Mathematics Test

Book 1

Grade
7
May 57, 2010
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Here are some suggestions to help you do your best:
Be sure to read carefully all the directions in the test book.
Read each question carefully and think about the answer before choosing
your response.

This picture means that you will use your ruler.

This picture means that you will use your protractor.

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Use your ruler to help you solve this problem.

What is the area, in square centimeters, of the rectangle shown below?

A 15

B 17

C 30

D 34

Sample B

Use your protractor to help you solve this problem.

What is the measure of angle x shown below?

A 30

B 45

C 90

D 150
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 1 Which measure is equivalent to 1.5 kilograms?

1 kilogram 5 1,000 grams

15 grams

150 grams

1,500 grams

15,000 grams

2 At noon on Monday in Minneapolis, the temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit (F),

was4F. At noon on Tuesday, the temperature was 6 degrees higher. What was
the temperature at noon on Tuesday?

2F

2F

10F

10F

3 The prices of plasma televisions at an electronics store are shown below.

$1,544 $1,242 $2,285 $1,116 $1,899 $1,649 $1,423 $1,242

What is the range of the prices of these plasma televisions?

$1,043

$1,169

$1,242

$1,484

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 4 Which expression is a binomial?

p2

3w

3w 1 1

3p2 1 2p 1 2

5 A box contains 6 red pens and 4 blue pens. Cory randomly picks a pen from
the box and keeps it. Then Todd randomly picks a pen from the box. What is the
probability both boys will pick red pens?

1
3

9
25

1
30

1
36

6 Simplify the expression below.

4x (x)

5x

3x

3x

5x

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 7 What is the value of the expression?

2 32 | 4 |

12

15

29

8 A rectangular pyramid is shown below.

Which shape could be the base of the pyramid?

square

pentagon

triangle

trapezoid

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 9 Gary and Thomas are playing a game with number cards. At the end of the game,
Thomas still has 5 cards. If the value of each card is 50 points, how many points
does Thomas have?

250

10

10

250

10 Find the value of a in the equation below.

3a 2 a 6

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 11 Mr. Wilt prepares some chicken wings for a picnic. The bar graph below shows
the number of different types of wings he prepares.

CHICKEN WINGS
20
18

Number of Wings
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
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Type

Based on the bar graph, which of these statements is true?

Mr. Wilt prepares 2 more plain wings than hot wings.

Mr. Wilt prepares twice as many plain wings as hot wings.

Mr. Wilt prepares 2 more barbecue wings than garlic wings.

Mr. Wilt prepares twice as many barbecue wings as garlic wings.

12 Derek has 12 shirts in his closet. If 2 out of every 3 of these shirts are striped,
how many striped shirts does Derek have in his closet?

11

18

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 13 Which of these is a unit of measure for the mass of a bag of apples?

kilogram

kilometer

cubic inches

square inches

14 Joan flipped a coin 100 times during a mathematics experiment. The coin landed
on tails 36 times. Based on Joans results, which of these statements is true?

The coin landed on tails more than expected.

The coin landed on heads less than expected.

The coin landed on heads more than tails.

The coin landed on heads less than tails.

15 Which graph represents the solution set of the inequality below?

x 26

25 26 27 28 29 30

25 26 27 28 29 30

25 26 27 28 29 30

25 26 27 28 29 30

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 16 Helen is preparing candy bags for the children at a party. She has 2 flavors of lollipops,
4 types of candy bars, and 6 flavors of chewy candies. If each bag contains 1 piece of
each kind of candy, what is the total number of possible candy combinations for the
bags?

12

15

36

48

17 What is the area, in square units, of the shaded region on the coordinate plane below?

6
5
4
3
2
1
x
6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
1
2
3
4
5
6

26

28

30

32

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 18 Mario walks his dog once every 8 days in the park, while Todd walks his dog
once every 14 days. Today, both Mario and Todd walked their dogs in the
park. In how many more days will both boys walk their dogs in the park
on the same day?

2 days

22 days

56 days

112 days

19 Randy spins the arrow on a spinner with 5 equal sections labeled A, B, C, D, and E.
Then, he rolls a 6-sided number cube with sides numbered 1 through 6. What is the
probability that the arrow will stop on the letter A and the number cube will show
the number 4?

1
30

1
11

1
6

1
5

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 20 What is the value of n in the equation below?

2n 1 1 5 21

10

11

18

20

21 Based on Rudys baseball statistics, the probability that he will pitch a curveball is 1 .
4
If Rudy throws 20 pitches, how many pitches most likely will be curveballs?

10

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 22 Jessie performs an experiment by spinning the arrow on a spinner. The spinner has
four equal sections. The results of his experiment are shown in the table below.

JESSIES SPINNER
EXPERIMENT

Outcome Frequency

Blue 11

Green 11

Orange 12

Red 8

Based on the data in the table, what is the experimental probability that the arrow
will land on red?

1
8

8
42

8
34

1
4

23 A scientist discovers a dinosaur bone that is 7 107 years old. What is this number
in standard form?

7,000,000

7,100,000

70,000,000

71,000,000

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 24 What is the greatest common factor (GCF) of 64 and 84?

25 If K 5 31 and M 5 26, which graph most closely represents the locations

of K and M on a number line?

M K

4 5 6 7

M K

4 5 6 7

M K

4 5 6 7

M K

4 5 6 7

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 26 Jeffrey wants to measure the mass of his fish tank. Which tool is best for him to use?

ruler

scale

tape measure

measuring cup

27 Which number is the square root of 196?

12

14

16

18

28 The square root of a number is between 8 and 9. Which of these could be

that number?

17

63

71

89

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 29 Which list of numbers below is a set of irrational numbers only?

5, 21

3, 21, 1
5 3 3

3, 21,
9, 1
5 3 3

21,
5, 9, 21
3

30 Brandon wants to conduct a survey as to whether mushrooms should be added

to the pizzas sold in the school cafeteria. Which sampling method will offer
Brandon the best results?

interview every vegetarian student

interview every student at a pizza parlor

interview every student who brings lunch from home

interview every student who eats lunch in the cafeteria

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Grade 7
Mathematics Test
Book 1
May 57, 2010