Algebra 1 Common Core Mastery Tests -- all 13 topics

13 tests, 4 versions of each. My students improved from 47% to 63% proficient or advanced on the California State Test the year that I added 6 of these tests as review and reinforcement in my Algebra 2 class (2010-11). They cover ESSENTIAL SKILLS from Algebra 1. I now teach Algebra 2 and don't have data from Algebra 1. The questions on these MASTERY TESTS have been carefully designed to cover all aspects of a topic using problems of easy to medium difficulty. I require students to get at least 9 out of 10 questions correct, or they have to retest until they do. This individualizes instruction. They get a zero until they pass with at least 90% . I use them just before the chapter test. (I no longer give a mid-chapter quiz). They are quick and easy to grade, right or wrong, no partial credit. Demanding mastery emphasizes accuracy and ensures that students fully understand these concepts—no one “falls through the cracks”. Used as test prep it helps to minimize the “little mistakes” that they make on the all important state tests. Please download the preview file to see sample pages.
Purchase of this product includes the right to reproduce copies for use with your students only. I hope that you find this helpful and would appreciate any feedback that you can offer. Patricia Wallace-Gomez

ALL 13 MasteryTests....…100 pages for $18.00

This is the complete set of all 13 mastery tests on the major topics (listed below) typically included in all Algebra 1 texts. There are 4 or 5 versions of each test, including answer sheets for all.
I coordinate the mastery tests with their Algebra 1 chapters, using them as a quiz prior to the chapter exam.

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Set A: Mastery Tests 1, 2, and 3………….. 24 pages for $5.00
1. Integers – Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide -------------10 pages
4 tests in one—10 questions for each operation (40 total)
4 versions plus a practice test, all with answers
includes all combinations of positives & negatives
and the use of opposites
2. Simplifying Expressions ------------------------------------- 4 pages
4 versions with answers—40 questions each (160 total)
includes combining like terms, distributing, adding &
binomials, distributing and combining like terms
3. Solving Equations ----------------------------------------- 10 pages
5 versions having 10 questions each (50 questions total)
all with worked out solutions, includes equations with the
variable on one or both sides, and equations requiring
distributing and combining like terms first before solving
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Set B: Mastery Tests 4, 5, and 6……...24 pages for $5.00
4.Graphing Lines –using intercepts 4 versions with answers 8 pages
5.Graphing Lines –using slope & intercept
4 versions with answers 8 pages
6.Writing the Equations of Lines 4 versions with solutions 8 pages
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Set C: Mastery Tests 7, 8, and 9………24 pages for $5.00
7.Solving Systems of Equations 5 versions with solutions 10 pages
8.Factoring 5 versions with answers 10 pages
9.Simplifying Exponent Expressions 4 versions with answers 4 pages
– positive exponents
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Set D: Mastery Tests 10, 11, 12, 13…..28 pages for $6.00
10.Solving Quadratic Equations 4 versions with solutions 8 pages
11.Rational Operations 4 versions with answers 8 pages
12.Simplifying Exponent Expressions 4 versions with answers 8 pages
– zero & negative exponents
13. Operations with Square Roots 4 versions with answers 4 pages
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