Student Name GRADE Mississippi Curriculum Test, Second Edition MC T MATHEMATICS PRACTICE TEST BOOK Practice Test for MCT2 is developed and under contract with the Mississippi Department of Education by Pearson, Inc., or its affiliates, 2510 N Dodge Street, Iowa City, IA 52245-USA Copyright © 2009 by Mississippi Department of Education All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher The Mississippi logo appears courtesy of the Mississippi Development Authority Mathematics Page M Mark your answers for questions 1–55 on your answer document Mark only one answer for each question You may write in your test booklet, but you must mark your answers on your answer document Joseph sold 24 tickets to a school play The tickets cost $7 each Which pair of expressions shows two ways to calculate the total cost of the tickets Joseph sold? A 20 × and 20 × B 24 × and 20 × C (20 × 7) + ( × 7) and 24 + 24 + 24 + 24 + 24 + 24 + 24 D (24 × 7) + ( × 7) and + + + + + + The graph below shows the number of boxes of nails a construction worker used each day for days Number of Boxes Nails Used 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Day What is the range of the data? F 20 G 25 H 35 J 40 Page GO ON M Kay has the following four rectangular quilts Quilt W Quilt X Quilt Y Quilt Z Which two quilts have the same area? A Quilt W and Quilt Y B Quilt X and Quilt Z C Quilt Y and Quilt X D Quilt Z and Quilt Y The weights, in grams, of several different snails are listed below 20, 21, 21, 22, 22, 23, 24, 24, 25, 26, 27, 27, 27, 28, 28, 29, 30 What is the mode of the data? F 21 G 25 H 27 J 30 Page GO ON M 10 Cheyenne used numbered cards to compose the following number 7,2 What is Cheyenne’s number written in words? F Fifty-seven thousand, two hundred ninety-four G Fifty-seven thousand, ninety-four H Fifty thousand, seven hundred ninety-four J Fifty thousand, two hundred ninety-four 11 Sarah recorded the distance she traveled on her bicycle one afternoon The line graph shows the distance she traveled Number of Miles Sarah’s Distance Traveled 20 15 10 60 90 120 Time (minutes) 150 180 According to the line graph, about how many miles did Sarah travel in 150 minutes? A B C D 13 Page GO ON M 14 Abdul painted of a fence in 12 Mariah recorded her mathematics test scores on the following stemand-leaf plot the morning and of the fence in the afternoon Mariah’s Test Scores Key: How much of the fence did Abdul paint in all? 7 8 represents 92 Based upon the data in the stem-andleaf plot, which statement is true? F Mariah is more likely to receive a score in the 90s than a score in the 80s G Mariah is more likely to receive a score in the 60s than a score in the 70s H Mariah is less likely to receive a score in the 80s than a score in the 90s J Mariah is less likely to receive a score in the 60s than a score in the 70s F G H J 15 Alisha was building a wall that had rows of bricks She had 513 bricks in all To find how many bricks would be in each row, she divided 513 by and got a quotient of 57 Which expression could be used to check Alisha’s answer? 13 Allison peeled 4.9 pounds of potatoes, and her father peeled another 7.6 pounds A 57 ϫ B 57 Ϭ C 57 ϩ D 57 Ϫ What was the total number of pounds of potatoes they peeled? A 12.5 pounds B 11.5 pounds C 3.7 pounds D 2.7 pounds Page GO ON M 16 Molly planted 35 flowers in rows with the same number of flowers in each row Which model shows how Molly planted the flowers? F H G J Page 10 GO ON M 21 Juana ate of a pizza, and Nick 20 Ronda’s teacher made the following table ate of the same pizza They used the expression + to represent Number of Wagon Wheels Number of Number of Wagons Wheels 16 ? 28 What fraction of the pizza did Juana and Nick eat? Ronda’s teacher asked her to find the missing value in the table Ronda’s answer was correct Which statement describes Ronda’s answer? F Ronda’s answer was 15 She multiplied the number of wagons by G Ronda’s answer was 20 She multiplied the number of wagons by H J how much pizza they ate A B C D 22 In the year 2000, the population of Tupelo, Mississippi, was 34,211 Ronda’s answer was 25 She multiplied the number of wagons by Ronda’s answer was 30 She multiplied the number of wagons by Page 12 What is another way to write 34,211? F 30, 000 + 4, 000 + 200 + 10 + G 30, 000 + 4, 000 + 210 + 11 H 30, 000 + 4, 000 + 2, 000 + 10 + J 34, 000 + 40, 000 + 200 + 10 + GO ON M 23 A competition was held in Barbara’s class to see who could the most sit-ups The results of the competition are shown in the graph below Sit-Up Competition Number of Sit-ups 60 50 40 30 20 10 Adelaide Barbara Carla Terry Vern Walton Student According to the graph, which child appears to have done more than 30 but fewer than 40 sit-ups? A Adelaide B Carla C Terry D Vern Page 13 GO ON M 24 Katie measured a toothpick she was using to make an art project inches Which is closest to the length of the toothpick? F inches G inches H J inches inches 25 Kara made gallon of orange juice Which of the following is equal to gallon? A cups B cups C pints D pints Page 14 GO ON M 26 Terry drew the puzzle piece shown below Which is a translation of the puzzle piece across the line segment? F H G J Page 15 GO ON M 27 Mr Spence is covering his kitchen floor with square tiles that are each foot by foot Mr Spence has already covered a section that is feet by feet He now has to lay down 36 more tiles Which picture shows the entire area of Mr Spence’s kitchen floor? A C B D Page 16 GO ON M 28 Julie weighed a basket of apples on a scale that showed no units of measurement 29 What are the coordinates for the point labeled N? y G Q M L V N Which measurement is most likely the weight of the basket of apples? F ounces G inches H pounds J gallons A (4, 0) B (4, 1) C (4, 4) D (0, 4) K x 30 Distance markers along a one-mile trail show fractions of a mile Which fraction is shown on the distance marker that is closest to the end of the one-mile trail? Page 17 F G H J GO ON M 37 The school gym has rows of bleachers Each row seats 31 people 39 Emma correctly used the rule for the following function table to determine the number that completes the table Which statement justifies the closest estimation of how many seats are in the bleachers? A 31 rounds to 30, rounds to 10, and 30 − 10 = 20 seats In Out B 31 rounds to 30, rounds to 10, and 30 + 10 = 40 seats 12 C 31 rounds to 30, rounds to 10, and 30 × 10 = 300 seats ? 18 21 D 31 rounds to 40, rounds to 10, and 40 × 10 = 400 seats How did Emma determine the number that completes the table? 38 In the year 2000, Columbus, Mississippi, had a population of 25,944 and Clarksdale, Mississippi, had a population of 20,645 A By adding 12 + B By multiplying × and adding C By multiplying × What is the difference in the populations of the two cities? D By subtracting from 18 F 5,299 G 5,301 H 5,319 J 5,389 40 The distance between Janet’s house and the school is about miles Which measurement is equal to miles? mile ϭ 5280 feet Page 20 F 2640 feet G 5280 feet H 10,460 feet J 10,560 feet GO ON M 41 A father cut a pie into eight equal pieces The family ate the shaded part of the pie shown in the following picture Which picture represents a fraction equal to the shaded part of the pie that the family ate? A C B D Page 21 GO ON M 42 Three friends played games at a school carnival Together they won 269 tickets for prizes They decided to share the tickets equally 44 Which of these can be used to show the inverse operation of multiplication of the equation below? 17 ϫ 20 ϭ 340 How should they find the closest estimation of the number of tickets each friend received? F F Round 269 to 250 and divide by H 20 ϫ (17 Ϫ 17) ϭ G Round 269 to 270 and divide by J 17 ϫ (20 Ϫ 20) ϭ H Round 269 to 250, round to 5, and divide 250 by J Round 269 to 270, round to 5, and divide 270 by G 340 Ϭ 17 ϭ 20 340 Ϭ ϭ 340 45 Benecia made the following three-dimensional figure from a net 43 Rachel used a rule to create the following pattern 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26 Her friend correctly created a similar pattern using Rachel’s rule Which pattern did Rachel’s friend create? A 18, 24, 29, 33, 36, 38 B 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31 Which two-dimensional shapes are used as the faces of the figure? C 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, 729 A Triangles and hexagons D 2, 5, 9, 14, 20, 27 B Triangles and octagons C Triangles and pentagons D Triangles and rectangles Page 22 GO ON M 46 Students at Washington School are choosing a new mascot The frequency table shows how many students want each mascot Votes for the New School Mascot Mascot Number of Votes Knight Bulldog Cougar Wildcat Panther Cardinal Based upon the frequency table, which sentence is true? F More students want a cougar mascot than a panther mascot G More students want a wildcat mascot than a bulldog mascot H More students want a knight mascot than a bulldog mascot J More students want a cardinal mascot than a knight mascot 47 Mr Dillard drew four figures on the board for his students to copy Which figure has only two parallel line segments? A B C D Page 23 GO ON M 48 Pedro saw that out of 10 houses on his way to school each have a basketball hoop in the driveway Pedro drew the following picture and used gray to represent each house that has a basketball hoop 50 Which of the following statements describes the Associative Property of Addition? F The sum of any number and zero is the original number G The sum of two numbers is the same no matter which order they are in H The sum of three or more numbers is always the same no matter how they are grouped J The sum of two numbers times a third number is the same as the sum of each addend times the third number Which decimal is equal to the shaded part of Pedro’s picture? F 0.04 G 0.4 H 4.0 J 4.10 51 Dana had a triangle on her desk and moved it as shown in the following picture 49 Ian weighs 46 kilograms on the doctor’s office scale Which transformation describes the movement of the triangle? How many grams are equivalent to 46 kilograms? A 0.46 gram B 460 grams C 4600 grams D 46,000 grams Page 24 A Tessellation B Rotation C Reflection D Translation GO ON M 52 Ben recorded the number of gymnasts that were at practice each day for Week of gymnastics practice Number of Gymnasts Week Practice 30 25 20 15 10 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Day of Week Friday How many more gymnasts were at practice on Friday than on Tuesday? F G 15 H 20 J 25 53 Carlos said that if 42 times 18 equals 756, then 18 times 42 equals 756 54 Marvin solved the equation below Which multiplication property did Carlos use? A Zero Property B Identity Property C Commutative Property D Distributive Property 14 ϩ 25 ϭ 39 Which of these equations could be used to check Marvin’s answer? Page 25 F 25 ϩ 39 ϭ 64 G 14 ϩ 39 ϭ 53 H 64 Ϫ 25 ϭ 39 J 39 Ϫ 14 ϭ 25 GO ON M 55 Vernon drew a rectangle on the grid below SCALE Each represents square unit What is the area of the rectangle Vernon drew? A 49 square units B 42 square units C 36 square units D 22 square units BE SURE YOU HAVE MARKED ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THE ANSWER DOCUMENT Page 26 STOP ... another way to write 34, 211? F 30, 000 + 4, 000 + 200 + 10 + G 30, 000 + 4, 000 + 210 + 11 H 30, 000 + 4, 000 + 2, 000 + 10 + J 34, 000 + 40 , 000 + 200 + 10 + GO ON M 23 A competition was held... to 10, and 30 − 10 = 20 seats In Out B 31 rounds to 30, rounds to 10, and 30 + 10 = 40 seats 12 C 31 rounds to 30, rounds to 10, and 30 × 10 = 300 seats ? 18 21 D 31 rounds to 40 , rounds to 10, ... tickets Joseph sold? A 20 × and 20 × B 24 × and 20 × C (20 × 7) + ( × 7) and 24 + 24 + 24 + 24 + 24 + 24 + 24 D ( 24 × 7) + ( × 7) and + + + + + + The graph below shows the number of boxes of nails