Continental Math League Practice
Authored by Lindsey Goodwin
Mathematics
4th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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This quiz focuses on advanced problem-solving and mathematical reasoning skills appropriate for grades 4-6, with some problems extending into middle school complexity. The questions assess multi-step word problems, algebraic thinking, geometric visualization, and number theory concepts. Students need strong computational fluency with place value, multiplication, and division, as well as the ability to translate verbal scenarios into mathematical expressions. The problems require logical reasoning skills, such as working backwards from given conditions, understanding rate relationships, and applying systematic thinking to abstract situations. Key mathematical concepts include time calculations with elapsed intervals, ratio and proportion reasoning, custom operation definitions, remainder patterns in division, and algebraic relationship modeling with variables representing ages or quantities. Created by Lindsey Goodwin, a Mathematics teacher in the US who teaches grades 4 and 8. This quiz serves as excellent preparation for mathematical competitions like the Continental Math League, developing students' problem-solving stamina and exposure to non-routine problems. Teachers can use this as a formative assessment tool to identify students ready for enrichment opportunities, as a warm-up activity to activate higher-order thinking skills, or as homework to extend classroom learning into more challenging applications. The varied problem types make it ideal for differentiated instruction, allowing teachers to assign specific problems based on individual student readiness levels. This quiz aligns with standards 4.NBT.2 for place value understanding, 4.MD.2 for elapsed time problems, 5.OA.2 for interpreting numerical expressions, 6.EE.2 for evaluating expressions with variables, and mathematical practice standards MP1 (problem solving) and MP2 (abstract and quantitative reasoning).
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Find the sum of 12 hundreds and 12 tens
1220
1212
1320
Tags
CCSS.6.NS.B.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Pedro lives 3 miles from his Aunt's House. He can walk a mile in 17 minutes. If he leaves his house at 9:15 am, he will arrive at his Aunt's house at _______ am
9:06am
9:36 am
10:30 am
10:06 am
Tags
CCSS.6.RP.A.2
CCSS.6.RP.A.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
There are 9 children in the Hansen famil. Alice, one of the girls, has as many sisters as she has brothers. Alan one of the boys, has ________more sisters than brothers.
2
3
4
5
Tags
CCSS.6.EE.B.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
a * b measns 10 x a + b. For example, 3 * 2 = 10 x 3 + 2 = 30 + 2 = 32. How much larger is 6 * 5 then 5 * 6?
8
9
10
11
Tags
CCSS.6.EE.A.2
CCSS.6.EE.A.3
CCSS.6.EE.A.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
If 1 chicken can lay 4 eggs in 3 days, then 4 chickens can lay _______ eggs in a 30 day month?
130
140
150
160
Tags
CCSS.8.EE.C.7B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Jorge spent $42. THis is 3 times as much as Marita and Tammy spent together. Marita spent $5. How much did Tammy spend?
9
12
16
18
Tags
CCSS.7.EE.B.4A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How many triangles are there in the figure at the right?
7
11
13
17
Tags
CCSS.7.G.A.2
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