EC-6 Math Practice Test
A teacher has presented adding fractions to her class and they have used manipulative
to gain a basic understanding. What is the next step in the learning process? - answer
Give the students fraction addition problems using numbers instead of manipulatives.
A local school district requires all fourth graders to complete a 20-minute test containing
200 multiple choice mathematics problems. Students are not expected to complete all of
the questions, but are graded on the number they are able to get correct in the time
limit. What component of mathematics fluency is most likely the goal of this type of
assessment? - answerRate
Base ten blocs can be used to represent an algorithm. Which expression best
represents an algorithm based on the blocks shown? - answer100 + 36
Jim enrolled in a new gym membership this year which required a $50 membership fee
and a $70 monthly fee. Jim wrote an equation in the form of y=mx+b to find the total
amount he has spent on his gym membership this year. What is the meaning of the $70
monthly fee in his equation. - answer70 is the slope of the line
Many students reach an incorrect answer when multiplying two digit numbers, as shown
in the work here. Which of the following is most likely the error made by students? -
answerThe 20 composed from multiplication of 3 ones and 7 ones was not carried and
therefore caused the error in the final answer.
A class is learning about proportions and ratios, so the teacher decides to look at the
students in the local high school. There are 500-600 students and 29-32% of the
student body participates in athletics. Which of the following is the most reasonable
estimate of the number of students who are considered athletes? - answer175
Students are separating costs of running a concession stand into expenses that depend
on sales volume and those that do not. What concept does the teacher want students to
understand through this activity? - answerFixed and variable expenses
Based on the figure which of the following is true? - answerLine EF is the transversal of
lines AB and CD
Mrs. Wilhelm is teaching a lesson on surface area. Everytime a studet raises their hand
to answer, Mrs. Wilhelm addresses them by name and says that she appreciates how
they participate in class. She also offers small candies for challenge questions. Which
learning theory best matches Mrs. Wilhelm's teaching method? - answerBehaviorism
learning theory
, After completing a unit on graphing data, students are given the table above and asked
what type of graph is appropriate for displaying this data. What should they use? -
answercircle graph
Matthias wants to find 20% of 70, using mental math. which of the following numbers is
best for Matthias to use to multiply by 70 to find the correct answer? - answer0.2
What is the perimeter of a square with an area of 81 cm2? - answer36cm
Which culture is credited with developing the use of negative numbers? -
answerchinese
If there are 300 students in the grade, how many more students prefer chocolate ice
cream to vanilla? - answer54
Ginny and Carter are learning about probability and their teacher hands them a bag with
18 marbles and 10 green marbles. Ginny draws 2 red marbles and keeps them on her
desk. Carter wants to draw green marbles on his turn.
How did the probability of drawing a green marble change from when ginny drew her
marbles to when carter will draw? - answerThe probability of drawing a green marble
increased
Student groups are given a six-sided die, with each side labeled a number 1- 6. Each
student group rolls the die 75 times and records the number that is rolled. If there are 8
groups of students participating in this activity, which of the following is most likely the
total number of times a 4 was rolled? - answer98
Students in Mrs. Wilson's class have mastered multiplication and have been introduced
to division. Mrs. Wilson gave a test over introductory concepts in division and found that
a number of students struggled. Which of the following strategies is best to help improve
the students understanding of division? - answeruse manipulatives to model division
and connect it to multiplication
In which of the following situations is estimation least appropriate? - answera mother
given medication to her child with a cough
Which of the following equations is in point-slope form? - answery-y1=m(x-x1)
Which of the following is a correct factor tree for the prime factorization of the given
number? - answer27 - 3x9
9 - 3x3
Anthony sold x boxes of popcorn for $6.00 per box for his cub scout troop. Which
expression will help him determine the amount of money he earned for his troop? -
answer6x
A teacher has presented adding fractions to her class and they have used manipulative
to gain a basic understanding. What is the next step in the learning process? - answer
Give the students fraction addition problems using numbers instead of manipulatives.
A local school district requires all fourth graders to complete a 20-minute test containing
200 multiple choice mathematics problems. Students are not expected to complete all of
the questions, but are graded on the number they are able to get correct in the time
limit. What component of mathematics fluency is most likely the goal of this type of
assessment? - answerRate
Base ten blocs can be used to represent an algorithm. Which expression best
represents an algorithm based on the blocks shown? - answer100 + 36
Jim enrolled in a new gym membership this year which required a $50 membership fee
and a $70 monthly fee. Jim wrote an equation in the form of y=mx+b to find the total
amount he has spent on his gym membership this year. What is the meaning of the $70
monthly fee in his equation. - answer70 is the slope of the line
Many students reach an incorrect answer when multiplying two digit numbers, as shown
in the work here. Which of the following is most likely the error made by students? -
answerThe 20 composed from multiplication of 3 ones and 7 ones was not carried and
therefore caused the error in the final answer.
A class is learning about proportions and ratios, so the teacher decides to look at the
students in the local high school. There are 500-600 students and 29-32% of the
student body participates in athletics. Which of the following is the most reasonable
estimate of the number of students who are considered athletes? - answer175
Students are separating costs of running a concession stand into expenses that depend
on sales volume and those that do not. What concept does the teacher want students to
understand through this activity? - answerFixed and variable expenses
Based on the figure which of the following is true? - answerLine EF is the transversal of
lines AB and CD
Mrs. Wilhelm is teaching a lesson on surface area. Everytime a studet raises their hand
to answer, Mrs. Wilhelm addresses them by name and says that she appreciates how
they participate in class. She also offers small candies for challenge questions. Which
learning theory best matches Mrs. Wilhelm's teaching method? - answerBehaviorism
learning theory
, After completing a unit on graphing data, students are given the table above and asked
what type of graph is appropriate for displaying this data. What should they use? -
answercircle graph
Matthias wants to find 20% of 70, using mental math. which of the following numbers is
best for Matthias to use to multiply by 70 to find the correct answer? - answer0.2
What is the perimeter of a square with an area of 81 cm2? - answer36cm
Which culture is credited with developing the use of negative numbers? -
answerchinese
If there are 300 students in the grade, how many more students prefer chocolate ice
cream to vanilla? - answer54
Ginny and Carter are learning about probability and their teacher hands them a bag with
18 marbles and 10 green marbles. Ginny draws 2 red marbles and keeps them on her
desk. Carter wants to draw green marbles on his turn.
How did the probability of drawing a green marble change from when ginny drew her
marbles to when carter will draw? - answerThe probability of drawing a green marble
increased
Student groups are given a six-sided die, with each side labeled a number 1- 6. Each
student group rolls the die 75 times and records the number that is rolled. If there are 8
groups of students participating in this activity, which of the following is most likely the
total number of times a 4 was rolled? - answer98
Students in Mrs. Wilson's class have mastered multiplication and have been introduced
to division. Mrs. Wilson gave a test over introductory concepts in division and found that
a number of students struggled. Which of the following strategies is best to help improve
the students understanding of division? - answeruse manipulatives to model division
and connect it to multiplication
In which of the following situations is estimation least appropriate? - answera mother
given medication to her child with a cough
Which of the following equations is in point-slope form? - answery-y1=m(x-x1)
Which of the following is a correct factor tree for the prime factorization of the given
number? - answer27 - 3x9
9 - 3x3
Anthony sold x boxes of popcorn for $6.00 per box for his cub scout troop. Which
expression will help him determine the amount of money he earned for his troop? -
answer6x
