WRITING STRATEGIES
WRITING
ALGEBRA AND FUNCTIONS
Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability
NUMBER SENSE
100
A few of the lower branches finally _________ off the tree. A breaked B broke C broken D broked
B broke
100
_________ going to sample different kinds of juice, aren’t they? A Their B There C They’re D They
C They’re
100
Solve for n. 2n+3<17 A n<2 B n<3 C n<5 D n<7
D n<7
100
Donald priced six personal Compact Disc (CD) players. The prices are shown below. $21.00, $23.00, $21.00, $39.00, $25.00, $31.00 What is the median price? A $21.00 B $24.00 C $27.00 D $30.00
B $24.00
100
Which of the following numerical expressions results in a negative number? A (–7) + (–3) B (–3) + (7) C (3) + (7) D (3) + (–7) + (11)
A (–7) + (–3)
200
What we didn’t expect is that ________ would finish our project a week ahead of schedule. A she and me B she and I C her and I D her and me
B she and I
200
Didn’t that tenor sing the national anthem _________? A beautiful B beautifully C more beautiful D most beautiful
B beautifully
200
Brad bought a $6 binder and several packs of paper that cost $0.60 each. If his total was $13.20, how many packs of paper did Brad buy? A 2 B 6 C 12 D 22
C 12
200
Rico’s first three test scores in biology were 65, 90, and What was his mean score? A 65 B 73 C 76 D 90
C 76
200
Which number has the greatest absolute value? A −17 B −13 C 15 D 19
D 19
300
He knewWhat i the best way to fill in the blank. The frightened pilot’s face was ashen as he gingerly lowered the plane onto the Smiths’ private ______ that time was running out for his ailing friend. A runway: he knew B runway, he knew C runway. He knew D runway but he knew
B runway, he knew
300
“We should __________ without the captain,” the coach said impatiently. A proceeds B precede C precedent D proceed
D proceed
300
Robert’s toy car travels at 40 centimeters per second (cm/sec) at high speed and 15 cm/sec at low speed. If the car travels for 15 seconds at high speed and then 30 seconds at low speed, what distance would the car have traveled? A 1050 cm B 1200 cm C 1425 cm D 2475 cm
A 1050 cm
300
Fran has 16 CDs in a box: 6 country, 6 rock, 2 dance, and 2 classical. If she takes out one CD without looking, what is the probability that she will pick a rock or country CD? A 25% B 50% C 75% D 100%
C 75%
300
The square of a whole number is between 1500 and 1600. The number must be between— A 30 and 35. B 35 and 40. C 40 and 45. D 45 and 50.
B 35 and 40.
400
.“There has to,” says Raju, a mountain guide, “be something out there. What is the best way to rewrite the senence? A “There has to be something out there,” says Raju, a mountain guide. B “There has to be something out there, says Raju, a mountain guide.” C “There has to, says Raju, a mountain guide, be something out there.” D Leave as is.
A “There has to be something out there,” says Raju, a mountain guide.
400
Which of the three Olympic runners is the ______?” the spectator asked the judge. A more fast B fastest C most fastest D most faster
B fastest
400
Stephanie is reading a 456-page book. During the past 7 days she has read 168 pages. If she continues reading at the same rate, how many more days will it take her to complete the book? A 12 B 14 C 19 D 24.
A 12
400
Three-fourths of the 36 members of a club attended a meeting. Ten of those club attended a meeting were females.Which one of the following questions can be answered with the information given? A How many males are in the club? B How many females are in the club? C How many male members of the club attended the meeting? D How many female members of the club did not attend the meeting?
C How many male members of the club attended the meeting?
400
The five members of a band are getting new outfits. Shirts cost $12 each, pants cost $29 each, and boots cost $49 a pair. What is the total cost of the new outfits for all of the members? A $90 B $95 C $450 D $500
C $450
500
Soon afterward, women were gaining confidence in their ideas and feeling happy about their right to patent them.Which is the BEST way to revise the sentence? A Women were soon being granted more patents because of their confidence in their ideas. B Gaining confidence in their ideas and their right to patent were other women of the day. C Soon, women were gaining confidence in their ideas and confidence in their right to patent them. D Her fight helped other women gain confidence in their ideas and their right to patent them.
D Her fight helped other women gain confidence in their ideas and their right to patent them.
500
Many situations in life __________ some knowledge of math. A requires B does require C is requiring D require
D require
500
Lisa typed a 1000-word essay at an average rate of 20 words per minute. If she started typing at 6:20 p.m. and did not take any breaks, at what time did Lisa finish typing the essay? A 6:40 p.m. B 6:50 p.m. C 7:00 p.m. D 7:10 p.m.
D 7:10 p.m.
500
The box below shows the number of kilowatt-hours of electricity used last month at each of the houses on Harris Street. 620, 570, 570, 590, 560, 640, 590, 590, 580 What is the mode of these data? A 560 B 580 C 590 D 640
C 590
500
Traditions Clothing Store is having a sale. Shirts that were regularly priced at $20 are on sale for $17. What is the percentage of decrease in the price of the shirts? A 3% B 15% C 18% D 85%
B 15%
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