VTCAP Grade 7 Ratios and Proportional Relationships Practice

What the test measures

Ratios and Proportional Relationships skills

Analyze proportional relationships and use them to solve real-world and mathematical problems

Standards basis

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSS-M) — Vermont

How the VTCAP reports it

Vermont administered the Smarter Balanced summative through spring 2022, then replaced it with the Cognia-developed Vermont Comprehensive Assessment Program (VTCAP) beginning spring 2023 — this landing slug predates the switch. VTCAP mathematics is an adaptive, CCSS-M-aligned assessment in grades 3-9. It is NOT a Smarter Balanced administration: its reporting categories are groupings of the CCSS grade-level domains (e.g. 'The Number System, Expressions and Equations'), not SBAC claims, though two cross-grade Mathematical Practices indicators ('Problem Solving, Reasoning, and Argument'; 'Modeling, Patterns, and Structure') echo the old claim structure. Per the test specifications, the grades 3-8 test may assess any CCSS-M standard at the grade; the grade 9 test assesses a prioritized subset of the high school CCSS-M within the conceptual categories of Number and Quantity, Algebra, Functions, Geometry, and Statistics and Probability (the assessed focus areas are published in the grade 9 Performance Level Descriptors).

Blueprint & weighting

VTCAP Test Specifications (Spring 2026) operational test blueprint, target percent of points per grade — Grade 3: OA 24-35%, NBT 10-14%, NF 16-20%, MD 22-29%, G 6-10%, constructed-response Mathematical Practices 12%. Grade 4: OA 20-31%, NBT 16-20%, NF 20-31%, MD 12-20%, G 6-10%, practices 12%. Grade 5: OA 14-22%, NBT 14-25%, NF 22-29%, MD 20-27%, G 8-16%, practices 12%. Grade 6: RP 15-22%, NS 15-22%, EE 15-22%, G 11-19%, SP 11-19%, practices 11%. Grade 7: RP 15-22%, NS 11%, EE 15-30%, G 11-19%, SP 19-22%, practices 11%. Grade 8: F 18-29%, NS 7%, EE 20-31%, G 18-29%, SP 18-22%, practices 11%. Grade 9 (all machine-scored): Number and Quantity/Algebra 18-27%, Algebra/Functions 31-40%, Geometry 20-29%, Statistics and Probability 13-20%; the two practices indicators are dual-aligned targets of >18% of points each. Identical figures appear in the Spring 2025 specifications.

Official sources

VTCAP Test Specifications, Spring 2026 (Vermont AOE / Cognia)
VTCAP Test Specifications, Spring 2025 (Vermont AOE / Cognia)
VTCAP Performance Level Descriptors: Mathematics, Grades 3-9 (Vermont AOE)

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Practice playmedium

An herbicide spray uses concentrate and water in a ratio of $6$ to $24$ . How many cups of concentrate should be added to $2$ quarts of water to make the spray in this ratio? ( $4$ cups $=$ $1$ quart, $4$ quarts $=$ $1$ gallon.)

Two quarts of water is $2 \times 4 = 8$ cups. With a $6$ to $24$ ratio, $\dfrac{6}{24} = \dfrac{x}{8}$ , so $24x = 48$ and $x = 2$ cups of concentrate.

Practice playeasy

A $\text{\char36}100$ bicycle is on sale for $25\%$ off. What is the sale price?

Discount: $\dfrac{25}{100} \times \text{\char36}100 = \text{\char36}25\textsf{.}$ Sale price: $\text{\char36}100 - \text{\char36}25 = \text{\char36}75\textsf{.}$