STUDENT NAME: GRADE 7 MATHEMATICS

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1 STUDENT NAME: GRADE 7 MATEMATICS Administered October 2009

2 Name: Class: 7th Grade TAKS Practice Test. 1 Which expression could be used to solve the problem below? To cater a luncheon, a hotel charges $50 per hour for use of a dining room plus $24.50 per person. What is the total cost for a 2-hour luncheon for 45 people? A B C D The table shows the distance Pedro jogged each day last week. Distance ogged Day Distance (miles) Monday 2.3 Tuesday 1¾ Wednesday 2½ Thursday 2 Friday 1.8 Saturday 2.6 Sunday 1¾ What was the total distance Pedro jogged last week? F G 8.7 mi 11 mi 14.7 mi 16 mi 3 Susan has 3 siblings: Ted, Kathy, and ake. Susan is older than ake. Ted is younger than both his sisters but older than his brother. What information is needed to determine the order of the siblings from oldest to youngest? A B C D Is Kathy older or younger than Ted? Is ake older or younger than Susan? Is Susan older or younger than Kathy? Is Ted older or younger than ake? 7th Grade TAKS Practice Test 1

3 4 The net profit of a company for each of 5 consecutive years is shown in the table. Company Profit(millions of dollars) Year Net Profit Which statement is supported by the information in the table? F The net profit in 1987 was 20% greater than the net profit in G The greatest increase in net profit for 2 consecutive years occurred from 1984 to The greatest decrease in net profit for 2 consecutive years occurred from 1985 to The sum of the net profits for 1984 and 1985 was greater than the sum of the net profits for 1986 and th Grade TAKS Practice Test 2

4 5 Which problem situation matches the equation below? A B C D 15x = 120 Chang collected 120 foreign postage stamps last year. e gave 15% of them to his friends. What is x, the number of stamps Chang did not give away? Cece exercised 120 minutes each day for 15 days last month. What is x, the number of hours Cece exercised last month? Demetria drove a total of 120 miles this week. She drove 15 miles more this week than she drove last week. What is x, the number of miles Demetria drove last week? Adam charges $15 per hour for labor to repair lawn mowers. What is x, the number of hours Adam worked if he charged $120 for labor? 6 During a week in December in Anchorage, Alaska, the daily high temperatures were 20 F, 18 F, 10 F, 15 F, 15 F, 25 F, and 11 F. Which expression can be used to find the average daily high temperature during that week? F ( ) 7 G [ ( 10) ( 15) ] ( 10) ( 15) Pilar spends a total of 60 hours per week at school and at her job. She attends school from 8:45 A.M. until 3:45 P.M., Monday through Friday. Which equation can be used to find t, the maximum number of hours Pilar works at her job each week? A t = 60 (5 x 7) B t = 60 (5 x 8) C t = D t = What is the value of the expression (3 + 3)² 6 2 4? F 18 G Mrs. Gutiérrez bought 2 dozen cans of soda priced at 6 cans for $1.98 and 18 bottles of water priced at 6 bottles for $2.16. What is the total amount she spent, not including tax, on soda and bottled water? A $6.48 B $7.92 C $14.40 D $ th Grade TAKS Practice Test 3

5 10 A bowler scored between 195 points and 215 points per game. Which is the best estimate of the total points she scored in 8 games? 12 Mrs. Palmer started a new business and hired 12 employees. A list of the employees and their hourly wages is shown below. F From 1,350 to 1,550 G From 1,550 to 1,750 From 1,750 to 1,950 From 1,950 to 2, Mrs. Vega needed to make 2 costumes for a school play. The larger costume required yards of material, and the smaller costume required yards less than the larger one. Which equation can be used to find n, the number of yards of material needed for the smaller costume? A B C D What should Mr. Palmer do to organize the data in order to identify which employees earn more than the median hourly wage? F e should add up all the hourly wages and divide by number of employees. G e should list the employee numbers in order from greatest to least. e should list the hourly wages in order from least to greatest with their corresponding employee numbers. e should list the employee numbers in order from least to greatest with their corresponding hourly wages. 13 Which sequence follows the rule 8n -4, where n represents the position of a term in the sequence? A 16, 12, 8, 4, 0, B 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, C 4, 16, 64, 216, 1,024, D 4, 12, 20, 28, 36, 7th Grade TAKS Practice Test 4

6 14 Sandra colored of her picture black, as shown below. What percent of her picture did Sandra color black? 15 ilda bought 4 orders of french fries at $0.67 each, 3 hamburgers at $1.28 each, and 4 shakes at $2.25 each. She paid 8.25% tax on the whole order. What other information is necessary to find ilda s correct change? A Total cost of the order B Amount she paid in tax C Amount she gave the cashier D Reason for buying the food F 12% G 24% 33 % 66 % 16 Which description shows the relationship between a term and n, its position in the sequence? F G Multiply n by Subtract from n Add to n Divide n by 17 A sports-shop owner bought some baseball cards and then sold them for $7.50 each. e sold 150 cards on Monday and 82 cards on Tuesday. What piece of information is needed to find the amount of profit he made from the sale of the baseball cards on Monday and Tuesday? A ow much the shop owner paid for the baseball cards B Number of cards sold on Wednesday C Total number of cards sold D Number of football cards bought by the shop owner 7th Grade TAKS Practice Test 5

7 18 Which expression is represented by the model below? F G Simplify the expression below. A 7 B 6 C 2 D 8 20 It is estimated that 20.4% of the U.S. population in the year 2050 will be over the age of 65. Which number is NOT equivalent to 20.4%? F G 22 Ms. Abbot went on a road trip. The trip was 792 miles, and the average price of gasoline was $1.30 per gallon. What information is needed to find the amount Ms. Abbot spent on gasoline for the trip? F Number of hours the trip took G Number of miles per hour the car traveled Average number of miles the car traveled per gallon of gasoline Average number of miles Ms. Abbot drove per day 23 Which rule can be used to find the value of any term in the sequence below where n represents the position of the term? 21 Peaches are on sale at $0.95 per pound. Mrs. inkle bought 2.75 pounds of peaches. About how much did she pay for the peaches? A Less than $1.00 B Between $1.50 and $2.00 C Between $2.50 and $3.00 D More than $3.00 A 2n + 4 B 4n + 2 C 3n + 3 D 8n - 2 7th Grade TAKS Practice Test 6

8 24 A farmer knows the length and width of his rectangular pasture. e also knows how many pounds of fertilizer to spread per square yard. What additional information does the farmer need to know in order to determine the number of bags of fertilizer he should buy? F The type of grass in his pasture G The number of bags of fertilizer his truck will hold The price of each bag of fertilizer The number of pounds of fertilizer in each bag 25 Which situation is best represented by the equation x - 4 = 16? A Miranda picked 16 apples and ate 1 4 of them. What is x, the number of apples she had left? B Felipe ran for 16 minutes and walked for 4 minutes. What is x, the difference between the time he spent running and the time he spent walking? C ordan spent $4 of his allowance and had $16 left. What is x, the total amount of ordan s allowance? D Cecilia has hit 4 of the last 16 balls pitched. What is x, the total number of balls pitched? 26 The drawing below shows the rotor of a helicopter. This helicopter has a rotor that moves at a rate of 500 spins per minute while flying. Which statement is best supported by this information? F The helicopter rotor will spin 2,000 times in 40 minutes. G The helicopter rotor will spin 4,000 times before lifting the helicopter off the ground. The helicopter rotor will spin 15,000 times in 3 hours. The helicopter rotor will spin 30,000 times in 1 hour. 27 Mrs. Newsome said that 1 of the faculty at 8 Long igh School had attended the school as teenagers. Which decimal and percent are equivalent to 1 8? A 0.18, 18% B 0.125, 12.5% C 1.8, 180% D 1.25, 125% 7th Grade TAKS Practice Test 7

9 28 Arthur uses his own tractor while doing various jobs. e is paid a flat fee of $100 for each job. In addition to the flat fee, he is paid $20 for each hour he works with the tractor. Which shows how to find the amount Arthur should be paid for working with the tractor for 10 hours? F Add 20 to 10 and then multiply the sum by 100 G Multiply 100 by 10 and then add 20 to the product Multiply 20 by 10 and then add 100 to the product Add 20 to 100 and then multiply the sum by Nora wants to save $82.50 to buy a special gift for her mother. She has 15 weeks to save the money. If she wants to save the same amount each week, how much money, in dollars and cents, must Nora save each week? A 4.5 B 5.5 C 6.5 D The table shows several countries and the portion of their population that is under age 15. Which of the following lists the countries in order from least to greatest portion of the population under age 15? F United States, Ethiopia, Benin, Chad, Uganda G Uganda, United States, Benin, Ethiopia, Chad United States, Benin, Ethiopia, Chad, Uganda Uganda, Chad, Ethiopia, Benin, United States 7th Grade TAKS Practice Test 8

10 31 Stephanie makes cocoa mix to sell at the winter fair. She makes 230 cups of one flavor of cocoa mix and 180 cups of another flavor. To package the cocoa mix, Stephanie needs to purchase containers that hold 2 cups each. The containers are sold in boxes of 50. Which would be the correct order for Stephanie to do the following steps to find the number of boxes of containers she needs to buy? Step R: Divide the total number of cups of cocoa mix by 2. Step S: Find the sum of the numbers of cups of the two different types of cocoa mix. Step T: Divide the number of containers needed by 50 to find the number of boxes of containers to buy. A B C D R, S, T S, R, T T, R, S R, T, S 32 Which sequence follows the rule n, in which n 4 represents the position of a term in the sequence? F G 33 What is the value of the expression below? A 61 B 234 C 544 D 66 7th Grade TAKS Practice Test 9

11 34 Art s Department Store is having a sale. The table shows the regular price, r, and the sale price, s, of several items. Sale Prices Item Regular Price (r) Sale Price (s) A $5.00 $2.50 B $7.00 $3.50 C $10.00 $5.00 D $12.00 $6.00 Which formula can be used to calculate the sale price? F s = r 2.5 G s = r 2.0 s = r 0.5 s = r Quentin s school has 2 identical rectangular flower beds that are each 5 feet wide and 50 feet long. A 20-pound bag of mulch covers 100 square feet 1 inch deep. Which equation shows the number of bags of mulch needed to cover both flower beds with 1 inch of mulch? A = 20 B = 5 C = 5,000 D = In a survey, students were asked whether they play basketball or tennis. Of 34 students, 24 students play basketball, 13 students play tennis, and 4 students do not play either sport. ow many students play both sports? A 41 B 11 C 7 D 4 36 Cindy bought 3 pounds of candy for $2.16. At this rate, how much would the candy have cost if she had bought only 2 pounds? F $1.44 G $6.48 $0.72 $4.32 7th Grade TAKS Practice Test 10

12 38 The enrollment at Clifford unior igh from 1997 through 2001 is shown below. 39 Mrs. Cotera wants to estimate the monthly operating expenses for the car she just bought, not including maintenance and repairs. Insurance will cost about $200 per month, and Mrs. Cotera expects to drive an average of 225 miles per week. What additional information does she need to estimate her monthly operating expenses? If the enrollment trend shown in the table continues, which is the best prediction of the enrollment at Clifford unior igh in 2004? F Fewer than 1,000 G Between 1,200 and 1,300 Between 1,400 and 1,500 More than 1,500 A B C D The cost of fuel and the one-way distance to work The cost of fuel and the number of miles per gallon her car gets The cost of fuel and her weekly take-home pay The number of gallons of fuel needed per week 40 The prices of 3 different bottles of shampoo are given in the table. Shampoo Prices Bottle Size Price (ounces) 20 $ $ $3.58 Which size bottle of shampoo has the lowest price per ounce? F G The 20-oz bottle only The 15-oz bottle and the 20-oz bottle The 15-oz bottle only The 10-oz bottle and the 15-oz bottle 7th Grade TAKS Practice Test 11

13 41 Which statement is always true about an equilateral triangle? A It has 3 congruent angles. B It has 1 right angle. C It has exactly 2 congruent sides. D The sum of any 2 angles is Aaron polled 15 classmates to find out what kinds of pets they have. Which of the following gives the most detailed information about individual students and their pets? F G 7th Grade TAKS Practice Test 12

14 43 Which of the following is NOT true about similar figures? A Similar figures always have the same shape. B Similar figures always have the same size. C Similar figures always have corresponding angles that are equal. D Similar figures always have corresponding sides that are proportional. 7th Grade TAKS Practice Test 13

15 44 The graph below shows the number of gallons of water used to produce a pound of various types of food. Which statement is best supported by these data? F G Lettuce takes as much water to grow as melons do. Beef production uses more water than the production of all the other food combined. It takes nearly 3 times the amount of water to produce a pound of poultry as it does to produce a pound of sugar. It takes the same amount of water to produce a pound of sugar or a pound of barley. 7th Grade TAKS Practice Test 14

16 45 A counselor at Rosetta Middle School collected the following data about students taking elective courses. Which graph best represents these data? A C B D 7th Grade TAKS Practice Test 15

17 46 Patrick drew a map of his neighborhood. e used a scale in which 1 inch equals 2 miles. What distance on Patrick s map should represent the 1.5 miles between his house and the nearest gas station? 47 The figure below was transformed from quadrant I to quadrant III. F G 0.3 in in. 1.3 in. 3 in. This transformation best represents a A translation B tessellation C rotation D reflection Short Answer 48 On a math exam Tonya s teacher asked for the value of the expression shown below What is the value of this expression? Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value. 7th Grade TAKS Practice Test 16