Practice Mini-Test – Unit 2: Place Value & Measurement

Dan worked more or less than 2 hours, and by how much? Dan’s teacher said homework should take 2 hours. Last week Dan worked for 172 minutes. (1 hour = 60 min)

• Dan worked more than 2 hours, by 52 minutes.

• Dan worked less than 2 hours, by 15 minutes.

• Dan worked more than 2 hours, by 10 minutes.

• Dan worked less than 2 hours, by 45 minutes.

Courtney says her dog Duke (3 ft 8 in) is longer than Sammy (42 in) and Fido (3 ft). Wesley says Sammy is the longest. Who is correct? ( 1 foot = 12 inches)

• neither is correct

• Wesley is correct

• Both are correct

• courtney is correct

Look at the number 85.52. The relationship between the two 5s is:

• They are equal in value.

• the 5 in the tens place is 1 times greater than the one in the tenths

• the 5 in the tens place is 10 times greater than the one in the tenths

• the 5 in the tens place is 100 times greater than the one in the tenths

Julie walked 0.9 km to the grocery store and then 300 m to her mom’s office. How many meters did she walk in all? (1 meter = 1000 km)

• 10 meters

• 12 meters

• 120 meters

• 1200

A bag of sand weighs 5 kilograms. How many grams is that? ( 1 gram = 1000 km)

• 50 g

• 500 g

• 5,000 g

• 50,000 g

Write the number from this expression in standard form: (3×10,000)+(6×1,000)+(7×100)+(4×10)+(8×1)+(2×0.1)+(5×0.01)

• 37,418.21

• 36,748.25

• 37,428.15

• 37,418.12

In which number does the 7 have a smaller value: 7,432 or 4,072?

• 4,072

• 7,432

• Both numbers have the same value for 7.

• The value of 7 cannot be determined from the given numbers.

A group of students drank 32 pints of milk. How many gallons is that? ( 1 gallon = 8 pints)

• 4 gallons

• 2 gallons

• 6 gallons

• 8 gallons

The Georgia State Capitol building is 2.72 × 10² feet tall. What is its height in standard form?

• 2.72 ft

• 27.2 ft

• 272 ft

• 2,720 ft

Parker runs 500 m, hops 20 m, and dribbles a ball 100 m.
Question: How many kilometers is the obstacle course? (1 meter = 1000 kilometers)

• 0.62 kilometers

• 1.5 kilometers

• 2.0 kilometers

• 0.25 kilometers