Primary Math
Placement Test
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Note: e purpose of this test is to determine if your kindergarten, rst-grade, second-grade, or
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Primary Math Placement Test
(Assesses readiness for Grades 1-3 math)
DIRECTIONS: is placement test will evaluate your student on the skills necessary to successfully
begin the First, Second, or ird Grade Math curriculum. Work with your child to complete the test,
o ering minimal assistance as needed. Please be sure to read all questions and directions to your
student, clarifying and rephrasing as is necessary. Remember, your student should complete the work
independently. Avoid teaching the skills to your student while administering the test as this assessment
is meant to provide an accurate evaluation of your child’s current skills. e student does not need to
complete the whole test. e student may skip any problems that are too di cult to complete.
If you have any questions, you may contact a Calvert Education Counselor. Email edcounselors@
calvertservices.org or call 888-487-4652, option 2.
PART A
1. Below, direct your student to write the numbers from 1 to 10.
2. Count the number of apples.
How many apples do you see?
apples
3. Count the number of cats.
How many do you see?
cats
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4. Fill in the missing numbers.
12, , 14, , 16
5. Fill in the missing numbers.
9, , 7, , 5
6.
Look at this picture. Give each student
one pencil. Are there enough pencils,
too many pencils, or not enough pencils?
Choose the correct answer below.
{
Enough pencils
{
Too many pencils
{
Not enough pencils
7. Circle the picture below that has the most dots.
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8. Which set of numbers are written in order from least to greatest?
{
8, 7, 6, 5
{
5, 7, 6, 8
{
5, 6, 7, 8
{
8, 5, 6, 7
9. Which shape comes next in the pattern?
{
star
{
square
{
circle
{
triangle
10. Which shape comes next in the pattern?
{
star
{
square
{
circle
{
triangle
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11. Look at the pictures below. Write the number of squirrels you see in
the fi rst picture. Write the number of squirrels you see in the second
picture. Write the number of squirrels all together in the third picture.
12. Look at the pictures of squirrels above.
Which number sentence matches the pictures?
{
2 + 1 = 3
{
3 + 1 = 2
{
2 + 1 = 2
{
1 + 1 = 2
13.
Look at the pictures below. Write the number of rabbits you see in
the fi rst picture. Write the number of rabbits you see in the second
picture. Write the number of rabbits all together in the third picture.
____________ + ____________ = ____________
____________ + ____________ = ____________
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14. Look at the rabbit pictures from the previous page.
Which number sentence matches the pictures?
{
7 + 2 = 5
{
7 + 5 = 2
{
5 + 5 = 7
{
5 + 2 = 7
15. Look at the pictures below. Write the number of goats you see in
the fi rst picture. Write the number of goats that jump over the
fence in the second picture. Write the number of goats left at the
fence in the third picture.
16. Look at the goat pictures above.
Which number sentence matches the pictures?
{
1 – 4 = 5
{
4 – 1 = 5
{
5 – 1 = 4
{
5 – 4 = 1
____________ – ____________ = ____________
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17. Look at the pictures below. Write the number of ducks you see in
the fi rst picture. Write the number of ducks that fl y away in the
second picture. Write the number of ducks left in the pond in the
third picture.
18. Look at the pictures of ducks above.
Which number sentence matches the pictures?
{
3 – 2 = 1
{
3 – 3 = 2
{
3 – 1 = 2
{
1 – 3 = 2
19. Add.
1 + 3 = ___
____________ – ____________ = ____________
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20. Add.
5 + 2 = ___
21. Choose the number that tells how many.
{
3
{
4
{
6
{
9
22. Choose the number that tells how many.
{
13
{
14
{
9
{
11
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PART B
1. Solve and write the answer on the line.
7 + 2 =
2.
Tristan has 5 red cars. His brother has 2 blue cars. How many
cars do they have in all? Write the answer in the blank.
cars
3. Count the cats and dogs in the picture.
Which sentence tells about the picture?
{
3 cats and 4 dogs make 7 pets.
{
4 cats and 3 dogs make 6 pets.
{
4 cats and 3 dogs make 7 pets.
4. Solve and write the answer on the line.
7 – 4 =
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5. Nicole has 5 cookies.
She gives away some of them.
Now she has 3 cookies.
How many cookies does she give away?
{
Nicole gives away 5 cookies.
{
Nicole gives away 3 cookies
{
Nicole gives away 2 cookies.
6. Choose which is the fi fth animal from the left.
{
dog
{
bunny
{
bird
7. Put 15, 13, and 20 in order from least to greatest.
Choose which number is the least.
{
15
{
13
{
20
8. There are .
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{
fewer apples than oranges.
{
more apples than oranges.
{
the same number of apples as oranges.
9. Which bar is the shortest?
{
A
{
B
{
C
10. What is the word for 36?
{
sixteen
{
twenty-six
{
thirty-six
11. Write the number on the line that this chart shows.
A
B
C
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Tens Ones
12. What is 2 more than 14?
13. Order from least to greatest: 43, 35, 56
{
35, 56, 43
{
43, 35, 56
{
35, 43, 56
14. Add:
24
+ 3
15. Subtract:
35
- 4
16. Add:
12
+ 34
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17. Subtract:
56
– 12
18. Add:
4
2
+ 6
19. Add:
14
+ 17
20. Subtract:
34
– 16
21. Add:
16
+ 28
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22. What is 7 tens and 4 ones?
{
47
{
74
{
704
23. Which number is the least?
{
43
{
54
{
75
24. Subtract:
70
– 56
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PART C
Please show you work.
1. Which number is the same as 6 tens 4 ones 9 hundreds?
{
469
{
694
{
964
2.
Which number makes the following number sentence true?
> 215
{
152
{
200
{
314
3. Arrange the following numbers in order from least to greatest.
420, 204, 240, 402
{
204, 240, 420, 402
{
204, 240, 402, 420
{
240, 204, 420, 402
4. Write the missing numbers in this pattern.
25, , 45, , 65, 75
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5. What is the following pattern?
12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27
{
Skip-counting by 2s
{
Skip-counting by 3s
{
Skip-counting by 4s
6. Solve. Please show your work.
67 – 12 =
7. Solve. Please show your work.
531 – 218 =
8. Solve. Please show your work.
113 + 39 =
9.
Tracy sold 165 tickets for the soccer game on Monday. She sold
132 tickets on Tuesday. There are 74 tickets left. How many tickets
were there in the beginning? Please show your work.
There were tickets.
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10. How much money is in this picture? ________________
11.
Mary buys an apple for 45
¢
, a pear for 35
¢
, and a banana for 28
¢
.
How much does she spend in all? Please show your work.
Mary spent
12. Read each of the following times and put them in order from
earliest to latest.
8:00 P.M., 10:30 A.M., 10:45 P.M., 6:25 A.M.
, , ,
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13. Which time is the earliest?
{
6:25 A.M.
{
8:00 P.M.
{
10:30 P.M.
{
10:45 A.M.
14. Which time is correct?
{
8 minutes before 4
{
40 minutes after 4
{
40 minutes before 4
15. Multiply 1 × 6 =
16. Multiply 3 × 3 =
17. Multiply 5 × 7 =
18. Multiply 2 × 3 =
19. Multiply 3
×
4 =
12
11
10 2
8
7
6
5
4
39
1
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20. Find the missing number in this number sentence:
4 × = 32
21. Use this word problem to answer the following questions:
There are 10 chairs in a row at the play.
There are 7 rows of chairs.
How many chairs are there at the play?
There are chairs at the play.
22. Which number sentence would help you solve this problem?
{
7
×
7 =
{
7 + 10 =
{
7
×
10 =
23. Mrs. Brown’s children drink 4 cups of milk each day.
There are 20 cups of milk in the carton.
How many days will the milk last?
{
The milk will last 4 days.
{
The milk will last 5 days.
{
The milk will last 6 days.
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24. Mr. Lee takes his 5 children to the fair.
He buys them each 6 tickets to play games.
How many tickets does Mr. Lee buy?
{
Mr. Lee buys 11 tickets.
{
Mr. Lee buys 25 tickets.
{
Mr. Lee buys 30 tickets.
25. Count the animals to complete the tally chart. Under Tally put the
number of marks equal to the number you count of each animal,
then write the total number of tally marks under Number.
Animal Tally Number
Dog
Rabbit
Lion
Use the information in the picture graph below to answer the
following questions.
Hot dog Sales
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Day Number of Hot dogs
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Key:
= 5 Hot dogs
26.
How many more hot dogs were sold on Thursday than on
Tuesday?
27. How many hot dogs were sold on all three days?
Use the bar graph to answer the questions that follow.
Favorite Food
Hot Dogs Pizza Burgers Chicken
Food
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Number of People
28. How many people like hot dogs and burgers?
29. How many more people like pizza than chicken?
