4th grade MCAP
Three numbers are listed.
• 0.67
• 0.8
• 0.35
Which list shows these numbers in order from least to greatest?
a. 0.35, 0.67, 0.8
b. 0.8, 0.35, 0.67
c. 0.35, 0.8, 0.67
d. 0.8, 0.67, 0.35
a. 0.35, 0.67, 0.8
Which comparison is true?
a. 15.347 > 15.374
b. 25.502 < 25.52
c. 35.716 < 35.671
d. 45.280 > 45.28
b. 25.502 < 25.52
An expression is shown.
2/3 + 1/4
What is the value of the expression?
a. 3/12
b. 3/7
c. 11/24
d. 11/12
d. 11/12
True or False - Drawing a picture is a good way to help solve a word problem.
What is true?
An expression is shown.
0.62 - 0.17
What is the value of the expression?
.45
Which two comparisons are true? Select the two correct answers.
a. 999,999 < 1,000,000
b. 253,800 > 443,166
c. 42,709 = 42,907
d. 24,604 < 24,218
e. 11,386 > 11,368
a. 999,999 < 1,000,000
e. 11,386 > 11,368
What is the value of 4 1/4 − 1 3/4 ?
a. 3 3/4
b. 3 2/4
c. 3 1/4
d. 2 2/4
d. 2 2/4
A phrase is shown.
2 more than the difference of 6 and 3
Which numerical expression represents the phrase?
a. 2 + 6 ÷ 3
b. 2 × 6 − 3
c. 6 − 3 + 2
d. 6 − 3 × 2
c. 6 − 3 + 2
A bar diagram can help ______________ your thinking and equations.
What is organize?
A person used a total of 8cups of flour to make 3cakes. The person used the same number of cups of flour for each cake. What amount of flour, in cups, did the person use for each cake?
a. 3/8
b. 8/3
c. 5
d. 24
b. 8/3
Which statement is true?
a. The number 48,173 rounded to the nearest ten is 48,180.
b. The number 48,173 rounded to the nearest hundred is 48,100.
c. The number 48,173 rounded to the nearest thousand is 48,000.
d. The number 48,173 rounded to the nearest ten thousand is 40,000.
c. The number 48,173 rounded to the nearest thousand is 48,000.
During a 5 - day paper recycling drive, the students in a classroom collected 12.4 pounds of paper each day for 4days and 8.39 pounds of paper on the fifth day.
Which steps can be used to find the total number of pounds of paper the students collected for the recycling drive?
a. Multiply 12.4 by 4,and then add 8.39.
b. Multiply 12.4 by 5,and then add 8.39.
c. Add 12.4 and 8.39, and then multiply the result by 4.
d. Add 12.4 and 8.39, and then multiply the result by 5.
a. Multiply 12.4 by 4,and then add 8.39.
An expression is shown.
76 x 59
What is the value of the expression?
a. 1064
b. 3554
c. 4134
d. 4484
What is d. 4484
"Select all that apply" means there is _________.
What is more than one answer?
Which two equations are correct?
Select the two correct answers.
a. 1/5 ÷ 4 =4/5
b. 1/6 ÷ 2 = 1/3
c. 1/8 ÷ 3 = 1/24
d. 1/10 ÷ 4 = 5/2
e. 1/16 ÷ 2 = 1/32
c. 1/8 ÷ 3 = 1/24
e. 1/16 ÷ 2 = 1/32
Mrs. King will prepare 20 gift bags. Each bag will have 10 stickers. Mrs. King already has 50 stickers and will buy more stickers in packages. Each package has 15 stickers.
How many packages of stickers does she need to buy?
Mrs. King needs to buy 10 packages of stickers.
A shopper buys some fruit.
• The shopper buys a pack of strawberries and 2 kilograms of peaches.
• A pack of strawberries has a mass of 1.2kilograms and costs $6.55.
• A kilogram of peaches costs $3.29.
Which statement explains the shopper’s correct thinking to find the total cost of the fruit?
a. The shopper thinks that there is 1 pack of strawberries and 1kilogram of peaches, and 6.55 + 3.29 = 9.84.
b. The shopper thinks that there is 1 pack of strawberries and 2kilograms of peaches, and 6.55 + 2 × 3.29 = 13.13.
c. The shopper thinks that there are 1.2 kilograms of strawberries and 1 kilogram of peaches, and 1.2 × 6.55 + 3.29 = 11.15.
d. The shopper thinks that there are 1.2 kilograms of strawberries and 2 kilograms of peaches, and 1.2 × 6.55 + 2 × 3.29 = 14.44.
b. The shopper thinks that there is 1 pack of strawberries and 2kilograms of peaches, and 6.55 + 2 × 3.29 = 13.13.
The length of a table in a classroom is 27 inches.
What is the length of the table in feet?
a. 1/12 foot
b. 2/9 foot
c. 2 1/9 feet
d. 2 1/4 feet
d. 2 1/4 feet
Name four operations we use in math.
What are addition, subtraction, multiplication and division?
A student drew a quadrilateral. The lengths of the four sides were all different. Which term could describe the quadrilateral the student drew?
a. parallelogram
b. rectangle
c. rhombus
d. trapezoid
d. trapezoid
A student rounded 3872 to the nearest hundred and to the nearest thousand. The student noticed that the results, 3900 and 4000, were not equal. The student claimed that the two results will never be equal when a number is rounded to the nearest hundred and to the nearest thousand.
Which two numbers could be used to show that the student’s claim is incorrect?
Select the two correct answers.
a. 43,594
b. 55,962
c.67,299
d. 72,357
e. 81,974
b. 55,962
e. 81,974
A student performed the division problems shown.
1875 ÷ 15 = 125
3825 ÷ 15 = 255
The student claims that when a 4-digit number ending in 5 is divided by 15, the quotient always ends in 5 and there is no remainder.
Determine whether the student’s claim is correct or incorrect. If the claim is correct, explain why it is correct. If the claim is incorrect, give two examples that prove that it is incorrect.
Answers vary:
Why it’s incorrect
A number is divisible by 15 only if it is divisible by 5 and 3:
So, ending in 5 is not enough—the digit sum also has to be a multiple of 3.
In which number does the digit 8 have a value that is 10 times as great as the value of the digit 8 in the number 456.789?
a. 567.894
b. 678.945
c. 789.456
d. 894.567
a. 567.894
True or False - An online calculator tool may be available with some math problems.
What is true?
An expression is shown.
8940 ÷ 12
What is the value of the expression?
745