MCAS sample question

Recently the state of Massachusetts has started giving standardized tests to fourth, eighth, and tenth graders, to compare performance between districts. There is also a proposal to require a passing score on the tenth-grade test for graduation. Here is a sample question; what do you think?

Newton's Third Law of Motion states that every force is accompanied by an equal and opposite force. This is best illustrated by

Total Votes	% of Voters	Female Votes	Male Votes	Unspecified Votes	% of Female Votes	% of Male Votes	% of Unspecified Votes	Average Age	Answer
41	69.5%	19	22	..	82.6%	91.7%	..	39.2	A. a basketball bouncing on the floor
6	10.2%	4	2	..	17.4%	8.3%	..	41.5	B. a book sliding off the car seat when the car turns a corner
..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	C. a car accelerating as it rolls down a hill
..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	D. a pencil falling off a table

Rating Total Female Male Unspecified Average Age
Good 12 6 6 0 39.0
Bad 6 3 3 0 44.7
No Opinion 37 18 19 0 39.0

Rating	Total	Female	Male	Average Age
Good	12	6	6	39.0
Bad	6	3	3	44.7
No Opinion	37	18	19	39.0

Type Number
Abstainers 12
Male 24
Female 23
Unspecified 0

Last	Type	Created	Category	Creator	Sort	Votes	Hides	Rating
Last	single	11-Dec-1998	quiz	phi	unsorted	59	8	55.5%