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Practice Test - Grade 5 District Benchmark #1



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1 

A ride at an amusement park has 18 cars. If each car holds 12 people, what is the total number of people the ride can hold?
A
37
C
206
B
216
D
54
 

 2 

Mrs. Blanco purchased three kinds of meat at the grocery store. The weights are shown in the table below. What is the total weight of the meat she purchased?
WEIGHTS OF MEAT PURCHASES
Meat
Weight
steak
1.32 pounds
shrimp
2.48 pounds
pork loin
3.42 pounds
A
59 pounds
B
7.22 pounds
C
5.9 pounds
D
0.722 pounds
 

 3 

A train has 55 cars. If each car holds 63 people, what is the total number of people the train can hold?
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A
3,969
B
3,465
C
3,355
D
3,150
 

 4 

Express the whole number 11,330 using words.
A
eleven thousand three hundred
B
one hundred one thousand three hundred thirty
C
eleven thousand three hundred thirty
D
thirteen thousand thirty
 

 5 

Seven classes from a school in Colorado collected a total of 2,527 pounds of paper to recycle. If each class collected the same amount, how much did each class collect?
A
338 pounds
B
349 pounds
C
361 pounds
D
371 pounds
 

 6 

Mr. Watson’s class did an experiment on rainfall. They placed two barrels out in the rain on opposite sides of the city to collect water. The following table shows the amount of rainwater collected in each barrel. How much more water did Barrel 1 collect than Barrel 2?
RAINWATER COLLECTED
Barrels
Gallons of Water
1
1.7
2
0.41
A
0.119 gallons
B
1.19 gallons
C
1.29 gallons
D
12.9 gallons
 

 7 

Tito is buying a birthday card for $4.33. He gives the cashier $5.00. How much change should he receive?
A
$0.77
B
$1.67
C
$0.57
D
$0.67
 

 8 

During the last grading period, Bronson had 4 test scores in his social studies class.
Bronson’s Social Studies Test Scores
Name of Test
Score
Renaissance to Reformation
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Age of Discovery
0.72
Age of Enlightenment
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Industrial Revolution
0.84
On which test did he have his highest score?
A
Renaissance to Reformation
C
Age of Discovery
B
Industrial Revolution
D
Age of Enlightenment
 

 9 

Which statement is TRUE about the population of Detroit?
POPULATION OF DETROIT IN 2000
951,270
A
The 5 is in the ten thousands place.
B
The digit in the tens place is 0.
C
There are 9 ten thousands.
D
The value of the 2 is 2,000.
 

 10 

The number 5.505 has been graphed on the number line below. What is this number rounded to the nearest hundredth?
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A
5
B
5.41
C
5.51
D
6
 

 11 

Alaska’s Aleutian Islands have many active volcanoes. Some of the volcanoes are listed below. What is the height of Great Sitkin rounded to the nearest hundred feet?
ALASKA’S ACTIVE VOLCANOES
Volcano
Height (in feet)
Great Sitkin
5,710
Okmok
3,520
Atka
5,029
Gareloi
5,161
A
5,800 feet
B
5,700 feet
C
5,600 feet
D
3,500 feet
 



 
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