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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.
 

 1. 

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

If Lisa spent a total of $75, how much did she spend on dog toys?
a.
$18.75
b.
$19.25
c.
$20
d.
$22.50
 
 
Solve the equation.
 

 2. 

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a.
–66
b.
–60
c.
–90
d.
–36
 
 
Divide.
 

 3. 

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a.
0.27
b.
2.7
c.
0.027
d.
27
 

 4. 

A recipe to make cucumbers into pickles requires mc004-1.jpg cups of vinegar. Kurt has only a mc004-2.jpg-cup measure. How many times should he fill the mc004-3.jpg-cup measure with vinegar for one batch of the recipe?
a.
13 times
b.
14 times
c.
15 times
d.
26 times
 
 
Write the percent as a decimal.
 

 5. 

2%
a.
0.2
b.
0.002
c.
0.02
d.
2
 
 
Use a calculator, paper and pencil, or mental math to write the decimal or fraction as a percent. Round to the nearest percent.
 

 6. 

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a.
55%
b.
460%
c.
45%
d.
450%
 
 
Add or subtract.
 

 7. 

7 – 6.338
a.
662
b.
0.662
c.
1.661
d.
0.66
 

 8. 

4.17 + 0.4
a.
421
b.
4.6
c.
3.77
d.
4.57
 

 9. 

A waiter prepares bowls of salsa for appetizers. He puts mc009-1.jpg cup of salsa in each bowl. How many bowls can the waiter prepare with 14 cups of salsa?
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a.
36 bowls
b.
31 bowls
c.
28 bowls
d.
mc009-3.jpg bowls
 

 10. 

A van travels 270 miles on 9 gallons of gas. How many gallons will it need to travel 660 miles?
a.
22 gallons
b.
66 gallons
c.
198 gallons
d.
44 gallons
 

 11. 

Myra collected 6.73 pounds of aluminum cans. Her town collected 1,000 times more than Myra collected. How many pounds of cans did the town collect?
a.
67.3 pounds
b.
673 pounds
c.
6,730 pounds
d.
67,300 pounds
 
 
Write an algebraic expression for the given phrase.
 

 12. 

9 inches less than 6 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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 13. 

Linda was hiking on a trail in the Great Smoky Mountains. She passed the trail marker shown below. Solve the equation mc013-1.jpg + d = mc013-2.jpg to find how many miles Linda had left to complete the trail.
Trail Length: mc013-3.jpg miles
You have hiked: mc013-4.jpg miles
a.
mc013-5.jpg mi
b.
mc013-6.jpg mi
c.
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d.
mc013-8.jpg mi
 

 14. 

James borrowed several books from the library. Some of the books were non-fiction, but mc014-1.jpg of them were fiction. What percent of the books were fiction?
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a.
85%
b.
90%
c.
95%
d.
100%
 

 15. 

An office building has 4 floors below street level. Mary boarded an elevator 2 floors below street level. The elevator ascended 9 floors where Mary exited. On what floor did Mary exit?
a.
Street Level
c.
Floor 7
b.
Floor 6
d.
Floor 8
 

 16. 

A bread recipe calls for mc016-1.jpg cup of white flour and mc016-2.jpg cups of whole wheat flour. What is the total amount of flour needed?
a.
mc016-3.jpg cups
b.
mc016-4.jpg cups
c.
mc016-5.jpg cups
d.
mc016-6.jpg cups
 

 17. 

An outdoor grill sells for $177.25, plus sales tax. What is the total cost of the grill if you purchase it in the state of Oklahoma?
STATE SALES TAX
State
Sales Tax Rate
Florida
6.0%
Oklahoma
4.5%
Indiana
6.0%
North Carolina
4.5%
Alabama
4.0%
a.
$7.98
b.
$172.95
c.
$185.23
d.
$211.18
 

 18. 

A scale drawing of a town park has a scale of 4 inches : 200 feet. What is the actual length of each foot in the drawing?
a.
600 ft
b.
2,400 ft
c.
300 ft
d.
150 ft
 
 
Solve the proportion.
 

 19. 

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a.
21
b.
24
c.
48
d.
42
 

Gridded Response
 

 20. 

Marco 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 Marco need?
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