1. Smarter Balanced Assessment Questions
Grade 5 Mathematics
Smarter Balanced Assessment Questions

2. Example Number One Which number is equal to 10⁴? 100 1,000 10,000
100,000

3. Answer Number One Key: C
Item
Claim
Domain
Target
DOK
CONTENT MP
Key #1 1
NBT C
5.NBT.A.2
N/A
Key: C
Rubric: (1 point) Student selects the correct number.

4. Example Number Two
Write the quotient.
3125 ÷ 25 =

5. Answer Number Two
Item
Claim
Domain
Target
DOK
CONTENT MP
Key #2 1
NBT D
5.NBT.B.6
N/A
125
Key: 125
Rubric: (1 point) Student enters the correct quotient.

6. Which fraction model best represents 4 × 2 3 ?
Example Number Three
Which fraction model best represents 4 × ?

7. Answer Number Three Key: C
Item
Claim
Domain
Target
DOK
CONTENT MP
Key #3 1 NF F
5.NF.B.4
N/A C
Key: C
Rubric: (1 point) Student selects the correct fraction model.

8. Triangle ABC is graphed in the coordinate plane.
Example Number Four
Triangle ABC is graphed in the coordinate plane.
Which set of ordered pairs shows the coordinates of points A, B, C?
A (2,7), B (4,3), C (5,6)
A (2,7), B (5,6), C (4,3)
A (7,2), B (3,4), C (6,5)
A (7,2), B (4,3), C (5,6)

9. Answer Number Four Key: A
Item
Claim
Domain
Target
DOK
CONTENT MP
Key
#10 1 G J
5.G.A.1
N/A A
Key: A
Rubric: (1 point) Student selects the correct set of ordered pairs.

10. Susan has 4 gallons of juice. How many cups of juice does she have?
Example Number Five
Susan has 4 gallons of juice. How many cups of juice does she have?
Cups=______

11. Answer Number Five Key: 64
Item
Claim
Domain
Target
DOK
CONTENT MP
Key
#14 1 MD G
5.MD.A.1
N/A 64
Key: 64
Rubric: (1 point) Student enters the correct number of cups of juice.

12. Select two fractions that can be rewritten with a denominator of 24.
Example Number Six
Select two fractions that can be rewritten with a denominator of 24.

13. Answer Number Six Exemplar: (shown at right)
Item
Claim
Domain
Target
DOK
CONTENT MP
Key
#20 1 NF E
5.NF.A.1
N/A
See exemplar
Exemplar: (shown at right)
Rubric: (1 point) Student selects the first and last fractions.

14. Example Number Seven Use this pentagon to solve the problem.
Write the perimeter, in centimeters, of the pentagon.

15. Answer Number Seven Key: 1435 Rubric:
Item
Claim
Domain
Target
DOK
CONTENT MP
Key #4 2
MD, NBT A
5.MD.A.1, 5.NBT.B.7
1435
Key: 1435
Rubric:
(2 points) Student enters the correct perimeter in centimeters.
(1 point) Student correctly adds decimals to the hundredths but does not convert to centimeters (14.35 OR OR OR any conversion that includes the digits 1435 including equivalents).

16. What is the greatest number of tickets Connor can buy?
Example Number Eight
Connor is buying tickets to a concert. The concert he and his friends want to see costs $4.75 per ticket. Connor has $26.00 total.
What is the greatest number of tickets Connor can buy?

17. Answer Number Eight Key: B
Item
Claim
Domain
Target
DOK
CONTENT MP
Key #6 2
NBT C
5.NBT.B.7 B
Key: B
Rubric: (1 point) Student selects the correct number of tickets.

18. Example Number Nine Jan measured the growth of a sunflower.
How much did the sunflower grow over all three weeks?

19. Answer Number Nine Key: D
Item
Claim
Domain
Target
DOK
CONTENT MP
Key #7 1 NF E 2
5.NF.A.2
N/A D
Key: D
Rubric: (1 point) Student selects the correct growth of the sunflower.

20. Example Number Ten
The rectangular prism shown has 4 layers with 6 cubes in each layer.
Write the volume, in cubic centimeters, of the rectangular prism.

21. Answer Number Ten
Item
Claim
Domain
Target
DOK
CONTENT MP
Key #8 1 MD I 2
5.MD.C.4, 5.MD.C.3
N/A 24
Key: 24
Rubric: (1 point) Student enters the correct volume.

22. Which number makes this inequality true?
Example Number Eleven
Which number makes this inequality true?

23. Answer Number Eleven Key: D
Item
Claim
Domain
Target
DOK
CONTENT MP
Key
#11 1
NBT C 2
5.NBT.A.3b
N/A D
Key: D
Rubric: (1 point) Student selects the correct number.

24. Write a numerical expression for Olivia’s age.
Example Number Twelve
Tyler is 8 years old. His sister Olivia is 4 years less than twice his age.
Write a numerical expression for Olivia’s age.

25. Answer Number Twelve Key: (2 × 8) - 4 or equivalent expression
Item
Claim
Domain
Target
DOK
CONTENT MP
Key
#12 1 OA A 2
5.OA.A.2
N/A
See exemplar
Key: (2 × 8) - 4 or equivalent expression
Rubric: (1 point) Student enters a correct expression.

26. Example Number Thirteen
Use this rectangle to solve the problem.
What is the area, in square centimeters, of the rectangle?

27. Answer Number Thirteen
Item
Claim
Domain
Target
DOK
CONTENT MP
Key
#15 1 NF F 2
5.NF.B.4b
N/A C
Key: C
Rubric: (1 point) Student selects the correct area.

28. Example Number Fourteen
Jasmine solves the equation ∏ ÷4=363 using this area model.
Which statement explains how Jasmine should solve for the missing number in the model?
Jasmine should divide 60 by 4.
Jasmine should divide 1200 by 12.
Jasmine should multiply 3 times 60.
Jasmine should multiply 4 times 60.

29. Answer Number Fourteen
Item
Claim
Domain
Target
DOK
CONTENT MP
Key #9 3
NBT A
5.NBT.B.6
1, 3 D
Key: D
Rubric: (1 point) Student selects the correct statement.

30. Example Number Fifteen
The location of Mary’s home is plotted on the coordinate grid.
Read these clues about other places in Mary’s town.
Write in the names of each place by the correct location on the coordinate grid.

31. Answer Number Fifteen Exemplar: (shown at right)
Item
Claim
Domain
Target
DOK
CONTENT MP
Key
#21 4 G F 3
5.G.A.2
1, 4
See exemplar
Exemplar: (shown at right)
Rubric: (1 Point) Student correctly places the names of each of the locations on the coordinate grid.