Pre-Algebra Practice Test

For 6th and 7th grade, scroll down to the next post. Your practice test answers are there.

Monday, April 25th

I apologize for the blog silence the last few weeks! I will be getting back to it this week.

6th Grade

Literature - We read some of "The Phantom Toolbooth" today. No homework.

Spelling - Unit 32 is due on Wednesday this week and you do NOT have to do Vocabulary Connections

Math - Finish the practice test. Here are the rest of the problems worked out:

Seventh Grade


Literature - Read The Village Blacksmith on pages 430-433. Answer the following questions:

Thinking About the Selection #1-5

Understanding Literature #1-2

Grammar - Exercise B on page 191-192. Just write the correct word.

Math - Finish practice test 17. Here are the rest of the problems worked out:

Eighth Grade

Pre-Algebra - Practice Test. The rest of the problems will be in the next post. (Which, when listed, will be above this one.)

Algebra I - Practice Test. We will go over it tomorrow.

See you then!

Mrs. Swickey

Wednesday, April 13th

Sixth Grade

Literature - Answer questions for "The Stone" and draw a picture of an event from the story. Be sure your picture is in color. Do not use ink pen or just pencil. The questions are: Thinking About the Selection #1-7 Analyzing Literature #1-2 Critical Thinking and Reading #1-3 Spelling - Unit 30 is due next Tuesday. It is a unit review so be sure to study the list I sent home today! Math - Supplemental 84.

Seventh Grade

Literature - Write an essay about the following: Think of a place you know really well. Imagine what it would look like in 50 years. Write an essay that compares and contrasts how the place looks now and how it would look in 50 years. Remember, comparing means that you write how they are similar. Contrasting means you write how they are different. Focus on the setting. Describe the PLACE. Math - Lesson 86. Use the chart you made in class or the chart on page587 to answer the questions. Remember, each box is completely inside the boxes around it. That means that ALL counting numbers are whole numbers. Grammar - pp. 174-176. Exercise B. Follow instructions exactly.

Eighth Grade

Pre-Algebra - Lesson 85. Practice and evens. Algebra I - Lesson 84. Practice and evens. See you tomorrow! Mrs. Swickey

Monday, April 11th

Sixth Grade

Spelling - Unit 29 is due tomorrow! Be sure you have finished and are ready for the test. Literature - Write the news story about discovering a new medicine. Be sure to follow instructions on the handout! Remember, you are a reporter and need to write an article about a new medicine that was discovered that cures some disease. Math - Lesson 83. Order of Operations. Remember, you always do anything in parentheses first. Then, find any multiplying OR dividing and do those next. Multiplying and dividing should be done in order from left to right. So if a multiplication is before division, multiply first. If division is before multiplication, divide first. Then, after you done with multiplying and dividing, add OR subtract next. Again, if addition is before subtraction looking from left to right, ADD first. If subtraction comes before addition, subtract first.

Seventh Grade

Spelling - Unit 30 is due on Friday. This is a unit review so the only way you will know what words will be on the test is to study the home master sheet that I passed out today. Please study the words! Literature - We read part of "Rip Van Winkle" today. No homework. Grammar - page 173. Exercise A. Identify whether each is a run-on or a complete sentence. Math - Lesson 84. Algebraic Terms. Remember, to combine like terms (or collect as the book calls it), you will find the ones that are JUST alike. Here are a few examples. The ones that are alike are underlined in the same color. Also, remember that the sign in front of each term goes with it. So if a term has a minus sign, the term is negative.

Eighth Grade

Pre-Algebra - Worksheet with solving equations. Remember, you are always trying to get the variable by itself on one side of the equation. Here are a few examples.

Algebra I - Parallel and Perpendicular Lines Worksheet. Remember, two lines are parallel if they have the SAME slope. Two lines are perpendicular if they have OPPOSITE RECIPROCAL slopes. For the first section, inspect the slopes of each equation. If they are the same, they are parallel. If they are BOTH the opposite AND reciprocal of each other, then the lines are perpendicular. If they are neither of the above, then it is neither! For the second section, you will be graphing a line given the information. If it says to graph a line that passes through a given point that is parallel to another line (they will give you the equation to the other line), then you will first put the given point on your graph. Then, find the slope of the other line by looking at what is in front of the x. DO the slope from the point you graphed. Here is an example: Graph a line that passes through (-2, 3) and is parallel to: y=-3x+4

Here is another example.

Graph a line that passes through (-2,5) and is perpendicular to y=-1/2x+7

You would first plot the point (-2,5) and then figure out the slope. Since it has to be perpendicular, you notice that the slope of the other line is -1/2. The opposite of that would be 1/2 and then the reciprocal of 1/2 is 2. So your new line would have a slope of 2. Go up 2 and over one from the point you graphed. That's it!

If it is parallel to the y-axis, then the line will be vertical, just like the y-axis. If it is parallel to the x-axis, then it will be horizontal, just like the x-axis.

If you have any trouble, email me!

See you tomorrow!

Mrs. Swickey

Monday, April 4th

Sixth Grade

Literature - Answer the questions for the story, "Breaker's Bridge":

Thinking About the Selection #1-9
Analyzing Literature #1-3
Critical Thinking and Reading (Read and follow instructions.)

Math - The class took a test today. No homework!

Spelling - Unit 28 is due tomorrow. Please study for the test!

Seventh Grade

Spelling - Unit 29 is due on Friday.

Vocabulary - Write 10 sentences with Unit 9 words -due tomorrow. The unit is due on Thursday.

Literature - Finish reading the story, "The Old Demon" and answer the questions:

Thinking About the Selection #1-8
Analyzing Literature #1-3

Math - There is a test tomorrow. Please go over your practice test tonight.

Eighth Grade

Pre-Algebra - Lesson 80

Algebra I - Lesson 80


See you tomorrow!
Mrs. Swickey