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Geometry Test Questions
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| Below are sample questions from the
TIMSS achievement tests in Science administered to twenty-six countries.
TIMSS is a research project sponsored by the International Association for
the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). These questions may be
used in the classroom, as a tool for evaluation, or to provide examples
of test-question writing. |
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| Grades
7 and 8 |
| 1. A strait line on a graph passes
through the points (3,2) and (4,4). Which of these points also lies on the
line? |
| A. (1,1) |
| B. (2,4) |
| C. (5,6) |
| D. (6,3) |
| E. (6,5) |
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| Answer: C |
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| 2. A quadrilateral MUST be a parallelogram
if it has |
| A. one pair of adjacent sides equal |
| B. one pair of parallel sides |
| C. a diagonal as axis of symmetry |
| D. two adjacent angles equal |
| E. two pairs of parallel sides |
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| Answer: E |
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| 3. In a quadrilateral, two of the
angles each have a measure of 110 degrees, and the measure of the third
angle is 90 degrees. What is the measure of the remaining angle? |
| A. 50 degrees |
| B. 90 degrees |
| C. 130 degrees |
| D. 140 degrees |
| E. None of the above |
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| Answer: A |
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| 4. What is the ratio of the length
of a side of a square to its perimeter? |
| A. 1/1 |
| B. 1/2 |
| C. 1/3 |
| D. 1/4 |
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| Answer: D |
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