STAAR Test Prep 2021

Victor bought 36 eggs at a grocery store. The eggs were in cartons with 12 eggs in each carton. Which model best represents the number of cartons of eggs Victor bought?

• Model A

• Model B

• Model C

• Model D

Answer explanation

Victor bought 36 eggs, with 12 eggs in each carton. The number of cartons can be found by dividing the total number of eggs by the number of eggs in each carton. Therefore, Victor bought 3 cartons of eggs, which is represented by Model B.

Three friends divided three pizzas into pieces. The shaded parts of the models represent the pieces that the friends ate. Which statement describes the fraction of a pizza that one of the friends ate?

• Diego ate 1/2 of a pizza, because he ate the largest piece of his 2 pieces.

• Victoria ate 1/3 of a pizza, because she ate 1 piece and had 3 equal-size pieces left over.

• Wesley ate 1/2 of a pizza, because he ate 1 piece of his 2 equal-size pieces.

• Victoria ate 1/3 of a pizza, because she ate 1 piece and had 3 pieces left over.

Answer explanation

Victoria ate 1/3 of a pizza, as she ate 1 piece and had 3 equal-size pieces left over.

A theater sold tickets for three movies. The table shows the number of tickets sold for each movie. What was the total number of tickets the theater sold for these three movies?

• 476

• 366

• 376

• 473

Answer explanation

The theater sold a total of 376 tickets for these three movies. This is the correct choice.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Owen received the coins and bills shown when he sold lemonade. What is the value of the coins and bills Owen received?

• $8.85

• $9.00

• $9.10

• $8.90

Answer explanation

The value of the coins and bills Owen received is $9.10, which is the correct choice.

An expression is shown: 70 + 2 + 900. What number is equivalent to this expression? Record your answer below.

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.A.3

The bar graph shows the number of math problems each of five students completed during math class. Which list matches the data in the bar graph?

• Jeff: 6, Amber: 24, Gary: 8, Farrah: 14, Steve: 20

• Jeff: 6, Amber: 24, Gary: 9, Farrah: 15, Steve: 21

• Jeff: 9, Amber: 24, Gary: 6, Farrah: 15, Steve: 21

• Jeff: 6, Amber: 21, Gary: 9, Farrah: 15, Steve: 24

Answer explanation

The correct list is Jeff: 6, Amber: 24, Gary: 9, Farrah: 15, Steve: 21. It matches the data in the bar graph.

Tags

CCSS.HSN.VM.C.6

Workers at a school are covering a rectangular patio with square tiles. Each square tile has an area of 1 square yard. The figure shows the part of the patio that has already been covered with square tiles.

• 105 square yards

• 90 square yards

• 98 square yards

• 84 square yards

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 98 square yards because the area of the covered patio is equal to the sum of the areas of the square tiles, which is 98 square yards.

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.C.5A

The table shows the number of snow cones sold at a shop on each of three days. Which answer choice is the best estimate of the total number of snow cones sold on these three days?

• 600

• 700

• 900

• 800

Answer explanation

The best estimate of the total number of snow cones sold on these three days is 700, as it is the correct answer choice.

The side lengths of a rectangular mirror are shown in inches. What is the perimeter of the mirror in inches?

• 72 in.

• 46 in.

• 74 in.

• 92 in.

Answer explanation

The perimeter of a rectangle is calculated by adding all four sides. Since the given answer choice '72 in.' matches the side lengths of the mirror, it is the correct choice.

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.3

Miriam had 63 flowers and 9 vases. She threw away 9 flowers that had broken stems. She put an equal number of all the flowers she had left into each vase. What is the greatest number of flowers Miriam put into each vase?

• 2

• 7

• 8

• 6

Answer explanation

Miriam had 63 flowers and 9 vases. After throwing away 9 flowers, she divided the remaining flowers equally among the vases. The greatest number of flowers she put into each vase is 8, as it evenly divides 54 flowers.

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8