MTTC ELEMENTARY EDUCATION –
MATHEMATICS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Twenty-seven cubic centimeters is equivalent to how many liters?
A. 0.03 liters
B. 0.027 liters
C. 0.003 liters
D. 0.0027 liters - Answer-B
A table has a rectangular center portion and two semicircular ends that can be folded
out to increase its size. When the ends are folded down, the rectangular portion has a
length of 5 feet and an area of 30 square feet. Which of the following expressions
represents the area of the table when the semicircular ends are folded out?
A. 30 + 6pi square feet
B. 30 + 9pi square feet
C. 36pi square feet
D. 39pi square feet - Answer-B
Students in a fifth-grade class draw a 1 unit by 1 unit square on a piece of paper, cut the
square out, and use a scale to find its mass. The students then draw various irregular
shapes on the same type of paper, cut them out, and find their masses, and compare
them with the mass of the square. This activity is an example of using:
A. indirect measurement to determine area
B. direct measurement to determine area
C. indirect measurement to determine perimeter
D. direct measurement to determine perimeter - Answer-A
a curve in a plane surrounding two focal points such that the sum of the distances to the
two focal points is constant for every point on the curve - Answer-ellipse
The use of a balance and two different shapes would be most appropriate in promoting
students' skills in which of the following areas?
A. equations in two variables
B. volumes of irregular solids
C. decimals and percentages
D. negative and positive integers - Answer-A
If the pattern continues, what will be the sixth term in the sequence?
, 1/3 , 5/3 , 13/3, 29/3, ___ , ___?
A. 58/3
B. 61/3
C. 122/3
D. 125/3 - Answer-D
Given the two equations below, what is the value of b in terms of c?
2a = 2b + 6
a = 3c
A. b = 2c - 6
B. b = 3c - 3
C. b = 6c + 6
D. b = 3c + 6 - Answer-B
A small company wants to produce toy robots. The company determines that they will
have an initial investment of $10,000 for equipment and tools and that each robot will
cost an additional $15 to make. If n equals the number of toy robots made, which of the
following functions gives the total cost, C(n), of producing n robots?
A. C(n) = 10,000n + 15n
B. C(n) = 10,000n + 15
C. C(n) = 10,000 + 15n
D. C(n) = 10,000 + 15 + n - Answer-C
A box of cookies contains 8 chocolate chip cookies, 12 peanut butter cookies, and 4
oatmeal cookies. A child randomly selects 2 cookies, one at a time. Which of the
following expressions represents the probability that both cookies will be peanut butter?
A. 12/24 + 12/23
B. 1/12 + 1/11
C. 12/24 x 11/23
D. 1/12 x 1/11 - Answer-C
A teacher would like to have an activity in which students can compare a theoretical
probability with an experimental probability. Answering which of the following questions
would be most appropriate for this activity?
A. What is the probability that a student in the school selected at random will be wearing
a red shirt?
B. What is the probability that a six-sided number cube will come up 5 when rolled?
C. What is the probability of correctly guessing a number between 1 and 1000?
MATHEMATICS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Twenty-seven cubic centimeters is equivalent to how many liters?
A. 0.03 liters
B. 0.027 liters
C. 0.003 liters
D. 0.0027 liters - Answer-B
A table has a rectangular center portion and two semicircular ends that can be folded
out to increase its size. When the ends are folded down, the rectangular portion has a
length of 5 feet and an area of 30 square feet. Which of the following expressions
represents the area of the table when the semicircular ends are folded out?
A. 30 + 6pi square feet
B. 30 + 9pi square feet
C. 36pi square feet
D. 39pi square feet - Answer-B
Students in a fifth-grade class draw a 1 unit by 1 unit square on a piece of paper, cut the
square out, and use a scale to find its mass. The students then draw various irregular
shapes on the same type of paper, cut them out, and find their masses, and compare
them with the mass of the square. This activity is an example of using:
A. indirect measurement to determine area
B. direct measurement to determine area
C. indirect measurement to determine perimeter
D. direct measurement to determine perimeter - Answer-A
a curve in a plane surrounding two focal points such that the sum of the distances to the
two focal points is constant for every point on the curve - Answer-ellipse
The use of a balance and two different shapes would be most appropriate in promoting
students' skills in which of the following areas?
A. equations in two variables
B. volumes of irregular solids
C. decimals and percentages
D. negative and positive integers - Answer-A
If the pattern continues, what will be the sixth term in the sequence?
, 1/3 , 5/3 , 13/3, 29/3, ___ , ___?
A. 58/3
B. 61/3
C. 122/3
D. 125/3 - Answer-D
Given the two equations below, what is the value of b in terms of c?
2a = 2b + 6
a = 3c
A. b = 2c - 6
B. b = 3c - 3
C. b = 6c + 6
D. b = 3c + 6 - Answer-B
A small company wants to produce toy robots. The company determines that they will
have an initial investment of $10,000 for equipment and tools and that each robot will
cost an additional $15 to make. If n equals the number of toy robots made, which of the
following functions gives the total cost, C(n), of producing n robots?
A. C(n) = 10,000n + 15n
B. C(n) = 10,000n + 15
C. C(n) = 10,000 + 15n
D. C(n) = 10,000 + 15 + n - Answer-C
A box of cookies contains 8 chocolate chip cookies, 12 peanut butter cookies, and 4
oatmeal cookies. A child randomly selects 2 cookies, one at a time. Which of the
following expressions represents the probability that both cookies will be peanut butter?
A. 12/24 + 12/23
B. 1/12 + 1/11
C. 12/24 x 11/23
D. 1/12 x 1/11 - Answer-C
A teacher would like to have an activity in which students can compare a theoretical
probability with an experimental probability. Answering which of the following questions
would be most appropriate for this activity?
A. What is the probability that a student in the school selected at random will be wearing
a red shirt?
B. What is the probability that a six-sided number cube will come up 5 when rolled?
C. What is the probability of correctly guessing a number between 1 and 1000?
