Give this before the unit. It doesn't test the new standard (7.RP.A.2, proportional relationships). It checks the grade 4, 5 and 6 skills that standard builds on, so you can see who is ready and what to review first. It isn't meant to be graded. The answer key, with what each part tells you and how to reteach it, prints on its own page after it.

Pre-Assessment: Getting Ready for Proportions

Grades 6–7 · Checks earlier skills: 4.NF.A.1, 5.NF.B.4, 5.NBT.B.7, 6.RP.A.1, 6.RP.A.2, 6.RP.A.3

Name

Date

Part A: Fractions 4.NF.A.1, 5.NF.B.4

1. ²⁄₃ = ^?⁄₁₂

? =

2. ³⁄₄ = ⁹⁄_?

? =

3. ½ × 6 =

4. 1½ × 4 =

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Part B: Money 5.NBT.B.7

5. $4.50 ÷ 3 =

6. $1.25 × 4 =

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Part C: Ratios 6.RP.A.1, 6.RP.A.3

7. The recipe card says 2 cups of flour and 3 eggs. Write the ratio of flour to eggs. Then write the ratio of eggs to flour.

flour : eggs eggs : flour

8. Complete the ratio table for the recipe.

flour (cups)	2	4		10
eggs	3		9

9. A carton holds 12 eggs in 2 rows. How many eggs in each row?

eggs

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Part D: Unit rates 6.RP.A.2, 6.RP.A.3b

10. The sign says 3 for $6. What does 1 cost?

$ each

11. A car goes 120 miles on 4 gallons of gas. How many miles per gallon?

mi/gal

12. Which is cheaper per pencil: 4 pencils for $2, or 10 pencils for $4?

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Answer Key: Pre-Assessment

Getting Ready for Proportions · for the teacher

8
12
3
6
$1.50
$5.00
flour : eggs 2 : 3; eggs : flour 3 : 2 (order matters)
flour 2, 4, 6, 10; eggs 3, 6, 9, 15
12 ÷ 2 = 6 eggs
$6 ÷ 3 = $2
120 ÷ 4 = 30 mi/gal
4 for $2 is $0.50 each; 10 for $4 is $0.40 each, so 10 for $4 is cheaper per pencil.

What each part tells you

Part	Why it matters for this unit	If many students miss it
A: Fractions	Fractional scale factors (× ½, × 1½) are Part D of the worksheet and the game's harder orders.	Fraction strips or a quick review of multiplying a whole number by a fraction.
B: Money	Unit prices divide money by a count.	Practice with play money: share $4.50 among 3 people.
C: Ratios	A recipe is a ratio; scaling it keeps the ratio the same.	Build ratio tables with counters before the game.
D: Unit rates	The unit rate is the constant of proportionality, k in y = kx.	Grocery flyers: find the price of 1 for several deals.

Reading the results: students strong in Parts C and D can start scaling recipes on day one; save fractional scale factors until Part A is solid. Compare the “How sure do you feel?” circles with the answers: a student who circles “I've got it” but misses the part is worth a quick conversation.