Gen Ed Math Questionnaires
Gen Ed Math Questionnaires
Gen Ed Math Questionnaires
1. George has 5 pieces of candy in his lunch. Fred has 2 fewer candies than George. How
many candies does Fred have?
1. 2
2. 3
3. 5
4. 7
2. Choose the equation which does NOT represent the word problem given:
For her birthday, Sally received 3 new t-shirts. If Sally now has 12 t-shirts, how many t-shirts
did she have before her birthday?
1. 3+12=?
2. 12-3=?
3. ?+3=12
4. 3+?=12
3. Bobby had 4 library books in his desk. Today, he brought two more books from home. How
many books does Bobby have in his desk now?
1. 2
2. 4
3. 6
4. 8
4. Three friends get together to play video games. If Victor brings 5 games, Tyler brings 4
games, and Sam has 6 games, how many games do the friends have to play?
1. 9
2. 10
3. 11
4. 15
5. Subtract: 18-8-8=
1. 2
2. 4
3. 16
4. 18
6. Choose the equation which answers the question:
What number added to 7 is equal to 9?
1. 7-5=2
2. 7+9=16
3. 9-7=2
4. 9+7=16
7. Which of the following shows counting by 3’s?
1. 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
2. 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
3. 3, 6, 9, 12, 15
4. 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3
8. Which of the following shows 17-5 by counting?
1. 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12
2. 17, 15, 13, 11, 9, 7
3. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
4. 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
9. Add: 12+6=
1. 3
2. 6
3. 12
4. 18
10. Subtract: 17-9=
1. 8
2. 9
3. 10
4. 11
MATHEMATICS GRADE 2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1. Sarah had 80 cupcakes to sell at a bake sale. She sold 70 cupcakes. Then Sarah’s mom
brought 20 more cupcakes for Sarah to sell at the bake sale. Which expression can be used to
find out how many cupcakes, c, Sarah now has?
1. 80-70+20=c
2. 80+70-20=c
3. 80-70-20=c
4. 80+70+20=c
2. Last week, Lucas had 55 marbles. He lost some marbles when he dropped his marble bag
outside. Now Lucas has 32 marbles. Which equation can be used to show the amount of
marbles, m, that Lucas lost?
1. 55-m=32
2. m-55=32
3. m-32=55
4. m+32=55
3. What is the sum of 7 and 6?
1. 11
2. 12
3. 13
4. 14
4. What is the sum of 9 and 5?
1. 11
2. 12
3. 13
4. 144
5. Which pair of equal numbers add to 16?
1. 7+7
2. 8+8
3. 9+9
4. 10+10
6. Which equation can be used to determine the number of squares to the right?
1. 4+4+4+4=16
2. 5+5+5+5=20
3. 6+6+6+6=24
4. 7+7+7+7=28
7. 8 hundreds, 5 tens, and 3 ones is equivalent to which number?
1. 853
2. 835
3. 583
4. 538
8. Ten tens is the same as which number?
1. one
2. ten
3. one thousand
4. one hundred
9. Bosco started counting to 1000. He said “5, 10, 15, 20, …” Was Bosco counting by 5s, 10s,
100s, or 1000s?
1. 5s
2. 10s
3. 100s
4. 1000s
10. How is the number 645 read in expanded form?
1. six hundred fifty-four
2. six hundred forty-five
3. six thousand forty-five
4. six thousand four hundred fifty
MATHEMATICS GRADE 3 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
1. Interpret 6 * 4 in a real world context.
1. A family with 4 children has a total of 6 people in it.
2. There are 6 cookies, and you eat 4 of them.
3. You buy 6 binders for $4 each.
4. You have $6, and your mom gives you $4 more.
2. Interpret 24 / 8 in a real world context.
1. A total of 24 slices of pizza are divided among 8 hungry people.
2. There are 24 houses, and each has 8 windows.
3. You have 24 baseball cards, and you buy 8 more.
4. Your vacation lasts 8 days, and each day has 24 hours.
3. Ms. Nelson evenly distributes 32 crayons to 8 kindergarteners. How many crayons does
each student get?
1. 3 crayons
2. 4 crayons
3. 6 crayons
4. 8 crayons
4. Calculate the missing number in 4 x ? = 20.
1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 7
Numbers and Operations in Base Ten
5. Round 437 to the nearest ten.
1. 400
2. 430
3. 440
4. 500
6. Calculate 381 + 54.
1. 335
2. 435
3. 721
4. 921
Numbers and Operations Fractions
7. Which fraction is represented by the darkly shaded area below?
1. 1/5
2. 4/5
3. 5/4
4. 5/1
8. Which point represents the fraction 1/4 on the number line below?
1. Point A
2. Point B
3. Point C
4. Point D
Measurement and Data
9. Karen takes a 30-minute lunch break starting at 12:15. At what time should she come back
from her lunch break?
1. 12:30
2. 12:35
3. 12:40
4. 12:45
10. A penny has a mass of about 3 grams. What is the approximate mass of 6 pennies?
1. 9 grams
2. 12 grams
3. 15 grams
4. 18 grams
MATHEMATICS GRADE 4 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1. Which statement is false?
1. 7 pens of 3 cattle is 20 cattle.
2. 8 pens of 3 cattle is 24 cattle.
3. 3 containers filled with 8 pencils is 24 pencils.
4. 3 containers filled with 7 pencils is 21 pencils.
2. Johnny just spent $4.50 on 18 erasers. How much does one eraser cost?
1. $0.20
2. $0.25
3. $0.30
4. $0.35
3. Raquel has 36 stamps. She groups the stamps into 9 equal groups. She then adds two more
stamps to each group. If she gives 4 stamps to each of her 13 friends, how many stamps will
she have left?
1. 0
2. 1
3. 2
4. 3
4. The numbers 4, 6, and 10 are all factors of which number?
1. 12
2. 24
3. 60
4. 80
5. Which pattern of numbers describes the number of line segments needed in the shape
pattern listed below?
1. 1, 2, 3, 4
2. 6, 12, 18, 24
3. 6, 10, 14, 18
4. 6, 11, 16, 21
6. Which of the following statements is true?
1. 800 is ten times greater than 8.
2. 3000 is ten times greater than 30.
3. 70 is ten times greater than 700.
4. 900 is ten times greater than 90.
7. Which of the following is the written form for the number 5,320,080?
1. five million, thirty-two thousand, eighty
2. five million, three hundred twenty thousand, eighty
3. five million, three hundred twenty thousand, eight
4. five thousand, three hundred twenty-eight
8. Which of the following is 7,859 rounded to the hundreds place?
1. 7,850
2. 7,860
3. 7,800
4. 7,900
9. Evaluate 452+388.
1. 740
2. 840
3. 830
4. 930
10. Evaluate 1250-487.
1. 837
2. 737
3. 763
4. 863
MATHEMATICS GRADE 5 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1. Express the calculation “subtract 4 from 18, then divide by 7.”
1. (4 – 18) ÷ 7
2. 4 – 18 ÷ 7
3. (18 – 4) ÷ 7
4. 18 – 4 ÷ 7
2. Choose the number that completes the equation: 21,561.72 < _____
1. 21,560.72
2. 21,571.72
3. 21,461.72
4. 21,561.71
3. Divide:
1. 103
2. 108
3. 123
4. 128
4. Bert has 4 dogs and 5 cans of dog food. How much dog food does each dog get if Bert
gives each dog the same amount?
1. 1/2 of a can
2. 4/5 of a can
3. 1 can
4. 1 1/4 cans
5. A 42-in TV screen has length 20 ½ in and width 36 ½ in. What is the area of the viewing
screen?
1. 114 in2
2. 720 in2
3. 748 in2
4. 748 ¼ in2
6. How many inches are in 15 feet?
1. 0.8 in
2. 1.25 in
3. 27 in
4. 180 in
7. How many unit cubes will fit inside the box below?
1. 25 unit cubes
2. 34 unit cubes
3. 45 unit cubes
4. 54 unit cubes
8. Choose the point located at (4,2).
1. Point A
2. Point B
3. Point C
4. Point D
9. Parallelograms are four sided figures with two pairs of parallel sides. All of the following are
parallelograms EXCEPT:
1. rectangle
2. trapezoid
3. square
4. rhombus
10. Choose the correct pair of words to complete the following statement.
All _____________ triangles must be _______________ triangles.
1. equilateral, acute
2. acute, scalene
3. obtuse, isosceles
4. scalene, right
MATHEMATICS GRADE 6 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
1. The population of New York is about twice that of Paris. Write the ratio of the population of
New York to the population of Paris.
1. 1:1
2. 1:2
3. 2:½
4. 2:1
2. What is 40% of 50?
1. 10
2. 16
3. 20
4. 25
3. What is the least common multiple (LCM) of 8 and 12?
1. 16
2. 24
3. 48
4. 96
4. The balance on your savings account is -50, which means that you have $50 of debt. A
monthly charge increases the amount of your debt. Which of the following could be your new
balance?
1. 60
2. 40
3. -40
4. -60
5. Calculate 24 ÷ (6 – 2).
1. 2
2. 3
3. 6
4. 8
6. Which of the following is a solution to the inequality 9 + 2x > 5x?
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 8
7. Calculate the area of the right triangle below.
1. 9
2. 10
3. 15
4. 20
8. The mean of a data set is 12, and its range is 8. Which of the following values could NOT be
value in the set?
1. 4
2. 8
3. 12
4. 16
9. The test scores in Mr. Smith’s class are shown below.
82, 94, 81, 70, 72, 78, 95, 83, 89, 80, 55, 77
Create a histogram to display the data.
1.
2.
3.
4.
10. What unit of measure would be appropriate to use when investigating the attendance of
nine different Broadway shows?
1. days
2. dollars
3. people
4. shows