Sample Assessment Questions

The items below are examples of questions 15-year-olds were asked to answer for PISA. When you click an item in one of the four subject categories, you will see the item image and links to the item questions. Click on these links and a new window will open with a question, its answer, and the percent of students in the United States and other OECD countries who answered correctly.

Energy

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These problems are about selecting suitable food to meet the energy needs of a person in Zedland. The above table shows the recommended energy needs in kilojoules (kJ) for different people. [NOTE: A kilojoule is the metric unit for energy, similar to a Calorie.]

PISA's definition of literacy

For more sample questions from the PISA assessments view this OECD publication:
Take the Test: Sample Questions from OECD's PISA Assessments