TAKE HOME SYLLABUS QUIZ
Geometry
Name: _______________
Score: _________/ 18
Multiple choice questions are worth 1 point each. Written responses are worth more than one point.
1. ________ What are grades based on in this class?
A. Each category is weighted a certain percentage
B. Total points earned divided by total points possible
C. Strictly tests
D. Participation only
2. ________ How should you use non-instructional time?
A. read quietly
B. work on the assignment
C. ask questions
D. all of the above
3. ________ What is the textbook’s website for this class?
A. msjosephrocks.org
B. dhs9resource.net
C. www.geometryonline.com
D. commoncore.org
4. _______ How many test(s) can you retake per quarter?
A. none
C. all of them
B. one
D. you can’t retake, but the lowest score is dropped
5. _______ What happens when a student won’t cooperate?
A. nothing
B. five step referral
C. detention
6. ______
7. ______
Which of the following is a component of your grade?
A. portfolio
B. check point
C. projects
D. letter home
D. warm-up
What is the penalty if you hand in this quiz one day late?
A. no late work is accepted
B. no penalty, there is a one day grace period
C. 10% deduction
D. the best you can score is 9 points
8. ______
Which material do you need for this class?
A. 3 ring binder
B. pen
C. phone calculator
D. dry erase markers
9._______ What is the #1 contributor to student success?
A. How hard you try
B. Getting a tutor
C. Independent practice
D. Taking good notes
10. What do you do if you are absent from a day of notes?
A. Check the website and daily agenda to see what was missed
B. Get missed worksheets from the absent bin
C. Ask a friend or your teacher to copy down the missed notes
D All of the Above
11. What is the grade for a student who scores 78%?
a. C
b. C+
c. Bd. B
12. What is the maximum score on a “checkpoint?”
a. the maximum score varies with each checkpoint.
b. the maximum score is 10 points.
c. the maximum score is 15 points.
d. the maximum score is 5 points.
NAME______________________________________
13. Where can you find the weekly schedule for algebra class?
14. Follow the example in the syllabus to calculate the semester grade for a student who scored 75% in the
first quarter, 60% in the second quarter and 70% on the semester final. Show your work.
15. Please write at least three sentences about yourself. First, list any special needs you might have
(asthma, need to sit at the front of the room, ADHD, etc) or tell me if you have no special needs.
Next, write something that you want Ms. Joseph to know about you as a person (I write poetry…I
play tennis…I work at Dolly’s Pizza...) Finally, describe one thing that you have done in the past
that has helped you learn (make flashcards, sing songs, etc..). Please write legibly and in
complete sentences.
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16. This question is for Parents/Guardians only: To get this problem correct, please have the
student’s parent/guardian email Ms. Joseph at ejoseph@cvs.k12.mi.us
*The subject line should be named as the student’s
name and hour*
The email should state:
 the name of the student
 the name of the parent/guardian
 that the parent/guardian AND student have read through the syllabus and
visited the website: http://ejoseph10.weebly.com
***If email access is unavailable to you please list your name and phone number in the space below.