Grade 5 Mathematics — Testing-Out Examination
A student who passes this examination has demonstrated mastery of the Common Core Grade 5 standards (5.OA, 5.NBT, 5.NF, 5.MD, 5.G) and is eligible to advance directly to Grade 6 Mathematics.
Instructions
- Time limit: 120 minutes. Part I (no-calculator) about 50 minutes; Part II (calculator-permitted) about 70 minutes.
- Show all work. Final answers without supporting work earn at most half credit.
- Write fractions in simplest form. For decimal answers, give the exact value (do not round) unless the problem says so.
- Word problems: write a number sentence (equation) before solving when possible.
- Write the value of the digit 7 in each number:
(i) 47.236 (ii) 0.0875 (iii) 7,142.0 (iv) 132.470
- Find each answer and explain the place-value pattern in one sentence:
(i) \( 4.36 \times 10 = ?\) (ii) \( 4.36 \times 100 = ? \) (iii) \( 4.36 \div 10 = ? \) (iv) \( 4.36 \div 100 = ? \)
- Round 27.4856 to the nearest:
(i) tenth (ii) hundredth (iii) thousandth (iv) whole number
- Find the value using the order of operations. Show every step:
(i) \( 5 + 3 \times (8 - 2) \) (ii) \( 24 \div (4 + 2) - 3 \) (iii) \( 18 - 2 \times (5 + 3) \div 4 \)
- Find (show your work, vertical alignment with decimal points):
(i) \( 12.45 + 8.7 + 0.36 \) (ii) \( 25.6 - 17.84 \)
- Multiply (show standard algorithm):
(i) \( 4.6 \times 1.2 \) (ii) \( 0.25 \times 8.4 \) (iii) \( 7.05 \times 0.6 \)
- Divide (show your work; you may multiply both divisor and dividend by a power of 10 to get a whole-number divisor):
(i) \( 14.4 \div 6 \) (ii) \( 4.8 \div 0.4 \) (iii) \( 16.5 \div 0.25 \)
- Estimate (round each number to a convenient value first; then find the exact answer to check): \( 4.93 \times 6.18 \). State your estimate, your exact product, and the difference between them.
- Add or subtract; write the answer in simplest form (find a common denominator first):
(i) \( \dfrac{2}{3} + \dfrac{1}{4} \) (ii) \( \dfrac{5}{6} - \dfrac{1}{4} \) (iii) \( 2\dfrac{1}{2} + 1\dfrac{3}{8} \) (iv) \( 4\dfrac{1}{6} - 1\dfrac{2}{3} \)
- Multiply (write in simplest form):
(i) \( \dfrac{3}{5} \times \dfrac{10}{9} \) (ii) \( \dfrac{2}{3} \times 12 \) (iii) \( 1\dfrac{1}{2} \times 2\dfrac{2}{3} \)
- Divide (write in simplest form):
(i) \( \dfrac{3}{4} \div \dfrac{1}{2} \) (ii) \( 6 \div \dfrac{2}{3} \) (iii) \( \dfrac{5}{6} \div 4 \)
- Place each result on a number line marked from 0 to 4: \( \dfrac{7}{4}, \quad \dfrac{8}{3}, \quad 1\dfrac{1}{8}, \quad \dfrac{15}{4} \).
- Plot \(A(2, 5)\), \(B(7, 5)\), \(C(7, 2)\), \(D(2, 2)\) on a coordinate plane. Connect them in order. Identify the shape and find its area and perimeter.
- List the coordinates of two points whose \(x\)-coordinate is twice their \(y\)-coordinate (e.g., \((2, 1)\)). Plot both, and observe the line they lie on.
- State the coordinates of the origin. State the coordinates of any point on the \(x\)-axis (other than the origin).
- A pitcher contains \(2\dfrac{1}{4}\) gallons of juice. Maria pours out \(\dfrac{3}{8}\) gallon for breakfast and \(1\dfrac{1}{2}\) gallons for lunch. How much juice is left? Show a number sentence.
- A board is 96 inches long. A carpenter cuts strips each \(\dfrac{3}{4}\) inch wide (with no waste). How many strips can the carpenter cut?
- A grocery store sells apples for $1.85 per pound. A customer buys 3.6 pounds of apples and pays with a $20 bill. How much change should they receive? Round to the nearest cent.
- A school orders 38 boxes of pencils. Each box contains 124 pencils. Each pencil costs $0.15. Find the total number of pencils and the total cost. Round to the nearest cent.
- Find the volume of a rectangular prism with length 8 cm, width 5 cm, and height 12 cm.
- A rectangular shipping carton has dimensions 30 in by 18 in by 12 in. Find its volume in cubic inches. Then convert to cubic feet (1 ft\(^3\) = 12 \(\times\) 12 \(\times\) 12 = 1728 in\(^3\)). Round to the nearest 0.01 ft\(^3\).
- A composite solid is made by stacking two rectangular prisms: the lower has dimensions 8 by 5 by 4, the upper has dimensions 4 by 3 by 5 sitting on top of the larger. Find the total volume.
- A fish tank is 24 in long, 12 in wide, and 16 in tall. The tank is filled to a depth of 10 inches. How many cubic inches of water are in the tank?
Two number patterns are generated.
Pattern A starts at 0 and follows the rule "add 3."
Pattern B starts at 0 and follows the rule "add 6."
- List the first six terms of each pattern.
- Form ordered pairs \((A, B)\) using corresponding terms. List all six ordered pairs.
- Plot the ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. What do you notice about their arrangement?
- State the relationship between corresponding terms in words. (e.g., "Each term in B is ___ times the corresponding term in A.")
- If Pattern A's tenth term is 27, what is Pattern B's tenth term? Use the relationship from (d).
- Convert (show the conversion factor):
(i) 5.2 km = ___ m (ii) 4500 g = ___ kg (iii) 3 hr 15 min = ___ min (iv) 12 ft = ___ in (v) 8 cups = ___ quarts
- Find the total and convert: A bottle holds 750 mL. Eight bottles hold ___ liters. (1 L = 1000 mL.)
- The lengths (in inches) of insects collected by a science class are: \( \dfrac{1}{4},\ \dfrac{3}{8},\ \dfrac{1}{2},\ \dfrac{1}{2},\ \dfrac{3}{8},\ \dfrac{5}{8},\ \dfrac{3}{4},\ \dfrac{1}{2},\ \dfrac{3}{8},\ \dfrac{1}{4},\ \dfrac{5}{8},\ \dfrac{1}{2}.\) Make a line plot for these lengths on a number line marked in eighths.
- From the line plot in (c), find the total combined length of all insects whose length is at least \(\dfrac{1}{2}\) inch. Show the addition of fractions.
- Classify each polygon by the most specific name. Explain in one phrase what defining property pins down that name.
(i) A four-sided figure with four right angles and four sides of equal length.
(ii) A four-sided figure with two pairs of parallel sides but no right angles.
(iii) A four-sided figure with exactly one pair of parallel sides.
(iv) A three-sided figure with all sides equal. - Explain in one or two sentences why every square is a rectangle but not every rectangle is a square. Use the language of "subcategory" or "set inside another set."
- Sort the following shapes into a category hierarchy: quadrilateral, parallelogram, rhombus, square, rectangle, trapezoid. Draw a tree diagram or Venn diagram showing which categories contain which.
A family is building a rectangular vegetable garden \(8\dfrac{1}{2}\) ft long and \(6\dfrac{1}{4}\) ft wide. They will install a low fence around the perimeter.
- Find the perimeter of the garden. Show the addition of mixed numbers.
- Fencing material is sold in 1-foot sections costing $2.50 each. The store does not sell fractional sections. How many sections are needed, and what does the fencing cost? Show the rounding-up step.
- Find the area of the garden in square feet (multiplication of mixed numbers).
- The family budgeted $80 for fencing. Are they within budget? By how much over or under?