Parent Resources/EOG TestingEOG Testing InformationThis page will give you information on what the students will be tested on in the End of Grade Tests and several helpful websites you can use with your child to practice at home.
This is the breakdown of what students will be tested on in math.
Number & Operations 35-40% (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions)
Measurement 10-12%
Geometry 12-15%
Data Analysis & Probability 12-15%
Algebra 20-25% (find the missing number, number patterns)
Here is the DPI (Department of Public Instruction) link of released EOG sample questions for Gr.3-8.
[[file:///p://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/eog/sampleitems/mathprevposted|p://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/eog/sampleitems/mathprevposted]]
Here is a link to Problem Solving Strategies and steps to accurately solve a word problem. Most of all math objectives that 3rd - 5th graders need to master are presented in a word problem format.
[[http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/testing/eog/ProblemSolvingStrategy.pdf]]
In Reading, students will be given 8 passages to read in a variety of genres such as realistic fiction, informational text, poetry, recipe, myth, letter, and many more. Here is a sample of the types of reading passages and questions.
[[http://ced.ncsu.edu/ircms/third.htm]]
[[http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2003/grade3/read.htm]]
Here are the NC EOG released passages with questions that provide the children with an idea of how long the passages are and the kinds of questions asked. Click on the grade level of your choice.
[[http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/eog/sampleitems/reading]]
This is the breakdown of what students will be tested on in math.
Number & Operations 35-40% (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions)
Measurement 10-12%
Geometry 12-15%
Data Analysis & Probability 12-15%
Algebra 20-25% (find the missing number, number patterns)
Here is the DPI (Department of Public Instruction) link of released EOG sample questions for Gr.3-8.
[[file:///p://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/eog/sampleitems/mathprevposted|p://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/eog/sampleitems/mathprevposted]]
Here is a link to Problem Solving Strategies and steps to accurately solve a word problem. Most of all math objectives that 3rd - 5th graders need to master are presented in a word problem format.
[[http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/accountability/testing/eog/ProblemSolvingStrategy.pdf]]
In Reading, students will be given 8 passages to read in a variety of genres such as realistic fiction, informational text, poetry, recipe, myth, letter, and many more. Here is a sample of the types of reading passages and questions.
[[http://ced.ncsu.edu/ircms/third.htm]]
[[http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2003/grade3/read.htm]]
Here are the NC EOG released passages with questions that provide the children with an idea of how long the passages are and the kinds of questions asked. Click on the grade level of your choice.
[[http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/eog/sampleitems/reading]]