Module 3 Topic 3: PISA Item-Writing Workshop
ITEM WRITER JAENICA PAULINE B. CRISTOBAL
Subject Area Physical System (Physics)
Content Topic Motion and Forces
Knowledge Domain Procedural
Context Personal
Proficiency Level 3
Major Scientific Literacy Analyzing and evaluating data
Scientific Literacy Indicator Interpreting data and evidence scientifically
Item Number 1
Item Type Multiple Choice (1)
Item Answer Key c. 40 m/s2
Item Stimulus / Scenario Uniformly Accelerated Motion (UAM) is motion of an
object where the acceleration is constant. In other words,
the acceleration remains uniform; the acceleration is
equal to a number and that number does not change as
a function of time. These are the equations that describe
an object in Uniformly Accelerated Motion:
vf = vi + aΔt
Δx = vi Δt + 1 2 aΔt2
vf 2 = vi 2 + 2aΔd
Δd = 1/2 vi + v ( f )Δt
Item Question / Task Leo, a sports racer, accelerates to a speed of 120m/s
over a distance of 180 m. Determine the acceleration
(assume uniform) of the car.
a. 0.66m/s2
b. 1.5 m/s2
c. 40 m/s2
d. 80 m/s2