DESK
Resource
Course: 5th Grade
Davis Essential: Geometry
Standard(s): 5.G.1-4
Title
GEOMETRY PRE-TEST
Author / Source
Davis School District
Description
Students will show their knowledge of geometry by taking the pretest.
Classroom
Application
DESK 5.G.1-4 Pretest
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1. Administer pretest to your class.
2. A pretest will allow you to...
a. See which skills, if any, are already mastered.
b. Compare the pre and post tests to see what students have learned,
and adjust future reviews and teaching to fill gaps.
c. Allow students to see a snapshot of what the expected learning
outcomes will be in the upcoming domain.
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5th Grade: Geometry: Standards 1 - 4 Pre-Test
I can identify and define parts of the coordinate system.
I can identify and graph ordered pairs in the first quadrant.
I can classify 2-dimensional shapes by attributes.
Questions 1-4. The coordinate grid shows the locations of students’ houses in relation to a
school. The school is located at the origin. Each point corresponds to the first letter in the
student’s name: Ashley (A), Bill (B), Carly (C), David (D), and Ed (E).
1) What is the ordered pair for the school?
a. (2,0)
c. (4,3)
b. (0,0)
d. (3,7)
2) What is the ordered pair for Carly’s house?
a. (3, 8)
c. (10, 7)
b. (8,3)
d. (7,10)
3) Who lives at (3,8)?
a. Ed
b. David
c. Bill
d. Ashley
4) Who lives closest to the x-axis?
a. Ed
b. David
c. Bill
d. Ashley
5) Use the coordinate grid above to name an ordered pair that lies within the trapezoid.
a. (6, 2)
c. (2, 6)
b. (6,4)
d. (4,6)
6) When creating a coordinate plane, which direction does the y-axis lay?
a. vertical
b. horizontal
c. diagonal
d. none of the above
7) Sarah drew a picture of her patio. What type of quadrilateral is Sarah’s patio?
a. rectangle
b. rhombus
c. square
d. trapezoid
8) Which sentence is true about quadrilaterals?
a. All rhombi are squares.
b. All rectangles are squares.
c. All rectangles are rhombi.
d. All squares are rectangles.
9) What kind of triangle has exactly 2 congruent sides?
a. equilateral
c. scalene
b. isosceles
d. right
10) Mr. Williams sees this sign while he is driving. What best describes the sign?
a. triangle; regular polygon
b. triangle; not a regular polygon
c. trapezoid; regular polygon
d. trapezoid; not a regular polygon
11) What is the name of the quadrilateral that has 1 and only 1 set of parallel sides?
a. trapezoid
c. square
b. rhombus
d. rectangle
12) Which of the following best classifies the triangle below?
a. isosceles, acute
b. isosceles, obtuse
c. scalene, obtuse
d. scalene, acute
13) Which categories best classify this shape?
a.
b.
c.
d.
parallelogram, polygon
polygon, trapezoid
quadrilateral, rhombus
polygon, hexagon
14) Which of the following describes a triangle?
a. 2 parallel sides
b. only 1 pair of parallel sides
15) Which categories best classify this shape?
a.
b.
c.
d.
trapezoid, parallelogram
polygon, trapezoid
quadrilateral, parallelogram
polygon, pentagon
c. no pairs of parallel sides
d. 3 parallel sides
5th Grade Geometry 1-4: Pre-test Answer Key
Problem Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Correct Answer
b
d
c
a
b
a
d
d
b
b
a
c
d
c
c
Standard
G1
G2
G2
G1/G2
G2
G1
G3/G4
G3/G4
G3/G4
G3/G4
G3/G4
G3/G4
G3/G4
G3/G4
G3/G4