Math Q & A — for Ontario Math Teacher Test
The Ontario government has mandated that all new 
teachers will need to pass a test, of which 70% will be on mathematics knowledge up to Grade 11.
EQAO is tasked to create the test, which will in due course provide a sample test.
In the meantime, you may want to look at what previous math tests EQAO has created. Below are links to the last 2 EQAO Grade 9 Math Tests:
- http://www.eqao.com/en/assessments/grade-9-math/assessment-docs/g9-academic-word-pdf-2019.pdf
- http://www.eqao.com/en/assessments/grade-9-math/assessment-docs/g9-academic-word-pdf-2018.pdf
If you have a math content question related to one of these tests, please email George Gadanidis at ggadanid@uwo.ca.
Below are some of the questions we have answered so far.
Linear relationships
First differences
QUESTION
What does it mean to use “first differences” to determine which of the 4 tables shown at right represent non-linear relationships?
ANSWER
See this page – http://mkn-rcm.ca/first-differences/
Area, perimeter, surface area, volume
Variables in and area formulas
QUESTION
The area of the blue rectangle, without the white square, is 125 sq. cm. What is the side length (x) of the white square?
ANSWER
See this page – http://mkn-rcm.ca/area-and-variables/
More coming soon …