1. © AVeryGoodTeacher 2007 Three daily TAKS Problems for Exemplary Ratings Grade 7 Semester 1Semester 2 3 for E

2. © AVeryGoodTeacher 2007 Semester 1 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 9 Week 8 Week 7 1 st Week Answers Week 10 Week 11 Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 18 Week 17 Week 16

3. © AVeryGoodTeacher 2007 Week 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

4. © AVeryGoodTeacher 2007 Monday 1 What is the value of the expression (3+9) X 4 – 6?

5. © AVeryGoodTeacher 2007 Monday 2 The model below can be used to represent the area of a square with 16 units. What is another way to represent the value of this square? a.4 x 2 b.4² c. d.16²

6. © AVeryGoodTeacher 2007 Write an expression that is represented by the model below. Monday 3 -3 -2-1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

7. © AVeryGoodTeacher 2007 Tuesday 1 Of the 900 students at Lincoln Middle School, 29% of the students are in art. About how many students are in art?

8. © AVeryGoodTeacher 2007 Tuesday 2 The model represents the equation x – 4 = 3. What is the value of x? x --- = +++ a.x = -1 b.x = 1 c.x = 7 d. x = 10

9. © AVeryGoodTeacher 2007 Tuesday 3 Which of the following cannot be used to find the perimeter of an equilateral triangle with side length p? a.p + p + p b.3p c.2p + p d.p x p x p

10. © AVeryGoodTeacher 2007 Wednesday 1 Name a pair of coordinates that lie within the circle graphed below.

11. © AVeryGoodTeacher 2007 Wednesday 2 The figure was transformed from quadrant II to quadrant IV. What is the best name for this type of transformation?

12. © AVeryGoodTeacher 2007 Wednesday 3 Mr. Heard is building a toy box for his son like the one shown below. What is the volume of the toy box in cubic feet? 3 ft. 4 ft. 6 ft.

13. © AVeryGoodTeacher 2007 Thursday 1 Hector drew a circle with a radius of 5 inches and another circle with a radius of 10 inches. What is the approximate difference between the areas of the 2 circles? (Use = 3)

14. © AVeryGoodTeacher 2007 Thursday 2 Mr. Meredith bought 3 boats for $1500. He later bought another boat for $750. What was the mean cost of the boats? What is the meaning of the word “mean” in the following problems?

15. © AVeryGoodTeacher 2007 Thursday 3 The table shows what five restaurants charge for chicken nuggets. What is the mean price for chicken nuggets? RestaurantPrice McRon’s$1.20 Burger Hut$1.10 Nugget King$1.30 Chicken Lil’$1.25 Wings N Things$1.15

16. © AVeryGoodTeacher 2007 Friday 1 Erica is in charge of making a cheerleading poster that is shaped like a circular target. The target needs to measure 8 feet in circumference. Which equation can she use to find r, the radius of the target? a.b. c. d.

17. © AVeryGoodTeacher 2007 Friday 2 Mr. Simpson made a 50 mg chemical mixture that contained 2 mg of hydrogen. Write an equation that could be used to find the percent of hydrogen in the chemical mixture that Mr. Simpson made.

18. © AVeryGoodTeacher 2007 Friday 3 Travis spend ½ of his weekly paycheck on cologne and ½ of the remaining amount on a t-shirt. After he spent $8.25 to get his truck washed, he had $4.14 left. How much did Travis earn in his weekly paycheck?

19. © AVeryGoodTeacher 2007 Week 1 Answers Semester 1—Week 1 Day of the WeekAnswerTEKSTAKS Objective Monday 1427.2E1 Monday 2b.7.1C1 Monday 36-27.2C1 Tuesday 1About 2707.3A2 Tuesday 2c.7.5A2 Tuesday 3d.7.4A2 Wednesday 1Answers vary (ex. (0, 0))7.7A3 Wednesday 2Translation7.7B3 Wednesday 372 cubic feet7.9A4 Thursday 1About 2257.9A4 Thursday 2The average of the four things added together and then divided by 4. 7.12A5 Thursday 3$1.207.12A5 Friday 1b.7.14A6 Friday 27.14A6 Friday 3$49.567.13C6