Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________
ID: A
Pre/Post Test_Essentials Course 3
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____
1. Simplify:
a.
b.
____
7  15
2
-11
-4
c.
d.
4
11
2. A scale drawing of a rectangular room has a length of six inches and a width of
4 inches. The drawing uses a scale of 1 inch to 3 feet. Find the cost to carpet
the room if carpeting costs $5 per square foot.
a.
b.
____
$24
$120
c.
d.
$216
$1,080
3. Kristin goes to the mall and buys a pair of brand name sunglasses on sale for
off the regular price of $240.00. How much will she have to pay?
a.
b.
____
$72.00
$80.00
c.
d.
$160.00
$720.00
4. Which equation is represented by the model?
a.
b.
-2 + 4 =-2
-2 + -4 = -6
c.
d.
1
4 + -2 = 6
4 + -6 = -2
1
3
Name: ________________________
____
ID: A
5. Mark works for a soda company as an engineer. He is designing a new size soda
can. Which of the following statements is true?
Mark needs to find….
a.
b.
c.
d.
____
the surface area to determine how much soda the new can will hold.
the surface area to determine the amount of aluminum needed for the
new can.
the volume to determine the amount of aluminum needed for the new
can.
find the volume to determine the amount of paint needed for the can
design.
6. Mrs. Smith needed to fill the sandbox at her preschool. The sand came in
cylinders like the one pictured below.
To the nearest hundredth, determine how much sand each cylinder held.
a.
b.
c.
d.
____
35.33 cm3
52.99 cm3
70.65 cm3
211.95 cm3
7. Which table contains values that satisfy
a.
c.
b.
d.
2
y  3x  5?
Name: ________________________
____
ID: A
8. Robert baked 36 brownies. He gave the same number of brownies to each of
his 6 children and saved 12 brownies for himself. Which equation can be used
to find how many brownies each child received?
a.
b.
____
36  6n  12
12 + 6 + n = 36
c.
d.
6n + 12 = 36
6n – 12 = 36
9. What is the value of the expression below when
a = -4 and b = 3?
a 2 | ab|
a.
b.
c.
d.
-28
-4
4
28
____ 10. Which graph displays the solution of the following inequality
a.
b.
c.
d.
____ 11. What value of
a.
b.
11
1
x makes the model true?
c.
d.
3
-1
-11
3  d 3 ?
Name: ________________________
____ 12. Alyssa is
a.
b.
ID: A
1
1
Tammy’s height. If Alyssa is 1 feet tall, how tall is Tammy?
2
4
3
ft
8
3
1 ft
4
c.
3 ft
d.
6 ft
____ 13. Mr. Smith pays $25 per month for his cell phone bill. Which table best
represents the relationship between the number of months, m, and his total
payments, p?
a.
c.
b.
d.
____ 14. Which algebraic expression represents 2b – 5?
a.
b.
c.
d.
five less than the product of two and a number b
twice a number b less than 5
five less than the sum of two and a number b
two and a number b less than 5
____ 15. Which of the following is the solution to the inequality 5m  15 ?
a.
b.
m3
m  3
c.
d.
m3
m  3
____ 16. Which statement is true?
a.
b.
7
8
6%  0.09
0.09 
c.
d.
4
7
3
 8.0  10
8
3
8.0  10  6%
Name: ________________________
ID: A
____ 17. Which expression has a value of 35 when
a.
b.
(8 ÷ 2) 3 + n
(43 ÷ 2) + n
n equals 3?
c.
d.
(8 + 2)3 – n
(8 + 23) – n
____ 18. Which list is in ascending order?
a.
0.25,
3
2
, 30%, 3.7  10
8
c.
3.7  10 , 0.25, 30%,
b.
3
2
, 30%, 3.7  10 , 0.25
8
d.
30%, 3.7  10 ,
2
2
3
8
3
, 0.25
8
____ 19. The price of a sweater is $37.50. What is the price after a 20% discount?
a.
b.
$6.00
$7.50
c.
d.
$30.00
$45.00
____ 20. Which fraction is between 0.1 and 0.2?
a.
b.
1
3
1
4
c.
d.
1
9
1
12
____ 21. Paul made 11 of the 20 shots he took at hockey practice yesterday. What is the
ratio of shots made to shots missed?
a.
b.
11
9
9
11
c.
d.
5
11
20
9
20
Name: ________________________
ID: A
____ 22. What percent is represented by the shaded part of the shape?
a.
b.
6%
12%
c.
d.
____ 23. Alexa has 20 cups of flour. She used 7
20%
60%
3
cups of flour for a batch of bread and
4
1
cups of flour for a batch of cookies. How much flour did Alexa have left after
3
she baked the bread and cookies?
3
a.
8
b.
9
11
12
c.
d.
1
2
1
31
12
11
____ 24. The diameter of the top of a cola can is 5.5 centimeters.
Which of these can be used to determine the circumference of the top of the
can?
a.
b.
5.5  
11  
c.
d.
6
11  
5.5  
Name: ________________________
ID: A
____ 25. Elvin is making a rectangular frame for a 16 x 24 inch picture. He is using wood
that is 2 inches wide to make the picture frame. The diagram below shows how
the completed frame will look.
What is the distance, in inches, around the wooden frame?
a.
b.
40
48
c.
d.
7
96
560
Name: ________________________
ID: A
____ 26. Olivia raises plants in a terrarium. The terrarium is 14 inches long, 9 inches wide
and 24.5 inches high.
What is the volume of the terrarium?
a.
b.
216 cubic inches
343 cubic inches
c.
d.
3,087 cubic inches
3,150 cubic inches
____ 27. Anastasia plotted points to show locations of her friends’ houses.
Which point on the grid best represents the location of Rochelle’s house (R)?
a.
b.
( 4, 4)
( 4, -4)
c.
d.
8
(-4,- 4)
(-4, 4)
Name: ________________________
ID: A
____ 28. In which quadrant is the point (-17, 18)?
a.
b.
Quadrant I
Quadrant II
c.
d.
Quadrant III
Quadrant IV
____ 29. Helen has $12 to buy food for her cat. The cat food costs $1.25 per can. The
equation below describes the number of cans of cat food (c) that Helen will buy.
1.25c = 12
Which is the first step to find the value of c ?
a.
b.
add 1.25 to both sides
subtract 1.25 from both sides
c.
d.
multiply both sides by 1.25
divide both sides by 1.25
____ 30. Use the graph below.
Which inequality describes the graph?
a.
b.
2  x
2  x
c.
d.
9
2  x
2  x
ID: A
Pre/Post Test_Essentials Course 3
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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C
PTS: 1
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Number and Number Sense/Computation and Estimation STA:
No calculator
D
PTS: 1
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Number and Number Sense/Computation and Estimation STA:
C
PTS: 1
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Number and Number Sense/Computation and Estimation STA:
D
PTS: 1
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Number and Number Sense/Computation and Estimation STA:
B
PTS: 1
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Measurement and Geometry
STA: 7.5a
B
PTS: 1
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Measurement and Geometry
STA: 7.5
B
PTS: 1
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Probability, Statistics, Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
STA:
C
PTS: 1
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Probability, Statistics, Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
STA:
D
PTS: 1
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Probability, Statistics, Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
STA:
D
PTS: 1
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Probability, Statistics, Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
STA:
A
PTS: 1
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Probability, Statistics, Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
STA:
D
PTS: 1
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Probability, Statistics, Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
STA:
B
PTS: 1
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Probability, Statistics, Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
STA:
A
PTS: 1
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Probability, Statistics, Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
STA:
B
PTS: 1
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Probability, Statistics, Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
STA:
B
PTS: 1
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Number and Number Sense/Computation and Estimation STA:
B
PTS: 1
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Number and Number Sense/Computation and Estimation STA:
C
PTS: 1
REF: 2012 Simulation
Number and Number Sense/Computation and Estimation STA:
C
PTS: 1
REF: 2012 Simulation
Number and Number Sense/Computation and Estimation STA:
C
PTS: 1
REF: 2012 Simulation
Number and Number Sense/Computation and Estimation STA:
No calculator
1
7.3b
7.4
7.4
7.3a
7.12
7.16a-e
7.13b
7.15
7.14
7.14
7.12
7.13a
7.15
8.1
8.4
8.1
8.3
6.2d
ID: A
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Number and Number Sense/Computation and Estimation STA:
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PTS: 1
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Number and Number Sense/Computation and Estimation STA:
A
PTS: 1
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Number and Number Sense/Computation and Estimation STA:
D
PTS: 1
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Measurement and Geometry
STA: 6.10a
C
PTS: 1
REF: 2012 Simulation
Measurement and Geometry
STA: 6.10c
C
PTS: 1
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Measurement and Geometry
STA: 6.10d
D
PTS: 1
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Measurement and Geometry
STA: 6.11a
B
PTS: 1
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Measurement and Geometry
STA: 6.11b
D
PTS: 1
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Probability, Statistics, Patterns, Functions and Algebra
STA:
A
PTS: 1
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Probability, Statistics, Patterns, Functions and Algebra
STA:
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6.1
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