Title: 13 Free Questions on the next CSTs
113 Free Questions on the next CSTs
How to rob from the rich (test makers) and give
to the poor (your students, who might score BASIC
otherwise!)
Need 38 correct answers for proficient
2Ye Olde Let x Zero strategy
Standard 12 3 questions
3Let x 2
4Technique will not usually work for
equations Or when denominator 0.
Standard 4 3 questions
5
5Let x 2
24
6Which fraction equals the product
43
7Technique will not usually work when
denominator 0.
Let x 1
42
Standard 13 4 questions
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913 Free Questions on the CSTs
How to rob from the rich (test makers) and give
to the poor (your students, who might score BASIC
otherwise!)
10Ye Olde Graphing strategy
Slope is positive y-intercept is negative
Standard 6 4 questions
11Ye Olde Graphing strategy
Slope is negative y-intercept is negative
A B
C D
Standard 6 4 questions
12Which graph shows this linear equation?
13The graph represents which inequality?
lt dotted ? Solid line Check (0,0)
A B
C D
Standard 9 5 questions
14Which graph shows this linear inequality?
1515.
1621.
Which graph represents the solution to the system
C
A
D
B
C
1736.
For what values of x is y 0?
18Which is the graph of
Teach Negative causes the parabola to open
downward.
When x 0
Standard 21 3 questions
19Which equation best represents the function
graphed?
20Which equation best represents the function
graphed?
21Ye Olde Other strategy
Work Backwards
2227.
Work backwards FOIL
2328.
Work backwards
2430.
Work backwards
25Ye Olde Other strategy
Work Backwards
Back-2 List on scratch paper.
Do NOT write on the test, under penalty of
26This presentation is a PowerPoint file and can be
downloaded in its entirety from my website at
http//edtech.nmusd.us8080/ Select M, then
Charles Mabry, then the FOCUS tab on the
left. There is also a Powerpoint containing all
of the released questions, and a FourSquare
game for teaching the graphing strategy. My
email is cmabry_at_nmusd.us