SC READY Grade 8 Patterns, Algebra, and Functional Reasoning Practice

What the test measures

Patterns, Algebra, and Functional Reasoning skills

8.PAFR.1.1 to 1.6
8.PAFR.2.1 to 2.5
8.PAFR.3.1 to 3.3

Standards basis

2025 South Carolina College- and Career-Ready Mathematics Standards — South Carolina

How the SC READY reports it

SC READY is South Carolina’s state assessment program and does not use a national blueprinted framework like SBAC or NAEP. Its math tests are aligned to the 2025 South Carolina College- and Career-Ready Mathematics Standards and organized into state-specific reporting categories.

Blueprint & weighting

The blueprint publishes approximate item-count ranges by reporting category, not percentages. Grade 3: DPSR 7-10, MGSR 15-18, NR 15-18, PAFR 9-13; Grade 4: DPSR 7-9, MGSR 12-15, NR 12-15, PAFR 15-19; Grade 5: DPSR 8-10, MGSR 11-14, NR 9-11, PAFR 17-21; Grade 6: DPSR 9-11, MGSR 11-14, NR 7-9, PAFR 18-21; Grade 7: DPSR 11-14, MGSR 13-17, NR 6-8, PAFR 14-18; Grade 8: DPSR 8-10, MGSR 15-19, NR 7-9, PAFR 14-18. All grades are 50 operational items, with additional field-test items; DOK ranges are 15-40% level 1, 55-85% level 2, and 0-10% level 3.

Official sources

South Carolina Department of Education SC READY page
South Carolina Department of Education Test Blueprints
SC READY Mathematics Grades 3-5 Test Blueprint (2025-26)

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Practice playeasy

Rewrite $a^{-2}$ with a positive exponent.

The Negative Exponent Property says that a nonzero base raised to a negative exponent equals the reciprocal of that base raised to the positive exponent, written $a^{-n} = \dfrac{1}{a^{n}}\textsf{.}$ Applying the property, $a^{-2} = \dfrac{1}{a^{2}}\textsf{.}$

Practice playeasy

What is $\sqrt{64}$ ?

$8 \times 8 = 64$ , so $\sqrt{64} = 8$ .

Practice playeasy

What is the slope of the line $y = \dfrac{3}{2}x + 2$ ?

In $y = mx + b$ , the slope is $m = \dfrac{3}{2}$ .

Practice playmedium

Consider the linear function $t$ given by $t(x) = nx + 150$ , where $n$ is a constant. Knowing that $t(10) = 80$ , determine $t(20)$ .

Substitute $x = 10$ : $10n + 150 = 80$ , so $10n = -70$ and $n = -7$ . The rule is $t(x) = -7x + 150$ , so $t(20) = -7(20) + 150 = -140 + 150 = 10$ .

Practice playeasy

An amusement park charges $\text{\char36}12$ for admission and $\text{\char36}3$ for each ride. Let $x$ be the number of rides and $y$ be the total cost in dollars. Which equation models the situation?

Admission is the starting cost ( $\text{\char36}12$ ) and each ride adds $\text{\char36}3$ , so $y = 3x + 12\textsf{.}$

Practice playeasy

What is the slope of the line through $(1, 2)$ and $(3, 8)$ ?

Slope $= \dfrac{8 - 2}{3 - 1} = \dfrac{6}{2} = 3\textsf{.}$

Practice playmedium

Solve $\dfrac{1}{3}(6x - 9) + 2x = 11$ for $x$ .

Distribute $\dfrac{1}{3}$ : $2x - 3 + 2x = 11$ . Combine like terms: $4x - 3 = 11$ . Add $3$ to both sides: $4x = 14$ . Divide by $4$ : $x = \dfrac{7}{2}\textsf{.}$