3rd Grade EOG Night

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3rd Grade EOG Night

• WELCOME

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• Your child will take the End of Grade Test (EOG)
  from May 19th - 21st
• Each child will take a Reading Test and a Math
  Test. They will receive a score of I, II, III,
  IV. Only a score of III or IV is passing.

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What Happens with a III or a IV
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What happens if they make a I or a II

• They will take a retest
• They will receive specialized tutoring in the
  area that they will be retested
• If they do not pass the retest they will be
  required to go to summer school in July.
• If they still do not pass they will be a
  candidate for retention.

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How can I help?

• Look over homework with your child each night.
• Spend time with your child going over their work.
• Make sure your child is at school on time
  everyday. Attendance is crucial for success!
• Encourage your child to work independently,
  checking periodically to assist as needed.
• Expose your child to real life experiences that
  relate to math such as making purchases, cooking,
  etc.
• Read to/with your child every day.

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• All EOG mathematics questions are multiple
  choice.
• To best allow students to demonstrate higher
  order learning, the students will complete a
  calculator active and calculator inactive section
• They will be given scrap paper, which is crucial
  to use in order to work out multi-step word
  problems, etc. They are also able to show their
  work inside the test booklet.
• The test is not timed, however they need to use
  their time wisely.

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There will be 82 questions, 54 Calculator Active
and 28 Calculator Inactive
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Third Grade Math Sample Questions

• Number and operations
• Andrew wants to buy 4 erasers. Each eraser costs
  7 cents. How much money will Andrew need to buy
  the erasers?
• Measurement
• Seth drank 3 pints of water a day for 6 days. How
  many quarts of water did he drink?
• Geometry
• How many more vertices does a cube have than a
  triangular prism?
• Data Analysis and Probability
• Tonys computer game has a three-digit secret
  code. The code has a 7, a 5, and a 3 in it. How
  many possible numbers could there be with these
  three digits?
• Algebra
• What is the value of the unknown in the number
  sentence 9 ?? 4?

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Reading EOG Format

• 8 Reading Selections
• 3 to 9 questions for each selection
• Total of 50 test questions
• 4 literary selections
• 2 Fiction
• 1 nonfiction
• 1 poem
• 3 informative selections
• 2 content
• 1 consumer
• The 8th selection will be one more from any of
  the above catagories.

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EOG Reading Test Examples of Types of
TextLiterary Selections
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EOG Reading Test Examples of Types of
TextInformational Selections
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Power Words For Test Taking by Larry Bell

• Summarize- Give the short version
• Compare- All the ways they are alike
• Contrast- All the ways they are different
• Predict- What will happen next
• Formulate- create
• Trace- List in steps

• Evaluate- Judge
• Analyze- Break Apart
• Infer- Read between the lines
• Describe- Tell all about it
• Support- Backup with details
• Explain- Tell how

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HELPFUL WEBSITES DPI Sample EOG Items
www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/eog
marvelous site for practicing those math facts
www.aplusmath.com reading adventures
www.rif.org/readingplanet/ absolute fun for
learning www.primarygames.com creative learning
games in all subjects www.funbrain.com math
challenges www.figurethis.org/index.html wow for
tons of fun www.readwritethink.org reading
comprehension and language arts
www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_3rd_lang.htm
New site for math help www.mathfactcafe.com
check out the level of book that you are reading
www.lexile.com little extras in fun
www.enchantedlearning.com/activitycalendars/2009/m
ar.shtml awesome site for lexile books
www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/imperial/reading_counts.ht
m let an actor read to you www.storylineonline.ne
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