PSSA PREP

1. What is another name for 8,488?A. 8 thousands, 8 hundreds, 4 tens, 8 ones

B. 8 thousands, 4 hundreds, 8 tens, 8 ones

C. 4 thousands, 8 hundreds, 8 tens, 8 ones

D. 8 thousands, 8 hundreds, 8 tens, 8 ones

2. I am the number that is 100 greater than 3,362. What number am I?

3. Round to the nearest thousand.a. 3,679________

b. 6,213________

Round to the nearest hundred.a. 921________

b. 662________

4. Use estimation to find which of these is closest to a thousand.

a. 591 + 573

b. 499 + 409

c. 392 + 589

d. 913 + 183

5. Estimate the answer to this problem by rounding.

12 x 78

a. 700

b. 800

c. 600

d. 500

6. Use estimation to find out which of these is closest to 500.

a. 751 – 231=

b. 735 – 249=

c. 602 – 153=

d. 593 – 170=

7. Which number sentence would you use to estimate the problem?

1,498 – 575

a. 1,400 – 600

b. 2,000 – 500

c. 1,500 – 600

d. 1,000 – 500

8. A student bought a pen and received two dimes, one nickel and one penny as change. The pen cost $1.25. How much money did the student give to the cashier?

a. $1.51

b. $1.25

c. $.99

d. $.25

9. Jill went jogging at 4:20P.M. she jogged for 35 minutes. What time was it when she was finished?

a. 5:05P.M.

b. 4:50P.M.

c. 4:55P.M.

d. 10:55P.M.

10. Tia was helping out in her dad’s shoe store. She thinks that the store sells more of some sizes than others. Answer the question below about how Tia can find out if this is true?

What could Tia do to find out what size shoes are sold each day?a. ask everyone in the store what size shoe they wearb. count all of the shoe boxes at the end of every dayc. find the average number of customers in the store each dayd. make a tally of the size of each pair of shoes as they are sold.

11. 28, 153 - 17, 745

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12. 84,542

- 9,368

________

13. 74

x 36

________

14. 543

x 65

_________

15. Add 29.04 + 7.9=

16. This week Mara ran a race four-tenths of a second faster than last week. Which shows four-tenths?

a. 0.004

b. 0.04

c. 0.4

d. 4.0

17. Josh’s favorite class is science. Science begins at 9:20 A.M. and ends at 10:40 A.M. How long is science class?

Explain how to find this answer.

18. Which number is missing from this table? The rule is subtract 5.

a. 1b. 3c. 5d. 8

INPUT OUTPUT

5 0

6 1

8 ?

14 9

19. Kylie earns $6 an hour at a restaurant. On Saturday, he worked for 8 hours. He also made $12 in tips. How much did Kylie earn on Saturday?

a. $26

b. $60

c. $80

d. $102

20. Xander’s couch is 60 inches long. How many feet long is the couch?

a. 2

b. 3

c. 4

d. 5

21. What are the first five multiples of 8?

a. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

b. 8, 12, 16, 20, 24

c. 8, 13, 18, 23, 28

d. 8, 16, 24, 32, 40

22. Which figure has eight angles?

a. hexagon

b. octagon

c. pentagon

d. quadrilateral

23. A scale reads 3 kilograms. Which object is most likely on the scale?

a. adult

b. eraser

c. kitten

d. sandwich

24. If these numbers are ordered from least to greatest, which number is second on the list?

7,306, 7,315, 7,238, 7,309

25. 1.07 – 0.85 = _______

a. 0.22

b. 0.32

c. 0.82

d. 1.22

26. What fraction does the shaded part of this model represent?

a. 3/8b. 3/5c. 5/8d. 8/5

27. If a movie starts at 5:19 P.M. and ends at 6:56 P.M. How long is the movie?

a. 57 minutes

b. 1 hour 23 minutes

c. 1 hour 37 minutes

d. 1 hour 43 minutes

28. What is the rule for this pattern?

67, 59, 51, 43, 35

a. Add 7.

b. Subtract 8.

c. Subtract 9.

d. Multiply by 3.

29. Which answer choice shows a set of data that has a median greater than the mode?

a. 4, 2, 5, 3, 4

b. 2, 2, 4, 5, 3

c. 3, 5, 5, 2, 1

d. 1, 4, 4, 2, 4

30. The expanded form of a number is 9,000 + 700 + 6. What is the number?

a. 769

b. 976

c. 9,706

d. 9,760

31. Maria has brown boots and black boots. She has blue, red, and yellow socks. How many different combinations can she make by putting together one set of boots with one pair of socks?

a. 5

b. 6

c. 8

d. 12

32. What number is missing from this pattern?

19, 16, ____, 10, 7, 4

a. 11

b. 13

c. 14

d. 15

33. Stephen read this many books during the first six months of school: 5, 4, 4, 7, 1, and 3. What is the mean number of books he read?

a. 4

b. 5

c. 6

d. 7

34. Jenny finished biking at 7:45. He rode his bike for 1 hour 14 minutes. What time did he start biking?

a. 6:31

b. 6:39

c. 6:41

d. 6:59

35. Tyler bakes 6 trays of muffins. Each tray holds 12 muffins. She then splits the total equally into three baskets. How many muffins are in each basket?

a. 6

b. 12

c. 24

d. 69

36. The table below shows the cost to buy tokens at the school fair.

Price of Tokens

Each token costs $.035. How much will

it cost to buy 7 tokens?

A. $1.40

B. $2.10

C. $2.35

D. $2.45

Number of Tokens Cost

3 $1.05

4 $1.40

5 $1.75

6

7

37. Use the pattern below to answer the question.

X X X X * X X X * X X *

Which pattern below follows the same rule?

A. 000 S 000 S 00 S

B. 0000 S 000 S 0 S

C. 0000 S 00 S 00 S

D. 0000 S 000 S 00 S

38. The number of CDs in Cody’s CD case is shown below.

Without looking, Cody takes one CD out of his case. What is the chance that it will be a jazz CD?

A. 1/27B. 1/12C. 12/27D. 12/15

Number Type of CD

7 Classical

12 Jazz

3 Country

5 Folk

39. Which time is the same as 8:45?

A. half past eight

B. 10 minutes before nine

C. quarter to nine

D. 9:15

40. A band sold 28,497 concert tickets on Saturday and 9,849 tickets on Sunday. Which choice best estimates how many more tickets they sold on Saturday than Sunday?

A. 10,000

B. 15,000

C. 20,000

D. 25,000

41. Which symbol makes the number sentence true?

3 x 4 ____ 10

A. <

B. >

C. =

D. x

42.Which number sentence can be used to solve this problem?

Val runs 5 miles each day. How many miles can she run in a week?

A. 5 + 7 = _____B. 7 – 5 = _____C. 5 x 7 = _____D. 7 x 7 = _____

43. This table shows the number of students at Bakersfield School. What is the best prediction for the number of students in 2007?

A. 490B. 495C. 500D. 505

Year Number of Students

2003 445

2004 460

2005 475

2006 490

44. Write about how you solved problem 43.

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1. Which number sentence can be used to solve this problem?

Val runs 5 miles each day. How many miles can she run in a week?

A. 5 + 7 = mB. 7 – 5 = mC. 5 x 7 = mD. 7 x 7 = m

m = _____

2. Which number sentence can be used to solve this problem?

There are 15 water bottles in the cooler. Some more water bottles are added. Now there are 40 water bottles.

A. 15 + 40 = bB. 15 – b = 40C. 15 + b = 40D. 15 x b = 40

b = _____

3. Which number sentence can be used to solve this problem?

Blair had some stickers. His brother gave him 10 stickers. Now Blair has 30 stickers.

A. s + 10 = 30B. s - 10 = 30C. 30 + 10 = sD. 10 x 30 = s

s = _____

4. Which number sentence can be used to solve this problem?

Bob had 8 hats. He bought 6 more hats. How many hats does Bob have?

A. 8 - 6 = hB. 8 x 6 = hC. 8 ÷ 6 = h D. 8 + 6 = h

h = _____

5. Which number sentence can be used to solve this problem?

There are some students in the class. Four more students are added to the class. Now there are 25 students in the class.

A. 25 + 4 = sB. 25 - 4 = sC. 4 x 25 = s D. s + 4 = 25

s = _____

6. Kylie earns $6 an hour at a restaurant. On Saturday, he worked for 8 hours. He also made $12 in tips. How much did Kylie earn on Saturday?

a. $26b. $60c. $80d. $102

7. Tyler bakes 6 trays of muffins. Each tray holds 12 muffins. She then splits the total equally into three baskets. How many muffins are in each basket?

a. 6b. 12c. 24d. 69

8. Which symbol makes the number sentence true?

3 x 4 ____ 10

A. <

B. >

C. =

D. x

9. What is the rule for this pattern?

67, 59, 51, 43, 35

a. Add 7.

b. Subtract 8.

c. Subtract 9.

d. Multiply by 3.

10. Which number is missing from this table? The rule is subtract 5.

a.1b.3c.5d.8

INPUT OUTPUT

5 0

6 1

8

14 9