EQAO case studies
EQAO · Put your knowledge to work in context.
EQAO refers to the provincial assessment program overseen by the Education Quality and Accountability Office in Ontario, Canada. EQAO's provincial tests assess students' literacy (reading and writing) and numeracy (mathematics) knowledge and skills at key points in students' kindergarten to Grade 12 education. The EQAO case studies are 5 cases and about 2,107 words.
1The Morning Announcements Budget
A school's media club has a budget of 84.00 to print morning-announcement flyers for one month. The print shop charges a flat setup fee of 12.00, then 0.15 per page for the first 200 pages and 0.10 per page for every page beyond 200.
430 words, about 2 min2Reading the Recycling Data
A Grade 6 class records how many plastic bottles each of four classrooms collects in a week. Room A reports 48 bottles.
451 words, about 2 min3The Persuasive Poster
Students who read for fun do better in school. Our library is open every day.
439 words, about 2 min4The Field Trip Fraction
A class of 32 students is planning a field trip. Permission slips are required, and 3/8 of the class has returned a signed slip so far.
419 words, about 2 min5Two Headlines, One Graph
A student reads two articles about the same school fundraiser. Article 1's headline says: "Fundraiser Nearly Doubles Last Year's Total." Its opening line reads: "This year's fundraiser brought in 1,850, compared with 980 last year." Article 2's headline says: "Fundraiser Falls Short of 2,000 Goal." Its opening line reads: "The fundraiser raised 1,850, missing its 2,000 target by 150." The student says, "These can't both be right - one says it nearly doubled, the other says it fell short." The teacher asks the student to determine whether the two articles contradict each other and to explain how both headlines could be accurate.
368 words, about 2 min