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Benchmark Test 3
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Mark the best answer.
1. The human brain is about 7 water.
10
7
Which picture shows
shaded?
10
A
3. What is the decimal for the shaded
part of the model below?
B
A 0.32
C
B 0.68
C 0.3
D
2. Three friends share 2 bananas.
How much banana does each
friend get?
D 3.2
4. Miguel uses the number line
below to show how much of his
homework he has completed.
0 means none of his homework
is done, 1 means the homework
is done.
0
1
What fraction of his homework
is done?
A 2 banana
3
C 1 banana
2
C 4
6
D 1
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D 3 banana
2
B 3
5
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B 1 banana
6
A 1
2
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5. A hiker walked as few as 6.5 miles,
and as many as 6.8 miles. What
distances could the hiker have
walked?
6.0
8. The model below is shaded to
represent a fraction.
7.0
A 6.5 and 6.8
Which model shows an equivalent
fraction?
B 6.8 and 7.0
C 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, and 6.4
A
D 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, and 6.8
6. Look at the number line below.
5
6
got an answer of 6 . He wants to
10
C 5.4, 5 2
5
write the fraction in simplest form.
D 5.4, 5 1
2
Which fraction should he write?
C 5 , 1
12 3
B 3 , 1
16 4
D 7 , 3
16 4
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A 2 , 1 8 4
A 4 10
C 10
6
B 6 10
D 3
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7. Which 2 fractions are examples of
equivalent fractions?
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9. Collin solved a math problem and
B 5.3, 5 3
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A 0.3, 3
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B
What decimal and mixed number
are shown by the point marked on
the number line?
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10. The models below are shaded to
show how much cherry pie was
eaten at Kaya’s birthday party.
12. At Rosa Parks School, 0.25 of the
students walk to school. What is
0.25 as a fraction?
A 25
B 2
5
Which mixed number shows the
amount of pie that was eaten?
A 17
2
C 1
2
D 1
4
13. The 2 plates of pizza below show
what was left after the Chavez
family finished dinner.
B 2 1
2
C 2 1
6
D 2 5
6
11. Which improper fraction names
the shaded part of the fraction
bars below?
1
8
1
8
1
8
1
8
1
8
1
8
1
8
1
8
1
8
1
8
1
8
1
8
1
8
1
8
1
8
1
8
Which of the following compares
the portion of pizza left on each
plate?
A 3 . 1
8
4
B 3 , 1
8
4
A 10
6
C 3 5 1
8
4
B 12
8
D 3 . 5
4
8
D 1 4
8
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14. Which list shows the fractions
below in order from least to
greatest?
1
8
1
8
16. Mr. Sims wrote the decimals below
on the board.
0.05 0.5 0.55 0.15
1
8
Which decimal is greatest?
A 0.05
1
3
B 0.5
1
2
A 1 , 1 , 3 3 2 8
C 1 , 3 , 1
2 8 3
B 1 , 3 , 1 3 8 2
D 3 , 1 , 1
8 3 2
C 0.55
D 0.15
17. Which numbers are NOT in order
from greatest to least?
A 0.8, 0.6, 0.3
B 0.14, 0.07, 0.05
15. Some friends made the 12-piece
C 0.26, 0.19, 0.07
quilt shown below to enter into an
D 0.25, 0.12, 0.23
art exhibit. Inez sewed 1 the quilt.
2
4
Billy sewed
of the quilt. Cass
12
18. A packet of spices contains 0.52
ounces of garlic powder, 0.36
ounces of salt, 0.6 ounces of red
pepper flakes, and 0.25 ounces of
oregano. Which spice does the
packet have most of?
sewed 2 pieces.
A Garlic powder
B Salt
C Red pepper flakes
D Oregano
Who sewed the most pieces of
the quilt?
A Cass
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B Billy
C Inez
D Inez and Billy equally
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19. Use estimation. What fraction of
the circle below is shaded?
21. The carrot cake below was served
at a family picnic.
About how much of the cake
was eaten?
A About 1
4
B About 1
3
A Less than 2 but more than 5
3
8
C About 1
2
B More than 1 but less than 2
2
3
D About 3
4
C Less than 1 but more than 1
2
3
20. About what fraction of the bar
below is shaded? Use benchmark
fractions.
1
0
1 1
4 3
1
2
2 3
3 4
C 1
2
B 1 3
D 2
3
22. Devon read 7 of a book in the
12
reading corner. Then he read
another 1 of the book during
12
recess. How much of the book has
he read so far? Remember to use
simplest form if necessary.
A 1 2
C 2
3
B 1 5
D 6
12
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A 1 4
D More than 1 but less than 1
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23. Marsha jogged 7 of a mile and
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walked 3 of a mile. How much
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26. LaToya had 7 of her juice box left.
8
Then she sipped 1 of the juice.
4
further did she jog than walk?
How much juice does she have
Remember to use simplest form
left now?
if necessary.
A 3
4
A 1 10
C 2
5
B 3 5
D 1
2
B 1
8
C 5
8
D 1
2
24. In the refrigerator, 2 of the fruits
5
1
are oranges and are apples.
5
27. In a cake recipe, Doug used 1 cup
3
buttermilk and 3 cup water. Which
4
How many fruits are NOT oranges
or apples?
number sentence can be used to
A 1
5
C 3
5
show how much liquid Doug used?
B 2 5
D 4
5
A 1 1 3 5
3
4
B 1 1
3
25. What is 7 + 1 ?
10 5
53
4
C 1 2 3 5
3
4
A 8
15
D 3 2 1 5
4
3
B 6
5
C 8
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D 9
10
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28. Teresa folded the paper flower
shown below.
30. Look at the clock below.
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12 1
10
9
8
2
3
4
7 6
5
What angle do the hands form?
How many obtuse angles did
Teresa make as she folded
the flower?
A 1
A Acute
B Right
C Obtuse
D Straight
B 2
31. Maria’s favorite shape has 5 sides
and the same number of vertices.
Which word best describes her
favorite shape?
C 3
D 4
29. Which angle below is an
acute angle?
A Quadrilateral
B Hexagon
C Pentagon
A
B
C
D
ABD
B
BDC
C
BCD
D
CDE
E
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D Rectangle
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32. Diego made an example of an
equilateral triangle. Which triangle
could be Diego’s drawing?
34. Which polygon has at least six
sides?
A Triangle
A
B Quadrilateral
C Pentagon
D Hexagon
B
35. How could the triangle below be
classified by its sides and its
angles?
C
D
A Isosceles, right
B Scalene, obtuse
C Equilateral, acute
D Isosceles, acute
33. Seth made a 4-sided shape with
only one pair of parallel sides.
What shape did Seth make?
A
B
C
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36. What are all the names that could
be used for the shape below?
38. Thomas drew a pair of perpendicular
lines. Which of the following could
be his drawing?
A
A Quadrilateral, parallelogram
B Quadrilateral, trapezoid,
rectangle
C Quadrilateral, parallelogram,
rhombus
D Quadrilateral, parallelogram,
square
B
C
D
37. Look at the map below.
Damen
North
39. Jan made the design below for
a banner.
Milwaukee
Division
What word describes the lines she
drew inside the rectangle?
Which streets appear to be parallel
to each other?
A Perpendicular
B Curved
A North and Damen
C Parallel
B North and Milwaukee
D Intersecting
D Division and North
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C Milwaukee and Division
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