01 Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers Grade 7 Diagnostic

Unit 1 of 10

Skill focus: Add and subtract positive and negative integers, decimals, fractions, and mixed rational numbers.

Name: ________________________________ Date: ____________________

A. Quick Skills Check

1. -8 + 15 2. 23 - 31

3. -14 + (-9) 4. 6.8 - 9.4

5. -3.5 + 7.2 6. 17 + (-25)

7. -40 - 18 8. 12.6 + (-4.9)

9. 3/4 + 1/8 10. 5/6 - 1/3

B. Core Diagnostic
11. -2/5 + 3/10

12. 1.25 + (-3.75)

13. A submarine is 35 meters below sea level. It rises 18 meters, then drops 12 meters. What is its final position?

C. Concept / Application
14. A bank account has $24.50. A withdrawal of $38.75 is made. What is the new balance?

15. [Concept]

Explain how you decide whether the answer should be positive or negative when adding rational numbers.

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02 Multiplying and Dividing Rational Numbers Grade 7 Diagnostic
Unit 2 of 10

Skill focus: Multiply and divide signed rational numbers in numerical and word-problem contexts.

Name: ________________________________ Date: ____________________

A. Quick Skills Check

1. -6 x 7 2. 48 / (-6)

3. -5 x (-8) 4. 0.6 x 0.4

5. 7.2 / 0.6 6. 9 x (-4)

7. -63 / 9 8. -12.6 / (-3)

9. 2/5 x 3/4 10. 7/8 / 1/2

B. Core Diagnostic
11. 5/6 / 5/12

12. -3/4 x 8

13. A recipe uses 3/4 cup of flour for one batch. How much flour is needed for 2 1/2 batches?

C. Concept / Application
14. A diver descends 4.5 meters each minute for 6 minutes. What is the total change in depth?

15. [Concept]

A student says a negative number divided by a negative number is negative. Is the student correct? Explain.

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03 Expressions Grade 7 Diagnostic
Unit 3 of 10

Skill focus: Simplify, evaluate, and write algebraic expressions using variables, like terms, and the distributive property.

Name: ________________________________ Date: ____________________

A. Quick Skills Check

1. 3x + 5x 2. 7a - 2a

3. 2(n + 4) 4. 10 - 3y + 2y

5. 4(x - 3) 6. 6m + 2m - 5

7. 5(2a + 1) 8. Find 2n + 3 when n = 4

9. Find 5m - 7 when m = 6 10. 3p + 7 - p

B. Core Diagnostic
11. 2(x + 5) - x

12. A taxi charges $4 plus $2 per mile. Write an expression for the cost of m miles.

13. A rectangle has length x + 5 and width x. Write an expression for its perimeter.

C. Concept / Application
14. [Concept]

Explain the difference between 2x + 5 and 2(x + 5).

15. [Error Analysis]

A student simplifies 3(x + 2) as 3x + 2. Explain the mistake.

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04 Equations and Inequalities Grade 7 Diagnostic
Unit 4 of 10

Skill focus: Solve one-step and two-step equations and inequalities, then interpret the solution.

Name: ________________________________ Date: ____________________

A. Quick Skills Check

1. x + 9 = 17 2. m - 6 = 13

3. 4p = 28 4. y / 5 = 9

5. 2x + 3 = 15 6. 3n - 8 = 16

7. x/3 - 2 = 6 8. 2(k - 3) = 18

9. x + 4 > 12 10. 3y <= 18

B. Core Diagnostic
11. n/2 - 1 >= 5

12. A number decreased by 7 is 19. Write and solve an equation.

13. A gym charges $20 plus $5 per class. Write and solve an equation to find how many classes cost $60.

C. Concept / Application
14. Let c = cost of one ticket. A ticket costs at most $15. Write an inequality and explain what the solution means.

15. [Concept]

Explain why checking your solution is useful when solving equations.

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05 Ratios and Proportions Grade 7 Diagnostic
Unit 5 of 10

Skill focus: Simplify ratios, find unit rates, compare proportional relationships, and solve proportion problems.

Name: ________________________________ Date: ____________________

A. Quick Skills Check

1. Simplify 12:18 2. Simplify 15:25

3. 8 red to 12 blue 4. Are 2/3 and 8/12 proportional?

5. Unit rate: 150 miles in 3 hours 6. Simplify 21:28

7. Simplify the ratio: 6 boys to 10 girls 8. Complete: 4/5 = x/20

9. Unit price: $12 for 4 notebooks 10. Find x: x/9 = 4/3

B. Core Diagnostic
11. If 3 pencils cost $1.50, how much do 10 pencils cost?

12. A map scale says 1 cm represents 4 km. What real distance does 6 cm represent?

13. A recipe uses 2 cups of rice for 5 people. How many cups are needed for 15 people?

C. Concept / Application
14. A car travels 180 km in 3 hours. At the same speed, how far will it travel in 5 hours?

15. [Concept]

Explain how you know whether two ratios are proportional.

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06 Percents Grade 7 Diagnostic
Unit 6 of 10

Skill focus: Convert between fractions, decimals, and percents, and solve percent application problems.

Name: ________________________________ Date: ____________________

A. Quick Skills Check

1. 0.35 as a percent 2. 45% as a decimal

3. 3/5 as a percent 4. 25% of 80

5. 10% of 340 6. 0.08 as a percent

7. 120% as a decimal 8. 7/10 as a percent

9. 15% of 200 10. 60% of 45

B. Core Diagnostic
11. A shirt costs $24. It is 50% off. What is the sale price?

12. A $40 item has 8% tax. What is the total cost?

13. A price increases from $50 to $60. What is the percent increase?

C. Concept / Application
14. [Challenge]

A jacket is discounted 20%, then taxed 10%. Is the final price the same as applying a net 10% discount? Explain.

15. A test has 30 questions. A student gets 24 correct. What percent is correct?

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07 Probability Grade 7 Diagnostic
Unit 7 of 10

Skill focus: Find simple, compound, and experimental probabilities using fractions, decimals, or percents.

Name: ________________________________ Date: ____________________

A. Quick Skills Check

1. P(red): 5 red, 3 blue, 2 green 2. P(not green): same bag

3. P(even) on a number cube 4. P(rolling a 1)

5. P(heads) on a coin 6. P(not 6) on a number cube

7. 12 out of 40 as probability 8. Write 0.25 as a probability fraction

B. Core Diagnostic
9. A coin is flipped and a number cube is rolled. What is P(heads and a 4)?

10. A bag has 4 yellow and 6 purple counters. One counter is chosen, replaced, then another is chosen. What is P(yellow then
purple)?

11. A password is randomly chosen using one letter from A, B, C and one digit from 1, 2, 3, 4. What is the probability of choosing
password B2?

C. Concept / Application
12. [Concept]

Explain why replacement matters in probability.

13. [Extension]

Create a simple probability situation where the probability is 1/4.

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08 Statistics Grade 7 Diagnostic
Unit 8 of 10

Skill focus: Find summary statistics, interpret spread, complete a frequency table, and create data displays.

Name: ________________________________ Date: ____________________

A. Quick Skills Check

1. Mean of 4, 6, 8 2. Median of 3, 5, 9, 11

3. Mode of 2, 4, 4, 5 4. Range of 10, 12, 18

5. Q1 of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 6. Q3 of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10

7. IQR if Q1=5, Q3=13 8. Mean of 12,15,15,18,20,20,22,30

B. Core Diagnostic
9. For the data set 12, 15, 15, 18, 20, 20, 22, 30, find the median, mode, and range.

10. Find Q1, Q3, and IQR for the same data set.

11. Which measure is most affected by the value 30: mean or median? Explain.

C. Concept / Application
12. A data set has the same median but a larger IQR. What does that tell you?

D. Frequency Table and Dot Plot

14. Complete the frequency table for this data: 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 6

Value Frequency

15. Draw a dot plot for the same data.

Dot plot space

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09 Geometric Shapes and Angles Grade 7 Diagnostic
Unit 9 of 10

Skill focus: Use angle relationships, triangle facts, triangle inequality, and basic geometric vocabulary.

Name: ________________________________ Date: ____________________

A. Quick Skills Check

1. Complement of 37 degrees 2. Supplement of 128 degrees

3. Triangle third angle: 45, 68 4. Solve: x + 3x = 180

5. Exterior angle 120, remote angle 45 6. Classify sides: 5,5,8

7. Name a 6-sided polygon 8. Diameter if radius is 9

B. Core Diagnostic
9. Can 3 cm, 4 cm, and 8 cm form a triangle? Explain using the triangle inequality.

10. Can 5 cm, 6 cm, and 8 cm form a triangle? Explain using the triangle inequality.

11. Two vertical angles are shown. One is 72 degrees. What is the other angle?

C. Concept / Application
12. Two adjacent angles form a straight line. One angle is 4x and the other is 5x. Find x.

13. [Concept]

Explain the difference between radius and diameter.

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10 Surface Area and Volume Grade 7 Diagnostic
Unit 10 of 10

Skill focus: Find area, surface area, and volume in calculation and application problems.

Name: ________________________________ Date: ____________________

A. Quick Skills Check

1. Area triangle: b=10,h=6 2. Area rectangle: 12 by 7

3. Area trapezoid: b=8,14; h=5 4. Volume prism: 12 by 4 by 5

5. Convert 250 cm to m 6. Convert 3.5 kg to g

7. Circumference if r=5 8. Area circle if r=3

B. Core Diagnostic
9. Find the surface area of a rectangular prism with length 8 cm, width 5 cm, and height 3 cm.

10. A box has no lid. Its length is 10 cm, width is 6 cm, and height is 4 cm. Find the open-top surface area.

11. A rectangular wall is 7 m by 3 m. A window is 1.5 m by 1 m. Find the area that needs paint.

C. Concept / Application
12. Find the volume of a cylinder with radius 3 cm and height 10 cm. Use 3.14 for pi.

13. [Concept]

A student uses surface area when the problem asks how much water a container holds. Explain the mistake.

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