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March 25, 2015
Dear Parent/Guardian:
Greetings! As we enter the final months of the 2014-2015 school year, it is time to start planning for next school year.
Your student may enroll in Algebra I during the 2015-2016 school year upon successfully passing GPISD’s Algebra I
Placement exam. This exam will be administered over a two-day time period during the week of May 4, 2015. The exact
dates for your child’s Algebra I Placement exam will be determined by your campus Dean of Instruction, Advanced
Academics Specialist, and principal.
We are also excited to announce a few slight changes this school year. In the past, we have only tested 8th grade math
concepts on the Algebra I Placement exam. However, due to the revisions of the Texas state math standards, we are
also including 6th & 7th grade math concepts which are strongly aligned to Algebra I. Students will be assessed over these
concepts on day-one of the Algebra I Placement exam and assessed over 8th grade math concepts on day-two of the
exam. Lastly, since students are allowed to utilize a graphing calculator in 8th grade math, students will be able to use a
calculator on day-two of the exam.
Two Day Algebra I Placement Exam
Day 1: 6th & 7th grade math (no calculator)
Day 2: 8th grade math (calculator allowed)
In order to prepare your child for this exam, we have enclosed the following items: Algebra I Placement Exam Blueprint,
study packet, and helpful websites. If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact myself or your
student’s math teacher.
Thank you so much for your support!
Sincerely,
Angela Herron
Grand Prairie Independent School District
Secondary Math Facilitator
972-237-5402 (office)
ALGEBRA I PLACEMENT EXAM DAY ONE – 6th & 7th Grade Math Concepts (no calculator allowed)
Number of
Questions
Student Expectation
3
6.7A
Generate equivalent numerical expressions using order of operations, including whole number
exponents, and prime factorization.
1
6.7C
Determine if two expressions are equivalent using concrete models, pictorial models, and
algebraic representations.
3
6.7D
Generate equivalent expressions using the properties of operations: inverse, identity,
commutative, associative, and distributive properties.
3
7.6H
2
7.6I
1
6.4A
Compare two rules verbally, numerically, graphically and symbolically in the form of y = ax or
y = x+a in order to differentiate between additive and mutiplicative relationships.
1
6.6A
Identify independent and dependent quantities from tables and graphs.
1
6.6B
3
6.6C
3
6.10A
Model and solve one-variable, one-step equations and inequalities that represent, problems,
including geometric concepts.
1
6.10B
Determine if the given value(s) make(s) one-variable, one-step equations or inequalities true.
3
7.4 A
Represent constant rates of change in mathematical and real-world problems given pictorial,
tabular, verbal, numeric, graphical, and algebraic representations, including d=rt.
1
7.4C
Determine the constant of proportionality (k = y/x) within mathematical and real-world problems.
3
7.7A
Represent linear relationships using verbal descriptions, tables, graphs, and equations that
simplify to the form y = mx + b.
3
7.11A
Model and solve one-variable, two-step equations and inequalities.
1
7.11B
Determine if the given value(s) makes(s) one-variable, two-step equations and inequalities true.
1
7.5A
Generalize the critical attributes of similarity, including ratios within and between similar shapes.
2
7.9B
Determine the circumference and area of circles.
30
Solve problems using qualitative and quantitative predictions and comparisons from simple
experiments.
Determine experimental and theoretical probabilities related to simple and compound events
using data and sample spaces.
Write an equation that represents the relationship between independent and dependent
quantities from a table.
Represent a given situation using verbal descriptions, tables, graphs, and equations in the form
y = kx or y = x + b.
TOTAL NUMBER OF QUESTIONS (90 minute exam period)
ALGEBRA I PLACEMENT EXAM DAY TWO – 8th Grade Math Concepts (calculator allowed)
Number of
Questions
Student Expectation
Use an algebraic representation to explain the effect of a given positive rational scale factor
applied to two-dimensional figures on a coordinate plane with the origin as the center of dilation.
Use similar right triangles to develop an understanding that slope, m , given as the rate comparing the
change in y-values to the changes in
x -values, (y2-y1)/(x2-x1), is the same for any two points (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) on the same line.
2
8.3C
1
8.4A
2
8.4B
Graph proportional relationships, interpreting the unit rate as the slope of the line that models the
relationship.
3
8.4C
1
8.5A
Use data from a table or graph to determine the rate of change or slope and y-intercept in mathematical
and real-world problems.
Represent linear proportional situations with tables, graphs, and equations in the form of y=kx
1
8.5B
2
8.5D
1
8.5E
2
8.5F
2
1
8.5G Identify functions using sets of ordered pairs, tables, mappings, and graphs.
8.5H Identify examples of proportional and non-proportional functions that arise from mathematical and real-
Represent linear non-proportional situations with tables, graphs and equations in the form of y=mx+b ,
where b does not equal 0
Use a trend line that approximates the linear relationship between bivariate sets of data to make
predictions.
Solve problems involving direct variation.
Distinguish between proportional and non-proportional situations using tables, graphs, and equations
in the form y=kx or y=mx+b, where b is not equal 0.
world problems.
Write an equation in the form y=mx+b to model a linear relationship between two quantities
using verbal, numerical, tabular, and graphical representations.
3
8.5I
2
8.7A Solve problems involving the volume of cylinders, cones and spheres.
2
8.7B
2
Use Pythagorean Theorem and its converse to solve problems.
Write one-variable equations or inequalities with variables on both sides that represent problems using
8.8A
rational number coefficients and constants.
Write corresponding real-world problem when given a one-variable equation or inequality with
8.8B
variables on both sides of the equal sign using rational number coefficients and constants.
Model and solve one-variable equations with variables on both sides of the equal sign that
8.8C
represent mathematical and real-world problems using rational number coefficients and
constants.
Explain the effect of translations, reflections over the x - or y - axis, and rotations limited to 90°, 180°,
8.10C
270°, and 360° as applied to two- dimensional shapes on a coordinate plane using an algebraic
representation.
1
1
2
2
30
Use previous knowledge of surface area to make connections to the formulas for lateral and total
surface area and determine solutions for problems involving rectangular prisms, triangular prisms,
and cylinders.
8.7C
TOTAL NUMBER OF QUESTIONS (90 minute exam period)
HELPFUL WEBSITES
Math Planet - http://www.mathplanet.com/
Khan Academy - https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra-basics
Purple Math - http://www.purplemath.com/modules/