Basic Math Skills Grade 5
Basic Math Skills Grade 5
Basic Math Skills Grade 5
Correlated Standards
)Aligned with NCTM
Standards
- Number & Operations
- Algebra
EMC 3018
- Geometry
- Measurement
- Data Analysis &
Probability
)Reproducible pages for:
- Drill & practice
- Applications & word
problems
- Math tests
)Test prep
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Basic Math Skills is divided into the following sections, which correspond to the
strands of the NCTM content standards:
s .UMBER AND /PERATIONS
s !LGEBRA
s 'EOMETRY
s -EASUREMENT
s $ATA !NALYSIS AND 0ROBABILITY
%ACH SECTION INCLUDES A VARIETY OF REPRODUCIBLE PAGES THAT REINFORCE BASIC MATH
SKILLS TAUGHT AT THE lFTH
GRADE LEVEL 4HESE PAGES INCLUDE
s 'AMES PUZZLES AND MAZES
s $RILL AND PRACTICE PAGES
s 0ROBLEM SOLVING AND APPLICATION PRACTICE
s 4ESTS IN STANDARDIZED FORMAT
!LSO INCLUDED IS A RESOURCE SECTION OF MATERIALS THAT MAY BE USED TO MONITOR
reinforce, and assess learning:
s 4IMED MATH TESTS
s #LASS RECORD SHEET
s 4EST ANSWER FORM
s !WARDS
s 2EPRODUCIBLE PRACTICE CARDS FOR MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION FACTS
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Table of Contents
Number and Operations
• Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
• Compare and order positive rational numbers; use place value and rounding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
• Compute with whole numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
• Identify odd, even, prime and composite numbers; identify factors and multiples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
• Compute with fractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
• Compute with decimals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
• Identify equivalent values and compare sets and values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Algebra
• Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
• Describe and extend numerical patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
• Complete a function table (input/output table) with two operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
• Write rules for a function table in the form of an expression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
• Locate points (including fractions and decimals) on a number line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
• Locate and plot ordered pairs on a coordinate graph (first quadrant only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Geometry
• Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
• Identify and construct two-dimensional blueprints (nets) of three-dimensional figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
• Identify congruent shapes using transformational geometry (rotations, translations, reflections) . . . . . . . 154
• Identify lines of symmetry in two-dimensional figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Measurement
• Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
• Identify and order metric measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
• Identify, compare, and use customary and metric units of linear measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
• Find conversions between units within a system of linear measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
• Solve problems related to the calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
• Read a thermometer and solve problems related to temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
• Measure angles using a protractor, and classify angles as acute, obtuse, or right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
• Find perimeter of polygons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
• Find area of rectangles and squares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
• Estimate and calculate volumes of rectangular prisms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Data Analysis and Probability
• Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
• Construct bar graphs, double bar graphs, line graphs, circle graphs, and stem and leaf plots . . . . . . . . . 233
• Interpret bar graphs, double bar graphs, line graphs, circle graphs, and stem and leaf plots . . . . . . . . . . 240
• Analyze data utilizing a range, mean, median, and mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
• Compute theoretical probabilities for simple chance events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
• Utilize counting techniques, tree charts, and organized lists to determine all possible combinations. . . . 261
Resources and Answer Key
• Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
• Timed math tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
• Class record sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
• Test answer form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
• Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
• Practice cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
• Answer key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Opportunities to practice the process standards (Problem Solving, Reasoning and Proof,
Communication, Connections, and Representations) are also provided as students
complete the various types of activities in this resource book.
Basic Math Skills is to be used as a resource providing practice of skills already introduced
to students. Any page may be used with an individual child, as homework, with a small
group, or by the whole class.
Skill Practice
Each skill is covered in a set of six reproducible pages that include the following:
“Fun” Activities
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Tongue Twister #1 Name ______________________
Write the numbers below in order from smallest value to the largest
value. Above each value, write the corresponding letter. The letters will
spell out a tongue twister. Try to say it quickly three times.
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Riddle Name ______________________
To solve the riddle, write the values below in order from largest to smallest. Then
above each value, write the corresponding letter. The letters will spell out the
solution to the riddle.
Compare and order positive numbers including decimals and mixed numbers
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Carpenter’s World Name ______________________
1. Shirley and her dad are building a new doghouse. They have several
boards that they want to stack in order from shortest to longest. The lengths
of the boards are 14 inches, 27 inches, 19 inches, 34 inches, 30 inches, and
21 inches. Write the lengths in order from shortest to longest.
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2. Julia is fencing in her backyard. She needs 240 feet of fencing. The roll
that she is looking at has 85 yards of fencing. Is the roll long enough to
provide Julia with all the fencing she will need?
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3. Chuck is cutting a board that is 6 feet long into two pieces. One piece will
be two and one-half feet and the other piece will be two feet, five inches.
Which one is longer?
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4. Jay has three pieces of wire rolled up and labeled with their lengths. The
lengths are 75 feet, 84 feet, and 29 feet. His dad wants the longest one first,
followed by the medium length one, and then the shortest one. In what order
should Jay hand these to his dad?
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5. Ian and Brandon are collecting boards to make a fort in their backyard.
The lengths of the boards they collected are 29 inches, 25 inches,
28.6 inches, 25.75 inches, 28.5 inches, 28 (* inches, and 29.5 inches.
Help Ian and Brandon list these boards in order from the longest to the
shortest length.
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Compare and order positive numbers including decimals and mixed numbers
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Bakery World Name ______________________
1. Sam is making a five-layer cake and needs to stack the cakes in order with the
largest cake on the bottom and the smallest cake on the top. In what order should
the cakes be stacked if their diameters are the following lengths: 18 inches, 2 feet,
8 inches, 22 inches, and 1 foot?
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2. George is helping his mom make a wedding cake for George’s sister. The bride
and groom figures that they want to place on top of the cake are 14 cm and
6 inches tall, respectively. Which figure is the taller one? Justify your response.
(Use a ruler to help you decide which is taller.)
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3. Helena is making a cake with pedestals between each layer. She wants
to use the tallest pedestals between the bottom two layers, the medium-length
ones next, and then the shortest pedestals between the top two layers of cake.
The lengths of the pedestals are 14.2 inches, 1.5 feet, and 8.95 inches. In what
order will the pedestals be used, starting at the bottom?
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4. Frank wants to buy 5 square pastries that are each 4 inches by 4 inches. He
would like to set these pastries on a plate that is )" foot by 1 )" feet. Will the pastries
fit on the platter without stacking them or having them hang over the edge?
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Compare and order positive numbers including decimals and mixed numbers
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Math Test Name ______________________
1. Which of the following is larger than 28.5? 8. Which of the following is NOT in order from
Å 28 Ç 28.42 ∏ 28 +, ´ largest to smallest?
28 -.
Å 12, 15, 17, 19, 21
2. Which of the following is larger than Ç 2.9, 2.8, 2.5, 2, 1.9
13 +, ? ∏ 15.6, 15.2, 14.98, 14.95, 14.85
Å 13.1 Ç 12.99 ∏ 13.5 ´ 13.25 ´ none of the above
Compare and order positive numbers including decimals and mixed numbers
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Tongue Twister #2 Name ______________________
Find the place value of the digit 5 in each number. Then write the corresponding
letter above the number. The letters will spell out a tongue twister. Try to say it
fast three times.
S
———— ———— ————
59,932,821 19,582 583,802,842
Never Be Tied?
To answer the riddle, draw a straight line between each number on the left and
the corresponding number on the right that is rounded to the requested place
value. Each line will go through a small number. Write the letter from in front of
the number on the left on the numbered line at the bottom of the page. The
letters will spell out the solution to the riddle.
R 257,650 (thousands) • 2
8
• 926,400
W 926,406 (hundreds) • 1
4
• 258,000
7
A 926,406 (thousands) • 5
• 930,000
A
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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The Round Table Name ______________________
What place value does the 3 hold in each of the following numbers?
1. 135 tens
_____________________ 6. 194,634 _____________________
11. tens 2
________ 14. ones _________
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Find My Number Name ______________________
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