Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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In
1492, Christopher Columbus came upon a land previously unknown to Europeans. This land became known
as the Americas. In 1776, the United States of America was formed when the Declaration of
Independence was signed. How many years had passed? a. | 224
years | b. | 274
years | c. | 284
years | d. | 384
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Subtract.
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Martha's number pattern begins with 8, 10, 13, 17, 22. What are the next four numbers
in her pattern? a. | 28, 34, 42,
51 | c. | 28, 35, 43,
52 | b. | 29, 34, 43,
52 | d. | 29, 35, 43,
52 | | | | |
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Tito
is buying a birthday card for $3.46. He gives the cashier $5.00. How much change should he
receive? a. | $1.44 | b. | $1.54 | c. | $2.54 | d. | $1.64 | | | | | | | | |
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What
computation method would be best to find 697 – 619? a. | Use paper and
pencil. | c. | Use a
calculator. | b. | Use mental math. | d. | Use a number line. | | | | |
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This
table shows Hector's scores for six games.
HECTOR’S SCORES | Game | Score | 1 | 15,986 | 2 | 13,539 | 3 | 32,562 | 4 | 41,376 | 5 | 23,765 | 6 | 31,450 | | |
Suppose Hector plays a seventh game and scores 5,362
more points than he did in Game 2. Find his score for Game 7. a. | 18,801 | b. | 18,900 | c. | 18,901 | d. | 18,910 | | | | | | | | |
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Find
the sum. Estimate to check.
a. | 9,196 | b. | 10,106 | c. | 10,206 | d. | 10,216 | | | | | | | | |
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Last
year Ms. Silver flew 72,596 miles on business trips. This year she flew 37,607 miles. How many miles
did she fly altogether? a. | 111,203 miles | c. | 110,193 miles | b. | 110,203
miles | d. | 110,103
miles | | | | |
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What
computation method would be best to find 711,603 – 255,877? a. | Use a number
line. | c. | Use a
calculator. | b. | Use paper and pencil. | d. | Use mental math. | | | | |
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This
table shows Hector's scores for six games.
HECTOR’S SCORES | Game | Score | 1 | 15,986 | 2 | 13,539 | 3 | 32,562 | 4 | 41,376 | 5 | 23,765 | 6 | 31,450 | | |
What was his combined score for Games 4, 5, and
3? a. | 97,703 | b. | 97,803 | c. | 98,000 | d. | 98,703 | | | | | | | | |
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During a scientific experiment, Julie collected the following data. Look for a
pattern. If the pattern continues, how many flies will there be on the 7th day?
a. | 57 flies | b. | 54 flies | c. | 43 flies | d. | 40 flies | | | | | | | | |
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The
Lockesboro Elementary School T-shirt was made famous by a rock star. The school sold shirts for a
total of $11,720 to people from all over the world. The school made an additional $2,290 on shirts
sold to students and their families. What was the total amount of money the school took in on the
T-shirts? a. | $13,010 | c. | $14,010 | b. | $13,910 | d. | $14,910 | | | | |
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Find
a pattern to help solve the problem.
Gary put cutouts of fish on the bulletin board. He put
3 fish in the top row, 5 fish in the second row, 3 fish in the third row, 5 fish in the fourth row,
and so on. How many fish did he put in the seventh row? a. | 3
fish | b. | 5
fish | c. | 15
fish | d. | 8
fish | | | | | | | | |
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What
computation method would be best to find 2,000 + 4,000? a. | Use a
calculator. | c. | Use paper and
pencil. | b. | Use a number line. | d. | Use mental math. | | | | |
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Subtract.
a. | 3,259 | b. | 3,269 | c. | 3,359 | d. | 4,259 | | | | | | | | |
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What
is the next shape in the pattern?
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An
art supply store had 141 boxes of red markers, 240 boxes of blue markers, and 80 boxes of black
markers. How many boxes of red, blue and black markers did the store have? a. | 351
boxes | c. | 451
boxes | b. | 361 boxes | d. | 461 boxes | | | | |
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Add.
Estimate to check.
514 + 115
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Greg
spent $6.22 on a hat, $37.08 on a sweater, and $19.41 on a shirt. How much did Greg spend on all
three items? a. | $52.71 | b. | $62.61 | c. | $62.71 | d. | $118.69 | | | | | | | | |
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Add.
a. | $97.71 | b. | $106.71 | c. | $96.81 | d. | $96.71 | | | | | | | | |
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Tell
what computation method would be best to solve the problem. Then solve. Use the Notable Flights
table.
NOTABLE
FLIGHTS | Year | Flight | 1903 | Wright Brothers’ first airplane flight | 1927 | Lindbergh’s solo airplane flight from
New York to Paris | 1961 | First American in space | 1969 | First landing on the moon | | |
How many years
were there between Lindbergh's solo airplane flight from New York to Paris and the Wright Brothers'
first airplane flight? a. | calculator, 34 years | c. | mental math, 24 years | b. | calculator, 24
years | d. | mental math, 34
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A
video store rented 203 films on Friday evening and 184 films on Saturday evening. How many more films
were rented on Friday than on Saturday? a. | 181 films | b. | 9 films | c. | 29 films | d. | 19 films | | | | | | | | |
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Add.
Estimate to check.
a. | $156.32 | b. | $156.22 | c. | $155.22 | d. | $146.12 | | | | | | | | |
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Use
the Air Distances table to answer the question.
AIR
DISTANCES | From | To | Miles | Hong Kong | Port Said, Suez
Canal, Egypt | 4¸950 | Port Said, Suez Canal, Egypt | Capetown, South Africa | 4¸590 | Capetown, South Africa | Zanzibar City, Tanzania | 2¸350 | Zanzibar City, Tanzania | Istanbul, Turkey | 3¸310 | Istanbul, Turkey | Calcutta, India | 3¸650 | Calcutta, India | Hong Kong | 1¸530 | | | |
Find the total air distance of a trip from Hong Kong to Port
Said¸ Suez Canal¸ Egypt then to Capetown¸ South Africa, then to Zanzibar City¸
Tanzania. a. | 11,990
miles | c. | 11,790
miles | b. | 11,890 miles | d. | 10,890 miles | | | | |
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Tell
what computation method would be best to solve the problem. Then solve.
Emerson School
raised $6,600 in a calendar sale. They spent $4,000 of that money on computers. How much money do
they have left? a. | mental math,
$1,600 | c. | calculator,
$1,600 | b. | calculator, $2,600 | d. | mental math, $2,600 | | | | |
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Use
the Air Distances table to answer the question.
AIR
DISTANCES | From | To | Miles | Hong Kong | Port Said, Suez
Canal, Egypt | 4¸950 | Port Said, Suez Canal, Egypt | Capetown, South Africa | 4¸590 | Capetown, South Africa | Zanzibar City, Tanzania | 2¸350 | Zanzibar City, Tanzania | Istanbul, Turkey | 3¸310 | Istanbul, Turkey | Calcutta, India | 3¸650 | Calcutta, India | Hong Kong | 1¸530 | | | |
Stan is planning to fly from Port Said¸ Suez Canal¸ Egypt to
Capetown¸ South Africa, then to Zanzibar City¸ Tanzania. Find the total air
distance. a. | 6,940
miles | b. | 6,930
miles | c. | 6,840
miles | d. | 5,940
miles | | | | | | | | |
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The
Lockesboro Elementary School T-shirt was made famous by a rock star. The school received orders for
1,172 shirts by mail and e-mail from all over the world. Another 149 shirts were sold in Internet
auctions. How many T-shirts were purchased altogether? a. | 1,211
T-shirts | c. | 1,321
T-shirts | b. | 1,221 T-shirts | d. | 2,321 T-shirts | | | | |
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Look
for a pattern. Complete the number sentence.
50 + 5 =
55
500 + 5 = 505
5,000 + 5 = 5,005
50,000 + 5 =
 a. | 5,050 | b. | 50,005 | c. | 50,050 | d. | 500,005 | | | | | | | | |
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