Dr Numsen—Mathematics Grades 2-3

Practice Test – 2012 – Test 2 www.academicmeet.com

Directions: Choose the best answer for each of the following problems.

1. 17 + 4 =

A. 20 B. 19 C. 24 D. 21

2. 18 − 15 =

A. 33 B. 6 C. 21 D. 3

3. Katelyn has 5 dolls. Two dolls have blue dresses and the rest have red dresses. How many have red dresses?

A. 3 B. 5 C. 4 D. 2

4. Find the missing addend: 16 +  = 51

A. 55 B. 45 C. 25 D. 35

5. 120 − 80 − 10 + 30 =

A. 60 B. 70 C. 80 D. 90

6. Dan’s birthday is January 6th. If today is December 29th, how many days until Dan’s birthday?

A. 7 B. 9 C. 6 D. 8

7. Find the next number in the pattern 22, 27, 32, 37, 42, 47, . . . .

A. 50 B. 51 C. 52 D. 53

8. Which of the following is the smallest number?

A. forty B. forty-four C. fourteen D. four hundred four

9. 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 = .

A. 32 B. 40 C. 45 D. 48

10. How many total 3’s are there in the sum 347 + 36?

A. 1 B. 0 C. 3 D. 2

11. Carla wants to arrange her 25 pennies in the shape of a square. How many rows of pennies will there be?

A. 8 B. 6 C. 4 D. 5
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12. How many sides does a trapezoid have?

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6

13. Bobby bought a shirt for $13.48 with a twenty-dollar bill. How much change did he receive?

A. $5.08 B. $8.19 C. $7.24 D. $6.52

14. (8 × 10) + (7 × 100) + (3 × 1) =

A. 738 B. 387 C. 783 D. 873

15. 15 + 16 + 17 + 18 + 19 =

A. 85 B. 65 C. 75 D. 95

16. What is the smallest 3-digit whole number with no 1’s or 2’s in it and with no repeated digits?

A. 111 B. 403 C. 304 D. 502

17. Which of the following is the best approximation for the size of a tree?

A. 1 kilometer B. 500 meters C. 5 meters D. 50 centimeters

18. Janae has 24 marbles and Kim has 30 marbles. Janae gives one-third of her marbles to Kim. How many marbles does Kim
have now?

A. 35 B. 36 C. 38 D. 42

19. 6 quarters − 4 dimes =

A. $1.00 B. $1.10 C. $1.25 D. $1.30

20. The American flag is in what shape?

A. rectangle B. square C. triangle D. rhombus

21. What digit is in the hundreds place of 576.301?

A. 7 B. 5 C. 0 D. 1

22. 51.7 − 32.8 =

A. 20.9 B. 19.9 C. 18.9 D. 17.9

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23. 6 × 8 =

A. 32 B. 24 C. 48 D. 56

24. What numbers can be multiplied together to get 60?

A. 5, 7, 8 B. 5, 4, 3 C. 3, 4, 2 D. 6, 5, 9

25. How many proper fractions with denominator of 15 are in lowest terms?

A. 8 B. 6 C. 7 D. 9

26. What fraction of the figure shown is shaded?

5
A.
6
9
B.
10
11
C.
12
3
D.
4

27. What is the best estimate for 87347 − 23543?

A. 56000 B. 68000 C. 64000 D. 60000

28. What number goes in the box to make the statement true? 4×3=2×

A. 12 B. 3 C. 5 D. 6

29. It took Lisa 1 hour 40 minutes to drive from Austin to Waco and 1 hour 15 minutes to drive from Waco to Dallas. How
long in total did it take her to drive from Austin to Dallas?

A. 3 hour 5 minutes B. 2 hours 55 minutes C. 2 hours 45 minutes D. 3 hours 15 mines

30. 1 dozen is how many less than 1.5 dozen?

A. 12 B. 8 C. 6 D. 4

31. What of the following is the shortest?

1
A. 2 feet B. yard C. 20 inches D. 0.2 miles
2
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32. The same cube with numbers 1 through 6 is shown in different positions. What number is opposite from the number 5?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

33. The 12th number in the pattern 5, 7, 9, 11, . . . is

A. 31 B. 29 C. 25 D. 27

34. How many quarters are equal to 20 nickels?

A. 3 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8

35. What fraction is the smallest?

1 1 2 1
A. B. C. D.
3 4 3 2

36. Jane can type 50 words per minute. How long will it take her to type a 600 word document?

A. 12 minutes B. 15 minutes C. 18 minutes D. 20 minutes

37. What is the difference between 25 and 36?

A. 11 B. 13 C. 9 D. 7

38. The area of a rectangle with length 8” and width 4” is

A. 20 square inches B. 24 square inches C. 32 square inches D. 40 square inches

39. What is the largest factor of 20 than is less than 20?

A. 18 B. 12 C. 15 D. 10

40. On a calculator keypad, you must start with the 4 key and type out a number with no repeated digits. Also, you may only
type numbers that are left, right, above, or below the previous number. What is the smallest 4-digit number you can type?

7 8 9
4 5 6
1 2 3

A. 4123 B. 4125 C. 4111 D. 4512

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Advanced Problems
41. At the florist, there are 120 roses for sell. Of these, three-fourths of them are red roses. How many red roses are there?

A. 60 B. 80 C. 90 D. 75

42. Carly grew from 4 feet 3 inches to 5 feet 1 inch in a year. What was her height increase during the year?

A. 8 inches B. 10 inches C. 1 feet 2 inches D. 1 feet 4 inches

43. What is the average of 16, 14, and 21?

A. 18 B. 16 C. 17 D. 14

44. Choose the symbol that makes this statement true: 28  36

A. > B. < C. = D. −

45. Nachos cost $8.49. The tax on the nachos is 70c/. Find the total cost of the nachos after tax?

A. $9.09 B. $9.19 C. $9.29 D. $9.39

46. 88 + 173 + 243 − 87 − 170 − 244 =

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

47. 16 × 4 =

A. 56 B. 64 C. 80 D. 74

48. Every whole number from 1 to 20 (including 1 and 20) is written down. How many total 1’s were written down?

A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 13

49. At a pizza parlor, customers can choose one meat from pepperoni, Canadian bacon, ham, or sausage. Also, the customer
can choose only one extra topping from extra cheese, olives, or peppers. How many different pizza combinations are pos-
sible?

A. 7 B. 12 C. 8 D. 10

50. Which of these is the largest?

3 5 5 4
A. B. C. D.
4 6 8 5