Chalkboard Challenge

Grade 5

Beginning of the year Math Review*Problem materials quoted from Test Ready Plus in Mathematics

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NumerationNumeration Number TheoryNumber Theory Data Data InterpretationInterpretation

Mixed Problems Mixed Problems Level 1Level 1

Mixed Level IIMixed Level II

100 100 100 100 100

200 200 200 200 200

300 300 300 300 300

400 400 400 400 400

500 500 500 500 500

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“Which of these is not another way to write 260?

A. 2 hundreds and 6 tensB. 200+6C. Two hundred sixtyD. (2x100)+(6x10) ”100B. 200+6

Numeration for 100

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“Which of these is another way to write 56,309?

A. fifty-six thousand thirty-nine

B. five hundred sixty-three thousand nine

C. fifty-six thousand three hundred nine

D. five thousand six hundred thirty-nine ” 200C. fifty-six thousand three hundred nine

Numeration for 200

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“In the number 23,456, which digit is in the hundreds place?

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5 ”300C. 4

Numeration for 300

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“Which of these is another way to write 1,400?

A. one hundred fifty

B. fourteen thousand

C. fourteen hundred

D. four thousand ”400C. fourteen hundred

Numeration for 400

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“Which of these numbers is placed between two odd numbers?

(16, 20, 21, 13, 8, 5)A. 16

B. 8

C. 20

D. 21 ”

500B. 8

Numeration for 500

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“A tree grower has 3 equal rows of apple trees. There are 18 trees in each row. How many are there in

all?A. 6

B. 34

C. 54

D. 56 ”

100C. 54

Number Theory for 100

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“Jena collected 337 aluminum cans. Bill collected fewer cans than Jena. Which of

these number sentences show a comparison between the number of cans

that Jena and Bill collected?A. 299<337

B. 338<337

C. 337>401

D. 337>339 ”

200A. 299<337

Number Theory for 200

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“Pe’le’ went to the school football game. There were more than 2,324 people and fewer than 2,328 people in attendance. Which of these numbers could represent the number of people in attendance at the

football game?A. 2,329

B. 2,323

C. 2,328

D. 2,326 ”

300D. 2,326

Number Theory for 300

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“A farmer places 12 eggs into each egg carton. If her chickens lay 80 eggs during

one day, how many cartons will she fill completely?

A. 5

B. 6

C. 7

D. 8 ”

400B. 8

Number Theory for 400

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“Six people are in line to buy movie tickets. Theo is in front of Joe. Mario is first, and Lena is last.

Sandy is between Mario and Theo. Betty is fifth in line. Which line shows the order that the

people were in?A. Mario, Sandy, Theo, Joe, Betty, Lena

B. Mario, Betty, Theo, Joe, Sandy, Lena

C. Mario, Sandy, Joe, Theo, Betty, Lena

D. Mario, Betty, Sandy, Joe, Theo, Lena ”

500A. Mario, Sandy, Theo, Joe, Betty, Lena

Number Theory for 500

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“A school group received 3 cents for each can they collected. If a mark on a tally sheet counts

for a group of 5 cans and they received 10 tally’s for Saturday, how much money did the

group earn on that day?A. $3.00

B. $.30

C. $1.50

D. $1.00 ”

100C. $1.50

Data Interpreation for 100

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“A mark on a tally sheet stands for 5 cans, and Monday had 3 tally marks on the sheet; if

twenty more cans were added, how many more tally marks need to be on the list for Monday?

A. 7

B. 4

C. 3

D. 8 ”

200B. 4

Data Interpreation for 200

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“Marla is making a pillow and sewing lace around the outside edge of it. The pillow is 8 inches

wide and 10 inches long. The lace costs $3.00 a yard. The fabric to make the pillow costs

$5.00 a yard. Which information is not needed to find how much it will cost to buy lace for the

pillow?A. The lace costs $3.00 a yard.B. The pillow is 8 inches wide.C. The pillow is 10 inches long.

D. The fabric costs $5.00 a yard.”

300D. The fabric costs $5.00 a yard.

Data Interpreation for 300

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“Toni has 10 pencils in her pencil box. Four pencils are blue, and six pencils are red.

She will not look at the pencils as she picks one from the box. What are the

chances that Toni will select a blue pencil?

A. 4 out of 6B. 4 out of 10C. 1 out of 10D. 1 out of 6 ”

400B. 4 out of 10

Data Interpreation for 400

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Data Interpreation for 500

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“Laura has 12 dimes. Which of her friends has more money than Laura?

A. Juan has 2 quarters and 11 nickels.

B. Mark has 3 quarters, 2 dimes, and 5 nickels.

C. Sarah has 1 quarter and 20 nickels.

D. Zack has 2 quarters, 5 dimes, and 4 nickels.”100C. Sarah has 1 quarter and 20

nickels.

Mixed Problems Level I for 100

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“Soup cans were placed on the grocery shelf in 4 rows. Each row contained 14 cans. How many soup cans were

on the shelf?A. 56

B. 52

C. 28

D. 14 ”

200A. 56

Mixed Problems Level I for 200

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“What is another way to write one hundred eight?

A. 180

B. (1x100)+(8x10)

C. 100+8

D. 100+80 ”300C. 100 + 8

Mixed Problems Level I for 300

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“Sara has 6 boxes of peanuts that she must sell. Each box contains 12 cans. Which number sentence will help her find out

how many cans she must sell?A. 6+6+6+6+6+6

B. 6+12=

C. 6 X 12 =

D. 12 divided by 6= ”

400C. 6 X 12 =

Mixed Problems Level I for 400

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“Pablo is writing the multiples of 4. Heather is writing the multiples

of 5. What number will they both write?

A. 4

B. 9

C. 15

D. 20 ”

500D. 20

Mixed Problems Level I for 500

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“Mr. Scott arrived at school at 8:00 A.M. Chas arrived 25 minutes before Mr. Scott. At what time did Chas get to

school?

A. 8:25 A.M.

B. 7:25 A.M.

C. 7:35 A.M.

D. 8:35 A.M. ”

100C. 7:35 A.M.

Mixed Level II for 100

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“Six friends are eating lunch at a rectangular table. Steve is sitting across from Jessica and next to Maria. Angelo is sitting next

to Michael and across from Maria. Max is sitting across from whom?

A. Steve

B. Michael

C. Maria

D. Angelo ”

200B. Michael

Mixed Level II for 200

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“The media center in the school has more than 1,679 books but less than 1,683 books. What number could be

the number of books in the media center.

A. 1,678

B. 1,679

C. 1,681

D. 1,683 ”

300C. 1,681

Mixed Level II for 300

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“Donald’s job is to fill newspaper stands with newspapers. Each stand holds 9 newspapers.

Donald has 70 newspapers. What is the greatest number of newspaper stands that he can fill

completely?

A. 7

B. 8

C. 9

D. 10 ”

400A. 7

Mixed Level II for 400

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“If you were rounding to the nearest hundred, what number would not be rounded to 600?

A. 556

B. 649

C. 610

D. 549 ”500D. 549

Mixed Level II for 500

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Credits

The questions for this game came from Test Ready Plus in Mathematics, by Brian E. Enright and David Spencer, CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES, Inc., 1994.