General Instructions for Testing



Special Instructions for theBraille Edition of theMCAPGrade 4 Mathematics Practice TestGeneral Comments:Braille pages are numbered sequentially in the lower right-hand corner. A Special Symbols page is included to identify various symbols which may not be commonly known to the reader.A Transcriber's Notes page is included within both volumes to explain special format and layout of information. Running head is “MCAP Math 4.”Items including tactile graphics include “(TG)” at the end of the comment. Items including tables include “(BTC)” at the end of the comment.A period follows each answer choice letter. This test is divided into two volumes. Volume 1 contains Sections 1 & 2, and Volume 2 contains Sections 3 & 4. Specific Comments: Section 1Page 2Directions modified to read:Section 1(Non-Calculator)Directions for Test-Taker and Recorder:Today, you will take Section 1 of the Grade 4 Mathematics Practice Test. You will not be able to use a calculator.Read each question. Then, follow the directions to answer each question and, if approved for a recorder, indicate your answer to the person who will record it on an answer document. Otherwise, write your answer as directed by your test administrator. If you need to change an answer, be sure to erase it completely, cross it out, or start a new line. If a question asks you to show or explain your work, you must do so to receive full credit. Work done on scratch paper will not be scored.If you do not know the answer to a question, you may go on to the next question. If you finish early, you may review your answers and any questions you did not answer in this section ONLY. Do not go to any other section of the test.If you are using the braille edition along with another edition of the test, you may notice some slight differences in the wording of some content. Differences in wording between these editions are the result of adaptations made for the various test formats.Literary text is produced using Unified English Braille (UEB), and mathematical notation is produced using the latest amendment of The Nemeth Code for Mathematics and Science Notation.Some questions require you to solve a problem and indicate your answer to the person who will record it in an answer grid on the answer document. Otherwise, you will write your answer as directed by your test administrator. Answer grids have seven spaces in which to record each answer. No answer choices are provided for these questions.Page 8, #9Answer choices A-E are shapes (TG)Page 9, #11Model (TG)Specific Comments: Section 2Page 12Directions modified to read:Section 2(Calculator)Directions for Test-Taker and Recorder:Today, you will take Section 2 of the Grade 4 Mathematics Practice Test. You will be able to use a calculator.Read each question. Then, follow the directions to answer each question and, if approved for a recorder, indicate your answer to the person who will record it on an answer document. Otherwise, write your answer as directed by your test administrator. If you need to change an answer, be sure to erase it completely, cross it out, or start a new line. If a question asks you to show or explain your work, you must do so to receive full credit. Work done on scratch paper will not be scored.If you do not know the answer to a question, you may go on to the next question. If you finish early, you may review your answers and any questions you did not answer in this section ONLY. Do not go to any other section of the test.Some questions require you to solve a problem and indicate your answer to the person who will record it in an answer grid on the answer document. Otherwise, you will write your answer as directed by your test administrator. Answer grids have seven spaces in which to record each answer. No answer choices are provided for these questions.Page 14, #1Quadrilateral; TN is included: All angle measures are in °. (TG)Page 17, #5Figure (TG)Page 18, #6Fraction models (TG)Specific Comments: Section 3Page 20Directions modified to read:Section 3(Non-Calculator)Directions for Test-Taker and Recorder:Today, you will take Section 3 of the Grade 4 Mathematics Practice Test. You will not be able to use a calculator.Read each question. Then, follow the directions to answer each question and, if approved for a recorder, indicate your answer to the person who will record it on an answer document. Otherwise, write your answer as directed by your test administrator. If you need to change an answer, be sure to erase it completely, cross it out, or start a new line. If a question asks you to show or explain your work, you must do so to receive full credit. Work done on scratch paper will not be scored.If you do not know the answer to a question, you may go on to the next question. If you finish early, you may review your answers and any questions you did not answer in this section ONLY. Do not go to any other section of the test.Some questions require you to solve a problem and indicate your answer to the person who will record it in an answer grid on the answer document. Otherwise, you will write your answer as directed by your test administrator. Answer grids have seven spaces in which to record each answer. No answer choices are provided for these questions.Page 22, #1Angle; TN is included: Angle measure is shown in °. (TG)Page 25, #6Model; TN is included: Each shaded area has a dot in it. (TG)Page 27, #8Models (TG)Specific Comments: Section 4Page 30Directions modified to read:Section 4(Calculator)Directions for Test-Taker and Recorder:Today, you will take Section 4 of the Grade 4 Mathematics Practice Test. You will be able to use a calculator.Read each question. Then, follow the directions to answer each question and, if approved for a recorder, indicate your answer to the person who will record it on an answer document. Otherwise, write your answer as directed by your test administrator. If you need to change an answer, be sure to erase it completely, cross it out, or start a new line. If a question asks you to show or explain your work, you must do so to receive full credit. Work done on scratch paper will not be scored.If you do not know the answer to a question, you may go on to the next question. If you finish early, you may review your answers and any questions you did not answer in this section ONLY. Do not go to any other section of the test.Some questions require you to solve a problem and indicate your answer to the person who will record it in an answer grid on the answer document. Otherwise, you will write your answer as directed by your test administrator. Answer grids have seven spaces in which to record each answer. No answer choices are provided for these questions.Page 35, #4Rectangular floor (TG)Page 35, #5Model (TG) ................
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