Pre-Requisite Skills Part 2 Assessment ID: ib.

717231
Directions: Answer the following question(s).

1 x3 is equivalent to __________. 4 Select an expression that is equivalent to

A. 1 1 1

x x x
A.
B. 3x
C. -x -x -x B.
D. 1
C.
3x

D.
2 Natalie wants to express the cube root of 8
using a rational exponent. Her claim is that
5 Only using positive exponents, what is the
the cube root of 8 can be expressed as
p6q7r
simplified form of the expression ?
Her reasoning is that , so p2q2
must represent the cube root of 8.
A. p4q5r
Select all statements that correctly describe
the claim and reasoning. B. r

A. The claim that Natalie made is correct as is. p4q5

B. C. q5r
The claim would be correct if is replaced with
p8
.
D. q9r
C. The reasoning that Natalie provides for her claim
is correct as is. p8

D.
The reasoning would be correct if

is replaced with

3 Sophie claims that the nth root of m can be

written as . To prove the claim, what

must Sophie show is the value of ?

A. m
B. n
C. 0
D. 1

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Pre-Requisite Skills Part 2 Assessment ID: ib.717231
Directions: Answer the following question(s).

6
Three claims are made about .
Claim 1 states that

Claim 2 states that

Claim 3 states that

Select all statements which correctly analyze a claim made and identifies the part of the claim that is
correct or incorrect.
A. Claim 1 is correct and the work shown supports the claim.
B.
Claim 1 is incorrect because
C. Claim 2 is correct and the work shown supports the claim.
D. Claim 3 is correct and the work shown supports the claim.
E.
Claim 3 is incorrect because

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Pre-Requisite Skills Part 2 Assessment ID: ib.717231
Directions: Answer the following question(s).

7 Which of these describes the function 8 Natasha got a raise on her hourly wage, and
graphed below? the graph shows the amount of money she
has made this year since her rate of pay was
increased.

A. There is a linear relationship between x and y

when x is less than 0 and a nonlinear
Which of these statements must be correct
relationship when x is greater than 0.
based on the graph?
B. There is a nonlinear relationship between x and
y when x is less than 0 and a linear relationship A. Before her raise, Natasha made $12.50 an hour.
when x is greater than 0. B. Before her raise, Natasha made $25.00 an hour.
C. There is a linear relationship between x and y C. After her raise, Natasha makes $12.50 an hour.
when x is less than 1 and a nonlinear
D. After her raise, Natasha makes $25.00 an hour.
relationship when x is greater than 1.
D. There is a nonlinear relationship between x and
y when x is less than 1 and a linear relationship
when x is greater than 1.

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Pre-Requisite Skills Part 2 Assessment ID: ib.717231
Directions: Answer the following question(s).

9 Which of these is a correct statement? 12 Which function is nonlinear?

A. The formula for the area of a square as a A. x y

function of its side length is not a linear function,
1 5
and the formula for the perimeter of a square as
a function of its side length is not a linear 0 4
function, either. 1 3
B. The formula for the area of a square as a 3 1
function of its side length is not a linear function,
but the formula for the perimeter of a square as B. x y
a function of its side length is a linear function. 4 7
C. The formula for the area of a square as a 2 6
function of its side length is a linear function, but
the formula for the perimeter of a square as a 2 4
function of its side length is not a linear function. 4 3
D. The formula for the area of a square as a C. {(2, 10), (0, 4), (2, 2), (4, 8)}
function of its side length is a linear function,
and the formula for the perimeter of a square as D. {(1, 1), (4, 2), (9, 3), (16, 4)}
a function of its side length is a linear function,
too. Simplify.
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10 Doug believes that the function y = 6 is linear,

while Olga believes that it is not linear. Who
is right, and why? A. 8x4
A. Doug is right, because the function cannot be B. 8x8
written in the form y = mx + b.
C. 32x4
B. Doug is right, because the function can be
written in the form y = mx + b, with m = 0. D. 32x8
C. Olga is right, because the function cannot be
written in the form y = mx + b. 14 Solve for x.
D. Olga is right, because the function can be x2 = 8x 7
written in the form y = mx + b, with m = 0.
A. 7 and 1
Brian sat in a massage chair at a shopping B.
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mall for 8 minutes and paid $9. Norah sat in 7 7
the same massage chair for 12 minutes and and
paid $11. If the relationship between the 8 8

number of minutes and the amount paid is

C. 1 and 7
linear, with x representing the minutes and y
representing the amount paid in dollars, D.
which equation models this situation?
A. x = 0.5y + 5
B. x=y+1
C. y = 0.5x + 5
D. y=x+1

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Pre-Requisite Skills Part 2 Assessment ID: ib.717231
Directions: Answer the following question(s).

15 Consider the function (x) = x2 5x 24.

Which of the following expressions is an
equivalent expression for (x) in a form that
reveals the zeros of (x)?
A. (x 8)(x + 3)
B. (x 5)(x + 1)
C. (x 6)(x + 4)
D. (x 3)(x 2)

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