School Improvement in Maryland

Public Release Items: Mathematics Grade 7

Public release items have appeared on MSA forms and then are released for public viewing and use. Releasing items is one step to ensuring that schools, districts, and other stakeholders understand how the content standards are assessed on the MSA.

 (1) Selected Response Public Release

Valeri earned $12.50 per hour at her summer job.



If she earned $375 last week, which equation can be used to determine the number of hours (h) Valeri worked?

  1. 12.50 + h = 375
  2. 12.50h = 375
  3. 12.50(375) = h
  4. 12.50 ÷ 375 = h

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 (2) Selected Response Public Release

Which table shows a decreasing linear relationship?





/toolkit/vsc/assessment_items/msa_math_7_031.xml

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 (3) Selected Response Public Release

Quadrilateral WXYZ is congruent to quadrilateral LKNM.



What is the measure of angleL?

  1. 47°
  2. 90°
  3. 102°
  4. 121°

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 (4) Selected Response Public Release

Look at ΔLMN on the coordinate plane.



Which coordinate plane shows ΔLMN after a 90° counterclockwise rotation about the origin?





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 (5) Selected Response Public Release

This table lists the ages of 12 store owners.

AGES OF STORE OWNERS

Toy Store Clothing Store
28, 29, 34,
53, 59, 59,		 32, 35, 39,
51, 62, 62,


Which stem-and-leaf plot correctly displays the data?





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 (6) Selected Response Public Release

Martin, George, Carl, and David are in a school play. This scale drawing shows where each student stands at the beginning of the play.



What is the distance, in yards, between Martin and David?

  1. 2 yards
  2. 4 yards
  3. 6 yards
  4. 8 yards

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 (7) Selected Response Public Release

Joshua went to a restaurant that offers 5 types of pasta and 3 types of sauce.



How many different choices of 1 pasta and 1 sauce can Joshua order?

  1. 8
  2. 10
  3. 12
  4. 15

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 (8) Selected Response Public Release

In a survey, Scott asked 50 people if they voted for the current mayor. He recorded the results in this table.

VOTES FOR MAYOR

Yes No Private Decision
22 20 8


Based on the survey, what is the probability the next person will say "No"?

  1. 5%
  2. 20%
  3. 40%
  4. 67%

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 (9) Selected Response Public Release

At an afterschool tutoring program, the ratio of teachers to students is 18 to 100.



Which ratio is equivalent to the ratio of teachers to students?

  1. 1 to 18
  2. 9 to 50
  3. 4 to 25
  4. 6 to 20

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 (10) Student Produced Response Public Release

A football player lost 11 yards on a run. He gained 87 yards on the next run. This expression can be used to determine the total change in the number of yards.

-11 + 87



What is the total change in the number of yards?

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