approximately 9 square inches of cake.

Complete the following in the answer box below:
  • How many heart-shaped cakes should he make?
  • Use mathematics to explain how you determined your answer. Use words, symbols, or both in your explanation.

/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2002_232_geo05.xml

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Student Produced Response (SPR) Item - Released in 2002

A diagram of a floor is shown below.

What is the area, in square feet, of the floor?

/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2002_232_geo13.xml

Correct Answer:
279

Selected Response Item - Released in 2002

A baseball is a sphere with a radius of 3.8 centimeters. What is the surface area of the baseball? Round the answer to the nearest tenth of a square centimeter.

  1. 45.4 square centimeters
  2. 47.8 square centimeters
  3. 60.5 square centimeters
  4. 181.5 square centimeters
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2002_232_geo23.xml

Correct Answer:
D

Selected Response Item - Released in 2002

A pile of sand is in the shape of a cone. The diameter of the base is 24 feet and the height is 10 feet. Which of these is the volume of the pile of sand? Round the answer to the nearest cubic foot.

  1. 126 cubic feet
  2. 251 cubic feet
  3. 1,508 cubic feet
  4. 6,032 cubic feet
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2002_232_geo29.xml

Correct Answer:
C

Selected Response Item - Released in 2002

The figure below shows the dimensions of foam used to package a product. The foam is in the shape of a rectangular prism with a smaller rectangular prism removed.

How many cubic centimeters of foam are used to package this product?

  1. 1,372 cubic centimeters
  2. 3,234 cubic centimeters
  3. 5,488 cubic centimeters
  4. 6,860 cubic centimeters
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2002_232_geo30.xml

Correct Answer:
C

Selected Response Item - Released in 2002

A highway worker uses a cylindrical roller with the dimensions shown below.

How much area will one revolution of the roller cover? Round the answer to the nearest square foot.

  1. 36 square feet
  2. 57 square feet
  3. 113 square feet
  4. 141 square feet
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2002_232_geo35.xml

Correct Answer:
C

Student Produced Response (SPR) Item - Released in 2002

In the figure below, the nine congruent circles in the square are tangent to each other and tangent to the sides of the square.

What is the total area, in square feet, of the 9 circles?

/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2002_232_geo36.xml

Correct Answer:
1017-1018

Selected Response Item - Released in 2003

A tent in the shape of a hemisphere is shown below.

What is the volume of the tent? Round the answer to the nearest cubic foot.

  1. 884 cubic feet
  2. 1,767 cubic feet
  3. 7,069 cubic feet
  4. 14,137 cubic feet
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2003_232_geo11.xml

Correct Answer:
A

Extended Constructed Response (ECR) Item - Released in 2003

A golf ball has a diameter of 1.68 inches. Twelve golf balls will be packaged in a rectangular cardboard box. There are three choices for how the golf balls will be arranged.

Choice A:  12 golf balls in one row

Choice B:  2 rows of golf balls, each row 6 balls long

Choice C:  3 rows of golf balls, each row 4 balls long

Complete the following in the answer box below:

  • Which of the three choices requires the least amount of cardboard? Use mathematics to explain how you determined your answer. Use words, symbols, or both in your explanation.
 

/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2003_232_geo12.xml

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Student Produced Response (SPR) Item - Released in 2003

The volume of the cube shown below is 125 cubic inches.

What is the surface area, in square inches, of the cube?

/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2003_232_geo13.xml

Correct Answer:
150

Student Produced Response (SPR) Item - Released in 2003

Iced tea is made in a cylindrical pot. The pot has a radius of 15 centimeters and a height of 14 centimeters. What is the maximum amount of tea, in cubic centimeters, that the teapot will hold?

/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2003_232_geo14.xml

Correct Answer:
9896

Selected Response Item - Released in 2003

Two congruent semicircular regions were removed from a rectangle, as shown below.

Note: The figure is not drawn to scale.

What is the area of the shaded figure? Round the answer to the nearest tenth of a square centimeter.

  1. 1.4 square centimeters
  2. 4.4 square centimeters
  3. 6.1 square centimeters
  4. 7.9 square centimeters
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2003_232_geo19.xml

Correct Answer:
B

Selected Response Item - Released in 2003

A bank teller fills 3 drawers with stacks of $20 bills. The dimensions of each stack are approximately 3 cm x 6 cm x 15 cm. The dimensions of one drawer are 12 cm x 30 cm x 60 cm.

Note: The figures are not drawn to scale.

How many stacks will fill 3 drawers?

  1. 60 stacks
  2. 80 stacks
  3. 240 stacks
  4. 270 stacks
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2003_232_geo29.xml

Correct Answer:
C

Student Produced Response (SPR) Item - Released in 2005

A regular hexagon is shown below. The distance from the center of the hexagon to one of the vertices is 3.5 inches.

What is the perimeter, in inches, of the hexagon?

/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2005_232_geo13.xml

Correct Answer:
21

Selected Response Item - Released in 2005

Circle X has a radius of 4 feet.

What is the area of the shaded region? Round the answer to the nearest square foot.

  1. 3 square feet
  2. 6 square feet
  3. 13 square feet
  4. 44 square feet
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2005_232_geo19.xml

Correct Answer:
B

Selected Response Item - Released in 2005

Bill wants to build a fence around the lot shown below. The lot is in the shape of a rectangle and semicircle.

How much fencing will Bill need to complete the job? Round the answer to the nearest tenth of a meter.

  1. 101.1 meters
  2. 131.1 meters
  3. 148.2 meters
  4. 178.2 meters
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2005_232_geo28.xml

Correct Answer:
A

Selected Response Item - Released in 2005

A building is shaped like a cylinder with a cone on top. The diameter of the building is 24 feet, as shown below.

What is the volume of the entire building? Round the answer to the nearest cubic foot.

  1. 2,413 cubic feet
  2. 4,072 cubic feet
  3. 6,484 cubic feet
  4. 7,691 cubic feet
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2005_232_geo29.xml

Correct Answer:
C

Selected Response Item - Released in 2005

A cylinder has a circumference of 24π meters and a height that is 3 times its radius. What is the volume of the cylinder? Round the answer to the nearest cubic meter.

  1. 1,357 cubic meters
  2. 16,286 cubic meters
  3. 48,858 cubic meters
  4. 65,144 cubic meters
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2005_232_geo33.xml

Correct Answer:
B

Selected Response Item - Released in 2001

The attic shown below is 30 feet by 60 feet with a rise of 8 feet.


Note: This figure is not drawn to scale.

What is the volume of the attic?

  1. 3,840 cubic feet
  2. 4,800 cubic feet
  3. 7,200 cubic feet
  4. 14,400 cubic feet
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2001_232_geo29.xml

Correct Answer:
C

Student Produced Response (SPR) Item - Released in 2001

The radius of a tree is 31 centimeters. What is the circumference, in centimeters, of the tree?

/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2001_232_geo06.xml

Correct Answer:
194-195

Student Produced Response (SPR) Item - Released in 2001

Each of Linda's beads is a sphere. The radius of each bead is 1.0 centimeter. What is the volume, in cubic centimeters, of each bead?

/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2001_232_geo08.xml

Correct Answer:
4-4.2

Selected Response Item - Released in 2001

An aquarium is a cylinder with a diameter of 203 feet and a height of 25 feet. What is the volume of the aquarium? Round the answer to the nearest thousand cubic feet.

  1. 16,000 cubic feet
  2. 32,000 cubic feet
  3. 809,000 cubic feet
  4. 3,237,000 cubic feet
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2001_232_geo14.xml

Correct Answer:
C

Extended Constructed Response (ECR) Item - Released in 2001

The dimensions of two suitcases are shown below. Suitcase A is a trapezoidal prism, and Suitcase B is a rectangular prism.

Note: These figures are not drawn to scale.

Use the answer box to complete the following. (You will need to use additional paper to complete the answer satisfactorily.)

  • What is the volume of Suitcase A? Use mathematics to explain how you determined the volume of Suitcase A. Use words, symbols, or both in your explanation.
     
  • Both suitcases have the same volume. What is the height of Suitcase B? Use mathematics to explain how you determined the height of Suitcase B. Use words, symbols, or both in your explanation.

/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2001_232_geo24.xml

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Selected Response Item - Released in 2001

A book with dimensions 9 inches by 6.5 inches by 0.6 inch is shown below.


Note: This figure is not drawn to scale.

What is the area of the entire cover of the book? Round the answer to the nearest tenth of a square inch.

  1. 120.9 square inches
  2. 122.4 square inches
  3. 124.8 square inches
  4. 127.8 square inches
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2001_232_geo25.xml

Correct Answer:
B

Selected Response Item - Released in 2001

A radio station has a circular broadcasting area of approximately 3,632 square miles.


Note: This figure is not drawn to scale.

What is the radius of the radio station's broadcasting range? Round the answer to the nearest mile.

  1. 17 miles
  2. 19 miles
  3. 34 miles
  4. 38 miles
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2001_232_geo26.xml

Correct Answer:
C

Selected Response Item - Released in 2001

A cylindrical can of beans is shown below.

What is the area of a label that surrounds the can without overlapping? Round the answer to the nearest tenth of a square inch.

  1. 4.2 square inches
  2. 32.3 square inches
  3. 42.4 square inches
  4. 84.8 square inches
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2001_232_geo27.xml

Correct Answer:
C

Selected Response Item - Released in 2001

A steel tool in the shape of a trapezoid has the dimensions shown below.


Note: This figure is not drawn to scale.

How many square inches of steel are required to make twenty tools?

  1. 21 square inches
  2. 27 square inches
  3. 420 square inches
  4. 540 square inches
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2001_232_geo28.xml

Correct Answer:
D

Selected Response Item - Released in 2004

A cylindrical can has a base with a radius of 5 centimeters. The surface area of the can is 500 square centimeters. What is the height of the can? Round the answer to the nearest centimeter.

  1. 6 centimeters
  2. 11 centimeters
  3. 16 centimeters
  4. 22 centimeters
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2004_232_geo04.xml

Correct Answer:
B

Selected Response Item - Released in 2004

A box of aluminum foil and a box of tissues are rectangular prisms, as shown below. They have the same volumes.

What is the height (h) of the tissue box?

  1. 4 centimeters
  2. 8 centimeters
  3. 16 centimeters
  4. 64 centimeters
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2004_232_geo07.xml

Correct Answer:
B

Extended Constructed Response (ECR) Item - Released in 2004

A cylindrical tank is shown below. The tank is refilled when the water level reaches the refill line.

Complete the following on a piece of paper and/or in the answer box below:

  • How much water can the entire tank hold? Use mathematics to explain how you determined your answer. Use words, symbols, or both in your explanation.
     
  • At the beginning of the day the tank is full. How much water can be removed from the tank before it is necessary to refill the tank? Use mathematics to explain how you determined your answer. Use words, symbols, or both in your explanation.
     

/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2004_232_geo12.xml

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Student Produced Response (SPR) Item - Released in 2004

A stack of paper has a volume of 280.5 cubic inches. Each sheet of paper in the stack measures 8.5 inches by 11 inches and is 0.004 inch thick. How many sheets of paper are in this stack?

/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2004_232_geo14.xml

Correct Answer:
750

Selected Response Item - Released in 2004

Each lifeguard at a swimming pool can supervise no more than 2,000 square feet of water.

What is the minimum number of lifeguards needed to supervise the pool shown above?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2004_232_geo25.xml

Correct Answer:
B

Selected Response Item - Released in 2004

The area of a trapezoid is 39 square meters. The trapezoid has two bases that measure 8 meters and 18 meters. What is the height of the trapezoid?

  1. 1.5 meters
  2. 3.0 meters
  3. 8.0 meters
  4. 13.0 meters
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2004_232_geo32.xml

Correct Answer:
B

Student Produced Response (SPR) Item - Released in 2004

A triangle has an area of 24 square centimeters. Its base measures 12 centimeters. What is the height, in centimeters, of the triangle?

/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2004_232_geo37.xml

Correct Answer:
4

Selected Response Item - Released in 2003

Below is rectangle RSTU with length x and width y.

When the length and width of the rectangle are each increased by 2 units, by how many units will the perimeter increase?

  1. 2 units
  2. 4 units
  3. 6 units
  4. 8 units
/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2003_232_geo27.xml

Correct Answer:
D

Student Produced Response (SPR) Item - Released in 2005

The dimensions of a rectangular wall and its rectangular windows are shown below. The shaded region will be covered by wallpaper.

What is the area, in square feet, that will be covered by wallpaper?

/share/clg/xml/public_release/mathematics/2005_232_geo37.xml

Correct Answer:
167

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