Performance Assessments

Chapter 1 Test: Students must pass with a “C” or better.

Topics include Order of Operations, combining like terms, evaluating expressions, translating word problems into math expressions, and learning mathematical properties.

Tip: This chapter includes concepts that are building blocks of pre-algebra and algebra. To succeed in this chapter, students need to have mastered their basic arithmetic skills in the 6^th grade. If your child still has difficulty adding subtracting, multiplying and dividing whole numbers, they need additional practice and support in this area.

Examples of standards:

Order of operations: 4 (10 - 3) ¸ 2 = 14

Combining Like Terms: 3a + 2a = 5a

Evaluating Expressions: B – C + A = ? given that B = 10, C = 5, and A = 7

Translation word problems: Translate “a number increased by 2”

into an algebraic expression.

Mathematical Properties: Commutative, Associative, Identity, and Distributive Properties

More Glencoe sample problems are available online:

Glencoe Chapter Test, Chapter 1

Do you want to take a Douglass Chapter 1 practice test?

Douglass Chapter Test, Chapter 1

Chapter 2 Test: Students must pass with a “C” or better

The main topic is working with negative and positive numbers which we call integers. Students will learn to add, subtract, multiply, and divide integers. In addition, students will use a number line to order integers (which are larger, which are smaller).

Tip: Like chapter 1, the concepts in this chapter are pre-requisites for most if not all of the following units for pre-algebra. This is one of the most important chapters in pre-algebra. If you need a refresher course on integers, please click here(link to integer doc)

More Glencoe sample problems are available online:

Glencoe Chapter Test, Chapter 2

Do you want to take a Douglass Chapter 2 practice test?

Douglass Chapter Test, Chapter 2 (part A)

Douglass Chapter Test, Chapter 2 (part B)