This Algebra 2 Midterm Exam and Study Guide accompanies my Algebra 2 Curriculum and provides a comprehensive review of first-semester skills, covering everything from radicals and complex numbers to polynomials, quadratics, and inverse functions. The assessment is 100% multiple choice.
The study guide contains 94 problems, and the assessment contains 60 multiple-choice questions.
Topics Covered:
Please review the topics below to compare with your curriculum.
• Simplify radicals containing variables, including higher indexes
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide radicals
• Rationalize the denominator with monomial or binomial divisors
• Convert between radical notation and exponential notation
• Simplify expressions with rational exponents
• Simplify radical expressions containing negative radicands and write as complex numbers
• Simplify powers of i
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide complex numbers, including rationalizing
• Arrange the following sets of numbers in a hierarchy: complex, pure imaginary, real, rational, irrational, integers, whole, and natural
• Name all sets to which a value belongs
• Identify properties
• Factor polynomials, including greatest common factor, difference of squares, sum of cubes, difference of cubes, trinomials, and four terms
• Divide polynomials using long or synthetic division
• Solve absolute value equations
• Solve absolute value inequalities
• Calculate the discriminant of a quadratic equation to determine the number and type of roots
• Solve quadratic equations using the most appropriate method
• Solve polynomial equations by factoring
• Write a polynomial equation in factored or standard form given its zeros
• Identify the multiplicity of zeros and describe the effect of those zeros on the graph
• Solve radical equations
• Recognize the shape of the following parent functions: linear, absolute value, quadratic, cubic, square root, and cube root
• Given the graph of a function, identify the parent function
• Given the graph or equation of a function, identify the transformations that took place
• Given transformations of a parent function, write the equation of the function
• Identify the domain, range, zeros, end behavior, increasing intervals, and decreasing intervals of a function
• Graph absolute value inequalities
• Solve systems of equations applications
• Solve quadratic equation applications
• Determine the equation for the line or curve of best fit using linear, quadratic, cubic, or quartic regression
• Make predictions using the equation for the line or curve of best fit
• Evaluate functions
• Perform operations with functions
• Find compositions of functions
• Write the inverse of a function
• Graph the inverse of a function as a reflection across the line y = x
• Use compositions to verify that two functions are inverses
Suggestions:
- Assign sections of the study guide over the course of a couple of weeks to help students review gradually.
- If you feel the assessment is too lengthy for your students, consider allowing them to omit any 10 questions.
Also Included:
A Google Forms version of the Algebra 2 Mid-Year Assessment is included for easy digital assessment.
An editable version of the assessment is also included, making it easy to create multiple versions or customize the assessment to fit your needs. PowerPoint and Equation Editor (typically built into PowerPoint) are required to edit the file. If your Equation Editor is incompatible with mine, simply delete the existing equation and insert your own.
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License Terms:
This purchase includes a single non-transferable license, meaning it is for one teacher only for personal use in their classroom and can not be passed from one teacher to another. No part of this resource is to be shared with colleagues or used by an entire grade level, school, or district without purchasing the proper number of licenses. A transferable license is not available for this resource.
Copyright Terms:
No part of this resource may be uploaded to the internet in any form, including classroom/personal websites or network drives, unless the site is password protected and can only be accessed by students.
