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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
R Z T
4 x - 28 24
Q R
76°
38°
a. 76 b. 104 c. 66 d. 114
____ 4. Find the value of x for which l is parallel to m. The diagram is not to scale.
l
80°
( 3 x - 43 )º
m
a. 100 b. 80 c. 123 d. 41
____ 5. Based on the pattern, what is the next figure in the sequence?
a. b. c. d.
____ 6. Is the following definition of dog reversible? If yes, write it as a true biconditional.
A dog is a mammal.
a. The reverse is false.
b. The reverse is true. An animal is a dog if (and only if) it is a mammal.
c. The reverse is true. An animal is a mammal if (and only if) it is a dog.
d. The reverse is true. If an animal is a dog, then it is a mammal.
Geometry Practice Test 2010-2011 School Year St.
Lucie County Schools
____ 7. One way to show that a statement is NOT a good definition is to find a ____.
a. converse c. biconditional
b. conditional d. counterexample
____ 8. Find the value of x. The diagram is not to scale.
2x
l
40
m
a. 40 b. 20 c. 140 d. 160
____ 9. Given and , find the length of QS and TV.
a. 2 b. 9 c. 8 d. 20
____ 10. Name the angle included by the sides and
N M
a. b. c. d. none of these
____ 11. Which two triangles are congruent by ASA?
A C
E F
a. c.
b. d. none
M O
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P
Statements Reasons
1. bisects 1. Given
2. 2. Definition of angle bisector
3. 3. Reflexive property
4. bisects 4. Given
5. 5. Definition of angle bisector
6. 6. ?
A
(
B D
(
40
x 40
32
25 25
a. 32 b. 50 c. 64 d. 80
____ 15. Three security cameras were mounted at the corners of a triangular parking lot. Camera 1 was 158 ft from
camera 2, which was 121 ft from camera 3. Cameras 1 and 3 were 140 ft apart. Which camera had to cover
the greatest angle?
a. camera 2 b. camera 1 c. cannot tell d. camera 3
____ 16. Name the second largest of the four angles named in the figure (not drawn to scale) if the side included by
and is 11 cm, the side included by and is 16 cm, and the side included by and is 14 cm.
2 3 4
a. b. c. d.
____ 17. What is the sum of the angle measures of a 36-gon?
a. 14 b. 16 c. 18 d. 15
____ 19. The sum of the measures of two exterior angles of a triangle is 255. What is the measure of the third exterior
angle?
a. 75 b. 115 c. 105 d. 95
____ 20. The right figure is an isometry of the left figure. Tell whether their orientations are the same or opposite. Then
classify the isometry.
2 cm
____ 21.
5.4 cm
a. 10.8 cm2 b. 5.4 cm2 c. 21.6 cm2 d. 7.4 cm2
____ 22. You are planning to use a ceramic tile design in your new bathroom. The tiles are blue-and-white equilateral
triangles. You decide to arrange the blue tiles in a hexagonal shape as shown. If the side of each tile measures
7 centimeters, what will be the exact area of each hexagonal shape?
7 cm
a. 73.5 cm2 b. 98 cm2 c. 21 cm2 d. 1029 cm2
____ 23. Find the similarity ratio and the ratio of perimeters for two regular octagons with areas of and
a. 3 : 5; 3: 5 b. 9 : 25; 3 : 5 c. 3 : 5; 9 : 25 d. 9 : 25; 9 : 25
____ 24. The Ruffs are planning to buy an above-ground swimming pool shaped as a regular octagon. The radius of the
octagon is 9 feet. To the nearest tenth, find the area of the surface of the water in the pool.
a. 458.2 ft b. 553.1 ft c. 94.8 ft d. 228.7 ft
____ 25. Find the value of x and y rounded to the nearest tenth.
x 34
45° 30°
y
____ 26. Find the value of w and then x. Round lengths to the nearest tenth and angle measures to the nearest degree.
Geometry Practice Test 2010-2011 School Year St.
Lucie County Schools
11
10
w
50° x°
a. w = 7.7, x = 44 c. w = 7.7, x = 54
b. w = 6.4, x = 54 d. w = 6.4, x = 44
Short Answer
29. Write the conditional statement that the Venn diagram illustrates.
Quadrilaterals
Squares
30. A plumber knows that if you shut off the water at the main valve, it is safe to remove the sink faucet. The
plumber turns the main valve to the “off” position. What conclusion can the plumber make?
Geometry Practice Test 2010-2011 School Year St.
Lucie County Schools
Essay
31. Verify that parallelogram ABCD with vertices A(–5, –1), B(–9, 6), C(–1, 5), and D(3, –2) is a rhombus by
showing that it is a parallelogram with perpendicular diagonals.
y
8
B
6
C
4
–10 –8 –6 –4 –2 2 4 x
A –2
D
–4
–6
Other
32. The three trapezoids have the same base lengths, but different angle measures. Which trapezoid has the
greatest area? Explain.
The figures are not drawn to scale.
Trapezoid 1 Trapezoid 2 Trapezoid 3
b1 b1 b1
b2 b2 b2
30° 45° 60°
33. How many edges are in the given polyhedron? List them.
A B
D C
E
F
H G