The FSA is a Computer-Based Longitudinal Assessment System for College and Career Readiness. The students will face a variety of new technology-enhanced questions as a part of the computer-based tests.
Some of them are Multiple choice-single correct responses, Multiple choice-multiple correct responses, Matching Tables, Drag and Drop, Hot text, Table Fill in, Graphing, Equation/numeric, Extended constructed response, Short answer, and many more.
Today, we will share several sample questions along with practice test links for grade 7 Math that gives you an idea of questions that your students are likely to see on the test. After each sample question, an explanation follows that includes any important aspects of the task that you may need to consider with respect to the skills, processes, and information your students need to know.
Domain: Grade 7 >> Ratios & Proportional Relationships
Sample Question: John eats a bowl of cereal for 3 of his 4 meals each day. He finishes two gallons of milk in eight days. How much milk does John use for one bowl of cereal? (Assume he only uses the milk for his cereal.)
- One-twelfth of a gallon of milk
- One cup of milk
- Two cups of milk
- One-sixth of a gallon of milk
Answer Explanation: First, find out how much cereal John eats in 8 days:
(1) 3 bowls per day x 8 days = 24 bowls
Since it takes 2 gallons of milk to eat 24 bowls of cereal, set up the ratio and simplify:
(2) 2/24 (GCF is 2, so divide numerator and denominator to find simplest form)
(3) 1/12
Therefore, John uses 1/12 of a gallon of milk in each bowl of cereal.
Standards: MAFS.7.RP.1.1
Click here to practice: Ratios & Proportional Relationships Questions on 7th Grade
Domain: Grade 7 >> The Number System
Sample Question: Ricky purchased shoes for $159.95 and then exchanged them at a buy 1, get 1 half off sale. The shoes that he purchased on his return trip were $74.99 and $68.55. How much did he receive back from the store after his second transaction?
- $37.50
- $68.55
- $34.28
- $50.68
Answer Explanation: On his second trip to the store he paid $74.99 plus half of $68.55.
$74.99 + $34.28 = $109.27
$159.95 – 109.27 = $50.68
$50.68 is the correct answer.
Standards: MAFS.7.NS.1.1
Click here to practice: Grade 7 The Number System Questions
Domain: Grade 7 >> Expressions & Equations
Sample Question: Which of the following statements correctly describes this expression?
2x + 4
- Four times a number plus two
- Two more than four times a number
- Four more than twice a number
- Twice a number less four
Answer Explanation: Remember: Addition means more than and 2x represents multiplication or times. The statement that represents the expression 2x + 4 is four more than two times a number.
Standards: MAFS.7.EE.1.1
Click here to practice: 7 Grade Expressions & Equations Questions
Domain: Grade 7 >> Geometry
Sample Question: If the sides of two similar figures have a similarity ratio of 3/2 , what is the ratio
of their areas?
- 9/4
- 3/2
- 1/3
- 3/1
Answer Explanation: If the similarity ratio is 3/2, then the ratio of the areas is the square of that ratio:3/2 × 3/2 = 9/4.
Standards: MAFS.7.G.1.1
Click here to practice: Geometry Questions for 7th Grade
Domain: Grade 7 >> Statistics & Probability
Sample Question: Which of the following does not represent a way of avoiding bias in survey results?
- Use neutral words in the questions asked
- Ensure a random sample of the population
- Only survey individuals that will answer a certain way
- Tailor the conclusions based on survey results, not previous thoughts
Answer Explanation: Bias in collecting data can be caused by using questions where there are likely to be assumptions made or factors that influence the data. A survey that asks questions that cause individuals to answer in a certain way makes assumptions and influences the outcome of the data. Therefore, using that type of survey does not avoid bias.
Standards: MAFS.7.SP.1.1
Click here to practice: Statistics & Probability Questions for 7th Grade
