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MA.8.AR.3.1 · Linear Relationships, Data Analysis, and Functions

Telling Proportional Relationships from Other Linear Ones: Sample FAST Questions

Every proportional relationship is linear, but not every linear relationship is proportional. 8th graders check whether a table, graph, or equation passes through the origin, which is the one thing that makes a linear relationship proportional.

How the FAST tests this benchmark

FAST items are mostly multiple choice and matching questions sorting relationships into proportional or not proportional. The fastest check is the y-intercept: a value of 0 means proportional, and anything else means linear but not proportional.

Skills students need

  • Determine whether a linear relationship is proportional
  • Check whether a graph passes through the origin
  • Use the y-intercept of an equation to decide
  • Connect the constant of proportionality to slope

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The line shown is graphed on the coordinate plane. Is this relationship proportional? Choose the statement with the correct answer AND the correct reasoning.
Figure: a coordinate plane from x = -1 to 2 and y = -1 to 6 showing the point (1, 5).

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More 8th grade linear relationships and functions benchmarks

MA.8.AR.3.2

Finding Slope from Graphs, Tables, and Descriptions

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Writing Equations in Slope-Intercept Form

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Graphing Two-Variable Linear Equations

MA.8.AR.3.1: Proportional or Linear Practice | Algebro