Practice Test Math 9

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Multiple Choice

UNIT 1: Surface Area and Composite Shapes

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1.

List all the whole numbers between 63 and 101 that are perfect squares.
a. 64, 81, 96
b. 64, 81

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2.

Which numbers are perfect squares?

i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
a. i and ii

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3.

4.

20.25
32
16.9
3.24
b.

i and iii

c.

i and iv

d.

ii and iii

Name the two whole numbers whose squares are closest to 22.5
a. 9, 25

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c. 64, 81, 100

d. 64, 72, 81, 100

b. 4, 5

c. 4, 9

d. 16, 25

Which fraction has a square root between 3 and 4?

52
3
61
ii)
3
37
iii)
4
79
iv)
4
i)

a. iv

b. ii

c. iii

d. i

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5.

Here are the 6 views of an object made using centimetre cubes. Determine its surface area.
Top

Left side

Front

Right side

Bottom

Back

a. 28 cm2

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6.

b. 17 cm2

c. 11 cm2

d. 22 cm2

This object is made from 3 identical right rectangular prisms.

Each prism is 55 cm long and has square ends of side length 25 cm.
What is the surface area of the object?

a. 20 250 cm2

b. 12 875 cm2

c. 12 000 cm2

d. 14 750 cm2

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____ 7.

A 4-cm cube is attached to the top of a right triangular prism as shown.

Determine the surface area of the composite object, to the nearest square centimetre.
4 cm
5 cm

9 cm

15 cm

a. 298 cm2

b. 352 cm2

c. 336 cm2

d. 368 cm2

Unit 2: Powers and Exponent Laws

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Write the number of unit squares in this large square as a power.

8.

b. 72

a.
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Write

9.
a.
b.

c.

d. 77

as a power.
c.
d.

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Unit 3: Rational Numbers

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Which of these numbers are between

10.

and ?

, , ,
a.

b.

and

, , and

c.

and

d.

and

Unit 4: Linear Relations

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Which graph represents the equation

11.

y
11

10

9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0

a. Line S

b. Line Q

c. Line P

d. Line R

Unit 5: Polynomials
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Subtract:

12.
a.
b.

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c.
d.
Subtract:

13.
a.

c.

b.

d.

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Determine the area of this rectangle.

14.

3x 24x + 2

a.
b.

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c.
d.

Divide:

15.
a.

c.

b.

d.

Unit 6: Linear Equations and Inequalities

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Which of these numbers is a solution of

16.

i) 5
ii) 2
iii) 5
iv) 6
a. i and iv
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b. iii and iv

a.
18.

d. i and ii

Write the inequality whose solution is graphed on the number line.

17.

5 4 3 2 1 0

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c. ii and iii

b.

c.

Which of these numbers are solutions of the inequality

d.
?

4, 3, 5, 2
a. 3, 2

b. 4, 3, 2

c. 3, 5

d. 4, 5

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Solve:

19.
a.

b.

c.

d.

Unit 7: Similarity and Transformations

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A rectangle has length 6 cm and width 4 cm.

The rectangle is to be enlarged by a scale factor of 8.
Calculate the length of the enlargement.

20.

a. 80 cm

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c. 32 cm

d. 14 cm

A square frame is projected onto a screen using an overhead projector.

The original square frame has side length 8.5 cm.
The square frame is enlarged by a scale factor of 6.2.
Determine the side length of the square frame on the screen.

21.

a. 14.7 cm

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b. 48 cm

b. 52.7 cm

c. 105.4 cm

d. 210.8 cm

Which example shows a reflection of triangle X in the dotted line?

22.

Exam ple i

Exam ple ii
X

Exam ple iii

Exam ple iv
X

a.
b.
c.
d.

Example iii
Example i
Example ii
Example iv

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23.

Which figure shows the rotation image of pentagon A after a 216 clockwise rotation about its centre?
P
Q

PQ
Q

Pentagon A

a. Figure iii
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24.

Figure i

Q
Figure ii

b. Figure i

P
P

Figure iii

c. Figure iv

Figure iv

d. Figure ii

Quadrilateral P is rotated 90 clockwise about vertex A, then 270 counterclockwise about vertex A.
Which quadrilateral shows the final position of quadrilateral P?

R
A

a. P

b. S

c. Q

d. R

Unit 8: Circle Geometry

____ 25.
O is the centre of this circle and point M is a point of tangency.
Determine the value of x.

37
x
M

a. 37

b. 53

c. 143

d. 90

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O is the centre of the circle.

Determine the value of f to the nearest tenth, if necessary.

26.

S
f
20

a. 4

b. 8

c. 64

d. 11.7

c. 12.2

d. 51

____ 27.
O is the centre of the circle.
Determine the value of s to the nearest tenth, if necessary.
H
7
s

O
10

a. 3

b. 7.1

____ 28.
O is the centre of this circle.
Determine the value of a.

a
86
O

a. 47
b. 86

c. 94
d. 90

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O is the centre of this circle. Determine the value of v.

29.

A
v

31
O

a. 118
b. 59
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c. 90
d. 31

30. In late November Anita surveyed every student in her class to find out their favourite Christmas carols.
Which of the following might be a problem?
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)

Timing
Use of Language
Cultural sensitivity
Cost

a. i
____

b. iii

d. ii

31. A baker wants to check the quality of the muffins he bakes each day.
Which of the following data collection methods would provide the most accurate information?
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)

Test one muffin from each batch

Test all the muffins in the first batch
Test all the muffins in a random batch
Test all the muffins in the last batch

a. i

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c. iv

b. iv

c. ii

d. iii

O is the centre of the circle. Determine the value of z to the nearest tenth, if necessary.

32.

L
O

2
M

a. 4.5

b. 3.6

c. 5

d. 1

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Short Answer

33. TOPIC: SA
This object is composed of two identical cylinders connected by a right rectangular prism.
Each cylinder has diameter 18 cm and height 4 cm.
The rectangular prism has length 8 cm and square ends of side length 2 cm.
Determine the surface area of the object. Give your answer to the nearest whole number.
4 cm

18 cm

2 cm
8 cm

34. BEDMAS: Exponents

State which operation you would do first to evaluate

35.

Evaluate:

36.

Simplify, then evaluate.

37.

Simplify, then evaluate.

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38. Simplify, then evaluate.

39.

TOPIC: EXPONENTS
Simplify, then evaluate.

40.
TOPIC: RATIONAL NUMBERS
Write the rational number represented by each letter on the number line, as a decimal.

0.2

0.1

41.
TOPIC: DIVIDING FRACTIONS
Determine this quotient.

42.
TOPIC: PATTERNS
The pattern in this table continues. Write an equation that relates the term value to the term number.
Term Number, t

Term Value, w

11

14

17

43.
TOPIC: PATTERNS
The pattern in this table continues. Write an equation that relates the number of squares to the figure number.
Figure Number, f
Number of
Squares, s

46

42

38

34

30

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44.

TOPIC: MODELS

A large white square represents an x2-tile, a large black square represents a x2-tile, a white rectangle represents an xtile, a black rectangle represents a x-tile, a small white square represents a 1-tile, and a small black square represents
a 1-tile.
Sketch algebra tiles to model the polynomial

45.

TOPIC : MODELS

A large white square represents an x2-tile, a large black square represents a x2-tile, a white rectangle represents an xtile, a black rectangle represents a x-tile, a small white square represents a 1-tile, and a small black square represents
a 1-tile.
Match each polynomial with its corresponding algebra tile model.
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)
vi)
Model A

Model B

Model C

Model D

Model E

Model F

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46.
TOPIC: POLYNOMIALS
Write the perimeter of this equilateral triangle as a polynomial in simplest form.

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9x + 5

47.
TOPIC: POLYNOMIALS
Write the perimeter of this rectangle as a polynomial in simplest form.

2x + 5

6x +10

48.

TOPIC: Add

49.

TOPIC: Divide

50.

TOPIC: Divide

51.

Here is a students solution for this question:

Divide:

Identify any errors in the solution.

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52. TOPIC: SOLVE ALGEBRA

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53. Forty-four divided by a number is 11. Write, then solve an equation to determine the number.

54. Solve:

55. TOPIC: RATIOS

A square has side length 4.3 cm.
The square is enlarged by a scale factor of 3.4.
Determine the side length of the enlargement.

56. TOPIC: SIMILAR TRIANGLES

Determine the length of EF in these similar triangles.

9
C

18

B 16.2
F

57. Determine the length of BD in these similar triangles.

A
B
C
20

7
D
10.5

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Building

58. This scale diagram shows the measurements a surveyor made to determine the height of a building. What is this
height?

33 m
24 m
56 m

59.

TOPIC: INEQUALITIES

Solve, then graph this inequality:

5 4 3 2 1 0

Longer Problems
60.
TOPIC: BEDMAS FRACTIONS
Evaluate this expression. Show your work.

3
4

1
)
3

5
6

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61. TOPIC: BEDMAS FRACTIONS

Evaluate. Show your work.

62. TOPIC: GRAPHING LINEAR RELATIONS

Create a table of values for the relation
Use 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 as values of x.

a)

, then graph the relation.

10

y
30

28
26
24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

b) Is the relation linear? How do you know?

c) What is the value of y when x = 33?
Cost of a Phone Rental
80

63. A resort rents out mobile phones by the day. This graph shows how the
cost to rent a phone relates to the number of days the phone is rented.

b) A customer paid $35.00 to rent a phone. For how many days did the
customer rent the phone?

60

Cost ($)

a) Estimate the cost to rent a phone for:

i) 1 day
ii) 13 days

70

50
40
30
20
10

Time (days)

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64. On a grid, draw OAB with vertices O(0, 0), A(4, 2), and B(2, 6).
a) Draw a scale diagram of OAB with scale factor 2 and one vertex at (1, 1).
Write the coordinates of the vertices of the new triangle.

16

b) Is there more than one answer for part a?

If your answer is no, explain why no other diagrams are
possible.
If your answer is yes, draw other possible scale
diagrams.

14
12
10
8

Write the coordinates of the vertices for each new

triangle you draw.

6
4
2
12 10 8

2 0
2

4
6
8
10
12
14
16

65. a)
b)
c)
d)
7

Reflect triangle A in the vertical line through 4 on the x-axis. Label the image triangle B.
Reflect triangle B in the vertical line through 10 on the x-axis. Label the image triangle C.
Reflect triangle C in the vertical line through 17 on the x-axis. Label the image triangle D.
Describe the position of the line of symmetry that relates triangle A to triangle D.
y

6
5
4

3
2
1
1

66.

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 x

TOPIC: INEQUALITIES

Solve and graph these inequalities.

a)
b)
c)
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Practice Test Math 9

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SHORT ANSWER
33. ANS:
The surface area of the object is about 1526 cm2.
34. ANS:
Square 4
35. ANS:
5
36. ANS:

37. ANS:

38. ANS:

39. ANS:
=

40. ANS:
Q: 0.16, R: 0.19
41. ANS:
2
4
3
42. ANS:
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44. ANS:

45. ANS:
Model A: v
Model B: vi
Model C: iv
Model D: i
Model E: ii
Model F: iii
46. ANS:
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51. ANS:
Error:
The answer should be
52. ANS:
c=3
53. ANS:

54. ANS:
v = 2.24
55. ANS:
14.62 cm
56. ANS:
EF = 32.4
57. ANS:
BD = 8

, not

58. ANS:
77 m
59. ANS:

5 4 3 2 1 0

PROBLEM
60. ANS:
3
1
2
( 4 )
4
3

= 1

1
4

61. ANS:

5
6

62. ANS:
a)

30

10

12

15

18

28
26
24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

b) The relation is linear because the points on the graph lie on a straight line.
c) When x = 33, y = 52.5.
63. ANS:
a) i) It costs $17.50 to rent a phone for 1 day.
ii) It costs $47.50 to rent a phone for 13 days.
b) The customer rented the phone for 8 days.

64. ANS:
Sample Answers
a)
y
16
14
12
10
8
6

4
2
O

A
2

10

12

The coordinates of the vertices of the new triangle are: (1, 1), (9, 5), (5, 13)
b) There are two other possibilities.
10

8
6

4
2
10 8

O
2 0
2

A
2

10 x

4
6
8
10
12
14

The coordinates of the triangle at the top left are: (1, 1), (3, 9), (7, 3)
The coordinates of the triangle at the bottom are: (1, 1), (5, 7), (3, 11)

65. ANS:
7

6
5
4

2
1
1

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 x

d) The line of symmetry is the vertical line through 11 on the x-axis.

66. ANS:
a) Graph iii
b) Graph i
c) Graph iv
The inequality represented by Graph ii is