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Mathematics • English/Language ArtsGrade 8
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Acknowledgments: CTB is indebted to the following for permission to use material in this book.
“Telling Plastic to ‘Bag It’ ” by Patricia Smith, from Scholastic Classroom Magazine’s The New York Times Upfront, March 12, 2012. Text copyright © 2012 by Scholastic Inc. Used by permission.
Photograph of plastic garbage on ground and fence (Image No. AAJJ001142), photo copyright © Ashley Cooper/Corbis. Used by permission.
Lyrics from Back Home Again in Indiana by James Frederick Hanley and Ballard MacDonald, 1917.
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Use only a Number 2 pencil to respond to the questions in this book. Responses written in pen CANNOT be scored.
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NOTE: A correct answer caNNOT receive full credit if no work is shown.
Since you may receive partial credit for all problems in this test, it is important to show ALL work in the spaces provided in this book. When you see the words Show all Work, be sure to
•show all the steps needed to solve the problem •make your handwriting clear and easy to read •write the answer on the answer line
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Session 1: Mathematics 1 Becky needs to transfer liquid to a vase using the cylindrical container,
with a radius of 5 centimeters and a height of 10 centimeters, shown in the diagram below.
10 centimeters
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•Beckywillfillthevaseto75%capacity.•Thevasehasavolumeof2,800cubiccentimeters.•Beckywillcompletelyfillthecontainereachtimeitisusedtofill
the vase.
How many times will Becky need to fill the container to fill the vase to 75%capacity?Use3.14for.
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2 Thegraphbelowshowsthetotalcost,y, to live at the West Apartments with 1 pet for x number of months.
11,00010,0009,0008,0007,0006,0005,0004,0003,0002,0001,000
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Theapartmentcharges$650eachmonthandaone-timefeeof$250foreachpet.
Write an equation that can be used to determine the total cost, y, for a person with 1 pet to live at the West Apartments for x months.
Equation
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Complete the table below to determine the total cost for a person with 1 pet to live at the West Apartments for the given number of months.
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Number of Months Total cost ($)
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3 A store is buying concrete blocks for its parking lot. A diagram of a block is shown below.
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Thestoreischarged$3forevery360cubicinchesofconcreteusedtomake the block.
Whatisthecostofconcreteforoneblock?DoNOTincludetax.
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4 Emilioisremodelinghisbathroom.Hehasalreadyspent$600ontheremodel. He needs to buy 150 tiles for the floor and cannot spend morethan$1,500ontheentirebathroom.
Onthelinebelow,writeaninequalitythatcanbeusedtodeterminethemaximumamountofmoney,m, Emilio can spend per tile and stay within his budget.
Inequality
WhatisthemaximumamountofmoneythatEmiliocanspendpertileandstaywithinhisbudget?DoNOTincludetax.
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Emiliobuysasinkandacountertop.Thesinkandcountertopcost12
of what Emilio has remaining in his budget.
IfEmiliospendsonly$2.50pertile,howmuchmoneywillhehaveleftinhisbudget?DoNOTincludetax.
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1 Class Leadership RolesReadthewritingpromptbelowandcompletethewritingactivity.
It’sthebeginningoftheschoolyear,andtheteacherisassigningclassleadershiproles.Someoftheserolesincludefieldtripplanner, lunchroommonitor,andclasspetcaretaker.
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Session 3: English/Language ArtsSession3:English/LanguageArts
DirectionsForSession3,youwillreadanarticlecalled“TellingPlastictoBagIt”andcompleteNumbers1through3.Youmaylookbackatthearticleasoftenasyoulike.Thenyouwillcompleteawritingactivity.
Whenever you see this icon, you will be doing a writing activity. Your writing will not be scored on your personal opinions or choices, but will be scored objectively on
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Telling Plastic to Bag ItbyPatriciaSmith
Seattle is the latest United States city to ban plastic grocery bags out of concern for the environment.
Twoyearsago,adeadgraywhalewashedashoreinSeattle’sPugetSound.Whenscientistsexaminedthecontentsofthewhale’sstomach,theyfoundmorethan20plasticbags.
“Itwasagut-wrenchingexperienceforme,”saysRobbKrehbiel,23,ofSeattle.“Nothingthatweuseforafewminutesshouldeverendupinthebellyofawhale.That’sjustsowrong.”
KrehbielhasbeenworkingonacampaigntobanplasticgrocerybagsinSeattle.ThebanpassedinDecember,2011,andwentintoeffectJuly1,2012.
Seattlewill joincities likeSanFrancisco;SanJose,California;Portland,Oregon;Brownsville,Texas;andWestport,Connecticut,aswellastheOuterBanksofNorthCarolinaandseveralcountiesinHawaii,thathavealreadybannedplasticgrocerybags.AndWashington,D.C.,hasbegunchargingafive-centtaxonplasticbagstodiscouragecustomersfromusingthem.
Since2009,12stateshaveconsideredavarietyofplastic-bagbans,accordingtotheNationalConferenceofStateLegislatures.Nostatewidebanshavepassed.Butthelistofcitiesandcountieswithbagbansisgrowing.
Americansusebetween70billionand100billionplasticbagsannually,withfamiliestakinghomeanaverageof1,500ayear.
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Paper vs. Plastic
Environmentalgroupssayplasticbags,whicharemadefrompetroleumproducts,increaseAmerica’sdependenceonoilandareachiefcauseoflitter.Ittakesabout12millionbarrelsofoiltomaketheplasticbagsusedintheUnitedStatesannually.Mostplasticbagseventuallyendupinlandfills,whereitcantakehundredsofyearsforthemtodecompose.Butfirst,orinstead,manybecomelitter.
“They’rehangingfromtreesandlitteringourbeaches,”saysEricGoldsteinoftheNationalResourcesDefenseCouncil,anenvironmentalgroup.
Plasticbagsarealsoamajorsourceofpollutionintheocean,wheretheycanharmseaturtlesandotheroceancreaturesthatmistakethebagsforfoodandeatthem.
ButMarkDanielsofHilexPoly,aplasticsmakerbasedinSouthCarolina,callsthebans“badlymisguidedefforts.”
Hesays90percentofAmericansalreadyreuseplasticgrocerybags—asgarbagebags,topackschool lunches,andtostorehouseholditems.
“Movingconsumersawayfromplasticbagsonlypushespeopletolessenvironmentallyfriendlyoptions,suchaspaperbags,whichrequiremoreenergytoproduceandtransport,andreusablebags,whicharenotrecyclable,”Danielssays.
Theplastic-bagmanufacturingindustryemploys10,000Americans,andbansjeopardizethosejobs,theindustrysays.
TheUnitedStatesisnottheonlyplacewherebanshavebeeninstituted.PlasticbagsarenowbannedinseveralnationsincludingChina,Italy,France,Bangladesh,Brazil,andRwanda.Othercountriestaxplasticbagstodiscouragetheiruse.InIreland,forexample,a15-cent-per-bagtaxintroducedin2002hasreducedtheirusebymorethan90percent.
Bans on Plastic Bottles and Bags
Environmentalists inrecentyearshavealsotargeteddisposableplasticbottlesformanyofthesamereasonsthey’vesettheirsightsonbags.ThetownofConcord,Massachusetts;severalnationalparks, includingtheGrandCanyon;andagrowinglistofuniversitiesnowbanthesaleofdisposablewaterbottles.Ahandfulofbigcities,likeSanFranciscoandSeattle,banthesaleofplasticwaterbottles ingovernmentoffices.
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Theplastic-bagbansalreadyineffecthavehadadramaticeffectonlitter,someofficialssay.InBrownsville,Texas,aplastic-bagbaninplaceformorethanayearhaseliminatedmorethan350,000bagsperday,accordingtoformerMayorPatAhumada.Hesaystheban“transformedourcityfromlitteredanddirtytoamuchcleanercity.”
UndertheSeattleban,plasticbagswillstillbeavailableforproduceandbulkgroceryitems.Thenewlawalsoimposesafive-centfeeonpaperbags.
Threeyearsago,Seattlecityofficialsapproveda20-cent-per-bagfeeonpaperandplasticbags.Theideawastocreateafinancial incentivetoreducepollution;thefeewassupposedtopromptpeopletobringreusablebagswiththemtoshop.
Butbeforethe2008feecouldtakeeffect,theplastic-bagindustryledapetitiondrivethatforcedtheissueontoacitywideballot.InAugust2009,inthemidstoftherecessionandaftertheindustryspent$1.4milliononthecampaign,Seattlevotersrejectedthefee.It’snotyetclear iftheplastic-bagindustrywillmountasimilarcampaignthistime.
Ifthere’safight,Krehbiel,theSeattleactivist,willbeoneofthosearguingto keep the ban.
“It’snotgoingtobeasilverbulletthatsolvesallourenvironmentalproblems,”hesays.“Butmythinkingisyoudowhatyoucan,whenyoucan,whereyoucan.”
1 Ifthemovementtobanplasticbagsandbottlesspreadstoothercitiesandstates,whatargumentswouldopponentsofthebanMOSTLIKELYusetopreventplastic-bagandbottlebansfrombeingsuccessful?Supportyouranswerwithdetailsfromthearticle.
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3 Howarestatisticsusedtosupporttheauthor’sclaimthatplasticbottlesandbagsareharmingtheenvironment?Supportyouranswerwithdetailsfromthearticle.
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BackhomeagaininIndiana
AnditseemsthatIcansee
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FromthefieldsIusedtoroam
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Editing Checklist
1 Check your capitalization and punctuation.
2 Spell all words correctly.
3 Check for sentence fragments or run-on sentences.
4 Keep verb tense consistent.
5 Make sure subject and verb agree.
6 Use words according to the rules of Standard English.
7 Remember to paragraph correctly.
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