Algebra quiz — 20 questions with answers.

Who it's for: Lower secondary maths classes, ages 13–15, once students have met simple equations.

Use them as a starter, a check before moving on to harder equations, or homework practice. No calculator is needed. Every question has one correct answer except question 10, which has two. All twenty fit in one Quizoma quiz.

The 20 algebra questions with answers

Correct answers are marked with a tick. The same questions, with the same answers, are in the CSV file, in the same order.

Expressions

1. Simplify 3x + 5x.
   A. 35x · B. 8x ✓ · C. 8x² · D. 15x
2. Simplify 4a + 3b − a.
   A. 3a + 3b ✓ · B. 4a + 2b · C. 6ab · D. 3a − 3b
3. Expand 2(x + 5).
   A. 2x + 5 · B. x + 10 · C. 2x + 7 · D. 2x + 10 ✓
4. What is the value of 3x² when x = 2?
   A. 36 · B. 12 ✓ · C. 18 · D. 6
5. Expand (x + 3)(x + 2).
   A. 2x + 5 · B. x² + 6 · C. x² + 5x + 6 ✓ · D. x² + 6x + 5

Equations

6. Solve x + 7 = 12.
   A. x = 12 · B. x = 7 · C. x = 19 · D. x = 5 ✓
7. Solve 3x = 21.
   A. x = 24 · B. x = 63 · C. x = 7 ✓ · D. x = 18
8. Solve 2x − 5 = 9.
   A. x = 7 ✓ · B. x = 4 · C. x = 14 · D. x = 2
9. Solve 5x + 3 = 2x + 15.
   A. x = 12 · B. x = 3 · C. x = 4 ✓ · D. x = 6
10. Which values of x make x² = 9 true? (more than one answer)
    A. 4.5 · B. −3 ✓ · C. 3 ✓ · D. 9

Sequences

11. What is the next term in 3, 7, 11, 15, …?
    A. 20 · B. 18 · C. 17 · D. 19 ✓
12. What is the nth term of 2, 4, 6, 8, …?
    A. n² · B. 2n ✓ · C. n + 2 · D. 2n + 2
13. What is the nth term of 5, 8, 11, 14, …?
    A. 3n + 2 ✓ · B. 3n + 5 · C. 5n · D. n + 3
14. What is the next term in 1, 4, 9, 16, …?
    A. 24 · B. 20 · C. 32 · D. 25 ✓
15. What is the 10th term of the sequence with nth term 4n − 1?
    A. 39 ✓ · B. 41 · C. 40 · D. 36

Graphs

16. What is the gradient of the line y = 3x + 2?
    A. 3 ✓ · B. 3x · C. 2 · D. 5
17. Where does the line y = 2x + 5 cross the y-axis?
    A. (0, 5) ✓ · B. (5, 0) · C. (2, 5) · D. (0, 2)
18. Which point lies on the line y = x + 1?
    A. (2, 3) ✓ · B. (3, 2) · C. (1, 0) · D. (0, 0)
19. What does the graph of y = 4 look like?
    A. A curve · B. A vertical line · C. A diagonal line · D. A horizontal line ✓
20. What are the coordinates of the origin?
    A. (1, 0) · B. (0, 1) · C. (1, 1) · D. (0, 0) ✓

The wrong options are the mistakes students really make. 8x² in question 1 adds the powers; 2x + 5 in question 3 only multiplies the first term; and (5, 0) in question 17 swaps the coordinates. Quizoma's results show the accuracy of every question, so you will see which mistake the class is making.

Students can use the same set to revise on their own: import it, switch on Show Score and Retake, and it becomes a practice test they can take until every answer sticks.

How to use this template

1. Download the file: quizoma-template-algebra-quiz.csv.
2. Open Quizoma Studio in your browser (or the Android app) and choose Import from file.
3. Pick the .csv. Quizoma shows every question for review before anything is saved, so you can fix a wording, drop a question or add your own.
4. Save, then share the 6-character quiz code or QR with your class. Participants answer at quizoma.com/take in any browser.

Timing and points are set on the quiz when you import, not in the file. If you would rather not import at all, you can type the questions into the online quiz maker directly.

What is in the file

One row per question: the question, then the options, then a final correct column holding the number of the right option. Where more than one option is right, the numbers are joined with a |. The first lines look like this:

question,option1,option2,option3,option4,correct
Simplify 3x + 5x.,35x,8x,8x²,15x,2
Solve x + 7 = 12.,x = 12,x = 7,x = 19,x = 5,4

Open it in any spreadsheet to edit, and save it as CSV again before importing — an .xlsx file is not read. The same format is described on the templates page.