© AVeryGoodTeacher.com 2007 Exit Level ESL Grade 11 Semester 2 Three daily TAKS Problems for Exemplary Ratings 3 for E

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Exit LevelESL Grade 11

Semester 2

Three daily TAKS Problems for Exemplary Ratings

3 forE


Semester 2Weeks 1-2Weeks 3-4Weeks 5-6Weeks 7-8

2nd Semester Answers


Weeks 1-2Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Weeks 1-2


Monday 1A city water employee is making a table showing the relationship between (entre) the average (el promedio) daily temperature and the city’s water usage. Which of the following is the independent (independiente) quantity?

A.The amount of water used on a very hot day

B.The amount of water used on an average day

C.The average daily temperature

D.The city’s water usage for a whole month

Weeks 1-2


Connie observed and recorded the data shown in the table (la tabla).

Which equation best represents the data?

X Y

0 2

1 4

2 10

3 20

Monday 2

A.

B.

C.

D. 22 2y x

2 2y x 2y x

3 2y x

Weeks 1-2


Monday 3 Susan wants to calculate the profit (la ganancia)

that she is earning by making earrings and selling them at her school. She sells each pair for $5.85 and it costs her $2.15 in supplies to make each pair. Which equation represents p, the profit, in terms of e, the number of earrings she makes and sells? A. P = e(5.85 - 2.15)

B. P = 5.85e - 2.15

C. P = 2.15e – 5.85

D. P = e(5.85 + 2.15)

Weeks 1-2


Tuesday 1 The slope (la pendiente) of the line is

changed to and the y-intercept (la intersepción

del eje y) is changed to (0, 3). What do the original

line and the resulting line have in common?

13

2y x

1

2

A. x-intercept (intersepción del eje x)

B. y-intercept (intersepción del eje y)

C. slope

D. Same line

Weeks 1-2


Tuesday 2What is the slope (la pendiente) of the

line (la línea)?

A. -2

B. 2

C.

D.

1

2

1

2

Weeks 1-2


Tuesday 3What are the coordinates (las coordenadas) of

the x-intercept (la intersepción del eje x)?

A. (-6, 0)

B. (-3, 0)

C. (0, -3)

D. (0, -6)

Weeks 1-2


Wednesday 1 The mass of an SUV is . The

mass of a sedan is . What is the combined (combinada) mass of the two vehicles?

62.341 1061.2375 10

63.5785 10

123.5785 10

363.5785 10

13.5785 10A.

B.

C.

D.

Weeks 1-2


Wednesday 2 How does the graph of

compare to the graph of ?

2 3y x 2.5 3y x

2 3y x

A. y = x² + 3 is wider

B. y = x² + 3 is 3 units higher

C. y = x² + 3 is .5 units lower

D. y = x² + 3 is more narrow

Weeks 1-2


Wednesday 3 The graph (la gráfica) of y = .5x² - 3 is shown.

What is the equation of the function if it is translated (trasladada) up 5 units?

A. y = .5x² + 5

B. y = 5x² - 3

C. y = .5x² +2

D. y = 3.5x² - 3

Weeks 1-2


Thursday 1 Which net (red) represents the 3-dimension

figure shown?

A.

D.C.

B.

Weeks 1-2


Thursday 2 What is the approximate distance (distancia)

between the points (-8, 3) and (9, -6)?

A. 3.16

B. 19.24

C. 17.26

D. 9.05

Weeks 1-2


Thursday 3 Triangle ABC is right. If the equation of

the line (la línea) containing AC is what is the equation of the line containing BC?

34

2y x

24

3y x

A.

B.

C.

D.

24

3y x

24

3y x

24

3y x

Weeks 1-2


Friday 1 The volleyball team won 6 of their last 8

games. If they play 32 games in the whole season, how many can they be expected to win?

A. 43

B. 30

C. 24

D. 14

Weeks 1-2


Friday 2 The table below shows the results of a survey

concerning students’ preferred method of learning. Which circle graph represents the information in the table.

Learning Method

Number of Students

Visual 57

Auditory 19

Tactile 26

Kinesthetic 18

48%

15%

16%

22%

57%

19%

18%

26%

171%

57%

54%

78%

60%

20%

30%

30%

A.

D.C.

B.

Weeks 1-2


Friday 3 The football team had a record of 8:2 (wins

to losses). What percentage (porcentaje) of the games did they lose?

A. 400%

B. 80%

C. 25%

D. 20%

Weeks 1-2


Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Weeks 3-4 Weeks 3-4


Monday 1 If a represents Speedy the turtle’s average

speed (la velocidad promedia), and t represents the length of time (el tiempo que hace) he crawls, write a function for the distance (la distancia) that Speedy covers.

A. d = 5t

B. d = 5a

C.

D. d = at

ad

t

Weeks 3-4


Monday 2Simplify (simplifica). 1

9 12 (4 16 )3

x y x y

A.

B.

C.

D. 7 20x y

7 12x y

11 20x y

7 28x y

Weeks 3-4


Monday 3 What is the domain (el domino) of the function

graphed below?

A.

B.

C.

D.

0 4x

4 0x

1 3y

1 3x

Weeks 3-4


Tuesday 1 Mitch is renting a car for a weekend trip.

Company 1 rents cars for $35 a day plus $0.20 per mile. Company 2 rents cars for $40 a day plus $0.10 per mile. How many miles will Mitch have to drive in one day in order for the cost of Company 2 to be less than (menos que) Company 1?

A. 25 miles B. 50 miles

C. 75 miles D. 100 miles

Weeks 3-4


Tuesday 2 A rectangle has width (anchura) x, length y,

and a perimeter of 24 inches. If one leg (un lado), y, is 4 inches shorter (más corto) than the other, which system of equations (sistema de ecuaciones) can be used to find the length of each side?

A. 2x + 2y = 24 B. 2x + 2y = 24

y = x – 4 y = x + 4

C. 2x – 2y = 24 D. 2x – 2y = 24

y = x – 4 y = x + 4

Weeks 3-4


Tuesday 3 Veronica wants to change her phone

company. Company A charges $32 per month plus $0.05 for each text message she sends. Company B charges $27 per month plus $0.10 for each text message she sends. How many text messages must Veronica send in order for the cost of each plan to be equal (igual)?

A. 50 messages B. 75 messages

C. 100 messages D. 125 messages

Weeks 3-4


Wednesday 1 The triangular prism (el prisma triangular)

shown below has a base that is an isosceles triangle (un triángulo isósceles). What is the area of the diagonal rectangular portion of the prism?

a

a

aA.

B.

C.

D. 2 2a

2 3a

22a

21

2a

Weeks 3-4


Wednesday 2 The first three stages of a fractal are shown

below. If the pattern continues, how many (cuántos) shaded squares (cuadrados sombreados) will the 5th stage contain?

A. 81 B. 243 C. 729 D. 4096

Weeks 3-4


Wednesday 3 Mrs. Horton has a piece of paper shaped like

an equilateral triangle (triángulo equilátero) that measures 15 cm on each side. What is the length of the diagonal shown?

X

A.

B.

C.

D. 45 3

225 3

2

15 3

15 3

2

Weeks 3-4


Thursday 1 The diagram below shows a simple lever on a

child’s toy when it is turned 30º. What is the arc length (la medida del arco) of the path traveled by the end of the lever?

7 cm

30º

A. 7.32 cm

B. 3.66 cm

C. 13.12 cm

D. 7 cm

Weeks 3-4


Thursday 2 Triangle (triángulo) ABC is isosceles. If

BC = 6 cm, what is the length of AD?A

CBD

5 cm

A. 3.75 cm

B. 4 cm

C. 4.33 cm

D. 8.7 cm

Weeks 3-4


Thursday 3 Julia has a cube (un cubo) with height

(altura) 4 inches and volume (volumen) of 64 in². If the height is doubled (se dobla la altura), how will the volume be changed?A. The volume will be 8 times as large

B. The volume will quadruple

C. The volume will be halved

D. The volume will double

Weeks 3-4


Friday 1 If a + b = c and d = e, which of the

following must be true (verdadero)?

A. a + b – d = c + e

B. a + b + d = c – e

C. a + b – d = c – e

D. a + b – c = d + e

Weeks 3-4


Friday 2 In Mrs. Horton’s Algebra 2 class 60% of your grade

is made up from homework and 40% from tests. If Shantel’s homework average (promedio) is a 95 and her first 2 test grades were 78 and 85, what must she make on the third test in order to have an A for the grading period?

A. 85

B. 88

C. 92

D. 107

Weeks 3-4


Friday 3 The formula below is used to calculate grade

averages. If A=.3, B=.5 and C=.2, what is the value (el valor) of D?

90A + 85B + 70C = D

A. 27

B. 83.5

C. 42.5

D. 69.5

Weeks 3-4


Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Weeks 5-6 Weeks 5-6


Monday 1 Use the data in the table

(la tabla) to predict (predecir) the number of hummingbirds present at the Ranch Preserve in the month of October.

Month Number ofHummingbirds

March 23

April 33

May 43

June 63

July 53

A. 0

B. -8

C. 33

D. 73

Weeks 5-6


Monday 2 Susan eats three-fourths of Julie’s

cookies. Which expression in terms of c, cookies, represents how much of Julie’s cookies were left?

A.

B.

C.

D.

3

4c

1

4c

3

4c

1

4c

Weeks 5-6


Monday 3 The total amount charged c to rent ski boats s

from Robin’s ski boat rental for one day is given by the equation .

In this relation, identify the independent (independiente) variable.

150 25c s

A. c

B. s

C. 150

D. 25

Weeks 5-6


Tuesday 1 How does the graph (la gráfica) of

compare to the graph of ?

13

2y x

13

4y x

A. The lines are parallel

B. The lines are perpendicular

C. Same y intercept

D. Same slope

Weeks 5-6


Tuesday 2 What is the y-intercept (la intersepción

del eje y) of the linear function (la función lineal) described below? X Y

-9 11-7 7-5 3-3 -1

A. (0, -3.5)

B. (-3.5, 0)

C. (-7, 0)

D. (0, -7)

Weeks 5-6


Tuesday 3 Burt works as a plummer. He charges a base fee

plus an hourly rate (un tasa por hora). The table below shows the relationship between h, the number of hours he works, and c, the total charge for each job. If Burt decides to keep the same hourly rate, but increase the base fee by $10, how much will he make for working 4 hours? h C

1 37

2 49

4 73

6 97

A. $152 B. $83

C. $122 D. $73

Weeks 5-6


Wednesday 1 What is the vertex (el vértice) of the graph

(la gráfica) of the equation 2 4 5y x x

A. (0, 5)

B. (2, 9)

C. (0, -5)

D. (5, 0)

Weeks 5-6


Wednesday 2 How does the graph of differ from

the graph of ?

22

3y x

23

2y x

A. The graph of is wider and opens down

B. The graph of is more narrow and opens down

C. The graph of is wider and opens up

D. The graph of is more narrow and opens up

22

3y x

22

3y x

22

3y x

22

3y x

Weeks 5-6


Wednesday 3 Joey threw a ball and the table below

shows the height of the ball as a function of time. At what times was the ball 9 feet above the ground?

Time (sec)

Height(feet)

0 0

.5 5

1.5 10

2.5 5

3 0

A. Between 0 and .5 seconds

B. Between 2.5 and 3 seconds

C. between .5 and 1.5 seconds

D. Between 2.5 and 2.7 seconds

Weeks 5-6


Thursday 1 Which expression could not be used to find

the length of segment (segmento) NP?

M N O P

A. NO + OP

B. MO + OP - MN

C. MN + OP

D. MP - MN

Weeks 5-6


Thursday 2 How many (cuántas) faces (caras),

edges (bordes), and vertices does the figure shown have?

A. 10 faces, 18 edges, 10 vertices

B. 7 faces, 17 edges, 10 vertices

C. 10 faces, 13 edges, 10 vertices

D. 9 faces, 13 edges, 10 vertices

Weeks 5-6


Thursday 3 Which drawing shows the top view (la

vista de arriba) of the structure including the number of cubes (cubos) in each stack?

0 2 1

0 2 2

333

3 1 1

3 1 2

333

2 1 0

2 2 0

333

1 3 3

1 3 2

111

A. B.

C. D.

Weeks 5-6


Friday 1 Felix has won 3 and lost 7 basketball

games against his brother. How many (cuántos) games must Felix play in order to win 9 games?A. 21

B. 27

C. 30

D. 42

Weeks 5-6


Friday 2 Leticia has 135,000 hairs on her head. She

learns that she loses about 76 hairs every 12 hours. If she grows no new hair, how many (cuántos) hairs will she have after 90 days?

A. 52,920

B. 121,320

C. 128,161

D. 107,640

Weeks 5-6


Friday 3 Sara counts the paying customers in her store to

determine when her store is most profitable. Which proportion could she use to determine how many degrees (grados) of a circle graph (una gráfica circular) of the data (la información ) would be used for her most profitable hours?

Time # of Customers

9 am – 11am 3

11am – 1pm 12

1pm – 3 pm 9

3pm – 5pm 10

A.

B.

C.

D.

12

34 360

x

3

34 360

x

3

34 100

x

12

34 100

x

Weeks 5-6


Weeks 7-8Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

ThursdayFriday

Weeks 7-8


Monday 1 Julie wants to determine the amount of paint it

will take to paint a room in her house. She examines the relationship between the number of gallons of paint and the area of wall space she can cover. Identify the independent (independiente) variable in this situation.

A. The amount of paint she boughtB. The area of wall space she can coverC. Number of gallons of paintD. The number of rooms she needs to paint

Weeks 7-8


Monday 2Simplify (simplifica).

2 21 4( 12 9 ) (15 10 )3 5

x y x y

A.

B.

C.

D.

216 5x y

216 11x y

2 5x y

2 8x y

Weeks 7-8


Monday 3 Jesse is measuring

his distance from home as he travels on summer vacation. How far will he be from home on the tenth day?

A. 600 miles

B. 900 miles

C. 1200 miles

D. 1500 miles

Weeks 7-8


Tuesday 1 Geezer is framing a picture of his grandson and

must choose between two framing shops. Shop 1 charges $150 plus $2 for each square inch of the picture. Shop 2 charges $125 plus $3 for each square inch of the picture. How many (cuántas) square inches must Geezer get framed in order to make the cost of both shops equal (igual)?

A. 20 in

B. 20 in²

C. 25 in

D. 25 in²

Weeks 7-8


Tuesday 2 Jenny wants to spend no more than

$350 on her teeth. Fillings cost $35 each and whitening costs $45 for each tooth. Which inequality represents this situation?

35 45 350f w

45 35 350f w

35 45 350f w

35 45 350f w

A.

B.

C.

D.

Weeks 7-8


Tuesday 3If (2, y) is a solution to the equation

what is the value (el valor) of y?

4 3 18 0x y

A.

B. 6

C. 3

D. 223

133

Weeks 7-8


Wednesday 1 The diagonal of a picture frame is 12

inches. If the picture frame is a square (un cuadrado), how long is each side?

A. 12 inches

B. 6 inches

C. inches

D. inches

6 2

6 3

Weeks 7-8


Wednesday 2 The regular hexagon below shows the position of a

dial. If the nob is turned 60º clockwise (al sentido de las agujas del reloj) and then 120º counter clockwise (al sentido opuesto de las agujas del

reloj ), what is the ending position of the nob?

D

I F

H G

EA. H

B. I

C. D

D. E

Weeks 7-8


Wednesday 3 If the perimeter of the square (el

cuadrado) shown is 54 inches, which of the following is closest to the area (la área) of the square?

A. 26 in²

B. 182 in²

C. 169 in²

D. 2916 in²

Weeks 7-8


Thursday 1 According to the information in the drawing,

what is the approximate height of the tree?

Mirror5 ft 9 in

5.4 ft

26 ft

A. 31.1 ft

B. 28 ft

C. 28.4 ft

D. 27.7 ft

Weeks 7-8


Thursday 2 Which of the following could represent

the side lengths (la medida de los lados) of a right triangle (un triángulo recto)?

A. 2.5, 5, 4.3

B. 1.2, 2, 1.6

C. 5, 3.4, 3.8

D. 4.9, 6.4, 8

Weeks 7-8


Thursday 3 Celeste is making a rain rattle out of cylindrical tubing

that has a diameter (un diámetro) of 2 inches. Her current rattle has a height (una altura) of 5 inches. If she triples the height of the rain rattle, how will the volume (el volumen) change?

5 in

ch

es

A. The volume will be nine times largerB. The volume will be six times largerC. The volume will tripleD. The volume will remain the same

Weeks 7-8


Friday 1 According to the information in the graph,

what combination (combinación) of items would be make up 3/4 of the budget?

Rent31%

Car Payment23%

Clothing 10%

Food 16%

Electricity11%

Water 2%

Entertain-

ment 4%

Savings

3%

A. Rent, Electricity, Savings, Entertainment, Food, Clothing, Water

B. Rent, Electricity, Savings, Entertainment, Food, Clothing

C. Rent, Water, Clothing, Car Payment, Food

D. Water, Clothing, Car Payment, Food, Entertainment, Savings, Electricity

Weeks 7-8


Friday 2 Frank is riding his scooter from home to the

grocery store. He passes a pond and a park before arriving at school. His house is 1.2 miles from the park. The pond is .4 miles from park and 2.6 miles from the grocery store. How long is Frank’s trip to the store and back home?

A. 3.4 milesB. 6.8 milesC. 4.2 milesD. 8.4 miles

Weeks 7-8


Friday 3 Collin purchased a dozen (una docena) donuts

for himself, Shane, and Kyle. If Shane ate half as many donuts as Collin and Kyle ate four more than Shane. How many donuts did Collin eat?

A. 4

B. 2

C. 6

D. 8

Weeks 7-8


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