TASC Japanese case studies
TASC Japanese · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The TASC (Test Assessing Secondary Completion) is a high school equivalency assessment offered in Japanese, intended for adults and out-of-school youth who did not finish high school and want a credential used for employment, promotion, or entry into college or vocational training. It measures skills normally acquired across four years of secondary schooling in five domains: Reading, Writing, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. The TASC Japanese case studies are 5 cases and about 1,792 words.
1Reading: Two Sources on a School Recycling Program
A student is comparing two short texts about a school recycling program. Text A, a newsletter article, states that the program collected 1,200 kilograms of paper in its first year and that participation "rose steadily" after a kickoff assembly.
352 words, about 2 min2Writing: Revising a Lab Report Conclusion
A student drafts this conclusion for a lab report: "The plant grew more because we gave it more light and it was taller than the other one and this proves light is the only thing plants need." The assignment requires a conclusion that states the result, limits the claim to the evidence, and uses complete, correctly punctuated sentences. The experiment used two plants: Plant A received six hours of light daily and grew 4 centimeters; Plant B received two hours daily and grew 1 centimeter.
326 words, about 2 min3Mathematics: Comparing Two Phone Plans with a Threshold
A customer is choosing between two monthly phone plans. Plan X charges a flat 30 per month and 0.10 per gigabyte of data used.
325 words, about 2 min4Science: Interpreting a Seed-Germination Investigation
A student places 30 bean seeds in each of three trays. Tray 1 is kept at 10 degrees Celsius, Tray 2 at 20 degrees Celsius, and Tray 3 at 30 degrees Celsius.
343 words, about 2 min5Social Studies: Reading a City Budget Trade-off
A city council must close a 4 million budget gap. The proposed budget includes 12 million for road repairs, 9 million for parks, and 15 million for public safety.
446 words, about 2 min