Texas TAKS Sample Quiz

11 Questions | By Kcbddanny | Updated: Mar 19, 2022 | Attempts: 1173

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We took questions from the actual TAKS Test administered to Texas Children in April of 2006. The test curriculum is designed for middles school students (6th - 8th grade). Complete the following multiple quiz and see how your score measures up.

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1.

MATH QUESTIONS: At a community center there are a total of 11 tables in the dining room. Six of the tables seat 4 people each. Five of the tables seat 8 people each. What is the maximum number of people who can sit at the tables in the dining room?
- A.
  
  40
- B.
  
  12
- C.
  
  22
- D.
  
  64
2.

Ms. Melendez needs to replace the batteries in 20 calculators. Each calculator uses 4 batteries. The batteries are sold in packages of 16. How many packages of batteries does Ms. Melendez need to buy?
- A.
  
  64
- B.
  
  4
- C.
  
  80
- D.
  
  5
3.

Mrs. Sandoval has 60 folders, 45 pairs of scissors, and 30 rulers. What is the greatest common factor Mrs. Sandoval can use to divide the school supplies into equal groups?
- A.
  
  3
- B.
  
  5
- C.
  
  10
- D.
  
  15
4.

There are 6 children in Todd’s family, including Todd. Their ages in years are listed below. 1, 2, 2, 8, 9, 14 What is the median of the children’s ages?
- A.
  
  6
- B.
  
  5
- C.
  
  2
- D.
  
  13
5.

SCIENCE QUESTIONS: Which of these is an example of a chemical reaction?
- A.
  
  A pot of water boiling
- B.
  
  An iron nail rusting
- C.
  
  Corn being ground
- D.
  
  Sugar dissolving in tea
6.

Which of the following processes helps the body maintain chemical balance?
- A.
  
  Tears washing away dust from the eyes
- B.
  
  Rib bones protecting internal organs
- C.
  
  Hair growing faster in winter months
- D.
  
  Cells using sugar in the blood
7.

Which of the following best represents stored potential energy?
- A.
  
  Air leaking from a flat tire
- B.
  
  Stress built up in a rock fault
- C.
  
  Heat given off by a forest fire
- D.
  
  Water flowing through a hose
8.

SCIENCE QUESTIONS: The 13 original colonies were primarily located along the –
- A.
  
  Atlantic Ocean
- B.
  
  Gulf of Mexico
- C.
  
  Mississippi River
- D.
  
  Great Lakes
9.

Belief in the idea of Manifest Destiny was one reason that –
- A.
  
  The United States went to war with Mexico
- B.
  
  Transcendentalists established utopian societies
- C.
  
  The bank of the United States was established
- D.
  
  Women organized the Seneca Falls Convention
10.

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution –
- A.
  
  Brought immediate equality to Native Americans
- B.
  
  Established a process for the admission of western states into the Union
- C.
  
  Created new congressional districts
- D.
  
  Granted civil rights primarily to African Americans
11.

During the mid-1800s the expanding U.S. economy required better methods of communication. Communications were improved significantly by Samuel Morse’s invention of the –
- A.
  
  Typewriter
- B.
  
  Telephone
- C.
  
  Telegraph
- D.
  
  Phonograph