TEST NAME: Adding & Subtract Fractions
TEST ID: 1413009
GRADE: 05 - Fifth Grade
SUBJECT: Mathematics
TEST CATEGORY: My Classroom
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Student:
Class:
Date:
1.
Customers usually buy fabric by the yard in fabric stores.
Part A What is the length, in yards, of a fabric piece that measures 15
inches? Show or explain your work.
Part B What is the length, in yards, of a fabric piece that measures 12
feet? Show or explain your work.
Part C What is the total length, in yards, of the two fabric pieces in Part
A and B? Show or explain your work.
Part D A customer needs 6 yards of fabric to complete a sewing project.
The customer buys the two fabric pieces in part A and B. How many more
yards of fabric does the customer need to complete the sewing project?
Show or explain your work.
2. The sum of the shaded and unshaded portions in the diagram below is represented by which
expression?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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3.
A.
B.
C.
D.
4. What is
written in simplest form?
A.
B.
C.
D.
5. Which expression uses the least common denominator to add and
A.
B.
C.
D.
6.
Which shows a correct way to solve
+
using equivalent fractions?
A.
+
B.
+
C.
+
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7.
What is the difference between 5 and
?
A.
B.
C.
D.
8. What is the value of
?
A.
B.
C.
D.
9.
Which of the following is a correct step in solving the problem
A.
Subtract
B.
Subtract
and
?
.
and
.
C.
Multiply
by
and multiply
by
.
D.
Multiply
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by
and multiply
by
.
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10.
What is the sum of
and
?
A.
B.
C.
D.
11. Solve for x. Put answer in lowest terms.
A.
B.
C.
D.
12.
What least common denominator should be used to solve
A.
15
B.
12
C.
3
?
13. Which number sentence shows the correct method for solving
A.
B.
C.
D.
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14.
What is the sum of
and
?
A.
B.
C.
15.
What is the value of the expression below?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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16.
Emily ate
of the bag of chips. Her brother ate
of the bag of chips.
What fraction of the bag of chips did Emily and her brother eat together?
A.
B.
C.
D.
17. Mrs. Rodriguez bought a 5-cup bag of pecans. If she uses
cups in a recipe, how many cups of
pecans will be left in the bag?
A.
B.
C.
D.
18. Meagan served cereal to her three children for breakfast. If she started with a full box and gave
of the box to each child, what fraction of the box of cereal remains?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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19.
Kieran found this puzzle in a magazine. To complete the puzzle, he must
find the number that goes in the empty box so that the sum of the three
fractions in the row is the same as the sum of the two fractions in the
column.
What number goes in the empty box?
A.
B.
C.
D.
20.
Before lunch a farmer plants
of a field. After lunch the farmer plants
of the field.
Part A How much of the field did the farmer plant?
Part B How much of the field does the farmer have left to plant?
Part C The farmer plants
of the field every 45 minutes. After lunch,
how many total hours does it take the farmer to finish planting the field?
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21. Marcos and Kenya bought a pizza and divided it into 8 equal slices. Marcos ate of the pizza.
Kenya ate of the pizza. How many slices of pizza are left?
22.
A.
2
B.
3
C.
4
D.
5
Jacob ate
of a cake. Sam ate
of the same cake. What is the
difference in the amounts of cake the two boys ate?
A.
B.
C.
D.
23. Jennifer used of a bag of flour. Jason used of a bag of flour. How much flour did Jennifer and
Jason use?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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24.
The fifth graders at Main Street Elementary were asked which flavor ice
cream they like.
like chocolate ice cream
like strawberry ice cream
What fractions of the students like either chocolate or strawberry?
A.
B.
C.
D.
25.
A restaurant is making a new salad dressing. The recipe uses 2
teaspoons salt,
teaspoon dry mustard,
teaspoon pepper. How many
total teaspoons of ingredients will the restaurant need to make three
batches of the salad dressing?
A.
teaspoons
B.
teaspoons
C.
teaspoons
D.
teaspoons
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26.
Alexis completed
of her homework on Friday. On Saturday, she completed
more of
her homework. How much of her homework did Alexis complete on Friday and
Saturday?
A.
B.
C.
D.
27. Quinn has a bucket of nails that he separates into groups. He finds that of his nails are 2 inches
long, and of his nails are 3 inches long. The rest of the nails are different sizes. How many nails
are either 2 or 3 inches long?
A.
B.
C.
D.
28.
Scott has
of a cup of lemonade left. Chris has
of a cup of lemonade
left. How much lemonade do they have altogether?
A.
B.
C.
cup
cup
cup
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29.
Laurie is making cookies.She needs
cup of sugar for the cookies and
cup of sugar for the icing that goes on top. How many cups of sugar
does Laurie need to make the cookies?
A.
cup
B.
cup
C.
cup
D.
cup
30.
Tiana has
another
of her science project left to complete. After she completes
, how much is left for her to finish?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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