Diagnostic Test – Part II

Irrational Numbers 8.NS.2

Domain: The Number System
Theme: Know that there are numbers that are not rational, and approximate them by rational numbers
Standard: Use rational approximations of irrational numbers to compare the size of irrational numbers, locate them approximately on a number line diagram, and estimate the value of expressions (e.g., ?^2). For example, by truncating the decimal expansion of ?2 (square root of 2), show that ?2 is between 1 and 2, then between 1.4 and 1.5, and explain how to continue on to get better approximations.

Square & Cube Roots 8.EE.2

Domain: Expressions & Equations
Theme: Work with radicals and integer exponents
Standard: Use square root and cube root symbols to represent solutions to equations of the form x^2 = p and x^3 = p, where p is a positive rational number. Evaluate square roots of small perfect squares and cube roots of small perfect cubes. Know that ?2 is irrational.

Scientific Notation Multiplication & Division 8.EE.4

Domain: Expressions & Equations
Theme: Work with radicals and integer exponents
Standard: Perform operations with numbers expressed in scientific notation, including problems where both decimal and scientific notation are used. Use scientific notation and choose units of appropriate size for measurements of very large or very small quantities (e.g., use millimeters per year for seafloor spreading). Interpret scientific notation that has been generated by technology.

Slope 8.EE.6

Domain: Expressions & Equations
Theme: Understand the connections between proportional relationships, lines, and linear equations
Standard: Use similar triangles to explain why the slope m is the same between any two distinct points on a non-vertical line in the coordinate plane; derive the equation y =mx for a line through the origin and the equation y = mx + b for a line intercepting the vertical axis at b.

System of Equations 8.EE.8a

Domain: Expressions & Equations
Theme: Analyze and solve linear equations and pairs of simultaneous linear equations
Standard: Understand that solutions to a system of two linear equations in two variables correspond to points of intersection of their graphs, because points of intersection satisfy both equations simultaneously.

Compare Functions 8.F.2

Domain: Functions
Theme: Define, evaluate, and compare functions
Standard: Compare properties of two functions each represented in a different way (algebraically, graphically, numerically in tables, or by verbal descriptions). For example, given a linear function represented by a table of values and a linear function represented by an algebraic expression, determine which function has the greater rate of change.

Linear Function Models 8.F.4

Domain: Functions
Theme: Use functions to model relationships between quantities
Standard: Construct a function to model a linear relationship between two quantities. Determine the rate of change and initial value of the function from a description of a relationship or from two (x, y) values, including reading these from a table or from a graph. Interpret the rate of change and initial value of a linear function in terms of the situation it models, and in terms of its graph or a table of values.

Transformations of Points & Lines 8.G.1

Domain: Geometry
Theme: Understand congruence and similarity using physical models, transparencies, or geometry software
Standard: Verify experimentally the properties of rotations, reflections, and translations.

Analyzing Transformations 8.G.3

Domain: Geometry
Theme: Understand congruence and similarity using physical models, transparencies, or geometry software
Standard: Describe the effect of dilations, translations, rotations and reflections on two-dimensional figures using coordinates.

Interior & Exterior Angles 8.G.5

Domain: Geometry
Theme: Understand congruence and similarity using physical models, transparencies, or geometry software
Standard: Use informal arguments to establish facts about the angle sum and exterior angle of triangles, about the angles created when parallel lines are cut by a transversal, and the angle-angle criterion for similarity of triangles. For example, arrange three copies of the same triangle so that the three angles appear to form a line, and give an argument in terms of transversals why this is so.

Pythagorean Theorem in Real-World Problems 8.G.7

Domain: Geometry
Theme: Understand and apply the Pythagorean Theorem
Standard: Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to determine unknown side lengths in right triangles in real-world and mathematical problems in two and three dimensions.

Volume: Cone, Cylinder, & Sphere 8.G.9

Domain: Geometry
Theme: Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving volume of cylinders, cones and spheres.
Standard: Know the formulas for the volume of cones, cylinders, and spheres and use them to solve real-world and mathematical problems.

Scatter Plots with Linear Association 8.SP.2

Domain: Statistics & Probability
Theme: Investigate patterns of association in bivariate data
Standard: Know that straight lines are widely used to model relationships between two quantitative variables. For scatter plots that suggest a linear association, informally fit a straight line, and informally assess the model fit by judging the closeness of the data points to the line.

Relatable Data Frequency 8.SP.4

Domain: Statistics & Probability
Theme: Investigate patterns of association in bivariate data
Standard: Understand that patterns of association can also be seen in bivariate categorical data by displaying frequencies and relative frequencies in a two-way table. Construct and interpret a two-way table summarizing data on two categorical variables collected from the same subjects. Use relative frequencies calculated for rows or columns to describe possible association between the two variables. For example, collect data from students in your class on whether or not they have a curfew on school nights and whether or not they have assigned chores at home. Is there evidence that those who have a curfew also tend to have chores?

Practice Test 1 – Part I

Practice Test 2 – Part I

Diagnostic Test

Inferences RL.8.1

Domain: Reading: Literature
Theme: Key Ideas and Details
Standard: Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

Objective Summary RL.8.2

Domain: Reading: Literature
Theme: Key Ideas and Details
Standard: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.

Setting RL.8.2

Domain: Reading: Literature
Theme: Key Ideas and Details
Standard: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.

Analyzing Comparisons RL.8.3

Domain: Reading: Literature
Theme: Key Ideas and Details
Standard: Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.

Producing Suspense and Humor RL.8.6

Domain: Reading: Literature
Theme: Craft and Structure
Standard: Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.

Modern Fictions and Traditional Stories RL.8.9

Domain: Reading: Literature
Theme: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Standard: Analyze how a modern work of fiction draws on themes, patterns of events, or character types from myths, traditional stories, or religious works such as the Bible, including describing how the material is rendered new.

Central Ideas RI.8.2

Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Theme: Key Ideas and Details
Standard: Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.

Author’s Point of View RI.8.6

Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Theme: Craft and Structure
Standard: Determine an author

Evaluating Author’s Claims RI.8.8

Domain: Reading: Informational Text
Theme: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Standard: Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient; recognize when irrelevant evidence is introduced.

Introducing and Closing Topics W.8.1a

Domain: Writing
Theme: Text Types and Purposes
Standard: Introduce claim(s), acknowledge and distinguish the claim(s) from alternate or opposing claims, and organize the reasons and evidence logically.

Appropriate Transitions W.8.2c

Domain: Writing
Theme: Text Types and Purposes
Standard: Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.

Varied Sentence Structure W.8.3c

Domain: Writing
Theme: Text Types and Purposes
Standard: Use a variety of transition words, phrases, and clauses to convey sequence, signal shifts from one time frame or setting to another, and show the relationships among experiences and events.

Task, Purpose, and Audience W.8.4

Domain: Writing
Theme: Production and Distribution of Writing
Standard: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1

Revising W.8.5

Domain: Writing
Theme: Production and Distribution of Writing
Standard: With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1

Gathering Relevant Information W.8.8

Domain: Writing
Theme: Research to Build and Present Knowledge
Standard: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

Quoting and Paraphrasing Data W.8.8

Domain: Writing
Theme: Research to Build and Present Knowledge
Standard: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, using search terms effectively; assess the credibility and accuracy of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation.

Subject-Verb Agreement L.8.1b

Domain: Language
Theme: Conventions of Standard English
Standard: Form and use verbs in the active and passive voice.

Phrases and Clauses L.8.1c

Domain: Language
Theme: Conventions of Standard English
Standard: Form and use verbs in the indicative, imperative, interrogative, conditional, and subjunctive mood.

Active and Passive Voice L.8.3a

Domain: Language
Theme: Knowledge of Language
Standard: Use verbs in the active and passive voice and in the conditional and subjunctive mood to achieve particular effects (e.g., emphasizing the actor or the action; expressing uncertainty or describing a state contrary to fact).

Capitalization L.8.2

Domain: Language
Theme: Conventions of Standard English
Standard: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

Spelling L.8.2c

Domain: Language
Theme: Conventions of Standard English
Standard: Spell correctly.

Multiple-Meaning Words L.8.4b

Domain: Language
Theme: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Standard: Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).

Roots, Affixes and Syllables L.8.4b

Domain: Language
Theme: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Standard: Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., precede, recede, secede).

Relationships Between Words L.8.5b

Domain: Language
Theme: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Standard: Use the relationship between particular words to better understand each of the words.

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