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Date: ________________
5.OA.1 Assessment
1. Four students were discussing the proper order of operations needed to simplify the
expression shown below:
20 + 6 ÷ 2 x 4
Which student is correct?
a. Marlon: "add, divide, multiply."
b. Isis: "multiply, divide, add."
c. Madison: "divide, multiply, add."
d. Timmy: "add, multiply, divide."
2. Angel was evaluating the expression shown below:
8[(40 - 15) ÷ 5] + 3
What will be his first step?
a. Add 5 and 3.
b. Divide 15 by 5.
c. Multiply 8 by 40.
d. Subtract 15 from 40.
3. After evaluating the expression below, Andrew said the value is 30.
7 x 4 - 2 + (8 ÷ 2)
What would be value of the expression if the parentheses were put around 2 + 8?
a. 9
b. 17
c. 22
d. 23
4. Leah was evaluating four expressions below. Which expression will have the greatest
value?
a. 24 + 16 ÷ 4
b. (24 + 16) ÷ 4
c. 24 ÷ 4 + 2
d. 24 ÷ (4 + 2)
5. Roberto wrote the expression 3 + 4 x 2 - 1 x 6. After placing parentheses, the
expression was equivalent to 42. Which of the following expressions shows how Roberto
placed his parentheses?
a. 3 + 4 x (2 - 1) x 6
b. 3 + (4 x 2) - 1 x 6
c. (3 + 4) x (2 - 1) x 6
d. (3 + 4) x 2 - (1 x 6)
6. Which of the following shows how Jayla should place parentheses in the expression
below to represent a value of 82?
7x8+4-2
a. (7 x 8) + 4 - 2
b. (7 x 8) + (4 - 2)
c. 7 x (8 + 4) - 2
d. 7 x 8 + (4 - 2)
7. Four friends were evaluating expressions. Which friend wrote an expression that has
the same value as 4 + 7 x 3 - 9?
a. Angie: 4 + (7 x 3) - 9
b. Nyla: (4 + 7) x 3 - 9
c. Torin: 9 + (3 x 7) - 4
d. Whitney: (9 + 3) x 7 - 4
8. Myn-Nyla baked 13 cupcakes. She kept four cupcakes for herself and had three
friends share the remaining cupcakes equally. Which expression shows how many
cupcakes each friend received?
a. 13 - (4 ÷ 3)
b. 13 ÷ (4 - 3)
c. (13 + 3) - 4
d. (13 - 4) ÷ 3
9. Tevin went to the mall and bought the items below:
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2 pairs of jeans for $39 each.
3 shirts for $15 each.
1 hat for $14.
Which expression could be used to show the total amount of money Tevin spent?
a. (39 + 2) x (15 + 3) + 14
b. (39 + 2) + (15 + 3) x 14
c. (39 x 2) x (15 x 3) x 14
d. (39 x 2) + (15 x 3) + 14
10. Gabriella has 3 boxes of artwork. There are 8 folders in each box of artwork. Each
folder has 6 paintings. Which expression could be used to find the total number of
paintings Gabriella has?
a. 3 x (8 x 6)
b. 3 + (8 x 6)
c. 3 x (8 + 6)
d. 3 + (8 + 6)
Answer Key
1. c -- Madison: "divide, multiply, add."
2. d -- Subtract 15 from 40
3. a -- 9
4. a -- 24 + 16 ÷ 4
5. c -- (3 + 4) x (2 - 1) x 6
6. c -- 7 x (8 + 4) - 2
7. a -- Angie: 4 + (7 x 3) - 9
8. d -- (13 - 4) ÷ 3
9. d -- (39 x 2) + (15 x 3) + 14
10. a -- 3 x (8 x 6)