STAAR Practice 2016

STAAR Practice 2016
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR COMPOSITION BOOK (ALL OF YOUR
NOTES), SOMETHING TO WRITE WITH, AND NOTEBOOK PAPER!!!
Integers In Real Life Situations
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1. A balloon was released outside. It floated up 33 feet in the sky, then
dropped 8 feet before soaring up 24 feet. What list of integers best
represents the change in feet the balloon moved?
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A) -33, +8, -24
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B) +33, -8, +24
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C) -33, +41, +24
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D) +33, -8, -24
Integers In Real Life Situations
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2. Eleanor started with 50 raffle tickets to sell. She sold 11 tickets yesterday.
Her brother, James, has sold 20 raffle tickets. Which integer represents the
change in the number of raffle tickets that Eleanor has to sell?
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A) +20
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B) -20
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C) +11
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D) -11
Integers In Real Life Situations
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3. Rita received $50 for her birthday. She took the gift money, plus $20 of
her own money to buy clothes. She bought a shirt for $15, a pair of pants
for $17, and shoes for $21. Then her mother gave her $18 towards the cost
of the shoes. Which expression can be used to show how much money
Rita has left after her clothes shopping?
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A) 50 – 20 + 15 + 17 + 21 + 18
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B) 50 + 20 – 15 – 17 – 21 + 18
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C) 50 – 15 – 17 – 21 + 18
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D) 50 + 20 + 15 + 17 + 21 - 18
Integers In Real Life Situations
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4. Austin keeps track of the number of sit-ups he does every day. On
Monday he did 4 more than the day before. On Tuesday, he did 5 more
than on Monday, and on Wednesday, he did 8 fewer than on Tuesday.
Which set of integers best represents the change in the number of sit-ups
Austin did each day?
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A) +4, +5, -8
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B) +4, +5, +8
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C) -4, -5, +8
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D) -4, -5, -8
Integers In Real Life Situations
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5. Marcia flew her4 kite 85 feet in the air before it hit a building and
dropped 40 feet. After a few minutes, it rose to another 11 feet and then
fell 55 feet to the ground. Which expression can be used to show the
change of elevation of the kite?
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A) 85 – 40 – 11- 55
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B) 85 + 40 – 11 + 55
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C) 85 – 40 + 11 – 55
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D) 85 + 11 – 55
Integers In Real Life Situations
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6. Which of the following expressions simplifies to -1?
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I. -39 – 38
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II. -1 ∙ (-1)
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III. 19 + (-20)
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IV.
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A) III only
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B) II and III only
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C) I, II, and III only
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D) I, III, and IV only
−16
−16
Integers In Real Life Situations
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By noon, the temperature increased 21° from the morning low of -13°F.
What was the temperature at noon?
Integers In Real Life Situations
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A) 21°F
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B) 8°F
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C) 34°F
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D) 12°F
Integers In Real Life Situations
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8. Jackson went deep sea diving with some friends. It he descends at a
rate of 4 feet per minute, what integer represents Jackson’s depth in a
quarter of an hour?
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A) 100
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B) -60
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C) -100
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D) 60
Integers In Real Life Situations
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9. Which expression has the least value?
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A) -7 ∙ (-9)
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B) 46 – 74
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C) -91 + 68
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D) 156 ÷ (-6)
Integers In Real Life Situations
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10. A shark swims at a depth of 275 feet below sea level. After sighting a
whale, the shark moves 190 feet closer to the surface. What integer
represents the shark’s new depth?
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A) 465
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B) -125
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C) -85
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D) 125
Integers In Real Life Situations
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11. Marco has a balance of -$19 in his checking account. He makes a trip
to the bank to deposit $368. The next day he purchases a new video
game for $47 using his debit card. What is Marco’s new balance after his
purchases the video game?
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A) $434
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B) $339
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C) $302
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D) $301
Integers In Real Life Situations
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12. Davis has 141 figures in his action figure collection. One-third of the
figures are sports related. How many of the figures in Davis’ collection are
NOT sports related?
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A) 47
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B) 94
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C) 423
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D) 59
Integers In Real Life Situations
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13. Rebecca bought 1.5 pounds of grapes and paid $3.72. What was the
cost per pound of the grapes?
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A) $5.58
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B) $2.48
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C) 2.22
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D) not here
Integers In Real Life Situations
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3
14. In 34 hours on day in January, it snowed 3 feet in New York City. How
much snow fell per hour?
4
5
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A) feet
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B) 1 feet
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C) 11 feet
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D) 1 feet
1
4
1
4
1
2
Integers In Real Life Situations
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15. Laurie used 0.25 pounds of butter to make a batch of her
grandmother’s cookies. She needs to make 4.5 times the recipe for the
school bake sale, and an additional two batches for her family. How
much butter does Laurie use to make all the cookies?
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A) 1.125 lb
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B) 3.125 lb
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C) 2.25 lb
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D) 1.625 lb