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Geometry Exam Rubric

Problems 1-3
2 1 0
Student wrote formula Student wrote formula Student wrote
correctly but had one minor incorrect formula or
error did not write formula

Problems 4-5 (#5 is worth 6 points, the rubric was used once for each
section of the problem)
3 2 1 0
Student chose Student completed Student Student
correct formula, two of the following: showed the wrote
used formula chose correct correct formula nothing
correctly, formula, used or showed work
student had the formula correctly, on their
right answer student had the right process of
answer finding the area

Problem 6
5 4 3 2 1 0
Student Student completed Student Student Student Studen
separated the four of the showed showed showed t wrote
figure into two following: Student understandin some no use of nothing
points, separated the g of one of understandi formulas
student used figure into two the area ng of one of and work
at least one points, student formulas and the area was
formula, used at least one applied it to formulas unclear
student formula, student the figure. and applied
showed the showed the figure Their work it to the
figure was a was a rectangle clearly figure.
rectangle and and triangle showed their Their work
triangle combined, student process of was
combined, gave correct coming to somewhat
student gave answer their answer clear in their
correct answer process of
coming to
their answer

Problem 7
2 1 0
Student wrote formula Student wrote formula Student wrote
correctly but had one minor incorrect formula or
error did not write formula

Problems 8-10
3 2 1 0
Student chose Student completed Student Student
correct formula, two of the following: showed the wrote
used formula chose correct correct formula nothing
correctly, formula, used or showed work
student had the formula correctly, on their
right answer student had the right process of
answer finding the area

Problem 11
4 3 2 1 0
Student Student Student showed Student Student
showed showed understanding of showed their wrote
understandi understanding area formula or process to nothing
ng of area of area had a partially find their
formula (lw) formula (lw) clear process answer
for one for one face,
face, their their process
process is is clear
clear, their
answer is
correct

*Rubrics for 12-14 were adjusted from these originals. See last page.
Problem 12
 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Student Student Student Student Student Student Studen
created a created a created a showed showed showed t wrote
net or net or net or effort to minimal some of nothin
showed a showed a showed a create a effort to their g
formula for formula for formula net or create a process
surface surface for use a net or use a to find
area, clearly area, clearly surface formula, formula, their
showed showed area, showed showed answer
process of process of showed process process of
using net or using net or process of using using net or
formula to formula to of using net or formula to
come to come to net or formula come to
their their answer formula to come their
answer, had or had the to come to their answer but
the correct correct to their answer process is
answer answer answer unclear

Problem 13

5 4 3 2 1 0
Student Student Student Student Student Student
created a net created a showed showed showed wrote
or showed a net or effort to minimal effort some of nothing
formula for showed a create a to create a net their
surface area, formula for net or use or use a process to
clearly showed surface a formula, formula, find their
process of area, showed showed answer
using net or showed process of process of
formula to process of using net using net or
come to their using net or or formula formula to
answer, had formula to to come to come to their
the correct come to their answer but
answer their answer answer process is
unclear

Problem 14
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Student Student Student Student Student Student Student Studen
showed showed showed showed used used showed t wrote
shape was shape was shape was shape triangle rectangle some of nothin
made up of made up of made up of was or formulas, their g
triangles triangles two shapes, made up rectangl showed process
and and used of two e their to find
rectangles, rectangles, triangle or shapes, formulas process their
used used rectangle used , answer
triangle and triangle and formulas, triangle showed
rectangle rectangle clearly or their
formulas, formulas, showed rectangle process
clearly clearly their formulas,
showed showed process showed
their their their
process, process or process
answer is answer may
correct or may not
be correct

Problems 12-13 (Revised)

3 2 1 0
Student drew Student drew net or Student drew Student
net or showed a showed a formula, net or showed wrote
formula, showed clear process some attempt nothing
showed clear to find their answer to explain
process to find but did not find process,
their answer, correct answer is
found correct incorrect
answer

Problem 14
3 2 1 0
Student Student used triangle or Student showed Student
represented that rectangle formulas, some of their wrote
figure was made student showed their process nothing
up of a triangle process
and a rectangle,
student used
triangle and
rectangle
formulas, student
showed their
process