Exponent Practice Assessment 1

Name:

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Write the number of unit squares in this large square as a power.

a.
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2. Write the base of

a. 5
3. Write
a.
b.

b. 72

c.

d. 77

.
b. 5

c.

d. 3

as repeated multiplication.
c.
d.

4. Write
a.

b.

as a power.
c.

5. Evaluate:
a. 30

b. 7776

c. 15 625

d. 11

6. Evaluate:
a. 256

b. 16

c. 16

d. 256

c. i only

d. i and iii

d.

7. Which answers are negative?

i)
ii)
iii)
a. i and ii

b. ii and iii

Short Answer
8. Write the number of unit cubes in the large cube as a power.

9. Write 27 and 243 as a power with base 3.

10. Write these powers in order from least to greatest.

,

Problem
11. Evaluate:
Show your steps.

12. Where possible, replace

with a + or sign to make each product positive.

a)
b)
c)
d)
Can all products be made positive? Explain.

Exponent Practice Assessment 1

Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS:
LOC:
2. ANS:
LOC:
3. ANS:
LOC:
4. ANS:
LOC:
5. ANS:
LOC:
6. ANS:
LOC:
7. ANS:
LOC:

B
9.N1
A
9.N1
C
9.N1
A
9.N1
B
9.N1
A
9.N1
B
9.N1

PTS:
TOP:
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1
Number
1
Number
1
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1
Number
1
Number
1
Number
1
Number

DIF:
KEY:
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Easy
REF: 2.1 What Is a Power?
Conceptual Understanding
Easy
REF: 2.1 What Is a Power?
Conceptual Understanding
Easy
REF: 2.1 What Is a Power?
Procedural Knowledge
Easy
REF: 2.1 What Is a Power?
Procedural Knowledge
Moderate
REF: 2.1 What Is a Power?
Procedural Knowledge
Moderate
REF: 2.1 What Is a Power?
Procedural Knowledge
Moderate
REF: 2.1 What Is a Power?
Conceptual Understanding

SHORT ANSWER
8. ANS:
As a power, the number of unit cubes is
PTS: 1
LOC: 9.N1
9. ANS:

DIF: Easy
TOP: Number

PTS: 1
DIF: Moderate
LOC: 9.N1
TOP: Number
10. ANS:
From least to greatest: , , ,
PTS: 1
LOC: 9.N1

.
REF: 2.1 What Is a Power?
KEY: Conceptual Understanding

REF: 2.1 What Is a Power?

KEY: Procedural Knowledge

DIF: Moderate
TOP: Number

REF: 2.1 What Is a Power?

KEY: Procedural Knowledge

DIF: Moderate

REF: 2.1 What Is a Power?

PROBLEM
11. ANS:

PTS: 1

LOC: 9.N1
TOP: Number
12. ANS:
a) Replace with a sign.
b) Replace with a + sign.
c)
is always negative.
d) Replace with a sign.

KEY: Procedural Knowledge

Not all products can be made positive.

In part c, there is an even number of factors in the power
is always positive, which means
PTS: 1
LOC: 9.N1

DIF: Difficult
TOP: Number

is always negative.
REF: 2.1 What Is a Power?
KEY: Problem-Solving Skills | Communication