2023 math benchmark review

There are 25 red flowers in a field. There are 71 yellow flowers in another field. How many more yellow flowers are there in the field than red flowers?

• 56

• 46

• 54

• 44

Answer explanation

When subtracting you must always start with the larger number.

In the ones place, you have more on the floor, meaning you must borrow from next door to solve correctly.

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

Harper is saving money from her dog walking job. She gets 7 dollars each week. How much will she have saved by week 5?

• $35

• $14

• $33

• $36

Answer explanation

add $7 for each week she's been saving

7+7+7+7+7

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Look at the clock. If Ms. Smart is fast asleep, what time is it?

• 8:53 am

• 10:08 pm

• 10:40 pm

• 10:40 am

Answer explanation

hour hand - short

minute hand - long

count by 5s for your minutes

am - after midnight (morning)

pm - past morning (afternoon/night)

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CCSS.2.MD.C.7

John is gluing pasta to a picture frame. He has two different types of pasta. One is 3 inches long, the other is 1 inch long.

John glues the longer pasta along the top of the frame and the shorter pasta along the bottom of the frame. Which pasta will he end up using more of?

• He will use the same amount on the top and bottom of the fram

• He will use more long pasta on the frame.

• He will use more short pasta on the frame.

Answer explanation

He will use more short pasta because the shorter the length of the object used, the more you need to cover the same amount of distance.

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CCSS.2.MD.A.4

Look at the toy cars. If one toy cars is about 2 inches long. About how long are all of the toy cars together?

• 4 inches

• 6 inches

• 8 centimeters

• 8 inches

Answer explanation

If one is 2 inches, then you would be adding 2+2+2+2

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CCSS.2.MD.A.3

Determine the length of the gate.

• 4 cm.

• 7 in.

• 4 in.

• 7 cm.

Answer explanation

Units on the ruler show we are measuring in centimeters.

Since the gate does not start at the zero mark, you must start at the 3 mark and count up.

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CCSS.2.MD.A.3

These shapes are all ________.

• quadrilaterals

• triangles

• hexagons

• octagons

Answer explanation

each shape has 8 sides, even though the look different

"octa" like octopus

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CCSS.2.G.A.1

A rectangular prism has 6 vertices.

• true

• false

Answer explanation

vertices - corner where 3 faces meet

How many do they actually have?

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CCSS.6.G.A.4

Kelcie collected 28 marbles. She put the marbles into groups of 4. How many marbles were in each group? Draw an array to solve.

• 28

• 7

• 4

• You cannot divide equally.

Answer explanation

28 = whole

4 = part

? = part

We have to divide evenly. Draw an array with rows of 4 until you get to your whole. How many rows did you draw?

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CCSS.2.OA.C.4

There were 4 flowers. Each flower had 6 petals. How many flower petals were there in all? Draw groups and solve.

• 24

• 25

• 22

• 36

Answer explanation

draw 4 groups of 6

6+6+6+6

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CCSS.2.OA.C.4