4^th Grade EOG �Parent Prep Night

End of Grade Test and the Common core state standards

2015

EOG Overview

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• The standards: NCSCS may be reviewed by visiting the North Carolina DPI K-12 Mathematics wiki site at http://maccss.ncdpi.wikispaces.net

• Language Arts – 52 Multiple Choice Questions

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• Math - 54 Multiple Choice Questions

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Language Arts Weight Distribution

Language Arts Basic Facts

• The end-of-grade (EOG) English Language Arts tests at grades 3–5 are multiple-choice tests.

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• The EOG English Language Arts Assessments at grades 3–5 will be given in paper-and-pencil format.

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• The tests are aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts.

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• Students read authentic selections and then answer questions related to the selections.

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Language Arts Basic Facts

• The reading selections are comprised of literary and informational selections based on the Common Core State Standards.

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• Knowledge of vocabulary is assessed indirectly through application and understanding of terms within the context of the selections and questions.

• The estimated time allotted for all EOG English language arts tests is 180 minutes; the maximum time allowed is 240 minutes.

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Sample Questions: Reading

• What would change the Rhinoceros’s feelings?

A giving him new clothing

B being afraid of his size

C drawing him with two horns

D showing off his new style

• In paragraph 7, what is the meaning of “fleshing out”?

A leaving alone

B making better

C worrying about

D writing over

Math Weight Distribution

Math Basic Facts

• The EOG mathematics tests at grades 3 and 4 are multiple-choice tests.

• The EOG mathematics tests at grades 3–5 are available only in paper-and-pencil format for the 2014-15 school year.

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Math Basic Facts

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• All EOG mathematics tests are aligned to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for mathematics.

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• For grades 3–5, the mathematics tests consist of two parts: calculator inactive and calculator active. Students are allowed to use calculators during the calculator active part of the test; students are not allowed to use calculators during the calculator inactive part of the test.

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• The estimated time allotted for all EOG mathematics tests is 150 minutes; the maximum time allowed is 240 minutes.

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Sample Questions: Math

• Mark and Leonard went bird-watching.

• Leonard saw 4 times as many red birds as Mark.

• Leonard saw 28 red birds.

Which equation could be used to find how many red birds Mark saw (n)?

A 4 × 28 = n

B 28 – 4 = n

C 4 + 28 = n

D 28 ÷ 4 = n

Test Taking Strategies

• “Jail” the Detail! Highlight, underline, or circle the details in the questions! This helps you focus on exactly what the question is asking.
• Be Slick and Predict! Predict what the answer is before you read the choices.
• Slash the Trash! Read ALL choices. Eliminate any choice(s) that you know is a wrong answer. The choice is obviously trash! Slash the trash!

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• Plug it in, Plug it in! Once you have chosen your answer plug it in and make sure it makes sense.
• Be Smart with Charts & Zap the maps! Charts and maps provide information to answer questions. Analyze all information provided before answering questions.
• Extra! Extra! Read all about it! If the direction says read…READ! Learn the difference between scan and read.

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Test Taking Strategies

• Be a whiz….with the grid! Beware! If the answer is not bubbled in exactly right…yikes! It will be wrong!!
• Keep on keeping on! If you get to a couple of questions that you just don’t know, don’t give up! Use the QUESTION BOX!

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• If you SNOOZE, you will LOSE! Don’t leave a question unanswered. You will not have any chance of getting it right!
• Check it out! When you have completed the test, go back and check your work. Go the extra mile to reaffirm your answers.

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Test Taking Strategies

• “Dump Your Brain”

Students can start the math test by writing down anything on the graph paper or blank paper.

• Be a detective!

Make it your goal to find mistakes in your work! Just a couple of mistakes can change your grade a whole level!

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• Use the problem solving checklist! 1. Read it twice!
• 2. Circle clues.
• 3. Underline the ??
• 4. Draw a picture if needed.
• 5. Write an equation.
• 6. Solve the problem.
• 7. Check over it!

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���EOG Question Tips for Students�

• Remember, you don’t have to understand every word in a reading! Circle only the new words that are key to understanding the selection and use context clues to determine the meaning.

• When you take the test, try saying the question like this: The reading says that …

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• Remember that the words evidence and clues in a selection hint at a statement- not restate it exactly.

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• If the exact answer isn’t in the reading, try to figure out the best answer based on two or three clues in the reading.

• When you cross out answers, cross out the letter only. After you go through the steps, you might decide that one of these answers is right after all.

• Remember that the best summary has all the important points of a selection.

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EOG Question Tips for Students

• Circle the title of selections. Especially, circle the titles of any charts or graphs. Frequently a question in the selection will be based on the title.

• Some questions ask you to choose the main idea of the reading. The questions often look like this: the passage evaluates; Which statement best expresses the main idea in; According to the selection.

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• Cross out answers (letters) that have wrong information or leave out information.

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• Underline the subject and verb in each sentence of a paragraph or the main sentence in each paragraph of a section to help determine main ideas of the selection.

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EOG Question Tips for Students

• “Dump Your Brain”

1.  Create your own multiplication facts chart!

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• 2. Draw your measurement brain dumps for:

distance

volume

weight

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3. Draw basic geometric shapes and angles

right angle

acute angle

obtuse angles

perpendicular lines

parallel lines

line of symmetry

���������Online Resources�

• For Common Core�www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/common-core-tools/
• Released EOG Forms�http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/resources/1b
• FAQ’s

http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/

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Testing Day Step-by-Step

• Get a good nights sleep!
• Eat a good breakfast!
• Be on time!
• Use the restroom before testing begins
• Testing begins at 8:30 a.m.
• No appointments = no early dismissals if possible

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• ELA EOG – June 2nd
• Math EOG – June 3rd

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