PRE-ADMISSION MATH ASSESSMENT

SAMPLE ASSESSMENT AND PREPARATION GUIDE

Assessments are only held online via Accuplacer and Examity platforms.

If you apply to Conestoga College and receive a message from the

Admissions Office indicating that you are required to write the English,
Math, Biology or Chemistry assessment, they will have provided you with
an online form to fill out that will be sent to the Test Centre Office. The
Test Centre will coordinate the setup of your test with Accuplacer and
Examity.

You can only schedule one assessment at a time on Examity, it is

recommended you keep a note of which voucher code was used.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

ASSESSMENT FEE - $25 USD per assessment paid online after registration.

PREPARATION AND REVIEW BOOKLET

This booklet is designed to help you prepare for your Math Assessment.

HELPFUL HINTS

1. Make sure your computer meets the minimum requirements.

2. Be on time! This will give you the opportunity to get setup.

3. Listen carefully and follow directions.

4. The tests are multiple choice. You will be required to choose the best answer to a
question from several choices.

5. If one question is too hard, leave it and go on to the next. You can always come back
and try it again if there is time.

6. Work steadily, and complete as many questions as you can. Please note the following
are samples of the types of question you will encounter on the assessment and may not
reflect exactly the difficulty of the assessment.

If you have a documented disability and require accommodations, please contact

[email protected].

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PRE-ADMISSION MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENT

OVERVIEW

The Conestoga College Pre-Admission Math Assessment has practical value for you and for us.
Experience has shown that a student needs a certain level of skills in mathematics to succeed in
Conestoga College programs. Therefore, we have designed the Pre-Admission Math Assessment
so that you, and we, may be certain you have the skills suitable to your program of study.

A sample assessment is included in this packet. In content, it parallels the actual Pre-Admission
Math Assessment you will write at the College and covers subject material through the grade 12
level.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The Conestoga College Math Skills Assessment has 100 questions – 4 questions for each of the
20 different math skills. The assessment is multiple choice. You will be required to choose the
best answer to a question from several choices without the use of a calculator.

Math assessment 120 minutes

We do not allow the use of calculators, dictionaries or learning aids.

IMPORTANT: PLEASE NOTE

It is recommended that all applicants complete the entire Math Skills Assessment, i.e. all 100
questions. Your overall score on the test is important. However, some college programs
require only partial test results to determine your level of readiness in mathematics.

Questions 1-100
Any of our Engineer Technology/Technician Programs (except Woodworking), and General Arts
& Science – Aviation.

Questions 1-88
Any of our Business Programs

Questions 1 – 72
Certificate and Trades Programs, Woodworking, Health Sciences Programs and General Arts &
Science

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 SAMPLE PRE-ADMISSION MATH ASSESSMENT

Without the use of a calculator, perform the following operations, as indicated. Always state
answers in the lowest form. Please note: the actual assessment is multiple choice.

Fundamentals

1. 216 + 64 + 1092 =

2. 318 – 95 =

3. 6 x 12 x 343 =

4. How much would it cost to cover a floor 8 m x 6 m with carpet that costs $13 per square
metre?

Fractions I

1 1 1
5. Find the lowest common denominator of 3 , 7
, 2

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6. Reduce 56 to lowest terms

7. List the prime factors of 216

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8. Evaluate 0

Fractions II

3 7
9. 4
+ 8
=

11 2
10. 2
- 3
=

63 3
11. 8
x 4
=

2 1
12. If 603 litres of gasoline are added to a tank that already contains 52 litres, what is the
total amount of gasoline in the tank?

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Fractions III

7 2 24
13. 8
× 13 × 5
=

2 5
14. 3
÷ 8
=

3 5
15. 1 4 ÷ 38 =

2
16. How many blocks which are 3 metres in length must be laid end to end to make a row 66
metres long?

Order of Operations:

17. 12 + 12 ÷ 6 + 4 =

18. 36 ÷ 12 x 6 – 4 =

19. (18 – 9) ÷ (20 x 6) =

20. 15 + 5 ÷ 5 x 15 =

Exponents I:

21. Evaluate 103 x 104 =

22. Evaluate 22 ÷ 27 =

23. Evaluate –(72) (-4)2 =

24. Evaluate (7 – 4)2 =

Decimals

25. 0.653 + 1.09 =

26. 45.75 x 1.20 =

27. 15.75 ÷ 0.25 =

28. Write as a decimal “one thousand twenty-two and eighty-three hundredths.”

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Metric Conversions:

29. 456 mm to m =

30. 1500 m2 to km2 =

31. 36 km2 to mm2 =

32. 125 mm3 to m3 =

Fractions-Decimals-Percents:

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33. Write 3 as a percent.

34. Write 12 ½% as a decimal.

35. Write 0.125 as a fraction.

36. 42.5 is what percent of 170?

Signed Numbers:

37. -12 + 20 – (-12) =

38. (-6) (2) ÷ (-12) (6) =

39. -(-1) + (1) ÷ [-(-1)] =

40. Which of the following would represent the lower temperature?

(45°) (-24°) (51°) (-17°) (0°)

Scientific Notation:

41. Express 4.95 x 10-3 in ordinary notation.

42. Express 1.75 x 104 in ordinary notation.

43. Express 0.000875 in scientific notation.

44. Express 9250000 in scientific notation

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Exponents II:

45. Simplify 2A2 (2A)2

46. Simplify (4B3)2

47. Simplify 12C2 ÷ (CD0)

48. Simplify 5E5 ÷ (5E)4

Simplification:
5AB A3 C
49.
C2
÷
B
=

50. 2[7 – (-4 + 2) - 1] =

A D
51. (D - D) ÷ (2 A) =

2A 4A 3A
52. − + =
3 5 4

Substitution:
Given A = 3, B = -1, C = -2, D = 0, E = 0

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53. A(-B + C) =

D
54. A2 (BC)3 + C
=

C3
55. A - B2 ( A ) =

56. AEC3 ÷ (A2B3D) =

Expand by removing Brackets:

57. (2A + 3) (A – 2) =

58. 7(AB) (A2 – B) =

59. (4E – 3)2 =

60. (6F – 7) (-1 – F) =

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Equations:

61. If 3G = 24 G=

62. If 4H + 7 = 23 H=

63. If 5J – 6 = 2J + 12 J=

K 15
64. If = K=
3 105

Formula Rearrangement:

D
65. V= T
T=

65. A = (V – U) ÷ T V=

67. V2 = U2 + 2AD U=

68. D = ½ AT2 T=

Word Problems:

69. Three times a number plus five is one hundred twenty-five. Find the number.

70. Seven times one third of a number, minus four equals ten. Find the number.

71. A collection of dimes and quarters totals $12.55. If there are three more dimes than
quarters, how many dimes and quarters are there?

72. Adding two years to the age of a boy would make him a quarter of his father’s age. Five
years ago his father was one year less than ten times his son’s age. Determine the age of
the boy and his father.

Systems of Equations, Solve:

73. 4A – 3B = 9, A+B=4 A= B=

74. 3C – 12D = -5 4C + 6D = -3 C= D=

75. E + F = -1 2E + 3F = 0 E= F=

76. 6G – 4H = 9 5G + 3H = -2 G= H=

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Graphing:

77. In Figure 1, which point is indicated by the

co-ordinates (-2,3)?

78. In Figure 2, what are the co-ordinates of the

point where the line crosses the “Y” axis?

79. In Figure 2, what is the slope of the line?

80. In Figure 3, what are the co-ordinates of the

point where the line crosses the “X” axis?

Radicals:

81. √48

82. √0.0001

83. √𝑋𝑋 2 𝑌𝑌 3

16
84. �
5𝐴𝐴3

Simplification by Factoring:

85. [(B2 – 4) (A + 7)] ÷ [(B – 2) (2A + 14)] =

86. (D2 – 5D – 14) ÷ (D2 – 3D – 10) =

87. (4F2 – 1) ÷ (4F2 + 8F + 3) =

88. (3H4 + 6H2 – 9) ÷ (4H4 – 4) =

𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟐
Geometry: (Take π = 𝟕𝟕
)

89. What is the area of Figure 4?

90. What is the volume of Figure 5?

91. What is the perimeter of Figure 6?

92. What is the surface of Figure 7?

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Angles:

93. How many degrees is 2 π radians?

94. What is the complementary angle of 18°?

95. What is the equivalent positive angle of -235°?

96. What is the supplementary angle of 105°?

Trigonometry:

97. In Figure 8, what is the value of SIN(A)?

98. In Figure 8, what is the value of COS(A)?

99. In Figure 9, what is the value of TAN(B)?

100. In Figure 10, what is the value of side “C”?

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ANSWERS:

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1. 1372 35. 8
68. T = + �2D/A

2. 223 36. 25% 69. 40

3. 24696 37. 20 70. 6

4. $624 38. 6 71. 38 D, 35 Q

5. 42 39. 2 72. Boy 9, Father 44

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6. 7
40. -24 73. A = 3, B = 1
1
7. 3x3x3x2x2x2 41. 0.00495 74. C = -1, D =6

8. Undefined 42. 17500 75. E = -3, F = 2

5 3
9. 18 43. 8.75 x 10-4 76. G = ½, H = - 2
5
10. 4 6
44. 9.25 x 106 77. A
29
11. 5 32
45. 8A4 78. (0,2)
1
12. 66 6
46. 16B6 79. -1

13. 7 47. 12C 80. (-1, 0)

1 𝐸𝐸
14. 1 15 48. 125
81. 4 √3
14 5𝐵𝐵2
15. 49. 82. 0.01
29 𝐴𝐴2 𝐶𝐶 3

16. 99 50. 16 83. XY √Y

A(D2 − A) 4 1
17. 18 51. 84. �
2𝐷𝐷2 𝐴𝐴 5𝐴𝐴

37A B+2
18. 14 52. 85.
60 2

3 D−7
19. 53. 1½ 86.
40 D−5
2F−1
20. 30 54. 72 87.
2F+3

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 2 3(H2 +3)
21. 10,000,000 55. 53 88.
4(H2 +1)

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22. 32
56. Undefined 89. 105 sq. units

23. -784 57. 2A2 – A – 6 90. 60 cu. units

24. 9 58. 7A3B – 7AB2 91. 42 units

25. 1.743 59. 16E2 – 24E + 9 92. 129.25 sq. units

26. 54.90 60. -6F2 + F + 7 93. 360

27. 63 61. G=8 94. 72

28. 1022.83 62. H=4 95. 125

29. 4.56 x 10-1 m 63. J=6 96. 75

3 3
30. 1.5 x 10-3 km2 64. K=7 97. 5

D 4
31. 3.6 x 1013 m2 65. T=V 98. 5

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32. 1.25 x 10-7 m3 66. V = AT + U 99. 12
2
33. 66 3% 67. U = ±√𝑉𝑉 2 − 2𝐴𝐴𝐴𝐴 100. 10

34. 0.125

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