This grade 5 expressions quiz asks 10 multiple-choice questions on numerical expressions, and each answer comes with a short explanation.
Ten multiple-choice questions check the main ideas of numerical expressions: evaluating with parentheses, brackets, and braces, writing expressions from words, and interpreting them. Pick the single best answer, then read the explanation to learn from any miss.
Grade 5Common Core: 5.OA.A.1 · 5.OA.A.2
🎯 Numerical Expressions – Grade 5 math quiz
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Question 1
What is \(6 \times (4 + 3)\)?Group first.
A\(42\)
B\(27\)
C\(13\)
D\(72\)
Question 2
What is \(50 - (12 + 8)\)?
A\(46\)
B\(70\)
C\(30\)
D\(38\)
Question 3
Which expression means "subtract 9 from 30, then divide by 3"?
A\(30 - 9 \div 3\)
B\((30 - 9) \div 3\)
C\(3 \div (30 - 9)\)
D\(30 \div (9 - 3)\)
Question 4
What is \(2 \times \{10 + [12 \div (2 + 4)]\}\)?
A\(22\)
B\(36\)
C\(24\)
D\(40\)
Question 5
Which statement about \(5 \times (12 + 9)\) is true without evaluating it?Five copies of the group \(12 + 9\).
AIt is 5 more than \(12 + 9\).
BIt is 5 times as large as \(12 + 9\).
CIt is equal to \(5 \times 12 + 9\).
DIt is 5 times as large as 12.
Question 6
Which expression is 4 times as large as \(15 + 6\)?One group of \(15 + 6\).
A\(4 \times 15 + 6\)
B\(4 + (15 + 6)\)
C\((15 + 6) \div 4\)
D\(4 \times (15 + 6)\)
Question 7
Sofia buys 3 pencils, a notebook, and uses a coupon. What does she pay?Prices and coupon.
A$10
B$11
C$18
D$20
Question 8
Where do parentheses make \(9 + 3 \times 2 = 24\) true?
A\(9 + (3 \times 2)\)
B\(9 \times (3 + 2)\)
C\((9 + 3 \times 2)\)
D\((9 + 3) \times 2\)
Question 9
What is \((36 \div 4) + (2 \times 3)\)?
A\(18\)
B\(15\)
C\(33\)
D\(4\)
Question 10
Jamal says \(20 - (6 + 4) = 18\). What is the correct value?
A\(18\)
B\(30\)
C\(22\)
D\(10\)
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How does this quiz work?
Read each question, choose one answer among A, B, C and D, then check it: a short explanation appears after every answer. Your score out of 10 is shown at the end, and you can restart the quiz as often as you like.
What should you review before the quiz?
Reread the key facts of the lesson and the worked example. If a question is hard, go back to the matching part of the lesson, then try the quiz again. Write your work on scrap paper: most mistakes come from skipping a step, not from the idea itself.
Remember:
Parentheses ( ), brackets [ ], and braces { } are grouping symbols that mean “do this first.”
Work inside the innermost pair first, then multiply and divide, then add and subtract.
A numerical expression has no equal sign; evaluating it gives one number.
Phrases such as “the sum of” or “the difference of” name a chunk that needs parentheses.
You can compare \(3 \times (18 + 5)\) with \(18 + 5\) without calculating: it is 3 times as large.
How to use this grade 5 expressions quiz
Retake this grade 5 expressions quiz until every answer is right, then move on to the worksheet and the test.
