Looking Back Jan. 15 2012
Mary Braswell
Each week Albany Herald researcher Mary Braswell looks for interesting events, places and people from the past. You can contact her at (229) 888-9371 or [email protected].
The Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) are a set of tests designed to test student knowledge and are administered at public schools in the state of Georgia annually. Students in grades 3, 5, and 8 are required to pass the CRCT to be promoted to the next grade.
How well would you do as a fifth grade student today? Could you pass the test and move up to the sixth grade?
Here is a look back at samples of CRCT questions from study and/or retired versions of the exam on the fifth grade level. While the actual test is multiple choice, most of the choices have been omitted here to balance the playing field between adults and mostly 11-year-olds. Good luck!
Math
- What is the value of 6n(n-1) + 4, when n= 3?
- The chef is making punch for the meeting tonight. The recipe calls for 64 cups of grape juice, and he needs to triple the recipe. How many gallons of grape juice are needed?
- If x has the value of 3, what is the value of y in the following equation?
y = 3x – 1
- If socks are
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