Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System Practice Test Mathematics History and Social Science Grade 7 Student Name School Name District Name [Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) Logo] This is a practice test. Your responses to practice test questions must be recorded on your Practice Test Answer Document. Mark only one answer for each multiple-choice question. If you are not sure of the answer, choose the answer you think is best. HOW TO ANSWER OPEN-RESPONSE QUESTIONS * Read all parts of each question carefully. * Make each response as clear, complete, and accurate as you can. * Check your answers. Mathematics DIRECTIONS This part of the practice test contains one multiple-choice question, one short-answer question, and one open-response question. Mark your answers to these questions in the spaces provided on pages 8 and 9 of your Practice Test Answer Document. 1 Bonnie bought a 13-pound turkey for $0.85 per pound. How much money did she pay for the turkey? A. $ 11.05 B. $ 13.85 C. $ 33.00 D. $110.05 Question 2 is a short-answer question. Write your answer to this question in the box provided on page 8 of your Practice Test Answer Document. Do not write your answer on any other page. You may do your figuring on any other page. 2 What is the value of the following expression? 3 + 6 * 4 Question 3 is an open-response question. * BE SURE TO ANSWER AND LABEL ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTION. * Show all your work (diagrams, tables, or computations) in your Practice Test Answer Document. * If you do the work in your head, explain in writing how you did the work. Write your answer to question 3 in the space provided on page 9 of your Practice Test Answer Document. 3 Silas has the cards shown below. All cards are the same size and shape. He put the cards into a bag. 3, 7, 2, 6, 7, 3, 4, 5, 2, 3, 7, 7 Silas will pull one card out of the bag without looking. a. Will the number on the card Silas pulls out more likely be an even number or more likely be an odd number? Show or explain how you got your answer. b. What is the probability that the card Silas pulls out will have a 3 on it? Show or explain how you got your answer. c. Silas will perform this experiment a total of 72 times, replacing the card after each pull. What is the total number of times he should expect to pull out a card with a 7 on it? Show or explain how you got your answer. STOP DO NOT GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE History and Social Science DIRECTIONS This part of the practice test contains three multiple-choice questions and one open-response question. Mark your answers to these questions in the spaces provided on pages 12 and 13 of your Practice Test Answer Document. The maps that follow are associated with Australia. First, you will answer three multiple-choice questions about Australia. Then you will answer two parts of an open-response question about its settlement patterns and economic development. [Australia: Physical Features Map displays mixed forest to the north, east and southwest, tropical forest to the northeast, southwest, and southeast, mountains central and south, grassland outer part of the country and desert over the mainland and rivers to the southeast, Australia: Industry Map displays chemicals to the north, east, south and west, Coal production to the east, Engineering to the south and southeast, food processing to the north, east, south and west, mining to the north, central, and west, tourism to the east, central, and south Australia: Climate Map displays desert covering majority of the country except north and east, tropical rain forest to the north and northeast, Mediterranean to the north, east, southeast and southwest, Marine to the southeast and south west, Australia: Major Cities Map displays Sydney as the capital located in the southeast with 300,000+, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and Melbourne with 1,000,000+, Townsville, Newcastle with 100,000-999,999, and Darwin with 20,000-99,999] Mark your answers to questions 1 through 3 in the spaces provided on page 12 of your Practice Test Answer Document. 1 The map titled "Australia: Industry Map" is most useful for A. finding rivers in Australia. B. studying the economy of Australia. C. predicting the weather of Australia. D. planning a camping trip in Australia. 2 The geography of western Australia mostly consists of A. tropical rain forests. B. river valleys. C. mountains. D. deserts. 3 Which of the following describes the climate of Alice Springs? A. tropical B. temperate C. hot and arid D. hot and semiarid Write your answer to open-response question 4 in the space provided on page 13 of your Practice Test Answer Document. 4 Australia, which is both a country and a continent, has a number of geographic regions. The variety of Australia’s regions has affected its overall development. a. Describe where most of Australia’s population has settled and built major industries. Support your answer with information from the maps and your knowledge of Australian geography. b. Explain how the physical features and climate of Australia have influenced its settlement patterns and economic development. Support your answer with information from the maps and your knowledge of Australian geography. STOP DO NOT GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System Grade 7 Mathematics Practice Test Answer Document School Name: District Name: Last Name of Student: First Name of Student: Marking Instructions * Use a No. 2 pencil only. * Do not use ink, ballpoint, or felt tip pens. * Make solid marks that fill the circles completely. * Erase cleanly any marks you wish to change. * Make no stray marks on this form. * Do not fold, tear, or mutilate this form. MATHEMATICS 1. A B C D 2. DO NOT WRITE IN SHADED AREA Please go to the next page to answer the next question for this test. MATHEMATICS 3. STOP DO NOT GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System Grade 7 History and Social Science Practice Test Answer Document School Name: District Name: Last Name of Student: First Name of Student: Marking Instructions * Use a No. 2 pencil only. * Do not use ink, ballpoint, or felt tip pens. * Make solid marks that fill the circles completely. * Erase cleanly any marks you wish to change. * Make no stray marks on this form. * Do not fold, tear, or mutilate this form. HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE 1. A B C D 2. A B C D 3. A B C D DO NOT WRITE IN SHADED AREA Please go to the next page to answer the next question for this test. 4. [STOP]