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Stanford 10 practice test, Grade 5

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Reading Vocabulary

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 7 minutes.

  1. 1.

    Be careful not to tear the page out of your book.

    Which meaning of tear is used in this sentence?

    1. Arip something apart
    2. Ba quiet laugh
    3. Ca kind of fruit
    4. Da drop of water from your eye
  2. 2.

    What does the word cyclone mean?

    1. Aa light rain
    2. Ba sunny day
    3. Ca storm with no wind
    4. Da storm with winds that spin in a circle
  3. 3.

    Which word describes a statue that is big, but not as big as the others?

    1. Acolossal
    2. Bpleased
    3. Clarge
    4. Dimmense
  4. 4.

    Which sentence uses a metaphor?

    1. AAt the parade, we saw a huge crowd.
    2. BOn weekends, Uncle Ray is a couch potato who watches TV all day.
    3. CWhen the bell rang, Ava ran fast to the swings.
    4. DWhen the teacher called on him, Owen froze like a deer in headlights.
  5. 5.

    fine
    1. adj. healthy or all right
    2. n. money you pay as a punishment
    3. adj. very thin or made of tiny bits
    4. adj. of very high quality

    The museum shows fine paintings from around the world.

    Which meaning of fine is used in the sentence?

    1. AMeaning 1
    2. BMeaning 2
    3. CMeaning 3
    4. DMeaning 4
  6. 6.

    What does the suffix -ist mean in the word pianist?

    1. Awithout
    2. Ba person who does or makes something
    3. Cable to be
    4. Din a way that is
  7. 7.

    Intricate is to complex as meager is to ______.

    Which word completes the analogy?

    1. Aplentiful
    2. Bscant
    3. Cnimble
    4. Deager
  8. 8.

    The students started a boycott of the cafeteria to protest the new rules.

    This sentence is from a social studies book. What does boycott mean?

    1. Aa kind of vote
    2. Brefusing to buy or use something as a protest
    3. Ca sale with low prices
    4. Da parade through town
  9. 9.

    Which word means the same as feasible?

    1. Avisible
    2. Bflexible
    3. Cimpossible
    4. Dpossible
  10. 10.

    Grandpa sat by the lake to contemplate his long life.

    What does the word contemplate mean in this sentence?

    1. Aargue about something
    2. Bdecide something quickly
    3. Cforget about something
    4. Dthink deeply about something

Reading Comprehension

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 9 minutes.

  1. Kite Day

    The wind came knocking at our door And shook the windows too. It whistled, "Come out, come and play! There's nothing else to do!" We grabbed the kite with the dragon tail And raced across the hill. The string pulled tight, the dragon rose, Then suddenly hung still. "Run faster!" shouted Grandpa Joe. I ran until I flew, Or that is how it felt to me, With nothing but the blue. The dragon climbed above the trees, A ribbon bright as flame. It swam among the clouds as though The sky had called its name. We stayed out till the sun went down And wind went home to bed. I still can feel that tugging string Inside my hand and head.

    1.

    Which idea does the poem express?

    1. AA happy day can stay with you long after it ends.
    2. BKites are hard to fly on windy days.
    3. CWindy weather is dangerous for children.
    4. DDragons are the best shape for a kite.
  2. 2.

    How is this poem organized?

    1. AAs a list of numbered steps
    2. BIn paragraphs with a list of characters
    3. CIn one long stanza with no rhyming words
    4. DIn five stanzas of four lines each

  3. Make a Floating Compass

    People have used compasses to find their way for hundreds of years. You can make a simple one at home.

    You will need: a steel sewing needle, a small magnet, a slice of cork about as thick as a coin, a bowl of water, and an adult helper

    Steps

    1. Ask an adult to help you handle the needle, because its point is sharp.

    2. Hold the needle by its eye. Slide the magnet along the needle from the eye to the point, in one direction only. Do this about 30 times.

    3. Lay the needle flat on top of the cork slice.

    4. Gently set the cork in the middle of the bowl of water.

    5. Watch the needle. It will slowly turn until it points north and south.

    Why It Works

    Rubbing the needle with the magnet turns the needle into a weak magnet. Earth acts like a giant magnet, so the floating needle lines up with it.

    3.

    What should you do right before you set the cork in the bowl of water?

    1. AFill the bowl with sand.
    2. BAsk an adult to help you handle the needle.
    3. CSlide the magnet along the needle about 30 times.
    4. DLay the needle flat on top of the cork.
  4. 4.

    Why does the author include the section "Why It Works"?

    1. ATo show how to fix a broken compass
    2. BTo list the materials needed
    3. CTo tell a story about a sailor
    4. DTo explain the science behind the steps

  5. The North Wind and the Sun

    A fable from ancient Greece

    The North Wind and the Sun were arguing about which of them was stronger. Just then, they spotted a traveler walking along a road, wrapped in a warm wool cloak.

    "Here is a test," said the Sun. "Whoever can get that cloak off the traveler is the stronger one."

    The North Wind went first. He blew a cold, howling blast. But the harder he blew, the tighter the traveler wrapped the cloak around himself. The North Wind blew until he was out of breath, and still the cloak did not budge.

    Then the Sun came out from behind a cloud and shone gently. The air grew warm, then warmer. Soon the traveler wiped his forehead, unfastened his cloak, and tossed it over his shoulder.

    The North Wind had to admit that the Sun had won.

    5.

    What is the moral of this fable?

    1. AAlways wear a warm cloak when you travel.
    2. BArguments should be settled by the weather.
    3. CIt is unfair to test a stranger.
    4. DGentleness can work better than force.
  6. 6.

    How is the Sun's way of winning different from the North Wind's way?

    1. AThe Sun politely asks the traveler to remove the cloak.
    2. BThe Sun gives up before the North Wind does.
    3. CThe Sun uses gentle warmth, while the North Wind uses force.
    4. DThe Sun hides behind a cloud the whole time.
  7. 7.

    What happens when the North Wind blows harder?

    1. AThe traveler wraps his cloak around himself more tightly.
    2. BThe traveler sits down to rest.
    3. CThe traveler takes off his cloak.
    4. DThe traveler's cloak flies away.

  8. How a Rainbow Forms

    Sunlight looks white, but it is really a mix of many colors. You can see those colors when light passes through raindrops.

    When sunlight enters a raindrop, it bends. Each color bends by a slightly different amount, so the colors spread apart. The light then bounces off the back of the raindrop and bends again as it leaves. Millions of raindrops do this at once, and together they paint a curved band of colors across the sky: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.

    To see a rainbow, you need the sun behind you and rain in front of you. That is why rainbows often appear in the early morning or late afternoon, when the sun is low in the sky. Sometimes you may even spot a second, fainter rainbow outside the first one. Its colors are in the opposite order.

    8.

    According to the passage, why do the colors in sunlight spread apart inside a raindrop?

    1. AThe raindrop paints each color separately.
    2. BEach color bends by a slightly different amount.
    3. CThe sun shines more brightly on some colors.
    4. DThe colors bounce off the clouds first.
  9. 9.

    At noon, the sun is high overhead, and a light rain is falling. Is a rainbow likely?

    1. ANo, because rainbows appear only in winter
    2. BYes, because the sun is shining
    3. CYes, because it is raining
    4. DNo, because rainbows are most likely when the sun is low in the sky
  10. 10.

    In the passage, what does the word "fainter" mean in "a second, fainter rainbow"?

    1. Aless bright and harder to see
    2. Bfaster moving
    3. Ccloser to the ground
    4. Dlarger and wider

Mathematics Problem Solving

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 10 minutes.

  1. 1.

    A pattern starts at 9 and follows the rule "add 5." The first three numbers are 9, 14, 19. What is the 5th number in the pattern?

    1. A34
    2. B24
    3. C25
    4. D29
  2. 2.

    What is the measure of angle PQR?

    1. A160°
    2. B140°
    3. C150°
    4. D30°
  3. 3.

    What number is 3,000 + 30 + 5?

    1. A3,035
    2. B30,035
    3. C3,053
    4. D3,305
  4. 4.

    Use the number line. What is 28.32 rounded to the nearest tenth?

    1. A28.35
    2. B28.4
    3. C28.3
    4. D28
  5. 5.

    How many units apart are point A and point B?

    1. A7 units
    2. B3 units
    3. C5 units
    4. D4 units
  6. 6.

    668 people are waiting for a boat ride. Each boat holds 18 people. How many boat trips are needed so that everyone gets a ride?

    1. A2
    2. B38
    3. C37
    4. D39
  7. 7.

    All the water is put together and shared equally among the 13 beakers. How much water is in each beaker then?

    1. A4 7/8 liters
    2. B39/40 liter
    3. C3/8 liter
    4. D1/4 liter
  8. 8.

    9² + 2² =

    1. A22
    2. B95
    3. C85
    4. D86
  9. 9.

    Dev recorded these heights in centimeters: 5, 5, 7, 8, 5 and 21. What is the mean after the unusual value is left out?

    1. A16
    2. B5
    3. C9
    4. D6
  10. 10.

    What is 0.39 × 1.1?

    1. A0.429
    2. B1.49
    3. C0.0429
    4. D4.29

Mathematics Procedures

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 9 minutes.

  1. 1.

    308 ÷ 14 =

    1. A22
    2. B32
    3. C23
    4. D12
  2. 2.

    566 × 19 =

    1. A10,764
    2. B10,744
    3. C10,754
    4. D10,854
  3. 3.

    What is 0.8 × 0.8?

    1. A0.64
    2. B6.40
    3. C0.80
    4. D0.06
  4. 4.

    10 + 12 × 7 =

    1. A93
    2. B94
    3. C104
    4. D95
  5. 5.

    8.16 + 1.2 =

    1. A9.26
    2. B9.36
    3. C8.28
    4. D10.36
  6. 6.

    5,733 ÷ 39 =

    1. A137
    2. B157
    3. C147
    4. D146
  7. 7.

    1/3 + 6/10 =

    1. A7/10
    2. B7/13
    3. C29/30
    4. D14/15
  8. 8.

    9.2 × 9 =

    1. A82.8
    2. B828
    3. C8.28
    4. D83.8
  9. 9.

    7/8 ÷ 3 =

    1. A1/3
    2. B2 5/8
    3. C7/24
    4. D7/11
  10. 10.

    1/2 ÷ 3 =

    1. A1 1/2
    2. B1/3
    3. C1/6
    4. D1/5

Language

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 9 minutes.

  1. 1.

    The train went through a dark ______.

    Which word is spelled correctly and completes the sentence?

    1. Atunnal
    2. Btunnle
    3. Ctunel
    4. Dtunnel
  2. 2.

    Priya kept her secret notes inside a shoebox.

    Which part of the sentence is a prepositional phrase?

    1. Ainside a shoebox
    2. Bher secret notes
    3. CPriya
    4. Dkept
  3. 3.

    1. Fill the hole with soil, and press it down around the roots.
    2. Dig a hole that is twice as wide as the tree's roots.
    3. Give the tree plenty of water, and it will grow for many years.
    4. Next, set the tree in the hole so it stands straight.

    In what order should these sentences go?

    1. A3, 4, 1, 2
    2. B2, 4, 1, 3
    3. C4, 2, 1, 3
    4. D2, 1, 4, 3
  4. 4.

    The rain stopped. We went outside to play.

    Which sentence best combines the two sentences without changing what they mean?

    1. ABefore the rain stopped, we went outside to play.
    2. BAfter the rain stopped, we went outside to play.
    3. CThe rain stopped, we went outside to play.
    4. DAfter the rain, stopped we went outside to play.
  5. 5.

    When we found our seats, the movie ______.

    Which word or words best complete the sentence?

    1. Awill have started
    2. Bstarts
    3. Chad started
    4. Dhas started
  6. 6.

    The baby's skin felt nice, soft and smooth like a peach.

    Which word could replace nice to make the sentence more exact?

    1. Afine
    2. Brough
    3. Cgood
    4. Dvelvety
  7. 7.

    Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?

    1. AThe president of our club is my sister.
    2. Bthe president of our club is my sister.
    3. CThe president of our club is my Sister.
    4. DThe president of our Club is my sister.
  8. 8.

    Which sentence writes the title correctly?

    1. AMom read about our school play in The Springfield Daily news.
    2. BMom read about our school play in "The Springfield Daily News."
    3. CMom read about our school play in The Springfield Daily News.
    4. DMom read about our school play in The Springfield Daily News.
  9. 9.

    Be careful not to ______ the glass.

    Which word best completes the sentence?

    1. Abrake
    2. Bbraek
    3. Cbreak
    4. Dbrayk
  10. 10.

    Mia is writing a story about a day at the concert hall.

    Which sentence adds a detail about what Mia smelled at the concert hall?

    1. AGold light gleamed on the polished violins and the shiny brass horns.
    2. BThe hall smelled faintly of old velvet and lemon furniture polish.
    3. CThe velvet seat felt soft and plush beneath Mia.
    4. DThe cellos hummed a low, slow melody that filled the hall.

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