LEAP SAMPLE QUESTIONS - GRADE 4

1.  Dad bought Bob and Sue new gloves.  He bought them enough pairs so that they would have a pair for every day of the week.  How many pairs of gloves did Dad buy?

2.  Susan had to make two cakes for the church bazaar.  She needed the following ingredients to make the two cakes:   8 cups flour, 3 cups sugar, 10 eggs, 2 cups milk.
List the amount of each ingredient that Susan will use to make one cake.

3.  Write the standard form for each of the following:

a)  six thousand, one _________________________

b)  sixty three thousand, five hundred sixty-four _____________________________

c)  2 thousands
     5 hundreds
     2 tens
     6 ones

     _________________________

4.  How would you write "2, 904" in words?

5.  2, 656 is the same as
 
     ______+_________+_________+_____________

6.  What is the value of "6" in the following number?
                                                              1,564

7.  Which is the larger number in each pair?

                           a.  963      936
                           b.  785      758
                           c.  109      190
 
8.  What are the common factors for 4 and 8?

9.  What are the factors of "25"?

10.  Write a fraction and decimal to show what part of the figure contains letters.
 
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11.  Circle 1/3 of the asterisks.

             *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *    *   *

12.  Which fraction is the smallest?

             1/4        1/12        1/8

13.  Use a decimal and dollar sign to show 72 pennies.

14.  Write 0.4 as a fraction.

15.  Sean has 4 quarters, 7 dimes, and 2 pennies.  Does he have enough money to buy a book that costs two dollars?
Explain.

16.  Barry needs 24 nails to make a crate.  He has three dozen.  Will he have enough nails?  Explain.

17.  What is the perimeter of the following square?  What is the area?

     3 feet
 
 
 
18.  What comes next?

16, 18, 20, 22, _____

19.  Which of the following is correct?

          A)     5 + 6 = 6 + 5
          B)      2 + (4+3) = (2+5)+3
          C)      2 + 4-1  =  8

20.  Steve bought two balls.  The cost of each ball was $2.98.  How much change did the clerk give Steve when he handed him $10?

21.  USE THE INFORMATION BELOW TO COMPLETE THE CALENDAR.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This calendar is for the second month of the year.  Write the month on the calendar.
Put the names of the days of the week in the correct spaces.
The first day of the month is Wednesday.  There are 28 days in this month.  Write the numbers for the days.
Circle the third Tuesday of the month.
Put an "x" two days after the second Tuesday.

22.  Which symbol goes in the blanks below?
        62 + 35 _______28 +  69
        49 - 3 ________50 +8

23.  Joe weighs 94 pounds.  If you add the weights of Joe and Jack, you get exactly 160 pounds.  Write a number sentence to find Jack's weight.

24.  Find the value of n in each of the sentences below.

                                                           (5 + 2) + 3 = 3 + (3 + n)

                                                            6 + n = 13

25.  The classroom has 9 new shelves.  There are 81 books to put on the shelves.  The teacher wants to put an equal amount of books on each shelf.  How many books should be placed on each shelf?
 

26.  Dad's doctor told him to walk 30 minutes each day at least 6 days each week.  What is the least amount of hours that Dad must walk each week?  Write an equation.

27.  Debbie is making candy apples for her club's booth at the school fair.  She makes 6 candy apples each day.  How many will she make in three weeks? If she misses two days, how many will she have?  Write equations and explain your answers.

28.  Which letters below are symmetric?

                               H           C        M            F

29.  Draw two parallel lines.

30.  The football team has to run around the block every day.  The block is a square.

    50 yards
 
 
 
 
If the team runs around the block three times each day, how many yards do they run in two school weeks.  If it takes them 15 minutes to run around one time, how many minutes do they run in a school week?

31.  Sara is supposed to go to the dentist at 2:30.  It will take her mother 15 minutes to drive her there.  Sara has to get dressed and this will take 15 minutes.  What time should Sara start getting dressed?

32.  Measure this line to the nearest inch.

                  _____________________________________________________________

33.  Measure this line to the nearest half inch.

                                         _________
34.  Bob started mowing the lawn at 9:30.  It is now 11:00.  How long has he been mowing?
 

35.  What is the best way to measure a necklace?   inches, feet, yards

36.
The chart below shows the number of books read by the third grade class.  Use the chart to answer the questions that follow.
 
     BOOKS
BOB                        X               X              X           X 
SUE                        X               X 
BILL                       X 
JOE                         X              X               X          X            X 
X = 10 books

Who read the most books?

Did the class read more than 100 books?

How many more books did Joe read than Bob?

Create a table to show the same information on the chart.

37.  Construct a chart using the following data.

Thirty students were asked about their favorite foods.  Ten of the students said they like pizza.  Fifteen said that they like hamburgers.  Five said that they like ice cream.

38.  The zookeeper wants to give the bear 8 gallons of water to drink.  He only has a 1-pint jar.  How many full jars of water will he need to give the panda?

39. The teacher drew pictures on cards and put them in buckets.  She had 10 cards with pictures of fish, 5 with pictures of turtles, 3 with pictures of ducks, and 1 with a picture of a frog.  If a student pulls out one card, which one is he/she most likely to pull?

40.  Bart said that he weighs between 80 and 95 pounds.  You can find his weight if you skip count from 0 by 9's.  How much does Bart weigh?

41.  The following numberline shows events in Sue'e life:

       Sue graduated from high school.                                    Sue graduated from college.            Sue got married.                                   Sue went to Hawaii.
________________________________________________________________________________________
           1970                                          1974                                     1975                              1980

  How would you find the number of years between Sue graduating from college and going to Hawaii?

42.  David is starting an exercise program.  He plans to do 10 sit ups on DAY 1.  He will do 15 sit ups on DAYS  2 and 3.  He will do 20 sit ups on DAYS  3, 4, and 5.  How many sit ups will he do on DAY 10?

43.  Look at the pattern of letters below.  Which letter should come next?

           BBBAACCCCBBBAAC_____

44.  What unit of measure should be used to measure the distance to the moon?
 

45.  Mrs. Boyle did a survey to find how many animals the students had at home.  There were 20 students.  Five students had cats.  Eight students had dogs.  Four students had hamsters.  Three students had fish.  Construct a graph to show how many animals the class had.

46.  Four students were in line to get water.  John and Kyle were behind Bob.  Bob was ahead of Kyle and Ryan.  Ryan was behind Kyle and John.  Who was first in line?

47.  Your family is having a picnic.  Your mother gave you $50 to buy food and drinks for eight  family members.  The chart below shows the kinds of things you can buy  and how much they cost.
                                                               ITEM                                 COST

                                                           Hot dogs                                    $1 each
                                                           Pizza                                          $ 5 for 4 slices
                                                           Ice cream bars                            50 cents each
                                                           Cookies                                      4 for $1.00
                                                           Large soda                                 $2  ( makes 4 glasses)
 
Use the chart to decide what to buy.  Pick at least two different types of food.  Be sure to buy enough for each family member so that they get an equal amount.

Explain why you chose what to buy with the money you had.

Tell how much you spent altogether and how much money you had left over, if any.
 

Make a chart of your own.  On your chart, show the things you chose, how many you will buy, and what the cost will be to buy that many.

48.  You have been given 12 square tiles.  Draw two rectangles you can form using the 12 tiles.  Each of the rectangles must use all 12 tiles.  Label the length and the width of each rectangle you draw.  Draw a circle around the rectangle that has the smallest distance around.

49.  Bobby earns money by helping neighbors after school.  The chart below shows how often he helps each neighbor.
 
 
NEIGHBOR
DAYS
  Mr. Jackson 3 days each week
  Mr. Lyons 4 days each week
  Mr. Brown every day except Tuesday
  Mr. Jones Monday, Wednesday, Friday
 Bobby works from 3:00 until 4:40 every day.  He helps each neighbor for 30 minutes each visit.

Use the chart below to make a schedule for Bobby.  Use the information above.

DAYS OF THE WEEK
 
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
3:00 - 3:30
3:35 - 4:05
4:10 - 4:40
 

Explain any problems you think Bobby might have following this schedule.

 

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