5th Grade PSSA Math Practice Test Questions

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e is needed for 18 feet to 18 feet room?

A. 72 Square Feet

B. 108 Square Feet

C. 216 Square Feet

D. 324 Square Feet

3- Of the 2,400 videos available for rent at a certain video store, 600 are comedies. What percent of the videos are comedies?

A. \(18 ½ \%\)

B. \(20 \%\)

C. \(22 \%\)

D. \(25 \%\)

4- How many \(3 × 3\) squares can fit inside a rectangle with a height of 54 and a width of 12?

A. 72

B. 62

C. 50

D. 44

5- ABC Corporation earned only $200,000 during the previous year, two-thirds only of the management’s predicted income. How much earning did the management predict?

A. $20,000

B. $30,000

C. $300,000

D. $340,000

6- William keeps track of the length of each fish that he catches. Following are the lengths in inches of the fish that he caught one day:\( 13, 14, 9, 11, 9, 10, 18\)
What is the median fish length that William caught that day?

A. 11 Inches

B. 9 Inches

C. 12 Inches

D. 13 Inches

7- \(9 + [8 × 5] ÷ 2 =\) ? __________

8- What is the median of these numbers? \(4, 9, 13, 8, 15, 18, 5\)

A. 8

B. 9

C. 13

D. 15

9-The area of the base of the following cylinder is 50 square inches and its height is 10 inches. What is the volume of the cylinder? __________

10- A rope 13 yards long is cut into 4 equal parts. Which expression does NOT equal to the length of each part?

A. \(13 ÷ 4\)

B. \(\frac{13}{4}\)

C. \(4 ÷ 13\)

D. \(4\sqrt{13}\)

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Answers:

2- D
Find the area of the room, which is a square. Use the area of a square formula.
\(S= a^2 ⇒ S= 18\) feet \(× 18\) feet \(= 324\) square feet

3- D
Use the percent formula:
\(part =\frac{percent}{100}× whole\)
\(600 =\frac{percent}{100}× 2400⇒ 600= percent × 24 ⇒percent=25 \)

4- A
Use the area of a rectangle formula.
\(A= a × b ⇒ A= 54 × 12 ⇒ A= 648\)
Divide the area by 9 (\(3 × 3 = 9\) squares) to find the number of squares needed. \(648 ÷ 9 = 72\)

5- C
ABC Corporation’s income = \(\frac{2}{3}\) management’s predicted income.
\($200,000 = \frac{2}{3}\) management’s predicted income
management’s predicted income \(= $200,000×\frac{3}{2} =$300,000\)

6- A
Write the numbers in order:
\(9, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18\)
Median is the number in the middle. Therefore, the median is 11.

7- 29
Use PEMDAS (order of operation):
\(9 + [8 × 5] ÷ 2 = 9 + (40) ÷ 2 = 9 + (40 ÷ 2) = 29\)

8- B
Write the numbers in order:
\(4, 5, 8, 9, 13, 15, 18\)
Median is the number in the middle. Therefore, the median is 9.

9- 500
Use the volume of a cylinder formula.
\(Voluem= base × height ⇒ V=50 × 10 ⇒ V=500\)

10- C
13 yards 13-yard-long rope is cut into 4 equal parts. Therefore, 13 should be divided by 4. Only option C is NOT 13 divided by 4. (It is 4 divided by 13)

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How to use 5th Grade PSSA Math Practice Test Questions as real practice

5th Grade PSSA Math Practice Test Questions works best when it is used as a short, focused study session rather than a quick click-through activity. The goal is not simply to finish the questions. The goal is to notice which skills feel automatic, which skills still need review, and which mistakes happen when you rush.

Start with a clean piece of scratch paper. For each item, answer the questions under realistic conditions, then review every missed problem before retaking a similar set. If you get something wrong, do not immediately move on. Write the correct step, circle the part that caused the mistake, and try one similar item before continuing. That small correction habit is what turns an online practice test into lasting math improvement.

A three-round study routine

This routine is simple, but it solves a common problem: students often practice only until an answer looks familiar. Real readiness means you can solve a fresh problem without hints, explain the first step, and check whether the final answer is reasonable.

What to write down while you practice

Keep a tiny mistake log next to the activity. You only need three columns: the topic, the mistake, and the correction. For example, a student might write “fractions,” “forgot common denominator,” and “rewrite both fractions before adding.” A log like that is more useful than a long list of scores because it tells you exactly what to review next.

• If the mistake is a fact or formula, review it before the next round.
• If the mistake is a setup error, copy one worked example and label each step.
• If the mistake is from rushing, slow down and require written work for the next five items.
• If the same mistake appears twice, stop and review that topic before continuing.

When you are ready to move on

You are ready for the next topic when you can get several items correct in a row and explain why the method works. A score by itself is helpful, but it is not the whole story. You should also be able to describe the rule, formula, or pattern that the activity is testing.

For test preparation, come back to 5th Grade PSSA Math Practice Test Questions after a day or two and try a fresh round. If the skill still feels easy after a short break, it is much more likely to stay with you during a quiz, unit test, or standardized test. If it feels shaky, that is useful information too: it tells you exactly where to spend your next study session.

Study tips for parents and teachers

When using this page with a student, ask for the reasoning before the answer. Questions such as “What is the first step?”, “Why did you choose that operation?”, and “How can you check it?” help students build mathematical language. That matters because many test questions measure more than calculation; they also measure whether the student can read the problem, choose a method, and explain a result.

Short sessions are usually best. Ten to fifteen minutes of careful practice can be more productive than a long session full of guessing. End by naming one skill that improved and one skill to review next time. That keeps practice positive, specific, and easy to continue.