Academic
Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics
2010
SAMPLE ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS
Record your answers to the multiple-choice questions on the Student Answer Sheet (2010, Academic).
Please note: The format of this booklet is different from that used for the assessment. The items themselves remain the same.
Multiple-Choice
Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2010
1 What is the value of 6x2 when x 5 1 ?
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4 Consider the expression below.
3x2(5x2 2 2x 1 1) Which of the following is equivalent to this expression? a 8x2 2 2x 1 1 b 8x2 1 x 1 4 c 15x4 2 2x 1 1 d 15x4 2 6x3 1 3x2
a b
2 9 2 3
c 2 d 4
2 Chris has a square garden with an area of
38.4 m2, as shown in the diagram.
5 The cylinder below has a volume of
150 cm3.
8 cm
He decreases the length of each side by 1.7 m to make a smaller garden. Which is closest to the perimeter of the smaller garden? a 37 m b 32 m c 25 m d 18 m Which of the following is closest to the area of the lateral surface of the cylinder?
Hint:
Vcylinder 5 r2h Alateral surface 5 2rh a 38 cm2 b 75 cm2 c 150 cm2 d 300 cm2
3 The sum of the perimeters of two shapes is
represented by 13x 1 4y. The perimeter of one shape is represented by 4x 2 2y. Which expression represents the perimeter of the other shape? a 9x 1 2y b 9x 1 6y c 17x 1 2y d 17x 1 6y
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Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2010
Open-Response
Part-Time Job
Ezre works part-time at a clothing store. He earns $80 per week plus 6% of the value of his weekly sales. This week Ezre earns $119. What is the total value of his sales this week? Show your work.
The total value of his sales is __________________.
Multiple-Choice
Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2010
7 Consider the following chart and graph.
Temperature Temperature in degrees in degrees Celsius, C Fahrenheit, F 5 41 15 25
F
80 8 60 6 40 4 20 2 40 30 20 10 0 10 20 30 40
9 A sports company uses the equation
C 5 8t 1 5 to represent the relationship between the total amount charged to rent a canoe, C, in dollars and the rental time, t, in hours. What is the initial charge to rent a canoe? a $0 b $5 c $8 d $13
59 77
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20 40 60 80
Data on distance travelled and the number of hours spent travelling are shown on the graph below. The line D 5 10n 1 30 is also shown on the graph.
Distance Travelled vs. Time
a ]4 8C b ]18 8C c ]29 8C d ]40 8C
Distance travelled (km)
What temperature in degrees Celsius is equivalent to ]20 8F?
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D = 10n + 30
8 A bus is rented for a class field trip. The
transportation cost for the trip is made up of $225 to rent the bus, $50 for gas and $2 for each bus seat. Which relation below describes the total transportation cost for the trip if C is the total cost in dollars and n is the number of seats? a C 5 ]2n 1 225 b C 5 ]2n 1 275 c C 5 2n 1 225 d C 5 2n 1 275
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Number of hours
Which equation best represents the line of best fit for the data shown? a D 5 5n 1 33 b D 5 8n 1 23 c D 5 10n 1 18 d D 5 12n 1 25
Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2010
Multiple-Choice b
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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Tyler walks along a line leading from a motion sensor. The graph below shows information about Tylers walk.
Distance from Motion Sensor vs. Time
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Distance from motion sensor (m) 4 3 2 1
c
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
3 Time (s)
Which of the following is closest to Tylers speed in metres per second as he walks toward the motion sensor? a 2.0 b 1.3 c 0.8 d 0.5 d
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
P
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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Which graph represents the equation P 5 ] 2 n 1 5? a P
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Open-Response
Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2010
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Whats the Charge?
The table below represents the linear relationship between cost and repair time at an appliance store.
Repair time, t (h) 3 6 8 Cost, C ($) 205 385 505
Determine the initial value of this relationship. Show your work. Initial value: _______________________
Is this relationship a direct or a partial variation? Circle one: Direct variation Partial variation Justify your answer.
Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2010
Open-Response
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Hot New Wheels
Cybelle and Peter each buy a car. The graph below represents the value of Cybelles car over time.
Value of Car vs. Time
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20 000 16 000 12 000 8 000 4 000
Value of car ($)
1 2 3 4 5 Time (years)
Peters car costs less than Cybelles. The value of both cars changes at the same rate. Determine a possible equation to represent the relationship between the value of Peters car, V, in dollars, and time, t, in years. V 5 ___________________________ Justify your equation.
Multiple-Choice
Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2010
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Which of the following represents an equation of a line? a y 5 2x b y 5 x2 2 5 c x2 1 y2 2 25 5 0 d 2x 1 3y 2 5 5 0
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The graph below represents the relationship between distance and time on Javiers walk. D
20 16 Distance (m) 12 8 4 p q Distance vs. Time
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What are the slope, m, and y-intercept, b, of the line represented by 3x 2 2y + 16 = 0? a m = 2 , b = 8 b m = 3 , b = ]16 c m = ] 3 , b = ]8 d m = ] 2 , b = 16
3 2 2 3
6 Time (s)
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How much greater is Javiers speed in section p than in section q? a 0.5 m/s b 1.5 m/s c 2.0 m/s d 3.0 m/s
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The total cost of hiring Beths Plumbing Services is represented by the equation C 5 50t 1 70, where C is the total cost in dollars and t is the time in hours. Next month, the rate will change to $60 per hour, but the initial charge will stay the same. Which of the following describes how the graph of the relation will change? a The steepness of the line will increase. b The steepness of the line will decrease. c The vertical intercept will increase by 10 units. d The vertical intercept will decrease by 10 units.
Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2010
Multiple-Choice
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Consider the following graph. y
A 5 4 3 2 1
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Last weekend, Jeremy travelled from his home to a friends house. The graph below represents the relation between D, the distance from Jeremys home, and t, the time spent travelling to his friends house. D
Distance from Jeremys home
B 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5
D 1 2 3 4 5 C
Distance from Jeremys Home vs. Time Spent Travelling
Which statement is false? a The slope of AB is ]2. b The slope of CD is 1. c The y-intercept of the line through CD is ]4. d The y-intercept of the line through AB is ]1.
0 Time spent travelling
This weekend, Jeremy travels to his friends house but leaves from school. Jeremys school is between his house and his friends house. If he travels at a faster rate this weekend, how will the line representing this trip compare to the line representing the previous trip? This new line will a start at a higher point and be steeper. b start at a higher point and be less steep. c start at the current point and be steeper. d start at the current point and be less steep.
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Janelle draws a line that passes through the points (]1, 6) and (0, 3). If Janelle writes the equation of the line in y 5 mx 1 b form, what are the values of m and b? a m 5 ]9 b53 b m 5 ]3 b56 c m 5 ]9 b56 d m 5 ]3 b53
Open-Response
Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2010
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The New Line
A line has the same slope as the line represented by 4x 2 3y 1 15 5 0 and the same y-intercept as the line represented by 2x 1 y 1 6 5 0. Determine an equation of this line. Show your work.
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Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2010
Open-Response
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Event-full
At Lowell High School, the cost to attend special events depends on whether or not a student has purchased a $10 discount card. Option A: The student buys a discount card. The cost is $5 per event. Option B: The student does not buy a discount card. The cost is $7.50 per event. Graph the relationship between total cost and number of events for each option on the grid.
Total Cost vs. Number of Events
C
70 60 50 Total cost ($) 40 30 20 10
9 10
Number of events
Determine the conditions under which a student at Lowell High School should choose each option. Justify your answer.
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Multiple-Choice
Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2010
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Ella wants a rectangle with a perimeter of 100 cm and the largest possible area. What are the dimensions of the rectangle that satisfies her conditions? a 10 cm 3 10 cm b 20 cm 3 30 cm c 25 cm 3 25 cm d 40 cm 3 60 cm
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A garden is in the shape of a rectangle and a semicircle as shown below.
10 m 10 m 7m 7m
20 m
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Consider the parallelogram shown below.
W 10 cm X
Which of the following is closest to the amount of fencing needed to enclose the garden? a 60 m b 70 m c 75 m d 85 m
4 cm
7 cm
What is the perimeter of WXYZ? a 28 cm b 30 cm c 31 cm d 34 cm
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Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2010
Multiple-Choice
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The playing chips of a board game are stored in cylindrical plastic cases. The plastic cases have a volume of 25 120 mm3 and a diameter of 40 mm.
Playing Chip 40 mm Plastic Case 40 mm
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Consider the diagram below. y
125 130 105
Which of the following is the value of y in the diagram? a 558 b 708 c 1258 d 1308
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What is the sum of the interior angles of a 12-sided regular polygon? a 10808 b 18008 c 19808 d 21608
Which of the following is closest to the height of one playing chip if 50 playing chips can fit tightly into the plastic case as shown above? a 0.1 mm b 0.4 mm c 1.3 mm d 2.5 mm
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Open-Response
Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2010
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Toy Sailboats
Emelina makes toy sailboats as shown below.
11 cm
4 cm
4 cm
Determine the total area of the shaded sails. Show your work.
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Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics, 2010
Open-Response
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Whats Missing?
Consider the diagram below.
65 85
108
Complete the table below. Justify your answers using geometric properties.
Angle measure Justification
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