Ready for TAKS? Benchmark Tests Benchmark Pre-Test (7.1)(A)

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1 Benchmark Pre-Test (7.)(A). Which is between and 5? A C 5 B D. Which statement is true? F G H 5. Which list of numbers is in order from greatest to least? A, 7,, B,,, 7 C,, 7, D 6, 5,, 6. Barney used the formula below to calculate how far he can walk in a given number of hours. Distance speed time He walks at miles per hour for of an J 7 7. Four students competed in a race. The winner has the least time. How did the runners finish (from winner to last)? Timber School Competition Runner Jason Max Tina Ernie A Jason, Max, Tina, Ernie B Tina, Max, Ernie, Jason C Jason, Ernie, Max, Tina D Tina, Max, Jason, Ernie Time (more than minutes).5 seconds. seconds. seconds.7 seconds. Which numbers are equivalent? F.,, % H.,, % 5 7 G.,, % J.7,, 7% hour. Which statement is true? F He walks more than miles. G He walks less than mile. H He walks more than mile and less than miles. J He walks less than of a mile. 7. Which integer will meet the condition for X in the diagram below? A 5 B C 7 D X 6 Holt Mathematics Grade 7

2 . Which decimal is CLOSEST to 9? A. B. C. D.9. About 56.6% of Herme s class has a birthday between January and June. Which fraction is CLOSEST to this percent? F G H 5 J Benchmark Pre-Test (7.)(B) 5. The graph below shows Carmine s card collection broken out by sport and league. Which decimal represents the fraction of cards for the National Baseball League? American Baseball League A.5 B.5 C 5 D,5 Trading Card Distribution National Baseball League National Football League Canadian Football League. Which percent is between. and.7? A.5% B.5% C 5% D 5%. A small town has a property tax that is shown below..6 What percent represents?, F.6% G.6% H.6% J 6% $.6 for every $, of property value. 6. A pizza is divided into 8 equally-sized slices. Which decimal represents 8? F. G. H.5 J.8 7. Which of the following statements is true? A. is between and 5. B. is between and 8. C. is between 8 and. D. is between and. Holt Mathematics Grade 7

3 Benchmark Pre-Test (7.)(C). The grid below consists of 7 rows of squares with 7 squares to each row.. The diagram shows a square of dots. Which equation does this grid represent? A 6 6 C 9 7 B 6 9 D 7 9. A square has an area of 96 square feet. Which square has an area equal to this? F feet by feet G feet by feet H feet by feet J 5 feet by 5 feet. Which diagram illustrates that 6 6? A B Which equation do the square and its dots represent? F 9 8 G H 8 9 J Amanda wants to plant flowers according to her thinking below. There will be plants in all. They will be arranged in a square array. Each row of the array will have the same number of plants. The number of rows will be equal to the number of plants in one row. Which statement is NOT true? A The square of is. B A square root of is. C The square of is. D The area of the garden can be written either or. C D Holt Mathematics Grade 7

4 . Sophie wants to cut a piece of ribbon 8 inches long into -inch pieces. Which expression represents a way to find out how many short pieces there will be? Benchmark Pre-Test (7.)(A). Each of the grids below represents. Which of the following diagrams shows the product of and.5? F A 8 G B 8 C 8 D 8 H. Which expression correctly describes times 5? J F 5 G H Which numerical expression is represented by the picture below? J 5. A little-league baseball coach needs to buy new baseballs for league play. $6.95 per baseball Which expression can the coach use to determine the price of a dozen baseballs? A 5 B 5 C D 5 A $6.95 B $6.95 C $6.95 D $7. Holt Mathematics Grade 7

5 . A store manager received 5 dozen pairs of shoes yesterday. The table shows how many dozens the manager had before yesterday and how many he sold. Benchmark Pre-Test (7.)(B). Mrs. Sanchez is purchasing meat for a party. The digital scale shown below indicates how much she buys and the price per pound. How many dozen pairs of shoes does the manager have left? A dozen C 7 dozen B 6 dozen D 5 dozen. Jesse worked hours to build a brick wall. He built feet of the wall each hour. How long is the wall he built? F 6 ft H 9 ft 6 G 7 ft J 9 ft. A bird owner wants to put equal amounts of food into 8 food dishes. If she has 6 Received dozen Sold 8 dozen ounces of bird food, how many ounces will each food dish get? What is the total cost of her purchase? F $. G $8. H $5.7 J $ On a four-day sightseeing trip through Texas, tourists traveled the distances shown in the table on the first three days. Day Monday Tuesday How far do the tourists need to travel on Thursday to complete a,-mile sightseeing trip? A 59. mi B 59. mi C 6. mi D 9.9 mi Wednesday Distance 5.6 miles 8. miles. miles A 5 6 oz C oz B oz D 5 oz 5 Holt Mathematics Grade 7

6 Benchmark Pre-Test (7.)(C). Which number line shows how to find the sum ( 7)? A B 5 5. Wilma has both debts and some cash. Which equation shows how many dollars she is worth? Debts are negative. Cash is positive. I owe Ginny $ Wilma C 5 D. Mandi wants to show that ( ) 8. Which number line supports her claim? F G H J. Use these integer chips to find F ( ) 9 G 9 H ( ) ( ) J 5. Rafael has several debts and no cash. Which equation shows how many dollars he is worth? Debts are negative. Cash is positive. I owe Peter $8 Rafael A ( 8) B 8 C 8 ( ) 5 D ( 8) I owe Bob $8 Rafael I owe Micaela $8 Rafael A 5 5 B 5 C 5 D Holt Mathematics Grade 7

7 Benchmark Pre-Test (7.)(D). The Smith School expects to have 6 seventh-grade students next year. If the school has 8 teachers, what will be the ratio of students to teachers?. Which fraction describes the ratio of shaded rectangles to the total number of rectangles in the diagram? A 8 to B to C to D to 8. Danielle drove 6 miles from her home to her aunt s home. She made the trip in.8 hours. What was her average speed per hour? F 5.5 mi/hr G 5.5 mi/hr H 55 mi/hr J 6 mi/hr. The table below shows an ad in a store. Darcy s Store Canned Tomatoes ounces $. ounces $7.5 ounces $8. 8 ounces $.8 Which size container gives the lowest unit price, dollars per ounce? A oz B oz C oz D 8 oz F 5 G H 5 J 5. The sign shows the price of videos in a store. What is the unit rate if you buy videos? A $.6 per video B $. per video C $6. per video D $. per video VIDEOS $ for $6 for 7 Holt Mathematics Grade 7

8 . Which of the following is the value of ( )? A 7 C 9 B 9 D 97. Which expression has a value greater than? F 6 H (5 ) G 5 J (.5). Which of the following equations is true? A ( ) 8 C ( ) B ( ) D ( ). José works part-time at a hospital where he earns $8 per hour. The table shows the number of hours he worked last week. Evaluate the expression (6 ) 8 to find out how much money José earned last week. F $7 H $ G $ J $,96 5. What is the value of the expression below? ( 5) ( 5) A Benchmark Pre-Test (7.)(E) Day C B D 6 Hours Mon. Tues. 6 Wed. Thurs. 6. The graph shows the average temperatures for each of months in a northern city. Which expression would let you find the average temperature over the -month period? Temperature ( F) Average Monthly Temperatures Jan Feb Mar Apr Month F (5 5 5) G (5 5 5) 5 H (5 5 5) J (5 5) 7. Valerie claimed that the value of the expression below is 6. ( 6) Which of the following shows that Valerie is correct or shows that she is incorrect? A Valerie is correct because ( 6) (6)() 6. B Valerie is incorrect because ( 6) (6) 5. C Valerie is correct because ( 6) () 6. D Valerie is incorrect because ( 6) (6) 8. 8 Holt Mathematics Grade 7

9 . Which operation would you choose to solve the problem stated below? Mr. Jackson s car gets miles to a gallon of gas. How many gallons of gas will he need to drive miles? A addition B division C multiplication D subtraction. Which expression would you choose to solve the problem below? A student needs hours to complete a project. She expects to complete 6 of it each day. How many hours each day will she spend on the project? F 6 G 6 Benchmark Pre-Test (7.)(F) H 6 J 6. A road construction crew needs to pave a highway as shown below. They expect to work at a constant rate. How many miles can they expect to pave in one day? A 7. mi B. mi C. mi D 5.65 mi 8.9 miles to be done in 8.5 days. Frank calculated the distance x in the diagram below. Which of the following explains his calculation? inches F He multiplied by 5 because there are 5 equal parts in the full segment. G He subtracted from 5 because the full segment is inches long. H He divided by 5 because he wanted to divide the segment into 5 equal segments. J He divided 5 by because he wanted to divide the segment into 5 equal segments. 5. The table below shows a customer s bank activity during the first week of her new account. What should the customer do to find her balance after all the activity is done? Deposit $. Withdrawal $ 55.5 Withdrawal $.6 Withdrawal $ 8. A Add the withdrawal amounts. Subtract the sum from the deposit. B Add the withdrawal amounts. Multiply the sum by the deposit. C Add the withdrawal amounts. Subtract the deposit from the sum. D Add the withdrawal amounts. Add the sum to the deposit. x 9 Holt Mathematics Grade 7

10 Benchmark Pre-Test (7.)(G). Fran has $6. in her pocket. She is considering buying items from the list below. Which items can she be sure she can afford without using a calculator to find out? Item A program and salad B salad, drink, and sandwich C salad and sandwich D program and drink. Which of the following is the BEST estimate of a solution to the problem below? A glass container can hold fluid ounces of water. It now has.9 fluid ounces in it. What is the greatest amount of water than can be poured into the container without it overflowing? F about fluid ounces G about 55 fluid ounces H about 6 fluid ounces J about fluid ounces Price Program $.95 Salad $5.95 Drink $.89 Sandwich $.9. Which of the following shows that the calculation below is incorrect? A ,8 B 8. C 8 D 8,. Mr. Lancaster drove 59 miles. The trip took hours. Estimate his average speed in miles per hour. F mi/hr G 5 mi/hr H 55 mi/hr J 65 mi/hr 5. Suppose that the material in containers X and Z is poured into a large empty container that can hold all of the material from these two containers. Which is the BEST estimate of the difference between the amount now in this large container and the amount in container Y?.9 kg 9.8 kg.7 kg A 5 kg B kg C 5 kg D 65 kg X Y Z Holt Mathematics Grade 7