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Assessment
Standardized Test Preparation
READING
Read each of the passages below. Then, answer the questions that follow each
passage.
Passage 1 If you look closely at the surface of a golf ball, you’ll
see dozens of tiny dimples. When air flows past these dimples, the
air is stirred up and stays near the surface of the ball. By keeping
air moving near the surface of the ball, the dimples help the golf
ball move faster and farther through the air. Jeff DiTullio, a teacher
at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, decided to apply this
principle to a baseball bat. When DiTullio tested his dimpled bat in
a wind tunnel, he found that the bat could be swung 3% to 5%
faster than a bat without dimples. That increase may not seem like
much, but the dimpled bat could add about 5 m of distance to a fly
ball!
_____ 1. Who is Jeff DiTullio?
A the inventor of the dimpled golf ball
B a teacher at Cambridge University
C the inventor of the dimpled bat
D a professional baseball player
_____ 2. Which of the following ideas is NOT stated in the passage?
F Dimples make DiTullio’s bat move faster.
G MIT is in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
H Air that is stirred up near the surface of DiTullio’s bat makes it easier
to swing the bat faster.
I DiTullio will make a lot of money from his invention.
_____ 3. In the passage, what does wind tunnel mean?
A a place to practice batting
B a place to test the speed of objects in the air
C a baseball stadium
D a passageway that is shielded from the wind
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Passage 2 The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, is
one of the most famous landmarks in the world. Approximately 9
million people from around the world visit the bridge each year.
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge. A suspension
bridge is one in which the roadway is hung, or suspended, from
huge cables that extend from one end of the bridge to the other.
The main cables on the Golden Gate Bridge are 2.33 km long.
Many forces act on the main cables. For example, smaller cables
pull down on the main cables to connect the roadway to the main
cables. And two towers that are 227 m tall push up on the main
cables. The forces on the main cable must be balanced, or the
bridge will collapse.
_____ 1. In this passage, what does landmarks mean?
A large areas of land
B well-known places
C street signs
D places where people meet
_____ 2. Which of the following statements is a fact from the passage?
F The roadway of the Golden Gate Bridge is suspended from huge
cables.
G The towers of the Golden Gate Bridge are 2.33 km tall.
H The main cables connect the roadway to the towers.
I The forces on the cables are not balanced.
_____ 3. According to the passage, why do people from around the world visit
the Golden Gate Bridge?
A It is the longest bridge in the world.
B It is a suspension bridge.
C It is the only bridge that is painted orange.
D It is a famous landmark.
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INTERPRETING GRAPHICS
The graph below shows the data collected by a student as she watched a squirrel
running on the ground. Use the graph below to answer the questions that follow.
_____ 1. Which of the following best describes the motion of the squirrel
between 5 s and 8 s?
A The squirrel’s speed increased.
B The squirrel’s speed decreased.
C The squirrel’s speed did not change.
D The squirrel moved backward.
_____ 2. Which of the following statements about the motion of the squirrel is
true?
F The squirrel moved with the greatest speed between 0 s and 5 s.
G The squirrel moved with the greatest speed between 8 s and 10 s.
H The squirrel moved with a constant speed between 0 s and 8 s.
I The squirrel moved with a constant speed between 5 s and 10 s.
_____ 3. What is the average speed of the squirrel between 8 s and 10 s?
A 0.4 m/s
B 1 m/s
C 2 m/s
D 4 m/s
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MATH
Read each question below, and choose the best answer.
_____ 1. The distance between Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Sioux Falls, South
Dakota, is about 660 km. How long will it take a car traveling with an
average speed of 95 km/h to drive from Cedar Rapids to Sioux Falls?
A less than 1 h
B about 3 h
C about 7 h
D about 10 h
_____ 2. Martha counted the number of people in each group that walked into her
school’s cafeteria. In the first 10 groups, she counted the following
numbers of people: 6, 4, 9, 6, 4, 10, 9, 5, 9, and 8. What is the mode of
this set of data?
F6
G7
H9
I 10
_____ 3. Which of the following terms describes the angle marked in the triangle
below.
A
B
C
D
acute
obtuse
right
None of the above
_____ 4. Donnell collected money for a charity fundraiser. After one hour, he
counted the money and found that he had raised $10.00 in bills and
$3.74 in coins. Which of the following represents the number of coins
he collected?
F 4 pennies, 9 nickels, 18 dimes, and 6 quarters
G 9 pennies, 7 nickels, 18 dimes, and 6 quarters
H 6 pennies, 7 nickels, 15 dimes, and 8 quarters
I 9 pennies, 8 nickels, 12 dimes, and 3 quarters
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