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Fourth Grade Items

Science

The pictures show a bean plant at different stages of growth. (The pictures are not drawn on the same scale.)

In what order do these stages take place?

  1. 2, 1, 3, 4
  2. 2, 4, 1, 3
  3. 3, 2, 1, 4
  4. 4, 2, 3, 1
  5. 4, 3, 2, 1
Life Science: Correct Answer = B
International Average Percent Correct: 69%; Singapore, 92%; Japan, 92%; United States, 81%; Canada, 72%; England, 70%.

Mathematics

Addition Fact

4 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 20

Write this addition fact as a multiplication fact.
4 X 5 = 20

Whole Numbers
International Average Percent Correct: 77%; Japan, 92%; Singapore, 90%; United States, 84%; Canada, 76%; England, 53%.

Reproduced from TIMSS Population 1 Item Pool. Copyright © 1994 by IEA, The Hague


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