FORMATIVE MINI ASSESSMENT Third Grading Period 2009-10 February 1-5 STUDENT NAME DATE Math Grade 5 Read each question and choose the best answer. Be sure to mark all of your answers. 1 Pat uses square stamps like the one below on envelopes. Each stamp is 2.5 cm long. 3 Jim balanced the marbles shown below. 2.5 cm Which expression shows the perimeter of this stamp? A 2.5 + 2.5 cm B 2.5 x 2.5 cm C 4 + 2.5 cm D 4 x 2.5 cm Which number sentence could be used to find how many marbles ( x ) are inside the bag? A 7 = 3 + x B 7 = 3 1x C 7 + x = 3 D 7x = 3 2 Yami had 1 kilogram of potting soil. He divided the soil equally into 4 pots. How much potting soil was in each pot? F 2.5 grams G 25 grams H 250 grams J 2,500 grams 4 Ian and his family have 1 gallon of milk. They use 1 pint of milk at breakfast. How many pints of milk are left? F 3 pints G 7 pints H 8 pints J 14 pints 2005 by Riverside Publishing (Edusoft) 05 Math FMA February 10 Page 1
5 Kassi measured the lengths of the sides of these squares in centimeters (cm). Then she wrote the perimeter of each inside the tile. 4 cm 1 cm 1 cm 4 cm 1 cm 1 cm 2 cm 2 cm 8 cm 2 cm 4 cm 16 cm 4 cm 2 cm 4 cm Now she needs to find the perimeter of a larger square tile. Which formula could she use to find the perimeter of this large square tile? A t1+ 1t B t11 x t C 41x1t D 4t1+ 14t 6 Mason wants to cut a rope into 4 pieces of equal length. The length of the rope is 2 feet 4 inches. What will be the length of each piece? F 3 inches G 4 inches H 6 inches J 7 inches 7 Jacek had 10 meters of string. He used 235 centimeters to tie back a bush. He used 45 centimeters to hang a bird feeder. How much string did Jacek have left? A 190 centimeters B 220 centimeters C 780 centimeters D 720 centimeters 2005 by Riverside Publishing (Edusoft) 05 Math FMA February 10 Page 2
8 Maria covered this rectangular rug with tiles having an area of 1 square foot each. Then she counted the tiles to find the area of the rug. 10 Liz poured water from jugs containing 1 cubic foot of water each into tanks A and B. Tank A was filled completely after Liz poured in 16 jugs of water. Tank B was filled completely after Liz poured in 12 jugs of water. width = 4 ft Tank A 2 ft 2 ft 2 ft Tank B 2 ft 4 ft 3 ft length = 6 ft Which formula could Maria have used to find the area ( A )? F G A 1= length2+ 2width A 1= length2x2width 1 H A 1 = 1 1length2 x 2width 2 J A 1= 21x1length2+ 222x2width Which formula could Liz have used to find the volume (V) of each tank without filling the jugs with water? F V = 2 x length G V = length x height H V = length + width + height J V = length x width x height 9 Jackie is going to buy some candles. She is deciding how many boxes to buy. Candles Number of Boxes Number of Candle 1 15 2 30 3 45 4 60 Which equation describes the relation between the number of boxes (b) and the total number of candles (c)? A b x 15 = c B 15 + c = b C c 15 = b D 15 c = b 2005 by Riverside Publishing (Edusoft) 05 Math FMA February 10 Page 3
11 Look at the equation below. 4 x 16 = 13 Below is the plan for the new school playground. Which of these could be answered by the equation? A The zoo has 16 zebras. Then the zebras have 4 babies. How many zebras are there now? B The zoo has 16 monkeys. Each monkey gets 4 bananas. How many bananas are there in all? C The zoo has 16 parrots. There are 4 parrots in each cage. How many parrot cages are there in all? D There are 16 people watching the lions. Then 4 people go away. How many people are watching the lions now? 7 Swings 8 20 Slides and Climbing Equipment How much area is to be used for swings? 10 12 Mr. Takata is tiling his kitchen using one-foot square tiles. This diagram shows the part of the floor that is finished. 15 ft 12 ft How many more tiles will Mr. Takata need to complete the job? F 34 tiles G 50 tiles H 140 tiles J 160 tiles 2005 by Riverside Publishing (Edusoft) 05 Math FMA February 10 Page 4
14 Levi has a rectangular piece of paper like the one shown below. He cuts the paper in half along the dotted line. 15 Garret s grandmother stacked sugar cubes in this clear plastic box to completely fill it. 24 inches 16 inches How many cubes did she use? What is the perimeter of each of the smaller rectangles? 2005 by Riverside Publishing (Edusoft) 05 Math FMA February 10 Page 5