7th Grade Math Placement Check
A one-click placement check for a child entering 7th grade. It samples the math a child should arrive with from 6th grade: 8 skills with two items each, four stories, and a fact finder that finds the level to start fact practice at.
It prints as ten pages: a note for the teacher, four pages for the child, the answers, and a last page, "Where to start", that says which page practises each skill a child missed. It is a screen, not a score: there is no pass mark and no grade level, and nothing is stored.
What this check covers
- Answer two items on each of 8 skills from 6th grade
- Solve four stories that make the operation a choice
- Work one fact from each level of the multiplication and division ladder
What the check samples
- Dividing FractionsDividing a fraction by a fraction.
- Unit Rate WorksheetsFinding the amount for one unit from a rate.
- Percentage of a NumberFinding a percent of a whole number.
- Mean, Median, Mode and Range WorksheetsFinding the mean, median, mode or range of seven numbers.
- Comparing IntegersWhich of two positive or negative numbers is larger.
- Evaluating Expressions WorksheetsThe value of an expression for a given value of its variable.
- One-Step Equations WorksheetsSolving an equation in one step.
- Area of Trapezoids WorksheetsThe area of a trapezoid from its parallel sides and height.
- Mixed Operation Word ProblemsFour stories that use the four operations, so the child has to choose which.
- Math Fact Fluency LevelsOne fact from each level, in order. The first one missed is the level to start at.
Frequently asked questions
Why does the 7th grade check sample 6th grade math?
Because it is for a child entering 7th grade, and 6th grade is what that child should arrive with: ratios and percents, dividing fractions, negative numbers, and the first equations. A check of 7th grade math in September would test what has not been taught yet.
What does "both wrong" mean on the 7th grade check?
Each of the 8 skills has two items. On this check, a child who misses both items under "One-step equations" has math-pages.com/one-step-equations-worksheets to practise; one missed is a watch, because two items cannot tell a slip from a gap. Give the child the first few problems on the practice page before you decide. A child who misses most of the check may need the one for the grade below.