MCAS review questions Flashcards
This deck to build skills for the upcoming MCAS test and prepare students to move onto 8th grade. To be clear, this a result of compiling questions from several sources. Much credit to goes to others.
-4 - 1.9 =
-5.9
When you subtract from a negative number; you create a more negative number.
- (3 - 7)
Answer: 4
Solve within the parenthesis first then find:
- ( - 4) = 4
Jordan’s dog weighs “p” pounds Emmett’s dog weighs 25% more than Jordan’s dog.
a. Write an expression that represents the weight, in pounds, of Emmett’s dog.
b. Add the expression.
a. p + 0.25p
b. 1.25p
Multiply: -4(8x - 3)
Simplify by applying the distributive property.
Answer:
-32x + 12
Select ALL the expressions that have a negative value:
a. -a
b. -b
c. 1 - a
d. b - a
e. - b + 1
Answer: a, c, and d
Hector runs 2 3/4 miles in 1/2 hour.
Joseph runs 1.5 miles in 15 minutes.
Who is faster, Joseph or Hector?
Joseph
Does this table represent a proportional relationship?
The relationship is not proportional.
Recall: to test for proportionality, evaluate the right column divided by the left, or y/x. If each row is equal, you have a proportional relationship.
Find the absolute value.
- 325
- 175
- 27
- 47
Based on the graph, estimate the average yearly earnings for Charlotte Bobcats.
Answer: -6.75
Recall: To find the average, or mean, add up all the data points then divide by how many data points there are in the set.
- This picture illustrates which angle pair?
Complementary, supplementary, or vertical
- Solve for x.
Answer:
Complementary
x = 21
- This picture illustrates which angle pair?
Complementary, supplementary, or vertical
- Solve for x.
Answer:
Supplementary
x = 30
- This picture illustrates which angle pair?
Complementary, supplementary, or vertical
- Solve for x, y and z
Answer:
Vertical
x = 104, y = 76; z = 104
Calculate the area and the circumference of the given circle. Use 3.14 for π.
Area of circle : πr2
Circumference of circle = πd
Answers:
Area = 3.14 x 7 x 7 = 153.86 units ^2
Circumference = 3.14 x 14 = 43.96 units
What color is the diameter?
What color is the radius?
Diameter is red; the radius is blue.
Given here, the radius of a circle is doubled, by what factor will the area of the circle increase?
Four times. Act it out on paper.
How many vertices does it have?
How many edges does it have?
How many faces does it have?
Name the base.
Name the solid.
How many vertices does it have? 6
How many edges does it have? 10
How many faces does it have? 6
Name the base. pentagon
Name the solid. pentagonal pyramid
Name each coordinate, A - G.
Remember as you are naming each point, the first value is from x and the second value is from y,
(x, y)
A. (5,3)
B. (-2,4)
C. (-3,-4)
D. (3,-2)
E. (2,3)
F. (-3,0)
G. (0,2)
Describe the cross section pictured below.
Is it parallel or perpendicular to the base?
Answer:
creates a triangle
perpendicular
Calculate the volume of the trapezoidal prism.
Here is the formula, Bh, where B is the area of the base and h is how tall the prism is.
Answer:
2640 units3
Is it likely, unlikely, or neither?
What is the likelihood of…
a number less than 2?
a number greater than 1?
an odd number?
a multiply of 2?
Answer:
a number less than 2? unlikely
a number greater than 1? likely
an odd number? neither
a multiply of 2? neither
Gotta know
Foundational.
To calculate area, I am going to ____________.
To find the unit rate, I am going to ___________.
Answer:
multiply
divide
Write an expression for the sequence of operations.
- Add 3 to x, subtract the result from 1, double what you have.
- Add 3 to x, double what you have, then subtract 1 from the result.
Answer:
- 2[1 - (x + 3)]
- [2(x + 3)] - 1
Multiply.
2( 5x + 12)
Answer:
10x + 24
Evaluate.
Answer: one
Recall: When you subtract a negative; it becomes an addition problem.
Evaluate.
-10 - 60 =
Answer: -70
Act this out on a number line. Start at -10, then move left 60 spaces.
-15 + 75 =
Answer: 60
Act this out on a number line, start at -15 then move right 75 spaces.
90 + (-18) =
Answer: 72
Recall: When you add a negative; it becomes a subtraction problem.
This is a complex fraction. It is a division problem. Solve it.
Answer: 6/5
This can be rewritten as shown. Procedurally, to divide fractions…multiply by the reciprocal.
Solve without a calculator.
Answer: -9.25 or -37/4 or -9¼
Part 1:
Joseph runs ⅔ of a mile in 8 minutes. If Joseph runs at that speed, how long will it take him to run one mile.
Part II:
If Joseph continues running at that same speed, how long will it take him to run 4 miles.
Answer:
Part I: 12 minutes for 1 mile
Part II: 48 minutes to go 4 miles.
Which graph shows a proportional relationship?
Answer: the middle one.
Recall these two important “indicators” of proportionality.
- The line starts at (0,0)
- It is a straight line and its remains straight.
Solve without a calculator.
Answer: -½
Will you have a negative or positive outcome?
Answer: they are all negative.
Between what two integers would the sum be?
-5.5 + 2 =
Answer: -3 and -4
Which quadrant would you find these coordinates.
- (5, -1)
- (3, 4)
- (-2, -1)
- (-2, 5)
Answer:
- IV
- I
- III
- II
What is the formula for the area of a triangle?
Answer: ½bh, expanded, ½ x base x height
Recall the base and height are always perpendicular to one another.
Identify the mean, mode, median, and range of the data set. Okay to use a calculator.
6, 86,54,72, 6, 33, 49, 22, 61, 14
Answers:
mean = 40.3
mode = 6
median = 41
range = 80
a. 12,566 units
b. 12,566 units3
c. 12,566 units2
Which answer would indicate volume, perimeter, or area.
a. perimeter
b. volume
c. area
Factor: 3y2 + 12y
Let this graphic guide you. In the box, place the greatest common factor of both terms.
Answer:
3y(y + 4)
Solve using the distributive property.
½ (18 + 3x -10)
Answer:
4 + 3x
