NM-MSSA Practice Test 2

Jan claims that since every square has four right angles, every rhombus must also have four right angles. Which statement best describes Jan's claim?

• Jan is correct because every square is a rhombus.

• Jan is correct because every rhombus is a square.

• Jan is incorrect because not every square is a rhombus.

• Jan is incorrect because not every rhombus is a square.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.11

Mrs. Dorame cut a pie into 8 equal slices. She gave 1/4 of the pie to her neighbor, and she ate 1/8 of the pie. Which picture shows how much of the pie Mrs. Dorame has left?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3A

Anquan's brother is 3/4 yard tall. Anquan is 2 1/4 times as tall as his brother. Based on this information, how many yards tall is Anquan? Which equation represents the solution to this problem?

• 3/4 * 4/9 = 12/36

• 3/4 * 9/4 = 27/16

• 4/3 * 9/4 = 36/12

• 4/3 * 4/9 = 16/27

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Marco is using this equation to determine the quotient of two numbers, a and b: a ÷ b = [ ]. Neither a nor b is equal to zero. Which equation shows a way that Marco can check his answer?

• [ ] + b = a

• [ ] - b = a

• [ ] x b = a

• [ ] ÷ b = a

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

In which direction does the number 5 in the ordered pair (5, 7) tell you to move when starting from the origin?

• up on the y-axis

• down on the y-axis

• left on the x-axis

• right on the x-axis

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CCSS.5.G.A.2

Ms. Smith has three bags of rice. She records the weight of each bag of rice on this line plot. What is the total weight of Ms. Smith's bags of rice?

• 7/8 pound

• 1 1/4 pounds

• 1 1/2 pounds

• 1 3/4 pounds

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CCSS.4.MD.B.4

Linda is putting soil in a planter that is in the shape of a rectangular prism. She will leave a 5-inch space between the soil and the top of the planter, as shown. What is the volume of the soil Linda will put into the planter?

• 15,000 cubic inches

• 18,000 cubic inches

• 24,000 cubic inches

• 30,000 cubic inches

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

Which situation is best represented by the expression (24 – 3) ÷ 7?

• There are 24 students in Mr. Lane’s class. Three students are absent. Mr. Lane divides the students who are present into 7 equal groups.

• There are 24 students in Mr. Lane’s class. Seven students are absent. Mr. Lane divides the students who are present into 3 equal groups.

• There are 24 students in Mr. Lane’s class. Three new students joined the class. Mr. Lane divides the students who are present into 7 equal groups.

• There are 21 students in Mr. Lane’s class. Mr. Lane divides the students into 3 equal groups.

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Marina bought an aquarium in the shape of a rectangular prism with the measures shown.

• The volume can be calculated by dividing the base area by the height.

• The volume can be calculated by multiplying the base area by the height.

• The volume cannot be calculated, because the base area is not measured in cubic units.

• The volume cannot be calculated, because the length and width of the aquarium are unknown.

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

Curt marked this hundredths grid to represent a mathematical expression. Which expression is best represented on the hundredths grid?

• 20 + 40

• 50 - 40

• 0.4 x 0.5

• 0.4 + 0.2

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7