Name: ___________________________________
Chapter 12 Test Form B
1.
2.
3.
4.
Mrs. Miller wants to estimate the height of a window so she knows how much fabric
to buy for curtains. Which would be the best benchmark for her to use?
A.
the thickness of a dime
B.
her fingertip
C.
a license plate
D.
how far she could walk in 20 minutes
Dan is making a sport drink. He needs to mix 8 cups of water with the powder mix.
How much of the sport drink does Dan make?
A.
1 gallon
B.
3 quarts
C.
1 half gallon
D.
2 pints
The Huerta family is taking a 2-week trip to Costa Rica. How many days will their
trip last?
A.
30 days
B.
21 days
C.
14 days
D.
7 days
A ladder is 7 feet tall. How tall is this in inches?
A.
84 inches
B.
72 inches
C.
70 inches
D.
42 inches
5.
The table shows a pattern for two units of time.
Which are the best labels?
6.
7.
8.
A.
Years, Weeks
B.
Minutes, Days
C.
Minutes, Seconds
D.
Days, Hours
The plumber began to fix the leaky sink at 1:45
He worked on it for 1 hour 45
minutes. What time did the plumber finish the job?
A.
2:45
B.
3:00
C.
3:20
D.
3:30
An elephant living in a wildlife park weighs 4 tons. How many pounds does the
elephant weigh?
A.
400 pounds
B.
800 pounds
C.
4,000 pounds
D.
8,000 pounds
Kerri has a German Shepherd that has a mass of 30,000 grams. How many
kilograms is 30,000 grams?
A.
30 kilograms
B.
300 kilograms
C.
3,000 kilograms
D.
30,000 kilograms
9.
The table shows a pattern for two metric units.
Which are the best labels?
A.
Centimeters, Meters
B.
Meters, Millimeters
C.
Grams, Kilograms
D.
Milliliters, Liters
10. The line plot shows the distance some students swam during a timed exercise.
How many students swam mile?
A.
4
B.
3
C.
2
D.
1
11. The line plot shows the distance some students swam during a timed exercise.
What is the total number of miles the group swam?
A.
B.
C.
D.
12. What is the best estimate for the amount of lemonade needed to serve six people?
A.
2 milliliters
B.
2 liters
C.
2 grams
D.
2 kilograms
13. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Koji used 2 liters of water to feed his plants. How many milliliters of water did he
feed his plants?
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14. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Aya was at the library for 48 minutes until it closed at 6:30
arrive at the library?
What time did Aya
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15. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Jeff is very tall. He is 6 feet 5 inches tall. How tall is he in inches?
______________________________
16. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Dwayne bought 5 yards of wrapping paper. How many inches of wrapping paper is
this?
______________________________
17. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Elaine has a small dog called a toy poodle. Her poodle weighs 7 pounds. What is
the weight of the dog in ounces?
______________________________
18. Have your teacher print this item for you.
An Olympic swimming pool is 25 meters wide. How many decimeters wide is an
Olympic swimming pool?
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19. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Cheryl is making homemade fruit soda. She needs 14 pints of fruit juices and club
soda for her recipe. How many quarts of homemade fruit soda does Cheryl make?
______________________________
20. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Charles ships a gift through the mail. The gift weighs 9 pounds 14 ounces. He
packs the gift in a shipping box with bubble wrap. The package weighs 14 pounds 9
ounces. How much does the shipping box and bubble wrap weigh?
______________________________
21. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Zamira is baking cheesecakes for the bake sale. She needs 6 pounds of cream
cheese. How many ounces of cream cheese does she need to buy?
______________________________
22. Have your teacher print this item for you.
A watermelon has a mass of 8 kilograms. A honeydew melon has a mass of 3
kilograms. How many more grams does the watermelon weigh than the honeydew
melon?
______________________________
23. Have your teacher print this item for you.
A container of fruit punch serves 16 cups. How many quarts of punch are in the
container?
______________________________
24. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Sally's sofa is 18 decimeters long.
How many meters long is Sally's sofa?
______________________________
25. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Fran played computer chess for 3 hours. Jon played computer chess for 150
minutes. Write a comparing statement about the time Fran and Jon spent playing
computer chess.
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
26. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Reggie needs 24 feet of rope to make a tire swing. He has 10 yards of rope. Is this
enough for him to make his swing? Explain.
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_________________________________________
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27. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Hamid’s soccer game will start at 11:00
, but the players must arrive at the field
three-quarters of an hour early to warm up. The game must end by 1:15
Hamid says he has to be at the field at 9:45
Explain your answer.
Is Hamid correct?
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
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28. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Hamid’s soccer game will start at 11:00
, but the players must arrive at the field
three-quarters of an hour early to warm up. The game must end by 1:15
The park closes at 6:30
There is a 15-minute break between each game played at
the park, and each game takes the same amount of time as Hamid’s soccer game.
How many more games can be played before the park closes? Explain your answer.
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Chapter 12 Test Form B
ANSWER KEY
1.
2.
3.
4.
Mrs. Miller wants to estimate the height of a window so she knows how much fabric
to buy for curtains. Which would be the best benchmark for her to use?
A.
the thickness of a dime
B.
her fingertip
C.
a license plate
D.
how far she could walk in 20 minutes
Dan is making a sport drink. He needs to mix 8 cups of water with the powder mix.
How much of the sport drink does Dan make?
A.
1 gallon
B.
3 quarts
C.
1 half gallon
D.
2 pints
The Huerta family is taking a 2-week trip to Costa Rica. How many days will their
trip last?
A.
30 days
B.
21 days
C.
14 days
D.
7 days
A ladder is 7 feet tall. How tall is this in inches?
A.
84 inches
B.
72 inches
C.
70 inches
D.
42 inches
5.
The table shows a pattern for two units of time.
Which are the best labels?
6.
7.
8.
A.
Years, Weeks
B.
Minutes, Days
C.
Minutes, Seconds
D.
Days, Hours
The plumber began to fix the leaky sink at 1:45
He worked on it for 1 hour 45
minutes. What time did the plumber finish the job?
A.
2:45
B.
3:00
C.
3:20
D.
3:30
An elephant living in a wildlife park weighs 4 tons. How many pounds does the
elephant weigh?
A.
400 pounds
B.
800 pounds
C.
4,000 pounds
D.
8,000 pounds
Kerri has a German Shepherd that has a mass of 30,000 grams. How many
kilograms is 30,000 grams?
A.
30 kilograms
B.
300 kilograms
C.
3,000 kilograms
D.
30,000 kilograms
9.
The table shows a pattern for two metric units.
Which are the best labels?
A.
Centimeters, Meters
B.
Meters, Millimeters
C.
Grams, Kilograms
D.
Milliliters, Liters
10. The line plot shows the distance some students swam during a timed exercise.
How many students swam mile?
A.
4
B.
3
C.
2
D.
1
11. The line plot shows the distance some students swam during a timed exercise.
What is the total number of miles the group swam?
A.
B.
C.
D.
12. What is the best estimate for the amount of lemonade needed to serve six people?
A.
2 milliliters
B.
2 liters
C.
2 grams
D.
2 kilograms
13. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Koji used 2 liters of water to feed his plants. How many milliliters of water did he
feed his plants?
______________________________
2,000 milliliters
14. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Aya was at the library for 48 minutes until it closed at 6:30
arrive at the library?
What time did Aya
______________________________
5:42 P.M.
15. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Jeff is very tall. He is 6 feet 5 inches tall. How tall is he in inches?
______________________________
77 inches
16. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Dwayne bought 5 yards of wrapping paper. How many inches of wrapping paper is
this?
______________________________
180 inches
17. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Elaine has a small dog called a toy poodle. Her poodle weighs 7 pounds. What is
the weight of the dog in ounces?
______________________________
112 ounces
18. Have your teacher print this item for you.
An Olympic swimming pool is 25 meters wide. How many decimeters wide is an
Olympic swimming pool?
______________________________
250 decimeters
19. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Cheryl is making homemade fruit soda. She needs 14 pints of fruit juices and club
soda for her recipe. How many quarts of homemade fruit soda does Cheryl make?
______________________________
7 quarts
20. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Charles ships a gift through the mail. The gift weighs 9 pounds 14 ounces. He
packs the gift in a shipping box with bubble wrap. The package weighs 14 pounds 9
ounces. How much does the shipping box and bubble wrap weigh?
______________________________
4 pounds 11 ounces
21. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Zamira is baking cheesecakes for the bake sale. She needs 6 pounds of cream
cheese. How many ounces of cream cheese does she need to buy?
______________________________
96 ounces
22. Have your teacher print this item for you.
A watermelon has a mass of 8 kilograms. A honeydew melon has a mass of 3
kilograms. How many more grams does the watermelon weigh than the honeydew
melon?
______________________________
5,000 grams
23. Have your teacher print this item for you.
A container of fruit punch serves 16 cups. How many quarts of punch are in the
container?
______________________________
4 quarts
24. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Sally's sofa is 18 decimeters long.
How many meters long is Sally's sofa?
______________________________
1.8 meters
25. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Fran played computer chess for 3 hours. Jon played computer chess for 150
minutes. Write a comparing statement about the time Fran and Jon spent playing
computer chess.
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
Possible answer: Fran played for 30 minutes longer than Jon did.
26. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Reggie needs 24 feet of rope to make a tire swing. He has 10 yards of rope. Is this
enough for him to make his swing? Explain.
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Yes; possible explanation: I convert 10 yards to feet to compare how much rope Reggie
has with how much he needs. 1 yard = 3 feet, so 10 yards = 30 feet. Since 30 > 24,
Reggie has enough rope for the tire swing.
27. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Hamid’s soccer game will start at 11:00
, but the players must arrive at the field
three-quarters of an hour early to warm up. The game must end by 1:15
Hamid says he has to be at the field at 9:45
Explain your answer.
Is Hamid correct?
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
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No; possible explanation: Hamid should be there by 10:15. I figured out that 3/4 hour =
45 minutes. Starting at 11:00 A.M., I pictured the minute hand moving back 45 minutes,
which is 10:15 A.M.
28. Have your teacher print this item for you.
Hamid’s soccer game will start at 11:00
, but the players must arrive at the field
three-quarters of an hour early to warm up. The game must end by 1:15
The park closes at 6:30
There is a 15-minute break between each game played at
the park, and each game takes the same amount of time as Hamid’s soccer game.
How many more games can be played before the park closes? Explain your answer.
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2 more games; possible explanation: Hamid's game ends at 1:15 P.M. The next game
starts at 1:30 P.M. after a 15-minute break. The game ends at 3:45 P.M. The last game
starts at 4:00 P.M. and ends at 6:15 P.M.