Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? SC Ready Sample Questions

A student is writing an opinion paper about watching television. Read the opinion.

Many adults think that children spend too much time watching TV, but not all TV shows are bad. There are many television programs that are educational. People can learn about places they have never been, discover facts about animals, or even learn how to cook! TV can also be entertaining. Watching shows that are funny or exciting is a perfect way for people to relax. These are just a few of the benefits of watching TV. So, next time you tune in to your favorite show, think about all the interesting things you are learning.

Which sentence should be included in the writing to clearly state the student’s opinion about television?

• I have learned lots of information by watching TV.

• Many adults think that watching TV is a waste of time.

• Most children enjoy watching educational TV programs.

• I believe watching TV can actually be good for children.

A student is doing research on sea turtles. Read the paragraph from the source.

Sea turtles lay eggs. A mother turtle finds a place on land to make a nest. She digs a hole in the sand or dirt on a beach, lays her eggs, and then buries them. The mother leaves the eggs and returns to the water. Weeks later, the eggs hatch. The baby turtles climb out of the nest and make their way to the ocean. They must avoid predators, such as sea birds. If these newborn turtles make it to the ocean, they start a “swimming frenzy” to move miles away into deeper waters.

If the student used information from this source, which title would best describe the topic of the report?

• Sea Turtles Love to Swim

• Life Begins for Sea Turtles

• Sea Turtle Nests

• How to Find Sea Turtle Eggs

Ms. Kren is reading a book with 524 pages. How many pages are in Ms. Kren’s book rounded to the nearest ten?

• 500

• 510

• 520

• 530

Amir is filling a garden with dirt using a bucket.

One bucket of dirt fills 1/10 of the garden.

So far, he has filled 8/10 of the garden with dirt.

How many buckets of dirt has Amir put into the garden so far?

• 1/10

• 8/10

• 1

• 8

A student is writing a report about clouds. Read the information from the source.

Clouds are large collections of tiny water droplets or ice crystals. These droplets are so light that they float in the air. Heat from the sun causes the water in oceans, lakes, and rivers to evaporate, or become a gas. As the gas cools, it rises, and the water droplets begin to stick together. Millions of these tiny water droplets create the clouds we see in the sky.

Which subheading would best describe the information from this source?

• How Clouds Form

• Types of Clouds

• How Clouds Move

• Using Clouds to Predict Weather

Read the sentences.

People visiting Myrtle Beach may want to think before riding the huge Ferris wheel. It soars about 200 feet above the Atlantic Ocean.

Which conjunction correctly combines the two sentences?

• People visiting Myrtle Beach may want to think before riding the huge Ferris wheel since it soars about 200 feet above the Atlantic Ocean.

• People visiting Myrtle Beach may want to think before riding the huge Ferris wheel even though it soars about 200 feet above the Atlantic Ocean.

• People visiting Myrtle Beach may want to think before riding the huge Ferris wheel as long as it soars about 200 feet above the Atlantic Ocean.

• People visiting Myrtle Beach may want to think before riding the huge Ferris wheel whenever it soars about 200 feet above the Atlantic Ocean.

Caroline writes down the number of minutes since she was born. She notices the digit 6 shows up twice. The value of one 6 is 10 times the value of the other 6.

Which could be the number of minutes since Caroline was born?

• 3,966,840

• 4,600,060

• 4,762,651

• 5,106,846

Drew starts a book that has 474 pages. He finishes the book in 6 days. He reads 48 pages on each of the first 2 days. He reads 125 pages on each of the next 2 days. He reads p pages on each of the last 2 days.

Which equation can be used to find p, the number of pages Drew reads on each of the last 2 days?

• 48 + 125 + p = 474

• (48 × 2) + (125 × 2) + p = 474

• (48 × 2) + (125 × 2) +

  (p × 2) = 474

• (48 × 2) + (125 × 2) +

  (p × 2) = (474 × 2)

A student is writing an argument for the school newsletter. Read the paragraph.

Last week, the student council asked fifth-grade students to provide suggestions for ways to improve our school. Many students said that they would like to have options available at lunch. We would like to request the addition of a salad bar and a filtered water station to our cafeteria for next school year.

Which would be the best concluding sentence to the paragraph?

• Most students need to drink more water.

• Most students would enjoy a fresh, healthy salad bar.

• This would help students make better choices.

• These additions would be a great start for improving our school.

Which sentence uses an apostrophe correctly?

• My mom joined a womens’ basketball team last week.

• Learning to surf can be full of both failure and success’s.

• The summer thunderstorm’s brought much-needed water to the prairie.

• My neighbor’s early-morning habit is to walk his dog on the nature trail.