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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 train has 45 cars. If each car holds 62 people, what is the total number of people the train can hold?
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A
3,286
B
2,790
C
2,680
D
2,480
 

 2 

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
216
B
54
D
206
 

 3 

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

 4 

Alaska’s Aleutian Islands have many active volcanoes. Some of the volcanoes are listed below. What is the height of Korovin rounded to the nearest hundred feet?
ALASKA’S ACTIVE VOLCANOES
Volcano
Height (in feet)
Cleveland
5,675
Korovin
4,852
Seguam
3,458
Atka
5,029
A
5,000 feet
B
4,900 feet
C
4,800 feet
D
3,500 feet
 

 5 

Mr. Soto’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
2.2
2
0.53
A
0.157 gallons
B
1.57 gallons
C
1.67 gallons
D
16.7 gallons
 

 6 

Five classes from a school in Florida collected a total of 1,620 pounds of paper to recycle. If each class collected the same amount, how much did each class collect?
A
304 pounds
B
312 pounds
C
324 pounds
D
332 pounds
 

 7 

During the last grading period, Dawn had 4 test scores in her social studies class.
Dawn’s Social Studies Test Scores
Name of Test
Score
Renaissance to Reformation
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Age of Discovery
0.94
Age of Enlightenment
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Industrial Revolution
0.75
On which test did she have her highest score?
A
Age of Enlightenment
C
Industrial Revolution
B
Age of Discovery
D
Renaissance to Reformation
 

 8 

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

 9 

The number 5.591 has been graphed on the number line below. What is this number rounded to the nearest tenth?
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A
5
B
5.5
C
5.6
D
6
 

 10 

Mrs. Cruz 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
chicken
1.24 pounds
pork chops
2.55 pounds
ham
3.59 pounds
A
37.9 pounds
B
7.38 pounds
C
3.79 pounds
D
0.738 pounds
 

 11 

Tito is buying a birthday card for $4.47. He gives the cashier $5.00. How much change should he receive?
A
$1.53
B
$0.43
C
$0.53
D
$0.63
 



 
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