MATHEMATICS
GRADE 4 MATHEMATICS MULTIPLE-CHOICE ITEMS
During an assessment, students would not be permitted to use a calculator on items 1–3.
A.3.1.3
A.3.2.2
1.
3.
Which estimate is closest to 5,790 + 4,013?
A
8,000
4,000 + 4,000
B
9,000
5,000 + 4,000
C
10,000 *
D
11,000
6,000 + 5,000
A.3.2.1
2.
Solve:
3 + 2
}
}
5
5
A
1
}
5
difference
B
5
}
10
3 + 2; 5 + 5
C
6
}
10
3 × 2; 5 + 5
D
5 *
}
5
Solve:
879.56 – 498.87
A
380.69 *
B
381.79
didn’t borrow in tenths place
C
421.31
subtracted greatest – least for each
place
D
481.69
didn’t borrow in ones place or
hundreds place
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A.1.1.3
A.1.2.1
4.
6.
What is three thousand fourteen and
eight-tenths written in standard form?
A
3,014.08
B
3,014.80 *
C
D
3,140.08
3,140.80
P
eight-hundredths
0
one hundred forty;
eight-hundredths
one hundred forty
A.1.1.4
5.
Which fraction is located at point P on the
number line?
A
1
}
5
B
3 *
}
4
C
4
}
5
D
1 1}
4
1
2
What is 8,487 in expanded form?
A
B
8,000 + 400 + 87
tens and ones not
separate
A.1.3.1
8,000 + 400 + 870
8 and 7 in wrong
place and not
separate
7.
C
8,000 + 400 + 80 + 7 *
D
8,000 + 40 + 8 + 7
4 and 8 in wrong
place
Grade 4 Mathematics Item Sampler 2006–2007
What are all the factors of 10?
A
1, 2, 5, 10 *
B
1, 2, 5
C
0, 1, 2, 5, 10
D
0, 1, 2, 5
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A.1.3.2
A.2.1.2
8.
10. Hector bought 2 books for $7.59 each and
a pen for $3.46. What is the total amount
of money he paid?
Which list contains 3 multiples of 7?
A
14, 21, 37
37 incorrect
B
17, 27, 47
7 in ones place
C
28, 35, 56 *
D
71, 72, 74
7 in tens place
A
$11.05
7.59 + 3.46
B
$13.05
2 + 7.59 + 3.46
C
$14.51
3.46 + 3.46 + 7.59
D
$18.64 *
A.2.1.1
9.
Stan has 6 points in a game. Eve has twice
as many points as Stan. How many points
do they have in all?
A
8
6+2
B
12
6×2
C
14
2×6+2
D
18 *
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B.1.1.3
11. Lin got on the bus at 8:15 A.M. and got off
the bus at 9:06 A.M. How long was Lin on
the bus?
15 + 6
A
21 minutes
B
51 minutes *
C
66 minutes
1 hour to 9:00 + 6
D
91 minutes
100 – 15 + 6
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B.2.1.1
C.1.1.1
12. Cleo’s pencil was very short.
14. What 2-dimensional shape has 6 sides and
6 angles?
Using your ruler, what is the length of her
pencil, in centimeters?
A
2
near “2 inches” mark
B
3
approximately 3 inches
C
7 *
D
8
ruler end set at 1 cm
A
hexagon *
B
octagon
8 sides and angles
C
rectangle
4 sides and angles
D
rhombus
4 sides and angles
C.1.1.2
Use the drawing below to answer question 15.
B.2.2.1
13. About how high is a bathtub?
A
4 inches
B
24 inches *
C
44 inches
D
64 inches
Grade 4 Mathematics Item Sampler 2006–2007
15. What 3-dimensional shape is this object?
A
cube
B
square
C
pyramid
D
rectangular prism *
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C.1.2.1
C.2.1.2
16. Tran drew the first letter of his name.
Use the picture below to answer question 17.
Which geometric shapes make this letter?
A
3 points
B
3 rays
C
2 lines
D
2 line segments *
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17. How many lines of symmetry does the
picture have?
A
0
B
1 *
C
2
D
3
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C.3.1.1
D.1.1.1
Use the coordinate grid below to answer
question 18.
19. Ruth placed cards in a row to form a
number pattern, as shown below.
y
64
8
52
40
28
?
What should be the next card in the
pattern?
7
6
W
5
Y
X
A
14
B
16
4
3
*
2
C
1
Z
1
0
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
18. What is the location of point X?
A
(0, 5)
point W
B
(5, 0)
point Z
C
(2, 5) *
D
(5, 5)
22
x
D
24
point Y
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D.1.1.2
D.1.2.1
Use the pattern below to answer question 20.
21. The input/output table shows the rule:
multiply the input number by 3 and then
add 2.
3, 6, 5, 10, 9, 18, 17
20. Which rule describes this pattern?
A
multiply by 2 then subtract 1 *
B
add 3 then subtract 1 3 + 3 = 6; 6 ] 1 = 5
C
subtract 1
6]1=5
D
multiply by 2
3×2=6
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Input
3
5
6
7
9
Output
11
17
20
?
?
What 2 output numbers are missing in the
table?
A
14, 27
7 × 2; 9 × 3
B
21, 27
7 × 3; 9 × 3
C
23, 26
20 + 3; 23 + 3
D
23, 29 *
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D.2.1.1
D.2.2.1
22. Rob’s car had 16 gallons of gas. On a
55 mile drive, the car used 3 gallons. Which
shows how to find how many gallons were
in the car after the drive?
Use the equation below to answer question 23.
A
16 + 3
incorrect operation
B
55 + 3
miles + gallons used
C
16 – 3 *
D
55 – 3
miles – gallons used
Grade 4 Mathematics Item Sampler 2006–2007
42 ÷ u = 6
23. What number should go in the u to make
this equation true?
A
6
B
7 *
C
8
D
9
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E.1.1.1
24. The pictograph below shows the number and kinds of birds in a pet shop.
Birds in Pet Shop
Kind
Number
canary
finch
parakeet
parrot
Key
= 4 birds
How many finches are in the pet shop?
A
4
ignored key
B
8
4+4
C
12
D
16 *
number of parakeets
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E.3.1.1
25. The graph below shows the number of tickets being sold each hour for a concert.
Concert Tickets Sold
800
700
Number of Tickets
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
6:00
Hour
The pattern continues. Based on the graph, how many tickets should be expected to be
sold by 4:00?
A
400
4:00 as 400
B
450
highest point marked
C
550
450 + 100
D
600 *
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