VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING
TEST ITEM SET
Algebra I
2009 Mathematics Standards of Learning
Released Spring 2015
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Algebra I
Released Test Item Set Spring 2015
Answer Key
Item Type:
Multiple
Choice (MC)
Sequence
or
Number
TechnologyEnhanced
Item (TEI)
1
MC
MC
TEI
Correct Answer
B
C
Reporting
Category
Reporting Category Description
001
Expressions and Operations
001
Expressions and Operations
001
Expressions and Operations
001
Expressions and Operations
001
Expressions and Operations
Both of these answers, and only these answers, must be selected.
MC
MC
Algebra I
B
A
Page 1
Item Type:
Multiple
Choice (MC)
Sequence
or
Number
TechnologyEnhanced
Item (TEI)
6
MC
MC
MC
MC
10
MC
11
MC
12
MC
13
MC
14
MC
15
MC
Algebra I
Correct Answer
A
B
D
A
B
A
A
C
D
C
Reporting
Category
Reporting Category Description
001
Expressions and Operations
001
Expressions and Operations
001
Expressions and Operations
001
Expressions and Operations
001
Expressions and Operations
002
Equations and Inequalities
002
Equations and Inequalities
002
Equations and Inequalities
002
Equations and Inequalities
002
Equations and Inequalities
Page 2
Item Type:
Multiple
Choice (MC)
Sequence
or
Number
TechnologyEnhanced
Item (TEI)
16
TEI
17
MC
18
MC
Algebra I
Correct Answer
Both of these points, and only these points, must be plotted on the coordinate plane:
( 4,0) and (2,0).
C
C
Reporting
Category
Reporting Category Description
002
Equations and Inequalities
002
Equations and Inequalities
002
Equations and Inequalities
Page 3
Item Type:
Multiple
Choice (MC)
Sequence
or
Number
TechnologyEnhanced
Item (TEI)
19
TEI
Algebra I
Correct Answer
Step 4 and Step 5 must be placed into the boxes. The order in which they are placed
into the boxes does not matter.
Reporting
Category
Reporting Category Description
002
Equations and Inequalities
Page 4
Item Type:
Multiple
Choice (MC)
Sequence
or
Number
TechnologyEnhanced
Item (TEI)
20
TEI
21
MC
22
MC
Algebra I
Correct Answer
Typed response: -17 (and all equivalent answers)
D
B
Reporting
Category
Reporting Category Description
002
Equations and Inequalities
002
Equations and Inequalities
002
Equations and Inequalities
Page 5
Item Type:
Multiple
Choice (MC)
Sequence
or
Number
TechnologyEnhanced
Item (TEI)
23
TEI
24
MC
25
MC
26
MC
Algebra I
Correct Answer
Typed response: 6-y OR any equivalent expression that does not exceed six
characters
B
B
D
Reporting
Category
Reporting Category Description
002
Equations and Inequalities
002
Equations and Inequalities
002
Equations and Inequalities
002
Equations and Inequalities
Page 6
Item Type:
Multiple
Choice (MC)
Sequence
or
Number
TechnologyEnhanced
Item (TEI)
27
TEI
28
MC
29
MC
30
MC
31
MC
32
MC
Algebra I
Correct Answer
Any TWO of these points must be plotted on the coordinate plane:
( 2, 8), (0,0), (1,4), or (2,8)
Two of these points, (2,8) and ( 2, 8), are shown on the coordinate plane below.
B
B
C
D
D
Reporting
Category
Reporting Category Description
003
Functions and Statistics
003
Functions and Statistics
003
Functions and Statistics
003
Functions and Statistics
003
Functions and Statistics
003
Functions and Statistics
Page 7
Item Type:
Multiple
Choice (MC)
Sequence
or
Number
TechnologyEnhanced
Item (TEI)
33
TEI
34
MC
35
MC
36
MC
37
MC
38
MC
39
MC
40
MC
Algebra I
Correct Answer
Answers must be placed in the correct order from left to right:
Set 3; Set 1; Set 2
A
D
B
A
A
B
C
Reporting
Category
Reporting Category Description
003
Functions and Statistics
003
Functions and Statistics
003
Functions and Statistics
003
Functions and Statistics
003
Functions and Statistics
003
Functions and Statistics
003
Functions and Statistics
003
Functions and Statistics
Page 8
Item Type:
Multiple
Choice (MC)
Sequence
or
Number
TechnologyEnhanced
Item (TEI)
41
MC
42
MC
43
MC
44
MC
Algebra I
Correct Answer
A
C
D
A
Reporting
Category
Reporting Category Description
003
Functions and Statistics
003
Functions and Statistics
003
Functions and Statistics
003
Functions and Statistics
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