Vermont Comprehensive Assessment Program Mathematics — Grade 5

Evaluate the numerical expression: (6 + 4) × 5.

• A50
• B26
• C34
• D70

Evaluate the expression: 15 − (3 × 4).

• A48
• B3
• C12
• D9

Evaluate the expression with brackets: 4 × [2 + (5 − 1)].

• A24
• B16
• C20
• D28

Which expression represents the phrase 'add 7 and 5, then multiply by 3'?

• A7 + 5 × 3
• B(7 + 5) × 3
• C7 × 3 + 5
• D(7 × 5) + 3

Starting at 0, follow the rule 'add 4'. What is the 5th term of the sequence?

• A12
• B16
• C20
• D14

In the number 4.582, what is the place value of the digit 5?

• AFive hundredths
• BFive tenths
• CFive thousandths
• DFive ones

What is the product of 3.4 × 10²?

• A34
• B340
• C3,400
• D0.034

Which symbol correctly compares the two decimals: 0.45 ___ 0.405?

• A>
• B<
• C=
• D≈

Round 6.738 to the nearest tenth.

• A6.7
• B6.8
• C6.74
• D7.0

Calculate the product: 245 × 12.

• A2,940
• B2,840
• C2,740
• D3,040

Find the quotient: 432 ÷ 12.

• A32
• B34
• C36
• D38

Add the decimals: 2.35 + 1.42.

• A3.77
• B3.67
• C3.87
• D4.77

Subtract the decimals: 5.84 − 2.31.

• A3.53
• B3.43
• C3.63
• D2.53

Add the fractions with like denominators: 1/4 + 2/4.

• A3/8
• B3/4
• C1/2
• D2/4

Subtract: 5/6 − 2/6.

• A3/6
• B1/6
• C4/6
• D2/6

Which fraction is equivalent to the division expression 3 ÷ 4?

• A4/3
• B3/4
• C1 1/3
• D7/4

Multiply the unit fractions: 1/3 × 1/2.

• A2/5
• B1/6
• C2/3
• D1/5

Multiply a whole number by a fraction: 3 × 1/4.

• A3/4
• B3/12
• C1/12
• D4/3

Divide a unit fraction by a whole number: 1/2 ÷ 3.

• A1/6
• B3/2
• C6
• D2/3

Divide a whole number by a unit fraction: 4 ÷ 1/3.

• A4/3
• B12
• C1/12
• D3/4

How many centimeters are equal to 3 meters? (1 meter = 100 centimeters)

• A30 cm
• B300 cm
• C3,000 cm
• D0.03 cm

Convert 4,000 grams to kilograms. (1 kilogram = 1,000 grams)

• A40 kg
• B400 kg
• C4 kg
• D0.4 kg

Find the volume of a rectangular prism with length = 4 cm, width = 3 cm, and height = 2 cm.

• A9 cm³
• B14 cm³
• C24 cm³
• D48 cm³

A box has a base area B = 15 cm² and a height h = 4 cm. What is its volume?

• A19 cm³
• B30 cm³
• C60 cm³
• D75 cm³

Which unit is used to measure three-dimensional volume?

• ASquare centimeters
• BCubic centimeters
• CCentimeters
• DDegrees

What are the coordinates of the origin on a standard coordinate plane?

• A(1, 1)
• B(0, 1)
• C(1, 0)
• D(0, 0)

In the ordered pair (4, 7), which number represents the x-coordinate?

• A7
• B4
• C11
• D3

A point is located 3 units right along the x-axis and 5 units up along the y-axis from the origin. What is its ordered pair?

• A(5, 3)
• B(3, 5)
• C(3, 3)
• D(5, 5)

Which polygon family includes all closed 2D shapes with exactly 4 straight sides?

• ATriangles
• BPentagons
• CQuadrilaterals
• DHexagons

Which quadrilateral must have 4 equal side lengths AND 4 right angles?

• ARectangle
• BRhombus
• CSquare
• DTrapezoid

Evaluate the nested expression: {[(8 − 2) × 4] + 6} ÷ 5.

• A6
• B5
• C8
• D4

Which expression matches: 'Subtract 4 from 12, then multiply by the sum of 2 and 3'?

• A12 − 4 × 2 + 3
• B(12 − 4) × (2 + 3)
• C12 − (4 × 2) + 3
• D(12 − 4) + (2 × 3)

Without calculating the total, how does 2 × (15 + 8) compare to (15 + 8)?

• AIt is twice as large.
• BIt is half as large.
• CIt is 8 more.
• DThey are equal.

Sequence A starts at 0 and adds 3: (0, 3, 6, 9, 12). Sequence B starts at 0 and adds 6: (0, 6, 12, 18, 24). What is the relationship between corresponding terms of Sequence B and Sequence A?

• ATerms in Sequence B are 3 more than Sequence A.
• BTerms in Sequence B are 2 times Sequence A.
• CTerms in Sequence B are 3 times Sequence A.
• DTerms in Sequence B are half of Sequence A.

In the decimal 0.44, how does the value of the 4 in the hundredths place compare to the value of the 4 in the tenths place?

• A10 times as large
• B1/10 of the value
• C1/100 of the value
• DThe exact same value

Find the product: 0.056 × 10³.

• A5.6
• B56
• C560
• D0.56

Find the quotient: 74.2 ÷ 10².

• A7.42
• B0.742
• C0.0742
• D742

Which list orders the decimals from smallest to largest value?

• A0.305, 0.35, 0.503
• B0.35, 0.305, 0.503
• C0.503, 0.35, 0.305
• D0.305, 0.503, 0.35

Round 14.856 to the nearest hundredth.

• A14.85
• B14.86
• C14.90
• D14.80

A Vermont school store orders 34 boxes of pencils. Each box contains 144 pencils. How many total pencils did the school store order?

• A4,896
• B4,796
• C4,996
• D3,896

An apple orchard in Burlington has 1,512 apples to pack equally into 24 crates. How many apples are in each crate?

• A61
• B63
• C65
• D68

Add: 14.75 + 8.6.

• A23.35
• B22.35
• C23.135
• D22.135

Maya buys a notebook for $3.45 and a pen for $1.85. She pays with a $10 bill. How much change should she receive?

• A$4.70
• B$5.30
• C$4.30
• D$5.70

Multiply the decimals: 3.6 × 2.4.

• A8.64
• B86.4
• C0.864
• D7.44

Divide the decimal by a decimal: 9.6 ÷ 0.3.

• A3.2
• B32
• C320
• D0.32

Add fractions with unlike denominators: 1/3 + 2/5.

• A3/8
• B11/15
• C7/15
• D3/15

Subtract fractions with unlike denominators: 3/4 − 2/3.

• A1/1
• B1/12
• C5/12
• D1/7

Noah starts with 2 1/2 cups of flour. He uses 1 3/4 cups to make maple muffins. How much flour does he have left?

• A3/4 cup
• B1/2 cup
• C1 1/4 cups
• D3/8 cup