Name______Date______
SEQL Student Pre/Post-Test 2011/12 Fourth Grade Math KEY
The table below shows the result of a vote for a class’s favorite type of movie.
Class’s Favorite Type of MovieType of
Movie / Number of Students
Action / Boys / / /
Girls / /
Thriller / Boys / /
Girls / / /
Comedy / Boys / / / /
Girls / / / / /
Other / Boys / / / /
Girls /
Key: / = 1 student
1. Use the table to determine which type of movies most students in the class prefer.
(GLEs MA-D.3.A) ----1 POINT
The kind of movie most students in the class prefer is Comedy.
2. Use what you know about data tables to justify why your answer is correct.
(GLEs MA-D.3.A)---2 POINTS
Nine students like comedy which is more than the other categories which are only five.
3. Three boys changed their vote from “Other” to “Action.” With this change,
explain what type of movie most students in the class prefer?
(GLEs MA-D.2.A)----2 POINTS
The favorite kind of movie is still comedy because with the three boys added, only eight
students prefer Action.
4. Describe how you would solve 14 x 10 without paper and pencil.
(GLEs MA-N.3.A)----1 POINT
You could borrow the zero from 10 and “add” it o to 14 to get 140 or you could remember that
140 means 14 tens is the same as 14 x 10.
5. Use multiplication and another strategy to solve 35 x 11. Show all your work.
(GLEs MA-N.3.C) ---1 POINT
Answers may vary. Example: You could make 35 x 10 = 350 and 35 x 1 = 35 then
and 350 + 35 = 385 for your answer.
6. Which of the following is the correct way to write twenty-five thousand, six?
(GLEs MA-N.1.A)----1 POINT
_____A) 25,060 _____B) 250,006 __X__C) 25,006 _____D) 2,506
7. Which is greater or ? (GLEs MA-N.1.A) ---1 POINT
_____A) __X__B) _____C) both _____D) neither
8. Which of the following does not have the same value as 7,523?
(GLEs MAN.1.C) ----1 POINT
_____A) 7,000 + 500 + 23 _____B) 7,800 - 277
_____C) 6,000 + 1,000 + 250 + 250 + 23 __X__D) 8,000 – 473
9. Which method below is the best way for Jan to find out the Fourth Graders’
favorite Mark Twain book? (GLEs MA-D.2.A)----1 POINT
_____A) Read all the Mark Twain books.
__X__B) Use a survey list of all Mark Twain books to ask all the Fourth Graders
_____C) Ask the teacher to read his favorite Mark Twain book to the class.
_____D) Ask the librarian how many Mark Twain books are in the library.
10. Which of the following is another way to write 6 x 12?
(GLEs MA-N.2.A) ----1 POINT
_____A) 6 x 2 x 2 __X__B) 6 x (10 + 2)
_____C) 10 x 2 x 6 _____D) 2 x (6 + 10)
11. John’s teacher told him when he is stumped on the division problem 45 ÷ 9 that
he can think of a related multiplication fact to help him solve it. What
multiplication fact could he use to help him find the answer to the division problem?
(GLEs MA-N.2.B) ----1 POINT
__X__A) 9 x 5 = 45 _____B) 3 x 5 = 15
_____C) 45 ÷ 5 = 9 _____D) 45 ÷ 15 = 3
12. Mr. Brown has some candies that he wants to share with his class. There are
24 students in the class. He knows that he has enough for each student to
have three pieces of candy. Which multiplication expression will help you find out
how many pieces of candy Mr. Brown has? (GLEs MA-N.3.B)----1 POINT
_____A) 24 x 4 = 96 _____B) 32 x 3 = 96
__X__C) 24 x 3 = 72 _____D) 18 x 4 = 72
13. Make a line plot of the information shown about Fourth Grade students
who walk to school. (GLEs MA-D.1.C)----5 POINTS
First Day Second Day Third Day Fourth Day Fifth Day
Students Who Walked To School
X
X
X
X
X X
X X
X X
X X X
X X X X X
X X X X X
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First Second Third Fourth Fifth
Day of School X = 1 Student
Use the line plot to help you answer questions 14 and 15 below:
14. Which day of school did the most number of students walk to school?
(GLEs MA-D.2.A) ----1 POINT
_____A) First Day _____B) Second Day
_____C) Third Day __X__D) Fifth Day
15. What is the difference between the total number of students who walked to
school on the First Day and the total number of students who walked on the
Fifth day? (GLEs MA-D.2.A) ----1 POINT
_____A) 2 _____B) 3 __X__C) 4 _____D) 5
16. Mrs. Mathforu put three lists of multiples of numbers on the board and asked
her students to label the lists. How should the student label list C?
(GLEs MA-N.1.D) ----1 POINT
LIST A / LIST B / LIST C1 / 5 / 3
2 / 10 / 6
3 / 15 / 9
4 / 20 / 12
_____A) Multiples of 1 _____B) Multiples of 2
__X__C) Multiples of 3 _____D) Multiples of 5
17. What two numbers have a product between 3,200 and 3,500?
(GLEs MA-N.3.D) ----1 POINT
____A) 18 X 25 ____B) 18 X 43 ____C) 25 X 76 __X__ D) 43 X 76
18. What two numbers have a product near 800?
(GLEs MA-N.3.D) ----1 POINT
____A) 18 X 25 __X__ B) 18 X 43 ____C) 25 X 76 _____ D) 43 X 76
19. What two numbers have a product less than 500?
(GLEs MA-N.3.D) ----1 POINT
__X__ A) 18 X 25 _____ B) 18 X 43 ____C) 25 X 76 _____ D) 43 X 76
Fourth Grade Math Scoring Rubric 2011 – 2012
Points Points
Question Possible Earned Criteria
1 1 Point _____/(1) 1 POINT - Comedy is correct answer
2 2 Points _____/(1) 1 POINT - More select comedy, nine select comedy, etc.
_____/(1) 1 POINT - E Comedy is preferred
3 2 Points _____/(1) 1 POINT - Most prefer Comedy, etc.
_____/(1) 1 POINT - Explain Comedy is still preferred
4 1 Point _____/(1) 1 POINT - Valid explanation given
5 1 Point _____/(1) 1 POINT - Valid explanation given
6 1 Point _____/(1) 1 POINT - Correct answer of C
7 1 Point _____/(1) 1 POINT - Correct answer of B
8 1 Point _____/(1) 1 POINT - Correct answer of D
9 1 Point _____/(1) 1 POINT - Correct answer of B
10 1 Point _____/(1) 1 POINT - Correct answer of B
11 1 Point _____/(1) 1 POINT - Correct answer of A
12 1 Point _____/(1) 1 POINT - Correct answer of C
13 5 Points _____/(1) 1 POINT - Appropriate title
_____/(1) 1 POINT - Appropriate key
_____/(1) 1 POINT - Correct labeling First through Fifth day
_____/(1) 1 POINT - x-axis labeled appropriately such as Day of School
_____/(1) 1 POINT - Data points placed correctly
14 1 Point _____/(1) 1 POINT - Correct answer of D
15 1 Point _____/(1) 1 POINT - Correct answer of C
16 1 Point _____/(1) 1 POINT - Correct answer of C
17 1 Point _____/(1) 1 POINT - Correct answer of D
18 1 Point _____/(1) 1 POINT - Correct answer of B
19 1 Point _____/(1) 1 POINT - Correct answer of A
Total Points _____/25