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Algebra I
Introduction - Algebra I
The following released test questions are taken from the Algebra I Standards Test. This test is one of the
California Standards Tests administered as part of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program
under policies set by the State Board of Education.
All questions on the California Standards Tests are evaluated by committees of content experts, including
teachers and administrators, to ensure their appropriateness for measuring the California academic content
standards in Algebra I. In addition to content, all items are reviewed and approved to ensure their adherence to
the principles of fairness and to ensure no bias exists with respect to characteristics such as gender, ethnicity,
and language.
This document contains released test questions from the California Standards Test forms in 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, and 2007. First on the pages that follow are lists of the standards assessed on the Algebra I Test. Next are
released test questions. Following the questions is a table that gives the correct answer for each question, the
content standard that each question is measuring, and the year each question last appeared on the test.
The following table lists each reporting cluster, the number of items that appear on the exam, and the number
of released test questions that appear in this document. Some of the released test questions for Algebra I are
the same test questions found in different combinations on the Integrated Mathematics 1 and 2 California
Standards Tests and the Summative High School Mathematics California Standards Test.
NUMBER OF
QUESTIONS ON
EXAM
NUMBER OF
RELEASED TEST
QUESTIONS
17
22
14
16
21
25
13
17
TOTAL
65
80
REPORTING
CLUSTER
In selecting test questions for release, three criteria are used: (1) the questions adequately cover a selection of
the academic content standards assessed on the Algebra I Test; (2) the questions demonstrate a range of
difficulty; and (3) the questions present a variety of ways standards can be assessed. These released test
questions do not reflect all of the ways the standards may be assessed. Released test questions will not appear
on future tests.
For more information about the California Standards Tests, visit the California Department of Educations
Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/resources.asp.
1
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based on performance on released test questions. Copyright 2008 California Department of Education.
CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
1.1
2.0*
Students understand and use such operations as taking the opposite, finding the
reciprocal, taking a root, and raising to a fractional power. They understand and
use the rules of exponents.
3.0
4.0*
5.0*
Standard Set 24.0 Students use and know simple aspects of a logical argument:
24.1
Students explain the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning and
identify and provide examples of each.
24.2
24.3
Standard Set 25.0 Students use properties of the number system to judge the validity of
results, to justify each step of a procedure, and to prove or disprove
statements:
25.1
25.2
25.3
2
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CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
Students graph a linear equation and compute the x- and y-intercepts (e.g., graph
2x + 6y = 4). They are also able to sketch the region defined by linear inequality
(e.g., they sketch the region defined by 2x + 6y < 4).
7.0*
Students verify that a point lies on a line, given an equation of the line. Students
are able to derive linear equations using the point-slope formula.
8.0
Students understand the concepts of parallel lines and perpendicular lines and
how those slopes are related. Students are able to find the equation of a line
perpendicular to a given line that passes through a given point.
9.0*
Students solve a system of two linear equations in two variables algebraically and
are able to interpret the answer graphically. Students are able to solve a system
of two linear inequalities in two variables and to sketch the solution sets.
3
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based on performance on released test questions. Copyright 2008 California Department of Education.
CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
11.0
14.0*
19.0*
Students know the quadratic formula and are familiar with its proof by completing
the square.
20.0*
21.0*
Students graph quadratic functions and know that their roots are the x-intercepts.
22.0
23.0*
4
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CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
13.0*
Students add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational expressions and functions.
Students solve both computationally and conceptually challenging problems by
using these techniques.
15.0*
Students apply algebraic techniques to solve rate problems, work problems, and
percent mixture problems.
16.0
17.0
18.0
5
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CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
1
1
1000
B
C
CSA10152
16 + 3 8 =
A
10
1
2
CSA00471
x 4 x3
x5 x3
x7 x3
x9 x3
1
?
2
CSA10153
CSA20167
x = 4 or x = 4
x = 4 or x = 3
x = 1 or x = 4
x = 1 or x = 3
CSA00264
6
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CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
2 x 6
x 2 or x 6
12 x 4
x 12 or x 4
10
CSA10036
9x 2 = 14 x
9x + 1 = 14 x
9x + 2 = 14 x
12x 1 = 14 x
CSA00485
11
CSA00206
Solve:
3( x + 5) = 2 x + 35
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
3x + 15 = 2 x + 35
5x + 15 = 35
5x = 20
x = 4
8x = 5
Step 1
8 x = 17
Step 2
29 x = 5
Step 3
29 x = 17
Step 4
CSA00332
CSA00059
12
20 feet
40 feet
60 feet
80 feet
CSA10052
7
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CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
13
2.5
3.7
7.0
13.0
16
100
57
30
25
CSA10057
CSG10197
14
17
x>9
x >19
x<9
x <19
x2 = 4
x = 2
x=2
x = 2 or x = 2
CSA00487
15
24
25
31
32
CSA30045
18
CSA10046
8
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CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
x 2+ x + 5
1
2
6
7
7
11
47
61
21
11
16
21
Step 6:
n + 8n + 20 = 110
9n + 20 = 110
9n = 110 20
9n = 90
9n 90
=
9
9
n = 10
CSA20035
CSA20027
20
22
Given:
x 2 + 5x + 6 = 0
Step 1:
( x + 2 )( x + 3) = 0
Step 2:
x + 2 = 0 or x + 3 = 0
Step 3:
x = 2 or x = 3
CSA20147
CSA20034
9
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CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
23
12
-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0
-1
CSA00239
24
4 5 6 7
1
-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-7
-7
C
y
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-7
-7
1
y > x 1
2
1
y x 1
2
CSA00299
-6
-7
1
y x 1
2
-4
-5
1
y < x 1
2
1
-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0
-1
-2
-3
-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0
-1
1 2 3
-2
3
2
1
-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0
-1
CSA10130
10
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CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
26
27
5
4
-5
-4
-3
-1 0
-1
-2
-2
1
-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0
-1
-3
-4
-2
-5
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
y= x
3x + y 2
y = 2x
3x + y 2
y= x+2
3x + y 2
y = 2x + 2
3x + y 2
CSA00508
CSA20055
28
(0, 2)
(0, 6)
1, 1
1, 1
3
CSA00009
11
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CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
29
31
y = 4x 22
y = 4x + 22
y = 4x 43
y = 4x + 43
13
19
CSA10150
30
y = 2x +1
y = 2x 1
y = 3x 2
y = 4x 3
CSA10181
32
c = 5h
1
c= h+5
5
CSA00241
c = 5h + 5
c = 5h 5
CSA10005
12
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CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
34
5
parallel to y = x + 2?
4
A
2 x y 1
2 x 5 y 10
5
y = x +1
4
y = x +2
5
y=
1
-5
-4
-3
-2
x +3
5
y= x+4
4
-1 0
-1
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1 0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1 0
-1
1
1
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1 0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
D
CSA00516
35
1
-5
CSA10112
6 x + 2 y = 4
A
(6, 2)
(1, 5)
no solution
13
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CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
5 x3
=
10x 7
39
x + 3 y = 7
x + 2 y = 10
2x 4
7 13
A ,
2 4
1
2x 4
7 17
B ,
2 5
1
5x 4
x4
5
C (2,
CSA00303
D (16, 3)
40 (
CSA10131
37
A
3x 2 + x + 6
B
3x 2 + x + 10
27
D
3x 2 5x +10
40
56
73
C
3x 2 5x + 6
CSA00086
41
CSA20083
4x 2 2 x + 8) ( x 2 + 3x 2 ) =
5 y = 10x + 15
A
2x 2 4x
2x 2 8x
8x 2 + 4x
8x 2 8x
CSA10160
CSA00509
14
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CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
45
(x + 2 )+ (x 2 )(2 x + 1)?
A
2x 2 2x
2x 2 4x
2x 2
4x 2 + 2x
2x 2
3x 2
2x 3
x 3
x+4
x4
46
(3t + 2)
(3t + 4)(3t +1)
(9t + 4)(t +1)
9t 2 +12t + 4
A
B
3x
x +3
CSA00503
+x
CSA10191
Which is a factor of x 2
11x + 24?
CSA20106
47
CSA00496
8(2 + z )(2 z )
8(2 + z )
8( 2 z )
3a2 24 ab + 48 b2 ?
CSA20105
48
CSA00066
14
42
CSA10171
15
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CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
49
52
8x = 5
x +3
16
x 3
16
2x + 3
2x 3
CSA00478
CSA00162
50
2,
8
2, 8
2, 8
2, 8
53
ax 2 + bx + c = 0 (where a 0)
ax 2 + bx = c
b
c
x2 + x =
a
a
?
Step 1:
Step 2:
CSA10062
51
Step 3:
(x + 2
) = 8
2
(x + 2
) = 10
2
(x + 4
) = 10
2
(x + 4) = 22
c b
x2 = x
b a
x+
x2 +
x2
CSA20139
b
c
=
a
ax
b
b
c
b
x+
= +
a
2a
a 2a
2
b 2
b
c b
+ x + = +
2a
a
a 2a
CSA00072
16
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CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
56
I, III, IV, II
II, III, I, IV
57
1 1
,
2 4
{1 +
1 + 7 1 7
8
8
no real solution
CSA20062
55
1
33
4
1
+ 33
4
1+ 33
1 33
2, 1 2
CSA10179
CSA00314
17
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CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
58
59
9
8
7
6
2
1
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0
-1
4
3
2
1
-9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0
-1
-2
-2
x = 1 only
-3
-3
-4
-4
x = 4 only
-5
-5
x = 1 and x = 4
x = 1 and x = 4
D
CSA00519
CSA00514
60
1
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0
-1
y = ( x 3)( x + 4)
y = ( x + 3)(2x 8
)
y = (3x +1)(8x 2)
CSA20115
18
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based on performance on released test questions. Copyright 2008 California Department of Education.
CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
61
64
none
one
two
three
What is
terms?
A
x 2y
3
x 2y
3y
x + 2y
3
x + 2y
3y
CSA10084
62
2 seconds
3 seconds
6 seconds
8 seconds
x 4xy + 4 y2
reduced to lowest
3xy 6 y2
CSA00463
65
Simplify
A
6 x 2 + 21 x + 9
to lowest terms.
4x 2 1
3( x +1)
2x 1
3( x + 3)
2x 1
CSA00158
63
7 in.
8 in.
12 in.
14 in.
3(2 x + 3
)
4 ( x 1)
3( x + 3)
2x +1
CSA10025
CSA00104
19
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CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
66
What is
x 2 4x + 4
reduced to lowest terms?
x 2 3x + 2
68
x 2
x 1
x 2
x +1
C
C
x+2
x 1
D
x+2
x +1
7( z 2)
4 ( z +1)
7( z + 2)
4 ( z 1)
7z ( z +1
)
4 ( z + 2)
7z ( z 1
)
4 ( z + 2)
CSA00067
CSA10189
67
12 a3 20 a2
What is
reduced to lowest terms?
16a2 + 8a
69
3x + 2
x 5
a
2
2x 3
3x + 2
3a 5
2a +1
3x + 2
4x 3
x 2 25
6 x2 5x 6
a (3a 5
)
2 (2 a +1)
2 x 2 + 7 x 15
3 x 2 13 x 10
2a
4 + 2a
CSA00013
CSA10029
20
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based on performance on released test questions. Copyright 2008 California Department of Education.
CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
72
x 2 + 8x + 16 2 x + 8
2
=
x+3
x 9
70
2 (x + 4)
(x 3)(x + 3)
60 mL
2 (x + 3)(x 3)
45 mL
x + 4
40 mL
25 mL
(x + 4)(x 3)
CSA00333
73
(x + 4)(x 3)
2 (x + 3)
CSA20164
71
3x
5
?
Which fraction is equivalent to
x x
+
4 2
x 2
A
5
CSA00576
9x 2
20
74
50 min
25 min
15 min
12 min
CSA10141
CSA00161
21
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CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
75
2.5
10.8
78
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
CSA10055
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
76
0.4 liter
0.5 liter
2 liters
8 liters
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
CSA10186
77
CSA00522
CSA10070
22
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CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
y
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
A
B
C
D
{1, 2, 3, 4}
{1, 2, 4, 5}
{1, 2, 3, 4}
{1, 2, 4, 5}
CSA10072
23
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CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
80
1
-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0
-1
1
1
-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0
-1
1
1
-7 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-6
-6
-7
-7
CSA30002
24
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CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
Question Number
Correct Answer
Standard
Year of Release
1
2
1.1
2006
2.0
2003
2.0
2005
2.0
2006
2.0
2007
3.0
2003
3.0
2004
4.0
2003
4.0
2005
10
5.0
2003
11
5.0
2004
12
5.0
2004
13
5.0
2006
14
5.0
2007
15
5.0
2007
16
24.1
2004
17
24.2
2006
18
24.2
2007
19
24.3
2005
20
25.1
2005
21
25.2
2006
22
25.3
2005
23
6.0
2003
24
6.0
2004
25
6.0
2006
26
6.0
2007
27
6.0
2007
28
7.0
2003
29
7.0
2004
30
7.0
2005
31
7.0
2007
32
8.0
2003
33
8.0
2004
34
9.0
2003
35
9.0
2004
25
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CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
Question Number
Correct Answer
Standard
Year of Release
36
9.0
2006
37
9.0
2006
38
9.0
2007
39
10.0
2004
40
10.0
2005
41
10.0
2006
42
10.0
2006
43
10.0
2007
44
11.0
2003
45
11.0
2004
46
11.0
2005
47
11.0
2007
48
14.0
2004
49
14.0
2005
50
14.0
2005
51
14.0
2006
52
14.0
2007
53
19.0
2003
54
19.0
2005
55
20.0
2003
56
20.0
2005
57
20.0
2005
58
21.0
2003
59
21.0
2006
60
21.0
2007
61
22.0
2004
62
23.0
2003
63
23.0
2004
64
12.0
2003
65
12.0
2005
66
12.0
2006
67
12.0
2007
68
13.0
2003
69
13.0
2005
70
13.0
2006
26
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based on performance on released test questions. Copyright 2008 California Department of Education.
CA L I F O R N I A S TA N DA R D S T E S T
Algebra I
Correct Answer
Standard
Year of Release
71
13.0
2007
72
15.0
2003
73
15.0
2004
74
15.0
2006
75
15.0
2006
76
15.0
2007
77
16.0
2004
78
17.0
2004
79
17.0
2005
80
18.0
2007
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This is a sample of California Standards Test questions. This is NOT an operational test form. Test scores cannot be projected
based on performance on released test questions. Copyright 2008 California Department of Education.