PART 3: NUMERACY

1. Students in Grade 7 are conducting surveys at school. The graph shows the
results of a survey.

20

15

10

Part A: What survey question might have been asked in order to gather this data?

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Part B: Using your question from Part A, complete the graph.

20

15

10

Part C: Write two questions you could ask based on the information in the graph.

Score

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2. The Grade 7 students are planning a day hike at the park.

4k
m

1 km
m B
7k 8k
m
D

5k
m
4 km A
Welcome J 6
km
E

km
4
km
2

3 km
3 km

m
1

6k
km
6k

G
m

I
m
4k

5k
m H
* Map not to scale.

Here is their proposed schedule.

Time Activity

9:00 a.m. arrive at park and start hiking

10:30 a.m. snack break
10:45 a.m. continue hiking
12:05 p.m. lunch break
12:50 p.m. continue hiking

2:00 p.m. rest break

2:15 p.m. continue hiking

3:30 p.m. end hike and leave park

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Part A: What is the total time the students will be hiking?

Part B: If the students hike at a speed of 4 km/h, what is the total distance the
students will hike?

Part C: They plan to start and end their hike at the welcome sign at point J .
What is one possible route for the distance you found in Part B?

Score

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3. Selena and Amritha accept the Trail Challenge.

30 km

They start at opposite ends of the 30 km trail and move toward each other.

Selena walks the trail at a rate of 4 km/h.

Amritha bikes the trail at a rate of 6 km/h.

If they start at 10:00, what time will they meet on the trail?

Show all of your work.

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FSA Grade 7 Scoring Rubrics Foundation
1
Reading – Written Response Questions
2 3 4
Skills Assessment
Demonstrates limited
understanding or
misreading of the text(s)
Demonstrates an
understanding of the gist
of the text(s) and question.
Demonstrates a clear
understanding of the text(s)
and question. The reader is
Demonstrates an in-depth
understanding of the
text(s) and question. The
2019/20
Snapshot

and/or question, usually a The reader is able to support able to support their thinking reader supports their
verbatim recall of their thinking in a simplistic using mostly accurate details thinking using accurate
information. way; literal interpretation of closely linked to the central text based information;
main ideas and concepts. idea of the question and text(s). may be insightful.

No response
NR (answer page
is blank)
0 Response does not have enough information to be scored; response contains very
inappropriate language; or all work is erased or crossed out.

Focused Writing – Personal Response

1 2 3 4
Writing attempts to address Writing addresses the Writing clearly addresses the Writing addresses the purpose
the purpose; is brief, purpose; some sense of purpose; ideas are organized in an engaging way; ideas
unorganized with few organization; few relevant and developed with relevant are focused, organized, and
relevant details. Simple details. Generally simple supporting details. Shows elaborated. Language flows
Snapshot

language with weak language and little growing control of written smoothly with sentence
sentence structure; ideas sentence variety; ideas language; attempts sentence variety; engages the reader
are often disjointed or may be unevenly variety; may consider with a sense of originality or
illogical. developed or list-like. audience. individuality. Strong sense of
audience.

No response
NR (answer page
is blank)
0 Response does not have enough information to be scored; response contains very
inappropriate language; or all work is erased or crossed out.

Numeracy – Written Response Questions

Student Response Booklet
1 2 3 4
For Marker use only:
Student demonstrates Student demonstrates Student demonstrates Student demonstrates Name of Student:
limited ability to view the basic ability to view the proficient ability to view the advanced ability to view the
situation mathematically. situation mathematically. situation mathematically. situation mathematically. Reading
Approach or representation Approach or representation Approach or representation Approach or representation
is ineffective. Reasoning or is difficult to follow. is sensible and generally is effective and is easily
Student PEN:
Snapshot

evidence is absent. Reasoning or evidence is can be followed. Reasoning followed. Reasoning and Writing
lacking to some degree. or evidence contains minor evidence is clear and well
inconsistencies. presented. School Name:
Numeracy

No response Theme: 1 – Brainy Behaviours

NR (answer page
is blank)
0 Information is simply recopied from the problem; work is not relevant to the problem;
response contains very inappropriate language; or all work is erased or crossed out.
**please check
your choice 2 – Difficult Decisions

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