Grade 4 math pennsylvania 08 answers

MATHEMATICS
MULTIPLE-CHOICE ITEMS
During an assessment, students would not be permitted to use a calculator on items 1–3.
A.3.1.3
1.

A.3.2.2

Linda needs to buy horseshoes
for 24 horses. Each horse needs
4 horseshoes. About how many
horseshoes does Linda need to buy?
A

30

25 + 5

B

80

20 3 4

C

100

D

125

*
25 3 5

3.

Find the sum.
4
}
7
+ 1}
7

A

3
}
14

4 ] 1; 7 + 7

B

5
}
14

4 + 1; 7 + 7

C

3
}
7

4 1
}]}
7 7

D

5
}
7

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A.3.2.1
2.

Subtract:

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82.12 ] 6.50
A

17.12

B

75.62

C

81.47

82.12 ] 0.65

D

84.42

difference between digits

82.12 ] 65.0

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MATHEMATICS
A.1.1.1

4.

A.1.1.2

Maddox shaded some circles, as shown
below.

5.

Natalie is painting some benches. She
has already painted 1 }3 benches. Which
5
drawing could show the benches Natalie
has painted so far?

Which mixed number shows how many
circles Maddox shaded?
A

3 1}
8

B

3 7}
8

C

4 1}

8

1
4 circles + } unshaded
8

D

4 7}
8

7
4 circles + } shaded
8

1
3 shaded wholes + } unshaded
8

A
3
1
} and }
5
5

B
3
3
} and }

5
5

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C
2
1}
5

D
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MATHEMATICS
A.1.1.4
6.

A.1.2.1

A store sent out 5,221 announcements
last year. Which shows the word form
of 5,221?

A

five thousand twenty-one

7.

Victor needs 11} cups of milk for a
3
recipe. Which point shows the amount
Victor needs?
W X

error in the 100s place

B

50 instead of 5 for 1000s place

C

0

fifty thousand two hundred
twenty-one

fifty-two thousand twenty-one

A

W

1
}
3

B

X

2
}
3

C

Y

D

Z

Y Z
1

2

error in the 1000s place

D

five thousand two hundred
twenty-one
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3

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MATHEMATICS
A.1.2.2
8.

A.1.3.2

At the school carnival, the principal
selected 4 tickets for a door prize. The
ticket numbers are shown below.
79342
79432
81254

81204
Which shows the ticket numbers from
least to greatest?
A

79342, 79432, 81204, 81254
*

B

79342, 79432, 81254, 81204

9.

Mr. Franklin is buying boxes of markers.
Each box contains exactly 8 markers.
Which could be the number of markers
Mr. Franklin is buying?
not a multiple of 8

A

38

B

40 *

C

42

not a multiple of 8

D

44

not a multiple of 8

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last two numbers transposed

C

79432, 79342, 81204, 81254
first two numbers transposed

D

81204, 81254, 79342, 79432
ordered by hundreds, then tens

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MATHEMATICS
A.3.1.1

B.1.1.1

10. The city’s new snowplow will
travel 137,673 miles. To the nearest
ten thousand, how far will the new
snowplow travel?

12. Scott left his house for baseball practice at
the time shown below.

A

120,000 miles

rounded too far down

B

130,000 miles

rounded down

C

140,000 miles

D

160,000 miles

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A.3.1.2
11. Ivan needs to pay $11.86 for lunch. Ivan
has no coins. What is the least amount
of money Ivan needs to pay for his
lunch?

1

10

2

9

3
8

4
7

*
rounded too far up

12

6

5

What time did Scott leave his house for
baseball practice?
A

2:28

B

3:28

hour hand error

C

5:12

hands reversed

D

6:12

hands reversed; hour hand error

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rounded down

A

$11.00

B

$12.00

C

$13.00

rounded up too far

D

$14.00

rounded up too far

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MATHEMATICS
B.1.1.2

B.1.1.4

13. Meredith eats lunch at 20 minutes to 12.
Which clock shows when Meredith eats
lunch?

14. On Thursday nights, Jacob goes to dance
class. His class starts at 6:15 and lasts
1 hour and 35 minutes. What time does
Jacob’s dance class end?

A

11

12

hour hand
error

1

10

2

9

3
8

4
7

6

5

A

6:50

35 minutes later

B

7:15

1 hour later

C

7:35

6:00 + 1 hour 35 minutes

D

7:50

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B

11

12

*

1

10

2

9

B.2.1.1

3

8

C

15. The smallest doll in Kim’s collection is
shown below.

4
7

11

6

12

5

1

10

hands reversed
2

9

3

8

4
7

D

11

6

12

5

1

10

20 minutes
aĞer 12

2

9

3
8

Using your ruler, how tall is Kim’s doll?

A

1 1} inches
2

B

1 3} inches
4

C

2 inches

too long

D

2 1} inches
4

too long

4
7

6

5

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not long enough

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MATHEMATICS
C.1.2.2

C.2.1.1

Use the figure below to answer question 16.

17. Tony drew a picture of a heart below.

How many lines of symmetry does
Tony’s picture have?
A

0
there is 1 vertical line of symmetry

B

1
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16. Which word describes the top edge of
the movie screen and the bottom edge?
A

C

2
1 horizontal + 1 vertical line of symmetry;
or 2 sections created by 1 line

perpendicular
no right angle relationship

B

D

parallel

4
4 sections created by 2 lines

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C

converging
no point of convergence

D

intersecting
no intersection

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MATHEMATICS
C.3.1.1

D.1.1.1

Use the grid below to answer question 18.

19. The numbers below follow a pattern.

y

80, 65, 50, 35,

10

9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0

What is the next number in the pattern?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

x

A

15

B

20 *

C

25

follows paĴern in tens place; incorrect

paĴern in ones place

D

30

80 ] 50, or 65 ] 35

amount by which numbers change (–15)

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18. Which shape is found at (5, 4)?
A

*

B

reversed coordinates

C

(2, 9)

D

(9, 2)

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MATHEMATICS
D.1.1.3
20. Greg created a pattern using letters as shown below.

Which pattern follows the same rule?
second leĴer repeated

A

ABBCCABBCCABB

B

ABCCABCCABCCA

C

ABCCAABCCAABC

first leĴer repeated

D

ABCBABCBABCBA

third leĴer not repeated

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MATHEMATICS
D.1.2.2

E.1.1.1

21. Charlie made the table below.

23. The pictograph below shows how many
pieces of each flavor fruit snack Nathan
counted.

In

Out

12

60

13

65

14

70

Flavor

Number of Pieces

pineapple
strawberry

What rule did Charlie use?
A

Add 5

difference in Out values

B

Add 48

difference in first row

C

Multiply by 5 *

D

Divide by 5

In and Out reversed

orange
= 2 pieces
How many more strawberry pieces were
there than orange pieces?

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D.2.2.2
Use the number sentence below to answer
question 22.
14

2=7

22. Which symbol goes in the
number sentence true?
A

+

B

–

C

3

D

4

to make the

A

2

B

4

C

6

strawberry + orange pictures

D

8

total number of pictures

each picture = one piece

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MATHEMATICS
E.1.2.2
24. The pictograph below shows the number of students who took swim lessons during three
different months.
Swim Lessons
Month

Number of Students

April
June
August

Key:

= 10 students

Which bar graph shows the information in the pictograph?
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0

Swim Lessons

B
Number of Students

Number of Students

A

April

June
Month

August

70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0

Swim Lessons

April

rounded and drawn up to grid line

70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0

Swim Lessons

D
Number of Students

Number of Students

C

April

June
Month

August

rounded and drawn down to grid line

70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0

June
Month
*

August

Swim Lessons

April

June
Month

August

June + 5

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MATHEMATICS
E.3.1.1
25. Bernie has a bag of marbles. The number of
each color of marble is listed below.
•
•
•
•

7 red
2 green
5 blue
6 yellow

Bernie will pick 1 marble out of the bag

without looking. Which color of marble is
she least likely to pick?
A

red

B

green

C

blue

more likely

D

yellow

more likely

most likely

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