Grade 7 Math Quiz: Chapter 1 – Probability, Percent, Rational Number Equivalence

Multiple-Choice Questions

1. According to the Chapter 1 Summary, Chapter 1 begins with a brief introduction to which topic as a way to review arithmetic with whole numbers and fractions?
A) Algebraic equations
B) Probability
C) Geometry
D) Negative numbers

2. Which vocabulary term refers to probability calculated by collecting data and observing long-run relative frequency?
A) Theoretical probability
B) Ratio
C) Experimental probability
D) Outcome

3. Per the Utah Core Standards listed, a probability near 0 indicates that an event is:
A) Likely
B) Unlikely
C) Certain
D) Neither likely nor unlikely

4. Which section of Chapter 1 focuses on solving problems involving discounts, interest, taxes, tips, and percent increase or decrease?
A) Section 1.1
B) Section 1.2
C) Section 1.3
D) Section 1.4

5. According to the "Connections to Content" section, in 7th grade, when do students first begin to operate with negative numbers?
A) Chapter 1
B) Chapter 2
C) Chapter 4
D) Chapter 7

6. Which class activity uses grids to help students understand conversions between fractions, decimals, and percents?
A) 1.1a Class Activity: Using Data to Make Predictions
B) 1.2a Class Activity: "10 × 10 Grids" & Conversion
C) 1.3a Class Activity: Model Percent and Fraction Problems
D) 1.2c Class Activity: Rational Number Ordering and Estimation

7. According to Standard 7.NS.2d listed in the resource, the decimal form of a rational number:
A) Always terminates immediately
B) Terminates in 0s or eventually repeats
C) Cannot be determined
D) Is always a whole number

8. According to "Prior Knowledge," in this chapter, which type of relationship is emphasized when discussing probability, fractions, decimals, and percents?
A) Part:part
B) Whole:whole
C) Part:whole
D) Ratio:ratio

Short-Answer Questions

9. Name two reasons given in the Chapter Summary for why the school year begins with probability activities.

10. List the ten vocabulary terms provided for Chapter 1.

11. According to "Future Knowledge," in which later chapter will students work more extensively with probability, and in which chapter will they study "odds" as part:part relationships?

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Answer Key

1. B) Probability
2. C) Experimental probability
3. B) Unlikely
4. C) Section 1.3
5. B) Chapter 2
6. B) 1.2a Class Activity: "10 × 10 Grids" & Conversion
7. B) Terminates in 0s or eventually repeats
8. C) Part:whole

1. (1) To develop a culture of thinking about mathematics as a way to investigate real-world situations; (2) Activities at the beginning of the year can help foster a classroom culture of discussion and collaboration.

1. chance, decimal, experimental probability, fraction, frequency, outcome, percent, probability, ratio, theoretical probability

1. Students will work more with probability in Chapter 7; they will study "odds" (part:part relationships) in Chapter 4.