Class : 2 MATH TEST N°1 8th November (1h) The pocket calculator

Class : 2nde
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MATH TEST
N°1
8th November (1h)
The pocket calculator is not allowed and useless anyway. Answer in English, on this paper
sheet. You can use a draft if needed. Marking-scheme: 20 points.
Exercise 1 Vocabulary (0.5pt each): Translate the following words :
1. Nombre rationnel: ……………..
2. Racine carrée:…………………..
3. Deux et deux font quatre:…………..
4. Deux fois deux font quatre :…………
5. Factoriser :…………………..
6. Symétrie axiale :………………..
7. Les extrémités (d’un segment) :…………..
8. Ensemble vide : …………..
Exercise 2 (2+1pts) : Spell these numbers in English (GB, not US):
3 203 500 000 ……………………………………
5.052
…………………………………….
Exercise 3 (13pts) In the next sheet, you can read a part of a mathematical lesson about
solving equations. Answer to following question below and on the verso of this sheet that you
will give back at the end of the test:
1. Translate the seven boxed-steps.
2. Two steps are silly. Find these steps and criticize them giving counter-examples.
3. Solve the equation in front of step 1, the way we do it in France.
4. Solve equations b) and c) of the Acid Test. (We need words explaining what you
are doing).