Transcript TAKs Short Course

TAKS Sim Review
Sam recorded the lengths of his
model cars in inches. Which list
shows the lengths in order from
greatest to least?
A
B
C
D
6.8 in., 6.78 in., 6.45 in., 6.5 in., 6.34 in.
6.34 in., 6.45 in., 6.5 in., 6.78 in., 6.8 in.
6.8 in., 6.78 in., 6.45 in., 6.34 in., 6.5 in.
6.8 in., 6.78 in., 6.5 in., 6.45 in., 6.34 in.
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2. Amy, Jasmine, Katrina, and
Myra each walked from their
houses to the mall. Amy
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walked 2 mile, Jasmine
1
walked 4 mile, Katrina walked
3
5
mile,
and
Myra
walked
mile.
4
8
List these distances in order
from greatest to least?
3. Which statement about the
mixed number 1 1 is true?
3
3
1
A)1
1
10
3
1
B)2  1
3
1
3
C )1  1
3
10
1
1
D )1  1
3
4
4. The table below shows the time it took
4 runners to finish a 100-meter dash.
Which list shows the runners in order from
fastest to slowest?
A Bernice, Elaine, Dawn, Carlene
B Dawn, Carlene, Elaine, Bernice
C Carlene, Bernice, Elaine, Dawn
D Bernice, Carlene, Dawn, Elaine
5. Stephanie bought a
basketball on sale for $15,
1
which was 5 off the original
price. What decimal
represents the discount she
received?
9
F  C  32
5
6. The formula
can be
used to convert a temperature
from degrees Celsius to degrees
Fahrenheit. Which of the following
9
best represents 5 ?
A 9.5
C 0.55
B 1.8
D 0.18
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5
7. Fabian has organized
of his
baseball card collection. Which
decimal represents the fraction
of Fabian’s collection he has
organized?
A.
C.
0.4
0.35
B
D
0.6
0.12
8. The low temperature on
Saturday was 10 degrees below
zero Celsius. On Sunday the
low temperature was 30
degrees above zero Celsius.
What integer represents the low
temperature on Saturday in
degrees Celsius?
9.
Acorn woodpeckers live in families. The family members
collect acorns and store them in the trunks of trees. The
table below shows information about the number of acorns
collected and eaten by a family of woodpeckers on 3 days.
Which expression best describes the information in the table if
the family had stored 428 acorns before Monday?
A.
428 − 23 + 8 − 29 + 10 − 42 + 9
B.
428 + 23 − 8 + 29 − 10 + 42 − 9
C.
23 − 8 + 29 − 10 + 42 − 9 − 428
D.
23 + 8 − 29 + 10 − 42 + 9 + 428
10. Find the prime
factorization of 60.
11. Which is the prime factorization
of 315?
3
3
A)
·5
3
B) 3 · 7
2
C) 3 · 5 · 7
2
D) 3 · 5 · 7
13. Find the
greatest common
factor of 12, 24,
and 36.
14. Mrs. Sandoval has 60 folders, 45
pairs of scissors, and 30 rulers.
What is the greatest common factor
Mrs. Sandoval can use to divide the
school supplies into equal groups?
A. 3
C. 10
B.
D.
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15. At a spring band concert,
a prize was awarded to the
person sitting in the chair
numbered with the least
common multiple of 12, 15,
and 30. Find the number of
the prizewinning chair.
16. Which of the following is
the least common multiple
that Valerie can use to add
three fractions with
denominators of 6, 8, and 9?
A.
C.
48
72
B.
D.
54
144
17. Mara plans to buy fabric for two sewing
1
projects. One project requires 8 yard of
3
fabric, and the other requires 4 yard of fabric.
Each strip below represents 1 yard of fabric.
Which strip is shaded to show the total
amount of fabric that Mara needs for her
projects?
A
.
B.
C.
D.
18. Frank and Joe each bought a small
pizza and ate only part of their pizza.
The pictures below show how much of
the pizzas were left.
What portion of the pizza’s did Frank and
Joe eat altogether?
19. To get ready for a race, Louise ran 1
miles on Monday, 2 miles on Tuesday, and
2 miles on Wednesday. Which procedure
can Louise use to find the total number of
miles she ran on these 3 days?
A.
Find the product of the sum of the whole numbers
and the sum of the fractions.
B.
Subtract the sum of the fractions from the sum of the
whole numbers.
C.
Find the quotient of the sum of the whole numbers
and the sum of the fractions.
D.
Add the sum of the whole numbers to the sum of the
fractions.
6.2(B) The student is
expected to use addition
and subtraction to solve
problems involving
fractions and decimals;
20. Harold made a drawing of
his rectangular kitchen for art
class. The length of the
drawing was 8.6 inches, and
the width of the drawing was
2.5 inches less than the
length. Find the width of the
drawing.
21. The Springer family took a
trip for the holidays. When they
left home, the odometer in their
car read 5,364.6 miles. When
they returned from their trip, the
odometer read 7,347.0 miles.
How many miles did the
Springers travel?
22. John is going to make three 1
kinds of cookies. He will need 2 3
1
cups flour for the first kind, 2 4
cups flour for the second kind,
1
and 3 3 cups flour for the third
kind. How much flour does John
need for all three kinds of
cookies?
23. Sandra added $0.60 to
the $25.00 she had saved.
She then bought a CD that
cost $13.79, including tax.
Exactly how much money in
dollars and cents should
Sandra have left
after paying for the CD?
24. Linda bought 2 blouses
for a total of $52 and 3
equally priced dresses.
She spent a total of $148,
not including tax. Find the
price of each dress.
25. During basketball season
Wanda made 2 out of every 3
free throws she attempted. In
the last basketball game,
Wanda attempted 12 free
throws. How many free throws
would she have been expected
to make?
26. At a community center there
are a total of 11 tables in the dining
room. Six of the tables seat 4
people each. Five of the tables seat
8 people each. What is the
maximum number of people who
can sit at the tables in the dining
room?
A. 40
C. 22
B.
D.
12
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27. The ratio of
women to men
in a local book club is 7 to 3.
Which combination of women
and men could the club have?
A
B
C
D
21 women and 9 men
35 women and 50 men
14 women and 9 men
21 women and 15 men
29. Several middle school bands
boarded buses after a marching
competition. If there were 21
buses and about 47 band
members on each bus, about
how many band members were
on the buses in all?
30. Mr. Cartwright bought 18
computer books for his
bookstore. If he paid $24.95
for each book, about how
much did Mr. Cartwright pay
for the books?
A $40
C $500
B
D
$600
$300