Math Beginning of the Year Assessment

Which answer has ALL the correct factors for 18?

• 1,18,2,9,3,6

• 1,18,9,2

• 18,36,54

• 12,36,18

Which lists some of the multiples of 7?

• 7,14,21,28

• 13,15,17,19

• 7,15,21,28

• 21,32,60

Which is a story problem for 6 x 7 = 42

• Tony has 6 times as many toys as Lucy

• How many more cars did Steven have if he has 5 times more than his brother?

• Lauren had 6 pieces of candy. Her sister had 7 times as many pieces of candy as her. How many pieces of candy did Lauren's sister have?

• Sally had 6 pencils her sister had 42 times as many pencils as she did. How many pencils did her sister have?

Samantha and her mom made 56 cookies for the bake sale. They divided all of the cookies evenly on 8 plates. How many cookies were there on each plate?

• 8 cookies

• 10 cookies

• 7 cookies

• 4 cookies

There are 27 kids traveling to the zoo in mini-buses. Each bus is able to carry 9 kids. How many buses are needed?

• 4 buses

• 9 buses

• 2 buses

• 3 buses

Bob has to multiply 3 x 2 x 4. He says He will multiply 2 x 4 first to get 8, and then multiply 8 by 3 because it’s an easy way to solve the problem. Jessica says Bob has to multiply 3 x 2 first because that is the order of the numbers in the problem. Who do you agree with, Bob or Jessica? Why?

• Bob because the order doesn't matter

• Jessica because the order that you multiple matters

The equation 9 × 7 = 63 can mean:

• 9 folders and 7 folders together are 63 folders

• 9 erasers divided into 7 groups is 63 erasers

• 63 crayons are 9 times the 7 crayons at the green table

• The difference between 9 binders and 7 markers is 63

Which equation that best represent this situation: Jalen picked 20 flowers. That is 4 times as many as his little brother, Andre, picked. How many flowers did Andre pick? (In the equations below, f stands for Andre’s flowers.)

• 20 × 4 = f

• 20 = 4 × f

• 20 ÷ 5 = 4

• 20 – 4 = f

David is 12 years old. David’s grandma is 5 times older than David. How old is David’s grandma?

• 50 years old

• 62 years old

• 60 years old

• 70 years old

Zinnia is planting her garden. She made 9 rows for carrots. She put 28 carrot seeds in each row. How many carrot seeds did she plant?

• 200 carrot seeds

• 251 carrot seeds

• 252 carrot seeds

• 182 carrot seeds