State Whether Each Best Models a Point, Line, Line Segment, Ray, Or Plane

NAME______DATE______PER.______

POINTS, LINES, & PLANES

State whether each best models a point, line, line segment, ray, or plane.

1.  a taut piece of thread: ______
2.  a knot in a piece of thread: ______
3.  a piece of cloth: ______
4.  the walls in your classroom: ______
5.  the corner of a room: ______
6.  the blue rules on your notebook paper: ______
7.  your desktop: ______
8.  each color dot, or pixel, on a video-game screen: ______
9.  a telecommunications beam to a satellite in space:______
10.  the crease in a folded sheet of wrapping paper: ______
11.  a shooting star: ______
12.  the stars in the sky: ______
13.  taking a piece of gum and stretching it from BOTH ends: ______
14.  a chocolate chip pancake: ______
15.  the chocolate chips in the pancake: ______

TAKS PRACTICE

Find the correct answer for each of the following. Clearly circle/bubble in your answers as necessary. Work must be shown to receive credit!

16. Which data set has a range of 4 and a mean, median, and mode of 10?

A.  8, 10, 10, 12

B.  12, 12, 12, 12

C.  8, 10, 12, 12

D.  10, 12, 12, 14

17. Which set of numbers has a median and a mode that are equal?

A.  25, 53, 54, 55, 56, 60

B.  35, 45, 55, 65, 95, 95

C.  65, 70, 70, 70, 80, 80

D.  73, 73, 73, 77, 80, 87

18. Jason’s scores on his geometry tests were 50, 63, 83, 87, 87, 92, 95, 98, 100, 100, and 100. If Jason can convince his mother that his grade for the course is an A, she will let him drive her SUV to the homecoming dance. Which measure of central tendency should he not use?

A.  Mean

B.  Median

C.  Mode

D.  Not Here