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SEQL Student Math Pre/Post-Test 2011/12 7th Grade
1. The school newspaper is doing a story about the 7th grade basketball team. The number of points the
team has scored in each game this season is shown in the stem-and-leaf plot below.
Points Scored Each Game / Key1 / 8 / 8 / 9 / 4 / 2 / = / 42
2 / 2 / 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 8 / 9
3 / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 6 / 6 / 7
4 / 2 / 5 / 5 / 9
The newspaper reporter writes, “In half of the games, our team scores _____ or more
points!” Circle the best answer. Then use what you know about Mean, Median and Mode to explain your answer.
A 26 B 30 C 32 D 36
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2. Nancy spends a third of her allowance on entertainment, a fourth on school lunch, and she saves 10%.
Write the letter that matches the section of the circle graph for each of Nancy’s expenditures.
Answer: Nancy’s Allowance Expenditures
Section / ExpenditureEntertainment
School Lunch
Savings
3. Middle school students were surveyed to determine their favorite pizza topping. The results are
shown in the table below. Explain which type of graph(s) would best represent the toppings preference
indicated by the students?
Favorite Pizza ToppingsType / Percent
Pepperoni / 44%
Sausage / 17%
Beef / 28%
Cheese / 9%
Other / 2%
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4. The coach of your school basketball team is looking at statistics for the season. Below is a list of the
points scored by the members of the team. The coach has been asked to report the typical number of
points scored during the season by any member of the team. Use what you know about mean, median
and mode to explain which measure of center he should use.
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Player / Total PointsRachel / 42
Ashley / 42
Amy / 44
Jacey / 51
Emma / 97
Katie / 45
Cierra / 50
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5. There are 10 cubes of four different colors in a bag. A student draws a cube and records the color of
the cube. He replaces the cube and repeats this experiment 50 times. The results of these
experiments are given in the frequency table. Based on this data, how many cubes of each color are in
the bag? Explain your thinking.
COLOR / NUMBER OF TIMES DRAWNRed / 5
Green / 11
Orange / 10
Blue / 24
Cube Color / Actual Number
In Bag / Explanation
Red
Green
Orange
Blue
Answer:
6. One cube will be drawn from Bag A and one cube from Bag B.
BGreen / Yellow
Red
A
Pink / White
Draw a tree diagram which could be used to determine the probability of drawing combinations of cubes. / Determine Each Probability
Choosing a pink cube from Bag A and then a yellow cube from Bag B:
Choosing a white cube from Bag A and then a yellow or green cube from
Bag B:
Choosing a green cube from Bag A and then an white cube from Bag B:
7. Suppose you toss a fair coin eight times and get tails each time. Place an “X” next to the statement(s)
that are true about your next toss.
_____ A) The probability of getting tails on the next toss is more than ½.
_____ B) The probability of getting heads on the next toss is more than ½.
_____ C) The probability of getting heads on the next toss is greater than the probability
of getting tails.
_____ D) The probability of getting heads on the next toss is ½.
8. At a school carnival booth, the prize you win is determined by spinning a spinner. The spinner is
described in the clues below. Place and “X” next to the spinner that best matches all of the clues.
Clue 1: You have equal chances of winning a stuffed animal and winning a candy bar.
Clue 2: You are likely to win a basketball about 50% of the time.
Clue 3: The spinner has three kinds of prizes.
Clue 4: You will probably win a candy bar about ¼ of the time.
A) B) C) D)
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9. Illustrate pictorially (using circles, rectangles, or other models) the following division problem:
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10. Express 252 as a prime factorization. Circle the correct answer.
A) (4)(32)(7) B) (22)(9)(7) C) (62)(7) D) (22)(32)(7)
11. Complete the Venn diagram to sort the fractions listed below into appropriate groups based upon their relationship to .
, , , , , , , , ,
12. Select the list that orders the following rational numbers from least to greatest.
0.7 3.5 2.4 0.125
_____ A 0.7, 3.5, , 2.4, 0.125, _____ B 0.7, , 3.5, , 2.4, 0.125
_____ C 0.125, 0.7, 2.4, , 3.5, _____ D 0.125, , 0.7, , 2.4, 3.5
13. One number in each of the following sets is not equivalent to the others.
Circle the number.
A 5.25 B 5 ¼ C 23/4 D 5(1)+2(0.1)+5(0.01)
14. What happens to the value of the fraction if the numerator increases and the denominator does not
change? Place an “X” next to the correct answer.
_____ A) The value of the fraction increases. _____ B) The value of the fraction gets decreases.
_____ C) The value of the fraction does not change.
15. What happens to the value of the fraction if the same number is added to the denominator and the
numerator? Place an “X” next to the correct answer.
_____ A) The value of the fraction increases. _____ B) The value of the fraction gets decreases.
_____ C) The value of the fraction does not change.
16. About of the 483 students who attended Friday’s football game wore the home team colors. Circle
the number that is about the number of students wore the home team colors?
A) 200 B) 250 C) 400 D) 480
17. Three stores in town had the same type of t-shirt on sale. The original price for one shirt was $6.48.
The following sale signs were seen three different stores. Determine which store had the best price
per t-shirt. Explain your reasoning.
A B C
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18. Circle the number that does not represent the number 64?
A) 43 B) 2 4 x 4 C) 25 D) 42 x 22
19. One number in the following set is not equivalent to the others. Circle the number.
A) B) C) D) 0.33
Use the similar polygons at the right to
answer questions 20 through 23.
20. Circle the answer that gives the correct value of x?
A) 8 B) 12 C) D)
21. Circle the answer that gives the correct ratio w:z?
A) 8 B) 12 C) D)
22. If w = 9, circle the answer that gives the correct value of z?
A) 8 B) 12 C) D)
23. Using the values determined, circle the answer that gives the correct ratio of the perimeters?
A) 8 B) 12 C) D)
24. Cirlce the integer which is closest to : x
A) 0 B) 1 C) 7 D) 81
25. The value of would be between what two whole numbers on the number line? Circle the correct
answer.
A) 6 - 7 B) 7 - 8 C) 8 - 9 D) 9 - 10