Number Sense
Expressions/Equations
Stats
Math Vocab
Test Taking Strategies
100

Which of the following numbers has the GREATEST value?

A.   58.125

B.   5.8125

C.   58.15

D.   5.815

C.  58.15

100

Expression or equation?

3x + 4

Expression

100

Avery recorded the number of e-mails she received for 7 days.

The results are listed below:

15, 17, 17, 19, 24, 24, 24

What is the mode of the numbers of e-mails Avery received for the 7 days?

24

100

What math term describes straight lines that never intersect?

Parallel lines

100

What should you do the night before your math MCAS test?

Go to bed early and get a good night's sleep.

200

Book covers cost $0.15 each.

Ms. Poland bought 25 of them.

What is the total amount of money that she spent on the book covers?

$3.75

200

What is the value of the expression below when x = 3?

7x - 4

17

200

Is this a statistical question?

Explain why or why not.

How many brothers and sisters does my best friend have?

No, because data does not vary.

200

A whole number greater than 1 whose only factors are 1 and itself.

prime number

200

What should you do the morning of your math MCAS test?

Eat a good breakfast.

300

Which of the following is equivalent to 6.25?

A.   6 1/5

B.   6 1/4

C.   6 2/5

D.   6 3/4

B.   6 1/4

300

Solve for x:

7x + x + 9 = 41

x = 4

300

What does IQR stand for?

Interquartile range

300

When you list a set of numbers in order from least to greatest and find the middle number you are finding the:

A. Mean

B. Median

C. Mode

D. Range

B. Median

300

What is a good strategy to use to help you solve word problems?

- underline key info

- write the formula

- rewrite key info

- show your work

400

Lisa bought a box of 30 cookies.

She ate 1/3 of them.

What is the total number of cookies Lisa ate?

10 cookies

400

A carton contains 12 eggs.

Which of the following expressions represents the total number of eggs that are contained in c cartons?

A.   c - 12

B.   c/12

C.   c +12

D.   12c

D. 12c

400

What is the difference between range & IQR?

range = max(Q4) - min

IQR = Q3 - Q1

400

What is unit price?

Cost of 1 item

400

What should you NEVER do on a multiple choice question?

Leave it blank - even if you guess you have a 25% chance of getting it correct.

If you leave it blank you will definitely get it wrong.

500

Andy spent 2 1/2 hours reading on Saturday and 1 3/4 hours reading on Sunday.

What was the total time, in hours, that Andy spent reading on Saturday and Sunday?

4 1/4 hours

or

4 hours and 15 minutes

500

What is the value of n that makes the equation below true?

(9n)/3 = 12

n = 4

500

Data set:

1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8

What shape is the graph?

Skewed right

500

Surface area

The sum of the areas of each side on a 3D figure.

500

When answering short answer questions what should you ALWAYS remember?

Label your answer.

For example, put units, dollars, squared units, etc.