Mountain View Alternative High School

Math Placement Test Topics

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Dear New Mountain View Student,

When you enroll at Mountain View and need to take a math class, a placement test is required. The purpose of the math placement test is to determine the proper beginning mathematics course for you to take at Mountain View. It is important that you do your very best on this test.

This test is not timed.
A calculator will be provided.
There are 50 multiple choice questions on the test.
Below is a list of the topics contained in the placement test:

Area of a Rectangle

Bar Graph

Box-and-Whiskers

Decimals: Meaning and Calculations

Evaluating Expressions

Exponents

Fractions: Meaning and Calculations

Line Graph

Long Division

Mean

Median

Mixed Numbers

Mode

Number Patterns

Organizing Data in Matrices

Percentages

Perimeter of a Rectangle

Pictograph

Place Value

Points on a Coordinate Plane

Points on a Number Line

Properties

Pythagorean Theorem

Range

Reflections

Rounding

Solving Equations

Stem-and-Leaf Plot

Temperature Reading

Time

Words to Expressions

The questions on this test are based on concepts and skills usually taught in the primary and middle school grades. In order to prepare for this placement test, you may wish to go to the following websites:

http://education.jlab.org/solquiz (correct answers are provided)

select 20 Questions
select Math 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8

http://www.AAAmath.com (correct answers provided in Practice, in blue)

select math subject from the left side (in yellow)
select topic (in green)

http://www.aplusmath.com (correct answers are provided)

select Flashcards
select math subject from center of the page

http://www.coolmath4kids.com (Lessons only – no practice problems)

select Lessons/Practice from the top left (in yellow)
select “ Coolmath's Prealgebra Lessons!”
select “ Prealgebra Help Lesson Topics ” (in blue)

http://www.factmonster.com

select “Math and Money”
select math topic from “ Math, Money, Measurement, Formulas, and More”

http://www.math.com/
(correct answers are provided)

select “Pre-Algebra”
select math topic
follow steps 1-2-3-4

http://www.mathplayground.com
(correct answers are provided)

select “Computation”
select math topic