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Worksheets5th grade
Total questions: 126
Worksheet time: 3hrs 52mins
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Class
Date
1.
Write the fraction in lowest terms 2/20
a)
1/5
b)
1/20
c)
1/10
d)
2/10
2.
Convert to fraction
0.19 =
0.19 =
a)
19/19
b)
19/100
c)
100/19
d)
19/1
3.
Write 7/21 in lowest terms.
a)
1/7
b)
7/21
c)
21/7
d)
1/3
4.
4/9 x 1/5
a)
4/45
b)
4/14
c)
5/14
d)
4/40
5.
Change the improper fraction to a mixed number:
56/7
56/7
a)
6
b)
7 1/7
c)
10 1/7
d)
8
6.
Convert 1/10 to a decimal
a)
1.1
b)
1.10
c)
.01
d)
0.1
7.
3/7 x 5/7 =
a)
15/7
b)
8/7
c)
15/14
d)
15/49
8.
0.89 + 4.59
a)
.548
b)
Hot Dog
c)
5.48
d)
548
9.
Find the difference 9.28 - 0.54
a)
5.98
b)
8.34
c)
8.74
d)
9.34
10.
Find the difference
$18 - $3.55
$18 - $3.55
a)
$14.55
b)
$14.41
c)
$14.45
d)
$14.56
11.
Convert to fraction:
0.09 =
0.09 =
a)
9/100
b)
9/10
c)
90/100
d)
9
12.
a)
20 1/8
b)
19 3/8
c)
18 11/14
d)
18 1/2
13.
a)
2/18
b)
2/9
c)
6/18
d)
4/9
14.
Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?
Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?
a)
Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is
b)
Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way
c)
Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short
d)
They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area
15.
Amy opened the door to the bathroom. “What is that dripping sound? Why is the carpet wet and squishy all around the bathtub? The rest of the carpet is dry. Oh no!”
What is the problem?
What is the problem?
a)
The TV is broken.
b)
The bathtub is overflowing.
c)
There is no soap in the bathroom.
d)
The stove was left turned on.
16.
When's the best time to stop and reread a piece of text?
a)
When you come across something you don't understand
b)
When you are halfway through the text
c)
After you've already read it several times
d)
When you are finished with the entire text
17.
Infer means to look for _____________ in the story and use your knowledge.
a)
clues
b)
characters
c)
setting
d)
theme
18.
Which sentence suggests that Joanna rode her bike to school?
a)
Joannaʼs hair was a little messy when she got to school.
b)
Joanna crossed three streets on her way to school.
c)
Joanna went four blocks on her way to school.
d)
Joanna had to put her helmet inside the classroom closet.
19.
Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable," as Alice had often said.
Based on the text, how do you know Paul works in construction?
Based on the text, how do you know Paul works in construction?
a)
He has tools
b)
He goes straight up the stairs to shower
c)
His boots are muddy and his overalls are dusty
d)
He wears a hat
20.
Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable," as Alice had often said.
What type of work does Paul do?
What type of work does Paul do?
a)
A lawyer
b)
a construction worker
c)
a doctor
d)
a garbage man
21.
Crack! Thunder struck and rain poured. Max stared blankly out the window, trying to contain his emotions that raged like the weather. He was beginning to lose it. Dropping the kite from his hand, Max broke out into full sob. His mother comforted him, "There, there, Max. We'll just find something else to do." She began to unpack the picnic basket that was on the counter and offered him a sandwich. Max snapped, "I don't wanna sand-mich!" A flash from the sky lit up the living room. Boom! Mom sighed.
What lines from the text support the idea that Mom and Max were going to go on a picnic?
What lines from the text support the idea that Mom and Max were going to go on a picnic?
a)
She began to unpack the picnic basket
b)
Max stares blankly out the window
c)
Mom offers Max a sandwich
d)
His mother conforted him
22.
Round 1,855 to the nearest ten.
a)
1,860
b)
1,850
c)
1,800
d)
1,700
23.
Students are guessing the number of people living in Sandra's hometown of Grandville. She says the number of people living there rounded to the nearest thousand is 14,000. What is the fewest number of people that may be living in Grandville?
a)
13,250
b)
13,500
c)
14,250
d)
14,499
24.
Kendra wants to make 4 necklaces. Their lengths will be 37.6 cm, 39.96 cm, 37.09 cm, and 37.54 cm. What is the total length of string that Kendra will need to make them all?
a)
115.1
b)
152.19
c)
490.59
d)
4183.74
25.
John pays $0.15 per inch for some rope. How much does he pay for 7 inches of rope?
a)
1.05
b)
10.50
c)
105
d)
1050
26.
Jeff is three times the age of his sister; his sister is one-half the age of her neighbor. Her neighbor is 12 years old. How old is Jeff?
a)
5 years old
b)
6 years old
c)
15 years old
d)
18 years old
27.
Joseph's book has 270 pages. If he needs to read 45 a day during the next 4 days to finish his book, how many pages has he read already?
a)
90
b)
180
c)
225
d)
315
28.
What number could be a common denominator for these two fractions?
2/3 and 3/4
2/3 and 3/4
a)
3
b)
4
c)
7
d)
12
29.
Which of these numbers could NOT be a common denominator for these two fractions?
2/4 and 3/8
2/4 and 3/8
a)
32
b)
12
c)
8
d)
24
30.
1/4 ÷ 2 =
a)
8
b)
1/8
c)
12
d)
1/12
31.
1/6 ÷ 3 =
a)
18
b)
1/18
c)
16
d)
1/16
32.
Sheila is baking a few cakes for the bake sale for her school. Each cake requires 2 1/2 cups of sugar. How many cakes can she bake if she has 7 1/3 cups of sugar?
a)
3 1/4
b)
2
c)
44/15
d)
2 14/15
33.
What is the area of this square?
a)
25 inches
b)
25 square inches
c)
100 inches
d)
20 square inches
34.
What is the area of this parallelogram?
a)
20 sq units
b)
32 sq units
c)
40 sq units
d)
24 sq units
35.
The distance around an object is called the
a)
area
b)
perimeter
36.
How do you find the area of a rectangle?
a)
Length + Length + Length + Length
b)
Length + Width
c)
Length x Width
d)
Width x Width
37.
How do you find the perimeter of a rectangle?
a)
Length X Width
b)
Add the length of all sides of the rectangle
c)
Subtract the length of all sides of the rectangle
d)
Width X Length
38.
What is the area?
a)
5 sq units
b)
6 sq units
c)
6 units
d)
none of the above
39.
What is the perimeter?
a)
6 units
b)
10 units
c)
7 units
d)
10 sq units
40.
What is the area?
a)
35 cm
b)
30 cm
c)
35 sq cm
d)
12 cm
41.
Mrs. Davis wanted to cover the classroom with new carpet. If the length of the classroom was 12 feet and the width was 8 feet. How much carpet would she need to buy?
a)
20 feet
b)
40 ft
c)
96 square feet
d)
40 square feet
42.
True or False: The Earth is rotating while revolving around the sun while the moon is revolving around the earth
a)
True
b)
False
43.
What is the 5th Planet in our Solar System?
a)
Venus
b)
Saturn
c)
Jupiter
d)
Mars
44.
A __________ is all the living and nonliving things around you.
a)
Ecosystem
b)
Community
c)
Environment
d)
Population
45.
A _____ hunts prey.
a)
Predator
b)
Prey
c)
Consumer
46.
What is a carnivore?
a)
A living thing that eats meat only
b)
A living thing that plants
c)
there dad
d)
there mom
47.
A _____ is a carnivore.
a)
Rabbit
b)
Lion
c)
Bear
d)
Mouse
48.
What are consumers?
a)
A living things that creates energy from the sun
b)
A living that eats decomposed animals and plants
c)
An animal that earns its energy by eating producers and consumers
d)
A herbivore
49.
Which one should MOST LIKELY be on the top of the energy pyramid?
a)
Wolf
b)
Fox
c)
Owl
d)
Racoon
50.
All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
51.
Which group uses the sun's energy to make food?
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
decomposers
d)
predators
52.
What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?
a)
The insects in the habitat would increase.
b)
The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.
c)
The willow tree population would decrease.
d)
Foxes would dies due to no food source.
53.
What is 3, 450 x 30?
a)
10, 300
b)
10, 350
c)
103, 500
d)
13, 500
54.
Using this grid, what is the location of the triangle?
(HINT: x-axis first, y-axis second)
a)
(4,3)
b)
(2,3)
c)
(o,4)
d)
(3,4)
55.
What is a STAR?
a)
A twinkle, like a diamond, in the night sky
b)
A ball of fire
c)
Glowing ball of hot gas that makes its own energy and light
d)
A large spherical object in space
56.
What is a PLANET?
a)
A large object in space that orbits a star, such as the sun.
b)
A small plan that is made ahead of time
c)
An object in space
d)
A natural satellite that orbits a planet
57.
What is the HOTTEST planet?
a)
Earth
b)
Mercury
c)
Venus
d)
Mars
58.
What is the LARGEST planet?
a)
The Sun
b)
Neptune
c)
Venus
d)
Jupiter
59.
This thin layer protects the cell and regulates what substances enter and leave the cell.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell
c)
cell wall
d)
golgi body
60.
Directs all the cell's activities.
a)
mitochondria
b)
chloroplasts
c)
vacuole
d)
nucleus
61.
The phrase, "Taxation without representation," represents the views of which person or group of people:
a)
The King
b)
The British Parliament
c)
The Virginia Company of London
d)
The colonists
62.
Due to unhealthy living conditions causing diseases in Jamestown, what was the effect?
a)
The Jamestown Colony fails.
b)
The capital is moved to Richmond.
c)
The capital is moved to Williamsburg.
d)
Jamestown settlers destroy all wooden and brick buildings.
63.
What do you call someone who fought for Great Britain?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Patriot
c)
Parliament
d)
neutral
64.
What do you call someone who fought for the Colonies?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Patriots
c)
The King
d)
Parliament
65.
Which is a run-on sentence?
a)
Yesterday I went swimming, so today I will try to go fishing.
b)
Paul hoped to find the book he wanted at the library, but it had been checked out.
c)
My grandmother is very old, when she sits down she has trouble getting up again.
d)
We went on a nature hunt with my class and collected leaves, rocks, and pinecones.
66.
Which date is correctly punctuated?
a)
January 7 2001
b)
January 7, 2001
c)
January, 7, 2001
d)
January. 7. 2001
67.
Which sentence uses the correct past tense of the verb to bring?
a)
I brought my books home.
b)
I brung my books home.
c)
I brang my books home.
d)
I bring my books home.
68.
Which word is the correct plural of box?
a)
box
b)
boxies
c)
boxs
d)
boxes
69.
Which is the correct form for the contraction it is?
a)
its'
b)
its
c)
it's
d)
its's
70.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a)
Do not touch the hot stove!
b)
Who did not eat their broccoli.
c)
December is the last month in a year,
d)
Tell me where you last saw the cat hiding?
71.
Which is a sentence fragment?
a)
My sister won the swimming contest.
b)
Did you go to the swimming contest?
c)
Next Saturday, the swimming contest.
d)
Stop calling about the swimming contest.
72.
What is the theme of this story?
a)
Don't steal
b)
Look both ways before crossing the street.
c)
Necessity is the mother of invention.
d)
One good turn deserves another.
73.
What is the theme of this story?
a)
Eat your vegetables.
b)
Don't brag. Be modest.
c)
Don't talk to strangers.
d)
Necessity is the mother of invention.
74.
What is the theme of this story?
a)
Don't be greedy.
b)
Work together.
c)
Respect your elders.
d)
Don't steal.
75.
What is the theme of this story?
a)
Don't be lazy.
b)
Have as much fun as you can before you die.
c)
Don't steal.
d)
Look before you leap.
76.
Which sentence is correct?
a)
I didn't see him there did you?
b)
I didn't see him there, did you.
c)
I didn't see him there did you.
d)
I didn't see him there, did you?
77.
Which is a complete sentence?
a)
As soon as you see the side of the train.
b)
While we were waiting at the campsite.
c)
During Monday's meeting, but after the seminar.
d)
My scout leader helped me earn my badge in sewing.
78.
Which is a collection of maps?
a)
atlas
b)
book
c)
thesaurus
d)
dictionary
79.
divide this word up by syllables
dollar
dollar
a)
doll ∙ ar
b)
dol ∙ lar
c)
do ∙ llar
80.
what is the meaning of this figure of speech?
cat got your tongue!
cat got your tongue!
a)
your cat is mean
b)
you're being quiet
c)
you ate something spicy
81.
what part of speech is the colored word?
She ate a gross apple quietly in the corner.
She ate a gross apple quietly in the corner.
a)
noun
b)
verb
c)
adjective
d)
adverb
82.
what part of speech is the colored word?
She ate a gross apple quietly in the corner.
She ate a gross apple quietly in the corner.
a)
noun
b)
verb
c)
adjective
d)
adverb
83.
Which sentence is correct?
a)
"What are you eating?" asked Tom
b)
"What is you eaten asked tom?"
84.
Which sentence is correct?
a)
She have never been there before.
b)
she havent never bent their before
c)
She has never been there before.
d)
she aint ever bean they're before!
85.
what is the past tense of sleep?
a)
sleeped
b)
sleeping
c)
slept
d)
sleeper
86.
Which sentence is correct?
a)
“Are you ready,” she asked?
b)
“Are you ready?” she asked?
c)
“Are you ready?” she asked.
d)
“Are you ready” she asked.
87.
Which sentence is correct?
a)
Bill said that he would help me.
b)
Bill said, "That he would help me."
c)
Bill said, "that he would help me."
d)
Bill said ",that he would help me."
88.
Which sentence is correct?
a)
Barbara said, “let’s shovel the snow.”
b)
Barbara said “Let’s shovel the snow.”
c)
Barbara said, “Let’s shovel the snow.
d)
Barbara said, “Let’s shovel the snow.”
89.
Which sentence is correct?
a)
“That” we were informed “is a snow leopard.”
b)
“That,” we were informed, “Is a snow leopard.”
c)
“That,” we were informed, “is a snow leopard.”
d)
“That,” we were informed “is a snow leopard.”
90.
John will have to go to summer school _____ he won't be able to start high school next year.
Which word best completes the sentence?
Which word best completes the sentence?
a)
and
b)
or
c)
but
d)
so
91.
The phrase, “out of this world,” means not only “off planet Earth” but also, figuratively,
a)
on another planet’s moon.
b)
going outside the atmosphere.
c)
visiting Mars and beyond.
d)
above and beyond the usual.
92.
"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
hyperbole
93.
“The city was a jungle.” is an example of what?
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
94.
“It took a million years for Thomas to finish his homework.”
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
95.
The idiom "clam up" means
a)
to be silent
b)
to go into a shell
c)
to talk loudly
d)
to slow down
96.
The idiom "when pigs fly" means
a)
it is unlikely to happen
b)
something is wrong
c)
pigs are fast
d)
you're in trouble
97.
The idiom "ants in your pants" means
a)
you're excited or nervous
b)
there are ants nearby
c)
you are calm
d)
there is a problem
98.
At my store, colonists could buy items such as tea, spices, and candy. I am a ______.
a)
geography
b)
merchant
c)
artisan
99.
An area of land that is ruled by another country such as Jamestown is called a _____.
a)
indentured servant
b)
slavery
c)
colony
100.
Jack was a shipbuilder living in Massachusetts. He lived in a _______ colony.
a)
New England
b)
Royal
c)
Southern
101.
Which are the Middle Colonies?
a)
Main, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island
b)
Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia
c)
Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey
102.
There were people in the colonies in North America who had more power in the decisions being made by the government. Which group had the MOST power in the colonial government?
a)
wealthy landowners
b)
slaves
c)
women
103.
I have been working for many years to pay off my trip to North America. After I work off my debt, I am free. I am an _______.
a)
indentured servant
b)
slave
c)
merchant
104.
The main responsibilities of colonial women were to:
a)
run plantations and businesses
b)
teach school and prepare lessons
c)
raise children and take care of the home
105.
Why was slavery LESS important in the Middle Colonies and the New England Colonies than in the Southern Colonies?
a)
They were far behind the South in business and industry.
b)
They did not rely heavily on cash crops.
c)
Slavery was important in all of the colonial regions.
106.
The South's geographic features include:
a)
hilly mountains and rocky soil
b)
forests and moderate climate
c)
rich soil and humid climate
107.
Rivers provided_____ and ______ for the colonists.
a)
materials for homes and boating
b)
food and transportation
c)
floods and clean air
108.
What are three reasons why people came to live in America?
a)
Religious freedom, free food, and new land.
b)
Economic opportunity, freedom of speech, and for food
c)
Search for animals, religious freedom, and for money.
d)
Religious freedom, economic opportunity, and the search for silver and gold.
109.
Why did the Pilgrims come to a new land and form a settlement?
a)
They wanted to be ruled by a king in Great Britain
b)
They wanted freedom to practice their own religion
c)
They wanted to start plantations and earn money
d)
They wanted to learn from the Native Americans
110.
WHAT OCEAN IS IN THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES?
a)
ATLANTIC
b)
PACIFIC
c)
INDIAN
d)
ARCTIC
111.
How were Native Americans treated in Pennsylvania?
a)
They were driven off their land
b)
They were treated with respect and as equals
c)
They were made slaves
d)
They were treated as a nuisance animals
112.
Native Americans migrated across a a land bridge from _____________ to North America?
a)
Africa
b)
Antarctica
c)
Asia
d)
Iceland
113.
Native Americans traveled across a _________during the ice age
a)
ice gap
b)
iceberg
c)
land bridge
d)
ice bridge
114.
A person who has no permanent home and travels frequently is a
a)
carpetbagger
b)
nomad
c)
tour guide
d)
homeless
115.
What is region A?
a)
Pacific Northwest
b)
Great Plains
c)
Eastern Woodland
d)
Southwest
116.
What is region D?
a)
Pacific Northwest
b)
Great Plains
c)
Eastern Woodland
d)
Southwest
117.
What is region C?
a)
Pacific Northwest
b)
Great Plains
c)
Eastern Woodland
d)
Southwest
118.
Name the kinds of housing southwest Native Americans lived in.
a)
Wigwams
b)
Plank houses/Redwood longhouses
c)
Pueblos, cliffside, and hogans
d)
Dome houses
119.
What did the Great Plains Native Americans live in?
a)
Plank houses
b)
Hogans
c)
Teepees
d)
Wigwams
120.
What kind of transportation did the Woodland Eastern Native Americans use?
a)
Canoes
b)
Kayaks
c)
Cars
d)
Alligators
121.
What did the Native Americans in the Southwest eat?
a)
Corn, Squash, & Melons
b)
Grapes
c)
Snakes
d)
Pineapples & Cherries
122.
What kinds of food did the Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest eat?
a)
Seals & Whales
b)
Polar bears
c)
Sharks
d)
Turtles
123.
Igloos are homes of which Native Americans?
a)
Southwest
b)
Pacific Northwest
c)
Eastern Woodland
d)
Arctic/Far North
124.
Since the plains region were nomads, which type of housing did they live in?
a)
Tipi
b)
Adobe
c)
Long Houses
d)
Wigwam
125.
The Plains region had flat and grassy land. Which animal do you think they hunted most based on their geography?
a)
Fish
b)
Buffalo
c)
Squirrles
d)
Mountain Lions
126.
Based on the name of the Woodlands region, what do you think their houses were made out of?
a)
Clay
b)
Dirt
c)
Wood
d)
Bricks
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