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Are You Smarter Than a Fifth-Grader? Culled from Kentucky and other states' testing samples. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The following fgures show how many miles four students walked during a twoday period: Violet 0.6, 1.3; Rose 1.1, 0.7; Chris 0.8, 1.2; Jill 1.2, 0.9. What is the difference between the shortest two-day distance of the four and the farthest? A. 0.7 B. 1.1 C. 0.3 D. 0.2 David put seven cards with these numbers on them in a box: 4, 8, 3, 4, 3, 1, 8. If he draws one card out of the box without looking, the number on the card will MOST LIKELY be: A. an even number B. an odd number C. a number less than 4 D. 4 or a number less than 4 A function table has the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the X column and the numbers 1, 4, 7 and 10 in the Y column. Which rule fts this function table? A. Multiply X by itself to get Y. B. Multiply X by 5 and then subtract 4 to get Y. C. Multiply X by 3 and then subtract 2 to get Y. D. Multiply X by 2 and then add 2 to get Y. The mean age of Mary's scout troop of six girls is 10 years old. If two girls are 9 and two girls are 11, which statement could be true about the ages of the other two girls? A. Both girls are 11. B. One girl is 8 and the other girl is 12. C. Both girls are 9. D. One girl is 9 and the other girl is 15. 3. 4. 5. 1. Which of the following instruments is closely tied to the folk music of the Appalachian region? A. trombone B. harp C. dulcimer D. piano 66 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 11.13 Which sentence contains a possessive pronoun? A. John's father never learned how to swim. B. He owns almost all the books in the series. C. She had a dream in which a dog was chasing after her. D. All of those cards he gave you were mine. Which of these is an imperative sentence? A. That hurt! B. Stop running in the halls. C. Where did Marsha and Carolyn go? D. That is one ugly haircut, mister. 3. Which of these is a compound sentence? A. After the movie ended, the children walked slowly out of the theater. B. The math teacher assigned four pages of homework to the ffth-grade students for the next day and another four for the following day. C. The football players and coaches ate steak, baked potatoes and strawberry shortcake for their pre-game meal. D. The girls were excited about their camping trip, but the adults worried about the weather. 4. The primary colors are red, yellow and blue. When you mix two primary colors together you get: A. an intermediate color B. a neutral color C. a secondary color D. a complementary color 2. Who was America's frst ambassador to France? A. Benjamin Franklin B. Patrick Henry C. Thomas Jefferson D. John Adams 2. Arts and Humanities 1. At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, what did the Great Compromise settle a debate about? A. judicial powers B. presidential elections C. state representation D. the amendment process Science and Geography 1. Condensation is: A. when water falls from the clouds to the earth B. the process in which water vapor turns back to liquid C. when water turns into a gas D. the process in which water dries up or disappears 2. What are the climate characteristics of low-latitude nations? A. warm summers and cold winters B. warm summers and warm winters C. cool summers and cold winters D. cool summers and warm winters 3. Observing a burning candle, Mark notices that the candle wax makes a pool and dribbles down the side of the candle, where it hardens again. The wax has undergone: A. a physical change B. a chemical change C. a physical and chemical change D. the formation of a new substance 4. Vinegar is an acid that bubbles when it interacts with calcite. Which mineral contains calcite? A. granite B. gneiss C. limestone D. sandstone Grammar Bob got a higher grade than Michael on an English test. Glen's grade was higher than Bob's. Paul's grade was lower than Glen's but also higher than Bob's. Who had the second-lowest grade? A. Bob B. Michael C. Paul D. Glen There are fve marbles in a box. One is violet, another yellow, another white, another purple and the last black. How many ways, disregarding order, can you pick distinct marble twosomes? A. 12 B. 8 C. 10 D. 6 How did the Proclamation of 1763 affect the British colonists in America? A. It led to an increase in fur trading. B. It limited the western movement of settlers. C. It prevented trade with American Indians. D. It led to the French and Indian War. 5. Provide the punctuation needed to correct these sentences: Will you come to the dance? said Elaine to Erik. It will be a lot of fun. A. Add quotation marks before will and after fun. B. Add quotation marks before will and before it. C. Add quotation marks before will, after the question mark, and after the second period. D. Add quotation marks before will, after the question mark, before it, and after the second period. What is the purpose of the topic sentence in a paragraph? A. to restate the topic B. to support the topic C. to introduce the topic D. to summarize the topic YOUR ANSWERS Math 1 2 3 4 5 6 Arts and Humanities 1 2 3 4 5 4 5 Grammar 1 2 3 Science and Geography 1 2 3 4 Answers: Math 1.C 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.C Arts and Humanities 1.C 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.A Grammar 1.D 2.B 3.D 4.D 5.C Science and Geography 1.B 2.B 3.A 4.C Math