Shaded Areas
Benchmarks and Comparisons
Adding and Subtracting Fractions With Like and Unlike Denominators
Multiplying Fractions
Comparing Decimals
100
Zach ate 1/4 of his sister's brownies she baked on Saturday. Which model's shaded area represents 1/4?
A
B
C
D
What is D (3/12)
100
Roy, Hank, Mark, and Josh practiced playing guitar. Their band teacher recorded their times.
If the band teacher told them to practice for at least 12 hour, which students followed instructions?
Select two (2) that apply.
Responses:
A Roy
B Hank
C Mark
D Josh
What is B (Hank and Josh)
100
Trevor thought 14+14=28. What was wrong with Trevor's understanding?
Responses:
A He should not add the numerators.
B He should not add the denominators.
C He should find the common denominator.
D He should find the common numerator.
What is B (He should not add the denominators.)
100
Andrew has a set of 20 baseball stickers.
Andrew's brother has 3/4 of the amount Andrew has. How many baseball stickers does Andrew's brother have?
Responses:
A 1 sticker
B 5 stickers
C 10 stickers
D 15 stickers
What is D (15 Stickers)
100
Four students had to write 63100 as a decimal.
Who wrote 63100 correctly?
Responses:
A Brendan
B Janet
C Thomas
D Regina
What is B (Janet)
200
Each model shows a fraction. Choose all of the models that show fractions with the same value as 4/12.
Responses:
A
B
C
D
E
What is A (2/6)
200
Ana has two ribbon rolls of the same length in red and green. She uses 38 of the red roll and 610 of the green roll to wrap a present.
Of which ribbon does Ana use more, and why?
Responses:
A Ana uses more of the green ribbon because 6>3.Ana uses more of the green ribbon because , 6 > 3
B Ana uses more of the green ribbon because 610>12 and 38<12, so 38<610.Ana uses more of the green ribbon because , 6 10 > 1 2 , and , 3 8 < 1 2 , , so , 3 8 < 6 10 ,
C Ana uses more of the red ribbon because 10−6<8−3.Ana uses more of the red ribbon because , 10 − 6 < 8 − 3 , .
D Ana uses more of the red ribbon because 610<12 and 38>12, so 38>610.
What is B (B Ana uses more of the green ribbon because 610>12 and 38<12, so 38<610.Ana uses more of the green ribbon because , 6 10 > 1 2 , and , 3 8 < 1 2 , , so , 3 8 < 6 10)
200
The table shows the distance each competitor jumped at a recent contest.
If the competitors jumped a total of 9 meters, how far did Suzie jump?
Responses
A 2 3/4
B 2 1/4
C 1 3/4
D 1 1/4
What is B (2 1/4)
200
Which multiplication problem does the diagram represent?
Responses
A 3+5/8
B 5/8+5/8
C 5/8×5/8
D 3×5/8
What is D (3x5/8)
200
Which comparison of the decimal numbers 53.79 and 53.8 is correct, and why?
Responses:
A 53.79>53.80 because 7 tenths is less than 8 tenths53.79 > 53.80 , because , 7 , tenths is less than , 8 , tenths
B 53.79<53.80 because 7 tenths is less than 8 tenths53.79 < 53.80 , because , 7 , tenths is less than , 8 , tenths
C 53.79>53.80 because 9 hundredths is greater than 0 hundredths53.79 > 53.80 , because , 9 , hundredths is greater than , 0 , hundredths
D 53.79<53.80 because 9 hundredths is greater than 0 hundredths
What is B (B 53.79<53.80 because 7 tenths is less than 8 tenths53.79 < 53.80 , because , 7 , tenths is less than , 8 , tenths)
300
A student is asked to solve the expression 25/100+5/10. Which step could the student do first to solve the expression?
Responses:
A Add 5 and 25
B Add 10 and 100
C Change 5/10 to 5/100
D Change 5/10 to 50/100
What is D (Change 5/10 to 50/100)
300
Which model best describes 0.53<0.56?
A
B
C 
D 
What is A
400
What is the sum of 2/10+45/100? Use the model to answer the problem.
Responses:
A 47/100
B 65/100
C 47/10
D 65/10
What is B (65/100)