MATH LEAGUE CONTEST GRADE 4 SAMPLE TEST & SOLUTION 1996FOURTH GRADE MATHEMATICS CONTEST ‘Math League Press, RO. Box 720, Tenafly, New Jersey 07670-0720 1995-96 Annual 4th Grade Contest Spring, 1996 4 Instructions = Time You will have only 30 minutes working time for this contest. You might be unable to finish all 30 questions in the time allowed. = Scores Please remember that this is a contest, not a test—and there is no “passing” or “failing” score. Few students score as high as 24 points (80% correct). Students with half that, 12 points, deserve commendation! = Format and Point Value This is a multiple-choice contest. Each answer is an A, B, C, or D. Write each answer in the Answer Column to the right of each question. A correct answer is worth 1 point. Unan- swered questions get no credit. You may use a calculator Copyright © 1996 by Mathematics Leagues Inc. 21995-96 4TH GRADE CONTEST L 141+ 141414141414 1+1= A)5x2 B)4x2 C)2x2 D)1x2 Ee ee 2. 1999 — 1996 is the same as 99 — 2. A3 B6 C1 D)% 3. 99+ 111 = 200+ 2 A)O B10 Qi Dw 4. Which of the following divisions has the smallest remainder? A) 4002+4 B) 503+5 C) 604+6 D) +7 5. Halfway up a hill, my friends and I stopped to pick berries. We picked 76 blackberries, 5d raspberries, 32 strawberries, and 1 igantic blueberry. How many berries SiS we pick altogether? A) 153. B) 161 C) 163 D) 165 6. (100 + 10) + 10= A)O B)1 C10 D)8 7. 1X3X1xX3x1x3 = A)3 B)9 C12 Dw 8 In the word 2, there are as many vowels as consonants. A) add B) subtract C) multiply D) divide 9. A crow earned a nickel for each hour it sang. If it earned 70¢ singing, how many hours did the crow sing? A)7 B) 12 © 14D) 35 ee 10. The product of three fives equals A)125 B)50 C)25 D)15 11. Two dozen pairs of pears is 2_ pears. A) 12 B) 2% © 40 D) 48 12. If today is a Tuesday, then 15 days ago was a ‘A) Saturday B) Sunday C) Monday _D) Wednesday 10. 11. 12. Go on to the next page > 4, 22