math contest practice, Grade 5

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Scholar Tests · Set 3

Math contest practice test, Grade 5

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Grades 5 and 6

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 25 minutes.

  1. 1.

    How many triangles of any size are there in this figure?

    1. A3
    2. B4
    3. C6
    4. D5
    5. E7
  2. 2.

    What fraction of the big square is shaded?

    1. A1/3
    2. B3/8
    3. C1/2
    4. D1/8
    5. E1/4
  3. 3.

    Each of these three numbers has one digit hidden by a question mark: 52?, 1?4, 86?. The average of the three numbers is 521. What is the sum of the three hidden digits?

    1. A79
    2. B3
    3. C6
    4. D16
    5. E8
  4. 4.

    Ivan, Theo and Zoe are playing, and one of them has the ball.
    Ivan says: "Zoe does not have the ball."
    Theo says: "Zoe does not have the ball."
    Zoe says: "I have the ball."
    Exactly one of them is telling the truth. Who has the ball?

    1. ADina
    2. BUma
    3. CTheo
    4. DZoe
    5. EIvan
  5. 5.

    What fraction of the big square is shaded?

    1. A1/3
    2. B1/4
    3. C3/16
    4. D5/16
    5. E1/8
  6. 6.

    How many triangles of any size are there in this figure?

    1. A9
    2. B5
    3. C8
    4. D2
    5. E3
  7. 7.

    Nia, Ivan, Dina, Gus and Jada are playing, and one of them has the ball.
    Nia says: "Dina does not have the ball."
    Ivan says: "I have the ball."
    Dina says: "Jada does not have the ball."
    Gus says: "Nia has the ball."
    Jada says: "I have the ball."
    Exactly one of them is telling the truth. Who has the ball?

    1. ANia
    2. BDina
    3. CJada
    4. DGus
    5. EIvan
  8. 8.

    How many triangles of any size are there in this figure?

    1. A15
    2. B5
    3. C30
    4. D29
    5. E6
  9. 9.

    Wes, Fay, Kai, Sara and Lena are playing, and one of them has the ball.
    Wes says: "Lena does not have the ball."
    Fay says: "Wes does not have the ball."
    Kai says: "Sara has the ball."
    Sara says: "Wes has the ball."
    Lena says: "I do not have the ball."
    Exactly one of them is not telling the truth. Who has the ball?

    1. ALena
    2. BFay
    3. CKai
    4. DSara
    5. EWes
  10. 10.

    What fraction of the big square is shaded?

    1. A5/8
    2. B23/32
    3. C3/4
    4. D11/16
    5. E11/32

Written by Scholar Tests in the style of the published math contest question types. Not a real math contest test, and a practice score is not a real score.