4th Six Weeks Math Checkpoint Review—5th Grade

This exam will cover the following topics: measurement conversions (both metric and customary), area, perimeter and volume; calculating change in temperature; solving for elapsed time; geometry characteristics such as 2-D and 3-D figures; parallel and perpendicular lines, polygons, and transformations.

You will be allowed to use your STAAR Reference Chart for this exam.

Good luck and take time to carefully solve the following review questions to better prepare you for the exam. Show your work on a separate sheet of paper.

  1. Aiden wanted to have a pool party. Aiden’s mother said she would not allow him to invite any guests until the pool’s temperature had reached 85 degrees F. Aiden went to check the water temperature and found it was 62 degrees F. How much will the temperature have to increase before he will be allowed to have his party? (Hint: What operation is needed to find a DIFFERENCE in temperature?)
  1. Use the information below to determine the height order of five students in the fifth grade. Order the students from TALLEST to SHORTEST. (Hint: look closely at the units of measurement and convert.)

Hadden------375 cm

Rayawna------2.5 m

Amber………………200 cm

Jillian………………..436 cm

Dean…………………3.2 m

  1. Devon was rushing to study for his math exam and eat dinner before his bedtime. The clock read 6:40 p.m. Devon must be in bed by 9:30 p.m. How long is it until Devon’s bedtime?
  1. Savannah was purchasing material to make new curtains for her bedroom. Each window required 15 ft. of fabric. She has 3 windows in her room. How many yards of fabric will she need to purchase to make new curtains for all three windows?
  1. Isabel wanted to build a fence for her new puppy, Killer. He needed plenty of room to run. She used stakes and string to mark the location for her dog run. One side was 18 yards and the other side was 13 yards. How much fencing will she need to purchase for Killer’s new pen?
  1. Mrs. Peña is helping her daughter Madeline pack for college. Madeline wants to take 16 cu. ft. of books with her. She has a box that is 4ft. in length and 2 ft. in width. How tall will the box need to be in order to hold all the books?
  1. Kambree is really tired of the color of her room. She wants to paint one wall Simply Sunshine Yellow. The wall measures 12 yards by 3 yards. One gallon of paint will cover 24 sq. yds. How many gallons of Simply Sunshine Yellow will she need to purchase?
  1. List two ways that a rhombus and a trapezoid are alike. What are two ways they are different?

Different: 1. Alike: 1.

2. 2.

9. What are three characteristics of all polygons?

A.

B.

C.

  1. How many vertices, faces, and edges does a rectangular prism have? Draw the prism and count.

Vertices:______; Edges:______; Faces______

  1. Label the following examples with the correct transformation: