Programme For International Student Assessment Pisa / Sample Math Passage 1: Speed of a racing car


This graph shows how the speed of a racing car varies along a flat 3 kilometre track during its second lap. 





What can you say about the speed of the car between the 2.6 km and 2.8 km marks?

The speed of the car cannot be determined from the graph.
The speed of the car remains constant.
The speed of the car is decreasing.
The speed of the car is increasing.

What is the approximate distance from the starting line to the beginning of the longest straight section of the track?

0.5 km
1.5 km
2.3 km
2.6 km

Where was the lowest speed recorded during the second lap?

At about 0.8 km.
At about 1.3 km.
Halfway around the track.
At the starting line.