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District Quarterly Assessment # 1 - Grade 7 (2007 - 2008)



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 
 
Write an algebraic expression for the given phrase.
 

 1. 

2 inches more than 11 times the length x of a table in inches
a.
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b.
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c.
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d.
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 2. 

A bread recipe calls for mc002-1.jpg cups of white flour and mc002-2.jpg cups of whole wheat flour. What is the total amount of flour needed?
a.
mc002-3.jpg cups
b.
mc002-4.jpg cups
c.
mc002-5.jpg cups
d.
mc002-6.jpg cups
 
 
Divide.
 

 3. 

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a.
0.3115
b.
3.115
c.
311.5
d.
31.15
 
 
Write the percent as a decimal.
 

 4. 

9%
a.
9
b.
0.009
c.
0.09
d.
0.9
 

 5. 

Chris was hiking on a trail in the Great Smoky Mountains. He passed the trail marker shown below. Solve the equation mc005-1.jpg + d = mc005-2.jpg to find how many miles Chris had left to complete the trail.
Trail Length: mc005-3.jpg miles
You have hiked: mc005-4.jpg miles
a.
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b.
mc005-6.jpg mi
c.
mc005-7.jpg mi
d.
mc005-8.jpg mi
 

 6. 

A waiter prepares bowls of salsa for appetizers. He puts mc006-1.jpg cup of salsa in each bowl. How many bowls can the waiter prepare with 20 cups of salsa?
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a.
52 bowls
b.
47 bowls
c.
40 bowls
d.
mc006-3.jpg bowls
 
 
Solve the proportion.
 

 7. 

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a.
40
b.
21
c.
42
d.
20
 
 
Solve the equation.
 

 8. 

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a.
–6
b.
–96
c.
–26
d.
64
 

 9. 

A van travels 270 miles on 9 gallons of gas. How many gallons will it need to travel 870 miles?
a.
29 gallons
b.
87 gallons
c.
58 gallons
d.
261 gallons
 

 10. 

Elly collected 6.24 pounds of aluminum cans. Her town collected 1,000 times more than Elly collected. How many pounds of cans did the town collect?
a.
62.4 pounds
b.
624 pounds
c.
6,240 pounds
d.
62,400 pounds
 

 11. 

A scale drawing of a town park has a scale of 2 inches : 200 feet. What is the actual length of each foot in the drawing?
a.
1,200 ft
b.
600 ft
c.
300 ft
d.
2,400 ft
 

 12. 

A recipe to make cucumbers into pickles requires mc012-1.jpg cups of vinegar. Nancy has only a mc012-2.jpg-cup measure. How many times should she fill the mc012-3.jpg-cup measure with vinegar for one batch of the recipe?
a.
13 times
b.
14 times
c.
15 times
d.
26 times
 

 13. 

An outdoor grill sells for $185.40, plus sales tax. What is the total cost of the grill if you purchase it in the state of Indiana?
STATE SALES TAX
State
Sales Tax Rate
Florida
6.0%
Oklahoma
4.5%
Indiana
6.0%
North Carolina
4.5%
Alabama
4.0%
a.
$11.12
b.
$161.63
c.
$196.52
d.
$224.64
 
 
Add or subtract.
 

 14. 

0.45 + 1.2
a.
57
b.
1.65
c.
0.75
d.
1.7
 

 15. 

5 – 3.381
a.
2.618
b.
1.62
c.
1.619
d.
1619
 

 16. 

Keith borrowed several books from the library. Some of the books were non-fiction, but mc016-1.jpg of them were fiction. What percent of the books were fiction?
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a.
70%
b.
75%
c.
80%
d.
85%
 

 17. 

The table shows how Megan spent her money at the pet store.
Category
Percent
Dog Toys
25%
Grooming
30%
Cleaning Supplies
35%
Dog Food
10%

If Megan spent a total of $75, how much did she spend on dog toys?
a.
$18.75
b.
$19.25
c.
$20
d.
$22.50
 
 
Use a calculator, paper and pencil, or mental math to write the decimal or fraction as a percent. Round to the nearest percent.
 

 18. 

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a.
24%
b.
14%
c.
150%
d.
140%
 

 19. 

An office building has 4 floors below street level. Kalen boarded an elevator 3 floors below street level. The elevator ascended 8 floors where Kalen exited. On what floor did Kalen exit?
a.
Street Level
c.
Floor 5
b.
Floor 4
d.
Floor 6
 

Gridded Response
 

 20. 

Theresa is decorating a flower pot with one-centimeter-square tiles. The directions call for nr020-1.jpg tiles where x is the diameter in centimeters of the top of the pot. How many tiles does Theresa need?
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