Gateway Homework #2
Section 1.2/1.8

• Take the Practice Gateway at least once before class.
(You can take it as many times as you like, and only your best score counts for points.)
• You should also try Practice Quiz 1 at least once before the next class period . (This is different from the Practice Gateway quiz.
• You have until the class session after next to re-do
Practice Quiz 1 as many times as you want, and you’ll have a chance to ask about any problems on it before we take the Gateway Quiz at the next class session.)

Quiz coming up next class session:
• 8 questions, 35 minutes.
• Online, but you’ll get a paper worksheet for showing your work
• No calculators
• We’ll be reviewing for this in class today.
• Answers must be completely correct , with fractions in simplest form .
Reminders:
– Passing the Gateway Quiz with a 100% (8/8) score at some point during the semester is a requirement for passing this class.
– You may take the quiz multiple times until you pass.
– Only your best score out of all attempts on the “real” gateway will count towards your overall grade. (And since you’ll eventually get
100%, there’s 80 points towards you course score!)
– The second attempt will also be given in class 3 weeks from now. After that, there will be weekly opportunities to take the quiz outside of class.
– In previous semesters, all students who have passed the other requirements for the course have also passed the Gateway requirement. (The average student took 4-5 attempts to pass.)

You have had a number of practice Gateway questions mixed in with your regular homework assignments, but you should also take
before the next class session :
• 8 questions, same type as on the actual Gateway.
• Time limit of 35 minutes, same as the actual Gateway.
• Can take it as many times as you want.
• Best score counts for that percent of 8 points. (Each time you take the practice quiz, your overall course score will be updated to only include you best attempt.)
• Additional paper versions of practice Gateways can be picked up in the open lab from any TA or teacher.
REMEMBER: Gateway study/help available every
MTWTh from 8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. in Room 203 JHSW..

Quiz coming up the next class session after the Gateway Quiz:
Quiz 1 on sections 1.2 through 1.8
• 15 questions; 50 minute time limit
• Taken in class, but via the online course web site, with Lockdown Browser
• Worth 60 points
• 1 attempt
• No calculators allowed
Practice Quiz 1 should be taken at least 2-3 times before the quiz day:
• 15 questions; 50 minute time limit; can take it anywhere
• Worth 10 points
• Unlimited attempts, only best score counts
• Each time you take it, you will get a different set of questions, so the more times you take it, the more chances you’ll have of seeing all the types of questions that might be on the real quiz.
• Don’t use a calculator, since you can’t on the real quiz.
REMEMBER : Come to the open lab in 203 if you need help.
M – Th: 8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

• You’ll get a chance to take an 8-point Preview
Gateway in class to practice for the 80-point
Gateway that will be given at the next class session.
• If you don’t finish the preview Gateway by the end of this class session, you’re welcome to stay after class and finish it in the open lab next door.
• You should go over any problems you miss on this preview quiz with a teacher or TA in the open lab to make sure you know how to do them all before the “real” Gateway Quiz at the next class session.

• Put your calculators and cell phones away and close all tabs/windows on your laptop.
• Log in to Pearson’s My Lab and Mastering
• Click on “ Quizzes & Tests ”
• Click on In-class Gateway

• Then select In-Class Gateway Preview.
• Enter the password (on whiteboard).
• Click on the button that says I am ready to start .
• Your time clock doesn’t begin until the loading process is finished and your first question appears on the screen.
Now we will install the Lockdown Browser.

• You will then have 35 minutes to complete the quiz.
(If you finish early, feel free to get started on the Practice
Gateway Quiz assignment.)
• Make sure you show all steps of your work for each problem in complete and clear detail on the paper worksheet.
No calculators of any type may be used for this quiz.
• When finished, click “submit” and then write your score on the answer sheet .
DON’T FORGET TO ALSO TAKE THE
PRACTICE GATEWAY QUIZ #1 AT LEAST
ONCE BEFORE NEXT CLASS SESSION!!

In the Quizzes & Tests folder:
• Click on the bottom link (Practice Gateway Quiz)
• No password is needed
• You can take this practice quiz as many times as you like.
• Don’t use a calculator, since you won’t be using one in class.