test taking

Deborah Butler

Resource Teacher

I don’t hear him

whistling.

It is assessment that helps us know the difference between teaching and

learning.

I said I taught him; I didn’t say he learned it.

I taught my dog Spot

how to whistle.

Ms. Butler

Wouldn’t it be nice if …..the problem had nice numbers?

Change the “mean” test numbers to “nice” test numbers and then do the problem.

Estimate

Sometimes being close is good enough. Try doing it with nice numbers too.

Just do it

Some problems you just have to do, so just do them!

Plug and Chug

Plug in your own numbers (KISS) and see what happens

Eliminate the Impossible

Use estimation and common sense to rule out the impossible choices.

Only the possible answer will remain.

Using Answer ChoicesNo need to work for the answer, be lazy!

Use the answer choices and see if the result is true or false.

Olathe South’s Tardy Policy

Sally puts $200.00 in a bankaccount. Each year the accountearns 8% simple interest. Howmuch interest will be earned inthree years?

A. $16.00 B. $24.00

C. $48.00 D. $160.00

Some students attend school 180days of the 365 days in a year.About what part of the year dothey attend school?

A. 18% C. 75%

B. 50% D. 180%

The five members of a band aregetting new outfits. Shirts cost$12 each, pants cost $29 each, andboots cost $49 a pair. What is thetotal cost of the new outfits for allof the members?

A. $90 C. $450B. $95 D. $500

Christopher can type about 42 words per minute. If he types at this rate for 30 minutes without stopping, about how many words will he type?

A 1260 B 2100

C 2520 D 4200

What is the volume of the shoeboxshow below in cubic inches (in3)?

9 in 5 in

A) 29 B) 75

C) 510 D) 675

15 in

A rectangular pool 42 feet by 68 feet is on a rectangular lot 105 feet by 236 feet. The rest of the lot is grass. Approximately how many square feet is grass?

42 ft68 ft

236 ft

105 ft

A) 2,100 B) 2,800

C) 23,000 D) 28,000

Jana bought a car for $4200 and later sold it for a 30% profit. How much did Jana sell the car for?

A $1260 B $2940

C $5460 D $7140

The scale drawing of the basketball court shownbelow is drawn using a scale of 1 inch (in) = 24feet (ft). What is the length, in feet, of thebasketball court?

122 in

344 in

A) 90 ft B) 104 ft

C) 114 ft D) 120 ft

The largest possible circle is to be cut from a10- foot square board. What will be theapproximate area, in square feet, of theremaining board (shaded region)?(A = r2 and 3.14)

10 feetA) 20 B) 30C) 50 D) 80

Which equation is equivalent to

5x – 2(7x + 1) = 14x?

A -9x – 2 = 14x

B -9x + 1 = 14x

C -9x + 2 = 14x

D 12x – 1 = 14x

316 8A 4

B 6

C 9

D 10

Which relation is a function?

A {(-1,3), (-2,6), (0,0), (-2,-2)}

B {(-2,-2), (0,0), (1,1), (2,2)}

C {(4,0), (4,1), (4,2), (4,3)}

D {(7,4), (8,8), (10,8), (10,10)}

Which of the following numericalexpressions results in a negativenumber?

A. (- 7) + (- 3) C. (3) + (7)

B. (- 3) + (7) D.(3) + (- 7) + (11)

g = (+)

-6 4

-24 -10

-2 2

Which of the following is equivalent

to 7 7 ?

A 7 B 7

C 7 D 7

If n =2, and x = , then

n(4 – x) =

A 1 B 3

C 7 D 10

12

What does x5 equal when x = -2?

A -32

B -10

C -

D 32

132

Solve for n.

2n + 3 < 17

A. n < 2 B. n < 3

C. n < 5 D. n < 7

What is the area of the triangle shown below?(A = ½bh)

11

15

A) 44 square unitsB) 60 square unitsC) 88 square unitsD) 120 square units

8

2 2

2x 4 4yWhat is 3xy-6y

reduced to lowest terms?x-2y x-2yA B 3 3yx+2y x+2yC D 3 3y

xy

2 2

3 27z 7 4 4 8 2

7(z-2) 7(z+2)A B 4(z+1) 4(z-1)7z(z+1) 7z(z-1)C D 4(z+2) 4(z+2)

z zz z z z

One hundred is multiplied by anumber between 0 and 1. Theanswer has to be

A. less than 0.

B. between 0 and 50 but not 25.

C. between 0 and 100 but not 50.

D. between 0 and 100.

The square of a whole number is between 1,500 and 1,600. The number must be between A. 30 and 35. C. 40 and 45.

B. 35 and 40. D. 45 and 50.

I n the figure below, an edge of the larger cube is 3 times the edge of the smaller cube. What is the ratio of the surface area of the smaller cube to that of the larger cube? A) 1 : 3 B) 1 : 9

C) 1 : 12 D) 1 : 27

If a is a positive number and b is a negative number, which expression is always positive?

A a – b

B a + b

C a b

D a b

If n is an odd number, which of the following is true about n + 1?

A It s an odd number.

B It is an even number.

C It is a prime number.

D It is the same number as n -1.

Which equation represents a line 5that is parallel to y = - 2 ?4

5A y = - 144B y = - 254c y = 355D y = 44

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The graph of the equation y = x2 -3x – 4 is shown below.

-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

-8

-6

-4

-2

2

4

6

8

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y

For what value or values of x is y = 0?

A x = -1 only B x = -4 only

C x = -1 and x = 4 D x = 1 and x = -4

-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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-6

-4

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-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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y

-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

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For which equation graphed below are all the y-values negative?A B

C D

x x

x x

y y

y y

The spinner shown above is fair.What is the probability that thespinner will not stop on red if you spin it one time?A.

14 B.

13

C. 34 D.

43

REDYELLOW

GREENBLUE

21Which of the following is the graph of y = x ?4

Which of the following could be the graph of y = x3?

Beverly walked 6 miles at the speed of four miles per hour. How long did it take her to walk the distance?

A hr

B 1 hrs

C 4 hrs

D 6 hrs

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One cubic inch is approximatelyequal to 16.38 cubic centimeters.Approximately how many cubiccentimeters are there in 3 cubicinches?

A) 5.46 B) 13.38

C) 19.38 D) 49.14

12 x

5What is the value of x in thetriangle shown above?

A) 11 B) 13

C) 17 D) 169

What is the solution for this equation?

2x – 3 = 5

A x = -4 or x = 4

B x = -4 or x = 3

C x = -1 or x = 4

D x = -1 or x = 3

The total cost (c) in dollars of renting a sailboat is given by the equation

C = 120 + 60n

If the total cost was $360, for how many days was the sailboat rented?

A 2 B 4

C 6 D 8

A 120-foot long rope is cut into 3 pieces. The first piece of rope is twice as long as the second piece of rope. The third piece of rope is three times longer than the second piece of rope. What is the length of the longest piece of rope?

A 20 feet B 40 feet

C 60 feet D 80 feet

Which number serves as a counterexample to the statement below?

All positive integers are divisible by 2 or 3

A 100

B 57

C 30

D 25

Solve for x.

2x – 3 = 7

A -5

B -2

C 2

D 5

The table shows values for x and corresponding values for y

x y21 314 228 47 1

Which of the following represents the relationship between x and y?

A y = x B y = 7x

C y = x – 6 D y = x - 18

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The winning number in a contest was less than 50. It was a multiple of 3, 5, and 6. What was the number?

A 14

B 15

C 30

D It cannot be determined

Assume y is an integer and solve for y.

y+2 = 9

A {-11,7}

B {-7,7}

C {-7,11}

D {-11,11}

If x is an integer, which of the following is the solution set for 3 3 x = 15?

A {0,5}

B {-5,5}

C {-5,0,5}

D {0,45}

Which of the following points lies on the line y = x?

A (-4,-4)

B (-4,4)

C (4,-4)

D (-4,0)

7x + 3y = -8

-4x – y = 6

What is the solution of the

equations shown above?

A {-2,-2} B {-2,2}

C {2,-2} D {2,2}