Exam SAM’s ELM Test Study Guide
You will need to take the ELM Test if you are enrolling in the California State University (CSU) system.
Free ELM exercises in algebra, graphing, and geometry.
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Exam SAM’s ELM Math Practice Tests study guide contains five complete ELM practice tests.
There are 250 math problems in total, with detailed solutions and explanations for each problem.
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Free ELM Samples
For free samples from our ELM Test book, please visit our algebra, data analysis, probability, and numerical skills pages.
We also add free exercises for geometry, graphing, and statistics to Exam SAM’s blog every week, so you can visit our site frequently to improve your exam skills.
ELM Test Information
The ELM Mathematics Test contains the following types of questions:
• Number and data – approximately 35% of the questions
• Algebra – approximately 35% of the questions
• Geometry and graphing – approximately 30% of the questions
There are 50 questions in total on the ELM math exam.
You will have 90 minutes to take the ELM Test.
Number and data questions cover the following skills:
• Positive and negative integers – including how to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, as well as understanding how to order numbers from highest to lowest or lowest to highest
• Mathematical equivalents and representing a value in more than one way – for example, converting a fraction to a decimal or percentage
• Whole numbers and their properties
• Ratios and proportion
• Decimals and percentages
• Operations on fractions
• Finding common factors and multiples
• Reading and interpreting graphs, pie charts, tables, histograms, and number lines
• Drawing conclusions based on the data provided
• Calculating mean and median
Algebra questions cover:
• Evaluating, interpreting, and simplifying algebraic expressions
• Linear equations and inequalities
• Understanding relationships among variables
• Finding equivalent expressions
• Understanding properties of exponents
• Square roots, cube roots, and other radicals
• Solving simultaneous equations
• Absolute value
• Binomials and polynomials
• Linear, quadratic, and rational equations
Geometry and graphing questions cover these skills:
• Slopes, midpoints, and intercepts
• Working with angles
• Solving problems on geometric shapes
o Describing or drawing figures
o Interpreting relationships between figures
o Right triangle geometry
o Circles
o Practical problems on angles, area, and volume
• Pythagorean Theorem
• Calculate perimeter, area, and volume of geometric shapes
• Understanding ratio and similarity of corresponding figures
• Graphing linear and quadratic functions
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