Grade 9 Released 2019 Alberta Provincial Achievement Test Mathematics

Grade 9 Released 2019Alberta ProvincialAchievement TestMathematicsPart AALBERTA PROVINCIAL ACHIEVEMENT TESTING

This document was written primarily for:Students Teachers Grade 9 MathematicsAdministrators ParentsGeneral AudienceOthersAlberta Education, Government of Alberta2019–2020Mathematics 9 Released Alberta Provincial Achievement TestDistribution: This document is posted on the Alberta Education website.Copyright 2019, the Crown in Right of Alberta, as represented by theMinister of Education, Alberta Education, Provincial Assessment Sector,44 Capital Boulevard, 10044 108 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 5E6,and its licensors. All rights reserved.Special permission is granted to Alberta educators only to reproducethis document for educational purposes and on a non-profit basis.Mathematics 6 Alberta Education, Provincial Assessment Sector

ContentsIntroduction . 12019 Grade 9 Mathematics Provincial Achievement Test Part A Blueprint. 2Additional Information. 32019 Grade 9 Mathematics Provincial Achievement Test Part A . 5Please note that if you cannot access one of the direct website links referred to in this document,you can find provincial achievement test-related materials on the Alberta Education website.Mathematics 9 Alberta Education, Provincial Assessment Sector

Mathematics 9 Alberta Education, Provincial Assessment Sector

IntroductionThis document contains a full release of the 2019 Grade 9 Mathematics Provincial AchievementTest Part A.A test blueprint and an answer key that includes the difficulty, reporting category, and itemdescription for each question are also included. These materials, along with the programof studies and subject bulletin, provide information that can be used to inform instructionalpractice.Assessment Highlights provides information about the overall test, the test blueprint, andstudent performance on the provincial achievement test that was administered in 2019. Alsoprovided is information on student performance at the acceptable standard and the standard ofexcellence on selected items from the 2019 Grade 9 Mathematics Provincial Achievement Test.This information is intended for teachers and is best used in conjunction with multi-year anddetailed school reports that are available to schools via the Stakeholder File Exchange (SFX).Assessment Highlights for all provincial achievement test subjects and grades are posted on theAlberta Education website every year in the fall.For further information, contactVanessa Tran, Assessment Specialist, Grade 6 and 9 Mathematics, at780-422-1114Vanessa.Tran@gov.ab.ca, orDona Kutryk, Examiner, Grade 6 and 9 Mathematics, at780-422-4413Dona.Kutryk@gov.ab.ca, orNicole Lamarre, Director, Student Learning Assessments and Provincial Achievement Testing, at780-427-6204Nicole.Lamarre@gov.ab.ca, orProvincial Assessment Sector: 780-427-0010To call toll-free from outside Edmonton, dial 310-0000.The Alberta Education Internet address is alberta.ca/education.aspx.Mathematics 9 Alberta Education, Provincial Assessment Sector 1

2019 Grade 9 MathematicsProvincial Achievement Test Part ABlueprintThe following blueprint shows the strand by which questions were classified on the 2019Grade 9 Mathematics Provincial Achievement Test Part A.Content ReportingCategories2Question NumberNumber (Percentage) ofQuestionsRational Numbers4, 5, 8, 9,10, 15, 177 (35%)Powers and Exponent Laws1, 2, 203 (15%)Square Roots of Perfectand Non-perfect Squares11, 14, 16, 184 (20%)Algebraic Expressions,Equations, and Inequalities3, 6, 7, 12,13, 196 (30%)Number (Percentage) ofQuestions20 (100%)20 (100%)Mathematics 9 Alberta Education, Provincial Assessment Sector

Additional InformationThe table below provides information about each question: the keyed response, the difficulty ofthe item (the percentage of students who answered the question correctly on the English form ofthe test), the reporting category, and the item ne the product of two given powerswith integral bases of which one power hasan exponent of zero (Gr.9, N.2)2942.6PEApply the exponent laws to evaluate anexpression (Gr.9, N.1)3–160.7AESolve a linear equation symbolically(Gr.9, PR.3)4361.7RNSolve a problem involving the addition ofrational numbers in fraction form(Gr.9, N.3; Gr.7, N.5)5248.5RNSolve a problem involving the multiplicationof rational numbers in fraction form(Gr.9, N.3; Gr.8, N.6)64.548.2AESolve a linear equation symbolically(Gr.9, PR.3)7–319.5AESolve a linear equation symbolically thatincludes fractions (Gr.9, PR.3)87.865.2RNSolve a problem involving the addition ofdecimal numbers (Gr.9, N.3; Gr.7, N.2)93.620.4RNApply the order of operations to evaluate agiven expression with exponents (Gr.9, N.4)10231431.3RNOrder given rational numbers involvingsquare roots, fractions, powers, anddecimals from the smallest value to thegreatest value (Gr.9, N.3)11456.9SRDetermine the sum of two perfect squaresthat are given in fraction form (Gr.9, N.5)ReportingCategoryItem DescriptionMathematics 9 Alberta Education, Provincial Assessment Sector 3

4ItemKeyCorrectResponse%123841.4AESolve a single variable linear inequality(Gr.9, PR.4)13–2.535.2AEEvaluate a single variable expression whengiven the value of the variable (Gr.9, PR.3)14662.4SRDetermine how many perfect squares thereare between two given whole numbers thatare not perfect squares (Gr.9, N.5)151046.1RNSolve a problem involving the addition andsubtraction of integers (Gr.9, N.3; Gr.7, N.6)16561.8SRDetermine the approximate square root ofa given rational number that is not a perfectsquare (Gr.9, N.6)17–647.1RNApply the order of operations to evaluate agiven expression with exponents (Gr.9, N.4)183440.1SRDetermine which two whole numbers arenearest in value to a given square root(Gr.9, N.5)19–2747.9AESolve a linear equation symbolically thatincludes fractions (Gr.9, PR.3)20053.6PESimplify and evaluate an expression byapplying the exponent laws (Gr.9, N.2)ReportingCategoryItem DescriptionMathematics 9 Alberta Education, Provincial Assessment Sector

2019 Grade 9 MathematicsProvincial Achievement Test Part AThe questions presented in this document are from the previously secured 2019 Grade 9Mathematics Provincial Achievement Test Part A and are representative of the questions thatform provincial achievement tests. These questions are released by Alberta Education forteacher and student use.Test items start on the next page.Mathematics 9 Alberta Education, Provincial Assessment Sector 5

1.What is the value of 23 20?Answer:2.(Record your answer as an integer value on the answer sheet.)Simplify, and then evaluate(32) 4.3 (3) (3 4)Answer:(Record your answer as an integer value on the answer sheet.)3. Solve for x in the following equation.x 1 2x 2Answer: x 6(Record your answer as an integer value on the answer sheet.)Mathematics 9 Alberta Education, Provincial Assessment Sector

4.1 11In simplest form, what is the value of 6 3 2 2 ?Answer:5.(Record your answer as an integer value on the answer sheet.)In simplest form, what is the value of – 1 # b– 1 l # 12?23Answer:6.(Record your answer as an integer value on the answer sheet.)Solve for x in the equation 2(x – 2) 4x – 13. Express your answer to the nearesttenth.Answer: x (Record your answer as a decimal value on the answer sheet.)Mathematics 9 Alberta Education, Provincial Assessment Sector 7

7. Solve for x in the following equation.2x – 4 d 1 – 3 xn 44 4Answer: x 8.(Record your answer as an integer value on the answer sheet.)What is the value of 13.2 0.05 – 5.45?Answer:9.(Record your answer as a decimal value on the answer sheet.)(2 2 # 5 ) 2Evaluateand express your answer as a decimal.2 (4 # 5)Answer:8(Record your answer as a decimal value on the answer sheet.)Mathematics 9 Alberta Education, Provincial Assessment Sector

10.Order the rational numbers listed below from smallest value to greatest value,using the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4.Use the number 1 to represent the smallest value.Use the number 4 to represent the greatest value.Order:RationalNumber:34925(Record all four digits of your answer on the answer sheet.)11.What is the value of100 25(0.7)20.75369 ?Answer:(Record your answer as an integer value on the answer sheet.)Mathematics 9 Alberta Education, Provincial Assessment Sector 9

Use the following information to answer question 12.Inequality SymbolsSymbol 1 12.Symbol 2 Symbol 3 Symbol 4 Solve the inequality –3x 7 –17.Answer:xSymbolnumber(Record in thefirst box)Value(Record in thesecond box)(Record both digits of your answer on the answer sheet.)13.If x –3, evaluate dx 8 xn to the nearest tenth.10Answer:(Record your answer as a decimal value on the answer sheet.)14.How many whole numbers between 39 and 160 are perfect squares?Answer:10(Record your answer on the answer sheet.)Mathematics 9 Alberta Education, Provincial Assessment Sector

Use the following information to answer question 15.(–13) 7 – (–2) (–6) 15. 0What is the value of the missing integer?Answer:(Record your answer as an integer value on the answer sheet.)Use the following information to answer question 16.16.Which point on the number line best represents the approximate value ofAnswer: Point(Record your answer on the answer sheet.)17.Evaluate 6 (2 – 3)3.90 ?Answer:(Record your answer as an integer value on the answer sheet.)Mathematics 9 Alberta Education, Provincial Assessment Sector 11

Use the following information to answer question 18.P and Q represent the two whole numbers closest to18.1219 .Determine the values of P and Q.Answer:andP(Record in thefirst box)Q(Record in thesecond box)(Record both digits of your answer on the answer sheet.)19.xSolve for x in the equation 3 7 –2.Answer: x 12(Record your answer as an integer value on the answer sheet.)Mathematics 9 Alberta Education, Provincial Assessment Sector

20.Simplify, and then evaluate (34 33) – (37 30).Answer:(Record your answer as an integer value on the answer sheet.)You have now completed the test.If you have time, you may wish to check your answers.Mathematics 9 Alberta Education, Provincial Assessment Sector 13

(Record your answer as a decimal value on the answer sheet.) Use the following information to answer question 12. Inequality Symbols Symbol 1 Symbol 2 Symbol 3 Symbol 4 12. Solve the inequality -3x 7 -17. Answer: x Symbol number (Record in the first box) Value (Record in the second box) (Record both digits of your answer on .