Performance Assessments

Chapter 4 Test: Students must pass at a “C” or better

Preparations for fractions: Topics include prime factorization, greatest common factor (GCF), least common multiple (LCM), simplifying fractions, exponents and multiplying and dividing monomials.

Tip: This unit makes a transition from whole number fractions to fractions that include monomials.

Examples:

What is the biggest number that divides evenly into 18 and 24? (GCF) Answer: 6

What is the smallest number that 18 and 24 divide evenly into? (LCM) Answer: 72

The prime factorization of 81? Answer: 3 x 3 x 3.

To learn more about factors and multiples:

Factors and Multiples

Or (find least and greatest common factors in Richmond folder)

More Glencoe sample problems are available online:

Glencoe Chapter Test, Chapter 4

Do you want to take a Douglass Chapter 4 practice test?

Douglass Chapter Test, Chapter 4 (part A)

Douglass Chapter Test, Chapter 4 (part B)

Douglass Chapter Test, Chapter 4 (part C)

Douglass Chapter Test, Chapter 4 (part D)

Douglass Chapter Test, Chapter 4 (part E)

Douglass Chapter Test, Chapter 4 (part F)

Douglass Chapter Test, Chapter 4 (part G)

Douglass Chapter Test, Chapter 4 (part H)

Chapter 5/6 Decimal Test: Students must pass chapter 5/6 Decimal test with a “C” or better.

Topics include adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimals, as well as solving equations with negative and positive decimal numbers called rational numbers.

Tip: The next two units in grading period 3 cover fractions and decimals. The Glencoe text mixes fractions and decimals in chapter 5 and 6. We pull out all of the sections in chapters 5 and 6 that involve decimals and work with these first. Students will then take a chapter test just on decimal facts. Unlike sixth grade, students will need to solve equations involving negative and positive decimals. We will then return to chapter 5 and 6 again to work exclusively with fractions.

· Chapter 5/6 Fraction Test: Students must pass chapter 5/6 Fraction test with a “C” better.

Topics include adding, subtracting multiplying and dividing fractions and mixed numbers. As with the unit on decimals, this chapter includes solving one-step equations with negative or positive fractions or mixed numbers.

More Glencoe sample problems are available online:

Glencoe Chapter Test, Chapter 5

Glencoe Chapter Test, Chapter 6

Do you want to take a Douglass Chapter 5 practice test?

Douglass Chapter Test, Chapter 5