Free Printable STAAR- Mathematical Problem Solving Strategies

1.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

4.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

6.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

Blake wants to create a stem and lead plot of the points his basketball team scored this season. These are his team's points: 99, 87, 60, 85, 55, 55, 87, 79, 76, 49, 40, 91, 53

Which stem and leaf plot correctly shows his team's scores?

a)

b)

c)

d)

9.

This stem and leaf plot shows the number of cookies that Tia's Girl Scout troop sold each week. How many weeks did they sell cookies?

a)

12

b)

87

c)

4

d)

None

10.

Marissa recorded the amount of time the tennis players on her team practice their serves each day. How many tennis players on Marissa's team practice more than 1/4 hour, but less than one full hour each day?

a)

14

b)

10

c)

15

d)

8

11.

Mr. Kendrick recorded the math test scores for his fourth grade class, then he made the stem-and-leaf plot shown below.

What was the score for exactly 3 students in the class?

a)

78

b)

91

c)

77

d)

87

12.

Sean is training to run at a cross country track meet. He recorded the number of miles he ran on different days.

Which dot plot represents the data Sean recorded?

a)

b)

c)

d)

13.

Zeva measured the height of teachers at her school in meters. The dot plot below represents the heights.

How many of the teachers measured 1.70 meters tall?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

3

d)

1

14.

The stem and leaf plot show the number of tickets Stephen won when he played games at a carnival.

What is the total amount of tickets Stephen won?

a)

783

b)

178

c)

81

d)

678

15.

The table shows the number of pets that each student in Mrs. Morris's class owns.

Which dot plot represents the data in the table?

a)

b)

c)

d)

16.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

17.

a)

8.90

b)

8.9

c)

8.09

d)

809

18.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

19.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

21.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

23.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

24.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

26.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

27.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

28.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

29.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

30.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

31.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

32.

Brian says that he read a book that contains 54,000 words He says that he rounded the actual number of words to the nearest thousand. Which could be the number of words in Brian's book?

a)

53,481

b)

54,900

c)

54,199

d)

55,310

33.

Jerry plants a garden in the shape of a triangle. The angles of the triangle measure 45, 40 and 95 degrees. How would the shape of Jerry's garden be classified?

a)

Acute triangle

b)

Obtuse triangle

c)

Right triangle

d)

Regular triangle

34.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

35.

Which is the correct data set?

a)

17, 18, 19, 21, 21, 24, 26, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31

b)

30,30,31,21,21,24,26,26,27,29

c)

17,18,19,21,21,24,26,26,27,29,30, 30,31

d)

17,18,18,19,21,21,24,26,26,27,29,30,31

36.

Which comparison is true?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

37.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

38.

Before buying new furniture for her bedroom, Uzma measured the length and the width of her room to make sure her furniture would fit. She found that her room was 13.7 feet long and 16.45 feet wide. What is the difference, in feet, between the length and the width of her room?

a)

A 2.75 feet

b)

B 3.38 feet

c)

C 3.50 feet

d)

D 2.65 feet

39.

Aneesh bought pipe cleaners for $1.99, a box of popsicle sticks for $3.50, and a bag of rubber bands for $0.99. He used these materials to make small musical instruments for his class sale. At the sale, Aneesh made $26. What was his profit from selling his instruments?

a)

$19.52

b)

$6.48

c)

$26

d)

$5.78

40.

The P.E. teachers divided the 428 elementary students into groups of four for a new game. Each group will need a jump rope. How many jump ropes should the P.E. teachers gather?

a)

100

b)

117

c)

1712

d)

107

41.

What fraction of the circle is NOT shaded?

a)

³⁄₄

b)

⁴∕₅

c)

⅕

42.

Kalen ran 2 laps around the park every day for 8 days. Each lap was 75 meters.

Which equation represents d, the total distance in meters that Kalen ran during these 8 days?

a)

2 + 8 + 75 = d

b)

75 x 8 = d

c)

2 x 8 x 75 = d

d)

8 x 75 ÷ 3 = d

43.

Which of these figures best represents a line segment?

a)

b)

c)

d)

44.

Which of these polygons appears to have at least 1 acute and 1 obtuse angle?

a)

b)

c)

d)

45.

Is this a polygon?

a)

yes

b)

no

46.

The average annual precipitation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is 42.05 inches. What is the value of the digit 5 in 42.05

a)

five tens

b)

five ones

c)

five tenths

d)

five hundredths

47.

The table shows a relationship between the input numbers and the output numbers generated by a number machine. Which number machine shows the same relationship as the one shown in the table?

a)

b)

c)

d)

48.

Angle N is shown on this protractor What is the measure of angle N to the nearest degree?

a)

A. 75°

b)

B. 180°

c)

C. 80°

d)

D. 105°

49.

Angle 1 and angle 2 form a right angle. The measure of angle 1 is 32°. What is the measure of angle 2?

a)

A. 32°

b)

B. 62°

c)

C. 90°

d)

D. 58°

50.

Vivian had a $5 bill, 3 quarters, 2 dimes, and 5 nickels. She paid for a poster that cost $5.36. How much money does she have left?

a)

A. $0.04

b)

B. $0.84

c)

C. $1.16

d)

D. $6.20

51.

Five fourth grade classes took a field trip to The Alamo. There were 24 students in each class. If a chaperone is required for every 8 students, how many chaperones are needed for the field trip?

a)

16

b)

960

c)

120

d)

15

52.

Mr. Jackson buys 5 boxes of clay for camp. Each box has 12 different color packs. Each pack cost $6. How much does Mr. Jackson spend on clay?

a)

$72

b)

$36

c)

$30

d)

$360

53.

What is the formula for area?

a)

A=L+W

b)

A=L+L+W+W

c)

A=L x W

54.

Cathy's mom spent $14.83 at the convenience store. How should Cathy write this amount in expanded form?

a)

10.0 + 4.0 + 8.0 + 3.0

b)

10 + 4 + 8.0 + .30

c)

10 + 4 + 0.8 + 0.03

d)

Not here

55.

Lisa thinks of a mystery number. She writes 4 clues.
1. The number contains 7 digits
2. The number contains a 5 with a value of 5 hundredths.
3. The number contains a 2 with a value of 20,000
4. The number contains 8 tens.
Which could Lisa's number be?

a)

7,238,510

b)

520,586.45

c)

307,527.8

d)

24,083.15

56.

Brian says that he read a book that contains 54,000 words He says that he rounded the actual number of words to the nearest thousand. Which could be the number of words in Brian's book?

a)

53,481

b)

54,900

c)

54,199

d)

55,310

57.

Ripley's Automotive ordered 391 new tires. When the shipment came in, 25 tires were defective. If the rest of the tire were put on cars, how many cars received a new set of four tires?

a)

6

b)

91

c)

97

d)

420

58.

Which mathematics symbol best represents parallel lines?

a)

+

b)

=

c)

<

d)

÷

59.

Jerry plants a garden in the shape of a triangle. The angles of the triangle measure 45, 40 and 95 degrees. How would the shape of Jerry's garden be classified?

a)

Acute triangle

b)

Obtuse triangle

c)

Right triangle

d)

Regular triangle

60.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

61.

Which is the correct data set?

a)

17, 18, 19, 21, 21, 24, 26, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31

b)

30,30,31,21,21,24,26,26,27,29

c)

17,18,19,21,21,24,26,26,27,29,30, 30,31

d)

17,18,18,19,21,21,24,26,26,27,29,30,31

62.

Liza drew a figure on the front of her notebook that has two obtuse angles. Which figure could be the one Liza drew?

a)

Rectangle

b)

Obtuse triangle

c)

Obtuse square

d)

Parallelogram

63.

Which comparison is true?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

64.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

65.

If you get to school at 7:50 A.M. and lunch is at 12:20 P.M., how long do you have to wait until lunch?

a)

5 hours

b)

4 hours, 20 minutes

c)

4 hours, 30 minutes

d)

4 hours

66.

Valentine worked 18 hours each week during the summer. She worked a total of 8 weeks and earned $9 an hour. How much money did Valentine earn during the summer?

a)

F $306

b)

G $1,296

c)

H $156

d)

J $1,386

67.

There are 1,092 people who work in an office building. The building has 4 floors, and the same number of people work on each floor. How many people work on each floor?

a)

F 273

b)

G 223

c)

H 373

d)

J 348

68.

A small rectangular vegetable garden is 12 feet long and 18 feet wide. What is the perimeter of the garden?

a)

36 feet

b)

30 feet

c)

60 feet

d)

216 feet

69.

(a)

70.

Ms. Dunn is preparing for a

marathon. She jogged for 48

minutes every day for 23 weeks.

How many minutes did she jog in

all?

(a)

71.

Drew scored 396 points in basketball games over the course of 3 years in high school. If he scored the same number of points each year, how many points did he score in one year?

(a)

72.

What is the area of the rectangle?

a)

22

b)

44

c)

105

d)

240

73.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

74.

What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

(a)

75.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

76.

Mrs. Prewitt drinks 62 cups of coffee per month. How many cups of coffee will she drink in 24 months?

a)

1,062

b)

1,488

c)

362

d)

86

77.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

78.

TINA bought 2 notebooks and 2 pens. The notebooks cost $3.80 each, and the pens cost $1.75 each. What was the total cost in dollars and cents of the

items TINA purchased?

(a)

79.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

80.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

81.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

82.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

83.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

84.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

85.

The Earth is about 93,788,000 miles from the sun. What is the value of the digit 9 in this number?

a)

90,000,000

b)

90,000

c)

10,000

d)

10,000,000

86.

Choose the factor pair for 28.

a)

4 and 7

b)

3 and 9

c)

6 and 4

d)

8 and 3

87.

Jon uses $\frac{2}{3}$ cup of sugar to make a pitcher of lemonade. How much sugar will he need to make 2 pitchers?

a)

$\frac{4}{6}$ cup

b)

$\frac{3}{4}$ cup

c)

$1\frac{1}{3}$ cup

d)

$1\frac{3}{1}$ cup

88.

Measure the angle

a)

$161\degree$

b)

$18\degree$

c)

$22\degree$

d)

$178\degree$

89.

Which represents 54 is 9 times as many as 6

a)

54 x 9 = 6

b)

6 x 54 = 9

c)

9 x 54 = 6

d)

54 = 9 x 6

90.

Compare the decimals

1.7 ____ 1.07

a)

<

b)

>

c)

=

91.

Find the missing angle x.

a)

$108\degree$

b)

$26\degree$

c)

$32\degree$

d)

$242\degree$

92.

Find the product of 37 and 82.

a)

119

b)

45

c)

3,332

d)

3,034

93.

Which fraction is equivalent to $\frac{2}{10}$ ?

a)

$\frac{2}{5}$

b)

$\frac{4}{10}$

c)

$\frac{1}{5}$

d)

$\frac{4}{5}$

94.

Nathan's compass had to rotate 90 one-degree turns to point North. How many degrees did the compass rotate?

a)

$180\degree$

b)

$360\degree$

c)

$90\degree$

d)

$10\degree$

95.

What type of triangle is this?

a)

Obtuse Triangle

b)

Right Triangle

c)

Acute Triangle

d)

Left Triangle

96.

Ryan uses $2\frac{2}{5}$ cups orange juice and $\frac{3}{5}$ cup of pineapple juice to make a punch. How many cups of punch did he make altogether?

a)

2

b)

$2\frac{6}{5}$

c)

3

d)

$3\frac{5}{5}$

97.

$\frac{5}{10}$ _____ $\frac{7}{9}$

Compare the fractions

a)

>

b)

<

c)

=

98.

How many lines of symmetry does this rectangle have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

99.

Write $\frac{3}{100}$ as a decimal.

a)

3.100

b)

0.3

c)

0.03

d)

0.003

100.

A rectangle has a length of 5 ft and the area of 45 sq ft. What is the perimeter?

a)

9 ft

b)

100 ft

c)

28 ft

d)

225 ft

101.

Abby has 7 pencils. Jenna has 4 times as many pencils as Abby.

How many pencils do they have altogether?

a)

28 pencils

b)

35 pencils

c)

11 pencils

d)

17 pencils

102.

What is the remainder for the problem
473 $\div$ 5 =

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

103.

How many zeros will be in the product of

400 x 50 =

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

104.

Which letter has parallel lines?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

Z

d)

L

105.

Which letter has perpendicular lines?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

Z

d)

L

106.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

107.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

108.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

109.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

110.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

111.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

112.

DIFFERENCE means...

a)

addition

b)

subtraction

c)

multiplication

d)

division

113.

Combining equals groups to find a total...

a)

addition

b)

subtraction

c)

multiplication

d)

division

114.

To calcaulate the perimeter of a rectangle you could...

a)

add the length and the width

b)

add the length 2x, and add the width 2x, and find the total

c)

subtract the length and the width

d)

multiply the length times the width

115.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

116.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

117.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

118.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

119.

How many degrees is this angle?

(a)

120.

How many degrees is this angle?

(a)

121.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

122.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

123.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

124.

(a)

125.

About 300,000 people attended a festival. Which number could be the exact number of people that attended the festival?

a)

389,001

b)

249,899

c)

252,348

d)

351,213

126.

To the nearest hundred, a factory produced 3,600 jars of applesauce on Thursday and 4,200 jars of applesauce on Friday. To the nearest thousand, how many jars of applesauce did they produce on the two days?

a)

7,800

b)

7,000

c)

8,400

d)

8,000

127.

The average annual precipitation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is 42.05 inches. What is the value of the digit 5 in 42.05

a)

five tens

b)

five ones

c)

five tenths

d)

five hundredths

128.

A dollar is 100 cents. A quarter is 25 cents. What fraction of a dollar is a quarter?

a)

4/100

b)

100/25

c)

25/10

d)

25/100

129.

Jenny has 3 quarters and 4 dimes. If he spends 1/2 of a dollar, how much money will he have left?

a)

$0.65

b)

$0.50

c)

$0.55

d)

$0.60

130.

Eight out of 24 students bought lunch today. In the simplest form, what fraction of the students bought lunch today?

a)

2/3

b)

1/3

c)

4/12

d)

6/9

131.

Maria made one dozen cookies. She gave six of the cookies to her teacher and three of the cookies to her friend. What fraction is equivalent to the amount of cookies Maria gave away?

a)

3/4

b)

3/6

c)

3/9

d)

3/12

132.

A comic book store will trade 5 of its comic books for 6 of yours. How many of its comic books will the store trade for 36 of yours?

a)

42

b)

30

c)

36

d)

25

133.

Leena walked 2/3 of a mile. What is 2/3 written as a sum of unit fractions with a denominator of 9?

a)

5/8 + 4/9

b)

1/9 + 1/9 + 1/9 + 1/9 + 1/9 + 1/9

c)

2/9 + 2/9 + 2/9

d)

1/9 + 1/9 + 1/9

134.

The diameter of Jupiter is 88,846 miles and the diameter of Saturn is 74,898 miles. How much greater is the diameter of Jupiter than the diameter of Saturn?

a)

13,948

b)

14,948

c)

13,048

d)

14,048

135.

Brenda has already handed out 17 programs for the play. Before the play is over, she needs to have handed out a total that is 4 times that many programs. How many programs does Brenda have left to hand out before the end of the play?

a)

21

b)

63

c)

80

d)

51

136.

Mr. Jackson buys 5 boxes of clay for camp. Each box has 12 different color packs. Each pack cost $6. How much does Mr. Jackson spend on clay?

a)

$72

b)

$36

c)

$30

d)

$360

137.

What number is 150 more than the product of 5 and 4,892?

a)

24,610

b)

24,160

c)

25,610

d)

24,061

138.

What is the side length of a square with a perimeter of 44 centimeters?

a)

4 centimeters

b)

11 centimeters

c)

22 centimeters

d)

176 centimeters

139.

Joe is putting pavers around his rectangular patio. The width of the patio is 14 feet. The length is three times the width. How many feet of pavers does he need?

a)

34 ft.

b)

588 ft.

c)

112 ft.

d)

168 ft.

140.

Jasmine's rectangular backyard is 15 yards by 18 yards. Carolyn's rectangular backyard is 20 yards by 9 yards. How much greater is the area of Jasmine's yard than Carolyn's?

a)

8 square yards

b)

4 square yards

c)

50 square yards

d)

90 square yards

141.

A rectangular floor is 12 feet long and 11 feet wide. A rug that is 9 feet long and 7 feet wide covers part of the floor How many square feet of the floor are NOT covered by the rug?

a)

63 square feet

b)

69 square feet

c)

132 square feet

d)

195 square feet

142.

Ms. Atkins gives a "Good Job" badge to each of the 74 students who help at a school event. There are 8 badges in a package. How many packages will she open?

a)

9 1/4

b)

9

c)

2

d)

10

143.

There are 80 fourth graders and 46 fifth graders who signed up to learn how to play soccer. If there are 6 students in each group, how many groups are there?

a)

120

b)

20

c)

21

d)

12

144.

Wendy has a piece of ribbon that measures 2 yards 8 inches in length. She cuts the ribbon into 4 equal pieces. What is the length, in inches, of each piece of ribbon?

a)

20 in.

b)

80 in.

c)

72 in.

d)

24 in.

145.

Mrs. Perez's baby weighs 10 pounds 2 ounces. Mrs. Jerry's baby weights 7 pounds 9 ounces. How many more ounces does Mrs. Perez's baby weight than Mrs. Jerry's baby?

a)

48 oz

b)

41 oz

c)

23 oz

d)

16 oz

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