Math Inventory Grade 8

The purpose of this math inventory is to return a test score that directly correlates to the basic compentencies of the 8th Grade Math Standard.

The following scale indicates the level of competency for the student tested:

0 - 13 Remedial level.
14 - 19 Instructional level.
20 - 27 Likely to exceed the 8th Grade Standard.

Take as much time as needed to complete the test



1. Find the next number in the sequence.

4, 16, 64, 256, 1024 ?


2048
3072
4096
5120

2. What is the reflection across the x axis of point A (4,1)?



(0,-1)
(-4,1)
(-4,-1)
(4,-1)

3. The length of a box was measured to the nearest centimeter and found to be 7 centimeters. Which of these could have been the length if the box was measured with greater precision?

6.4 centimeters
6.7 centimeters
7.62 centimeters
7.9 centimeters

4. Which is the best estimate for: 5 3/7 + 6 5/8

About 11
About 12
About 15
About 31

5. Give the name for AB.



Radius
Chord
Ray
Diameter

6. Jose can buy 3 CDs in a store for $36.00, or 7 CDs by mail for $56.00. The cost for each CD by mail is what fraction of the store price?

3/7
9/14
2/3
6/4

7. What are the coordinates of point A?


(-2,2)
(-2,-2)
(2,-2)
(2,2)

8. For the past 5 days, the daily number of phone calls to the office has been 28, 50, 55, 55 and 42. What is the MEAN number of phone calls the office has received?

46
50
55
58

9. Which of the following angles is acute?


A
B
C
D

10. The manager of the Pawtucket Red Sox baseball club puts up a list of the 21 players on the team. The list is arranged by the number of hits each player has; the player with the most hits is at the top of the list. Assuming no two players have the same number of hits, how many hits does the 11th player on the list have?

The mean number of hits
The median number of hits
The modial number of hits
The maximum number of hits

11. Nancy can walk 1 mile in 20 minutes. The model below shows her walking time for each side of the park by her house. What is the perimeter of the park?



0.5 miles
2.5 miles
5.0 miles
50 miles

12. Given the following equations:

y = x + 2
y = -2x + 5

Which point is the solution to both equations?

1, 3
-1, 3
-1, -3
1, -3

13. If a 20 pound bag of fertilizer will cover 1,000 square feet of lawn, how many pounds of fertilizer will it take to cover the lawn shown below?


10 pounds
64 pounds
80 pounds
96 pounds

14. Estimate the size of the indicated angle:


45 degrees
95 degrees
135 degrees
180 degrees

15. A prime factorization for the number 207 is

3 x 3 x 23
9 x 23
2 x 103.5
207 cannot be factored because it is already a prime number.

16. Use scientific notation to determine the answer:


A
B
C
D

17. Which inequality is represented by the graph?


y is less than -2x +1
2y + x is greater than or equal to 1
y is greater than 2x - 1
y is less than or equal to -2x + 3

18. Here is a graph that shows U.S. car sales between 1979 and 1984:


What pattern of sales is shown by this graph?

Yearly car sales increased and then decreased.
Yearly car sales stayed almost the same
Yearly car sales decreased and then increased.
Yearly car sales decreased and remained low.

19. The best of these estimates for the height of a door to a house is

15 centimeters
2 meters
0.1 meter.
2 kilometers

20. A jar contains 2 black and 3 white marbles. Al picks 1 marble without looking. What is the probability he picks a black marble?

1/5
2/5
2/3
5

21. Here is a triangle:


Right
Isosceles
Obtuse
Equilateral

22. Examine the graph below and choose the best answer.



Which spinner would be most likely to give results displayed in the graph?


A
B
C
D

23. How much of the square is shaded?


1/4
1/2
3/4
3/8

24. The graph shows the height of a Douglas fir tree over time. Which statement best describes the pattern of the tree?


It grows at the same rate every year.
It grows fastest during the first part of its life.
It grows fastest during its middle years.
It grows fastest during its last years.

25. Use this table to answer the question that follows.


Which choice is closest to the MEAN length of these 5 eclipses?

2 minutes, 10 seconds
3 minutes, 18 seconds
3 minutes, 31 seconds
4 minutes, 51 seconds

26. How many zeros are in the number six million one thousand fourteen?

1
2
3
4

27. Which is true?

-721 + 533 > 1,400
234 x 24 < 6,000
9,248 - 3,790 = 5,000
300 x 200> 600,000

28. Where n=3, which of the following statements is true?

1 - (-2) = n
n x 3 = 12
3 + 3 = n + 4
N = 1 + (-3)


Your score is out of 28