North Carolina Standard Course of Study (NCSCOS) — North Carolina
EOC NC Math 1 domain (32-36% of the test, Table 1). Understand the concept of a function and use function notation (F-IF.1, F-IF.2); build, interpret, and analyze linear, quadratic, and exponential functions (F-IF, F-BF); and construct and compare linear and exponential models (F-LE). This NC Math 1 reporting domain maps to 22 practice skills and 8 representative questions from the playable bank.
North Carolina Standard Course of Study (NCSCOS) — North Carolina
North Carolina’s math assessments are state-developed EOG/EOC tests aligned to the North Carolina Standard Course of Study (NCSCOS) for Mathematics, adopted June 2016, rather than a shared multistate framework. The EOG Grades 3-8 Mathematics Test Specifications and the EOC NC Math 1 and NC Math 3 Test Specifications publish, in Table 1/Table 2, the range of total items by domain (the official domain weight distributions). The NCSCOS K-8 domains carry CCSS domain codes (NC.3.OA, NC.8.F, …) and are CCSS-derived; NC Math 1 and NC Math 3 are integrated high-school EOC courses whose standards carry NC.M1/NC.M3 conceptual-category codes (Number and Quantity, Algebra, Functions, Geometry, Statistics and Probability).
Published per-domain weight ranges come from the NC DPI EOG/EOC Mathematics Test Specifications (April 2026), Table 1/Table 2 (range of total items by domain). EOG grades 3-5 (Table 1): Operations and Algebraic Thinking 32-36% (g3) / 14-18% (g4) / 9-13% (g5); Number and Operations in Base Ten 9-13% / 25-29% / 25-29%; Number and Operations – Fractions 28-32% / 30-34% / 39-43%; Measurement and Data, Geometry 23-27% / 23-27% / 19-23%. EOG grades 6-8 (Table 2): Ratios and Proportional Relationships 24-28% (g6) / 24-28% (g7) / — (g8); The Number System 20-24% / 8-12% / —; Expressions and Equations 22-26% / 20-24% / —; The Number System, Expressions and Equations (combined) — / — / 24-28%; Functions — / — / 28-32%; Geometry 12-16% / 16-20% / 24-28%; Statistics and Probability 12-16% / 22-26% / 16-20%. EOC (Table 1): NC Math 1 — Number and Quantity and Algebra 36-40%, Functions 32-36%, Geometry 8-12%, Statistics and Probability 18-20%; NC Math 3 — Number and Quantity and Algebra 32-36%, Functions 32-36%, Geometry 20-24%, Statistics and Probability 8-12%.
NC DPI End-of-Grade (EOG)
NC DPI 2025-26 EOC Assessment Brief
NC DPI EOG Mathematics Grades 3-8 Test Specifications (April 2026)
At what -value does the graph of intercept the -axis?
Set : . The constant , so the zeros are , , and . Among the choices, only is an x-coordinate of an x-intercept.
The equation of a line is What is the -intercept of the line?
The -intercept is the value of when Substituting gives so
The function is defined by the given equation. For what value of does reach its minimum?
The equation is in vertex form with , so the graph opens upward and the minimum occurs at the vertex. Here , so the vertex is at . The leading coefficient does not change the -coordinate of the vertex. Therefore, reaches its minimum when .
The graph of is a parabola that opens upward. What is the -coordinate of its lowest point?
Because this parabola opens upward, its lowest point is the vertex. For , the -value at the vertex is . Here and , so . Therefore, the lowest point has -coordinate .
The table defines functions for positive integers .
If , what is the value of ?
Work from the outside in. Since , we need . Since , we need . From the table, , so .
Piecewise functions and are shown.
Find the value of
Start with the inner function: , so . Then , so
The -intercept of the graph of in the coordinate plane is . What is the value of ?
At the -intercept, , so , , and
The function is defined by . What is the value of when ?
Substitute : .
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