Test Strategies
How many times should you read a word problem before you answer the question?
twice
Elijah has $120 in his wallet. His mom gave him $200 more to buy a motor bike. How much money does Elijah have to buy a motor bike?
Elijah has $320 to buy his motor bike.
What is a the value of the 9 in number 914?
900
What is the formula for finding perimeter?
L+L+W+W=P
What does the U in CUBES stand for?
Underline the question
What strategy should be used to solve word problems?
CUBES
Use an array to solve:
Tristan collected 7 bags of marbles. Each bag had 10 marbles in it. How many marbles did Tristan collect altogether?
70 marbles
7 rows and 10 columns or 10 rows and 7 columns
What is a the value of the 5 in number 5,261?
5,000
What is the formula to find the area?
LxW=A
What does the B in CUBES in stand for?
Box the clue word or math word.
Usually 2 answers are obviously wrong and 2 seem like they might be correct. What strategy can you use to help you answer questions.
Process of Elimination
The swimming pool in this house has sides of 15m, 10m, 15m and 10m. What is the perimeter?
The perimeter is 50m.
Write 43,612 in expanded form
40,000+3,000+600+10+2
Find the perimeter for a square with all sides measuring 5cm.
20cm
What does the C in CUBES stand for?
Circle the number and unit.
True or False:
If you solved the problem in your head you don't have to show your work?
False
Jordan is making a square blanket for her grandmother. The length of her blanket is 6 feet and the width of her blanket is 6 feet. What will the area of Jordan's blanket be?
The area of Jordan’s blanket will be 36 feet.
Write the number 4000+300+70+8 in standard form
4,378
Find the area for a rectangle with the length measuring 9cm and the width measuring 2cm.
18cm
What does the S in CUBES stand for?
Solve
True or False:
If you do not know the answer to the question you should leave it blank.
Fasle
Amiyah is setting up a garden in her backyard. Her garden will be 7 feet wide and 4 feet long. Amiyah needs to calculate the area of her garden, so she can figure out how much soil to buy. What will the area of Amiyah’s garden be?
The area of Amiyah’s garden will be 28 feet
What is the value of the number 2 in 125,719?
20,000
Find the area for a square with the length measuring 4cm.
16cm
What does the E in CUBES stand for?
Eliminate and evaluate.