EQAO Primary Division Assessment Content 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In the EQAO Primary Division math assessment, which strand focuses on understanding numbers and their relationships?
- Geometry
- Number Sense and Numeration (Correct answer)
- Measurement
- Data Management and Probability
Correct answer: Number Sense and Numeration
Number Sense and Numeration is the strand covering understanding of numbers, place value, and operations in the Ontario curriculum assessed by EQAO.
Question 2: A Grade 3 student measures a pencil using paper clips laid end-to-end. Which EQAO math strand does this activity represent?
- Number Sense and Numeration
- Patterning and Algebra
- Measurement (Correct answer)
- Geometry
Correct answer: Measurement
The Measurement strand covers length, mass, capacity, time, and temperature, including use of non-standard and standard units.
Question 3: Which geometry concept would Grade 3 students most likely encounter on the EQAO Primary Division assessment?
- Solving algebraic equations with variables
- Identifying and classifying two-dimensional shapes (Correct answer)
- Converting between metric and imperial units
- Calculating the mean of a data set
Correct answer: Identifying and classifying two-dimensional shapes
Grade 3 geometry expectations include identifying, describing, and sorting two-dimensional shapes by their properties.
Question 4: A student is asked to extend the pattern 3, 6, 9, 12, ___ on the EQAO assessment. Which math strand is being tested?
- Measurement
- Data Management and Probability
- Patterning and Algebra (Correct answer)
- Geometry
Correct answer: Patterning and Algebra
Patterning and Algebra covers recognizing, describing, and extending numeric and geometric patterns, a key Grade 3 expectation.
Question 5: A pictograph showing students' favorite seasons is an example assessed in which EQAO Primary Division math strand?
- Geometry
- Measurement
- Number Sense and Numeration
- Data Management and Probability (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Data Management and Probability
Data Management and Probability covers collecting, organizing, and interpreting data using graphs and charts.
Question 6: Which skill is demonstrated when a Grade 3 student writes a sentence explaining why they chose a particular strategy to solve a math problem on the EQAO?
- Computation speed
- Mathematical communication (Correct answer)
- Memorization of facts
- Graphing data points
Correct answer: Mathematical communication
Mathematical communication involves expressing mathematical thinking clearly using words, diagrams, and symbols, which is assessed on the EQAO.
Question 7: The EQAO Primary Division math assessment expects Grade 3 students to work with whole numbers up to approximately which value?
- 100
- 500
- 1,000 (Correct answer)
- 10,000
Correct answer: 1,000
Ontario's Grade 3 curriculum expects students to read, represent, compare, and order whole numbers to 1,000.
EQAO Primary Division Assessment Content 2
In the EQAO Primary Division math assessment, which strand focuses on understanding numbers and their relationships?