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Student Name GRADEMississippi Curriculum Test, 3Second Edition PRACTICEMCT2 TEST BOOKMATHEMATICS

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M8. Emma had the following five shapes on her desk.Which of these shows the least number of shapes Emma could use to compose arectangle?F.G.H.J.Page 6 GO ON

M9. Shandra used a rule to make the following pattern using different sports stickers. Which pattern has the same rule that Shandra’s pattern has? A. B. C. D.10. Sophia drew a rectangle and shaded 1 of it gray. 8 Which rectangle did Sophia draw? F. G. H. J.Page 7 GO ON





M18. You may use a ruler to help answer this question.To the nearest half inch, how long is the flashlight?F. 4 inchesG. 4 1 inches 2H. 5 inchesJ. 5 1 inches 219. Marco used different shapes to make a pattern. ? GO ON Which shape should come next in the pattern? A. B. C. D. Page 10







M28. Carla had to put together care packages at her school. The table shows groups of items that she could put in each care package. She had to put one item from each group in every care package. Care Package ItemsGroup A Group B Group CBlanket Juice Fruit BarsSleeping Bag Water CrackersJacket CookiesShoesWhich expression should Carla use to find the total possible number of differentcombinations of care packages?F. 4 × 2 × 3G. 4 + 2 + 3H. 4 × 3J. 4 + 2 + 3 × 3 Page 14 GO ON

29. A teacher has 6 reading groups and M the following number of books for the groups to share. 30. The following pictograph represents the books that Mr. Larson checked Which expression should the teacher out of the library for his students. use to find how many books each group should receive so that each Types of Books group has an equal number of books with none left over? Frogs A. 18 ÷ 3 B. 18 ÷ 6 Insects C. 6 ÷ 3 D. 6 ÷ 18 Lizards Snakes Key = 4 books Mr. Larson will give each student 1 book. Eva said she is more likely to get a book about insects than a book about lizards. Why is Eva correct? F. Mr. Larson had fewer books about insects than any other type of book. G. Mr. Larson had fewer books about insects than about lizards. H. Mr. Larson had more books about snakes than about lizards. J. Mr. Larson had more books about insects than any other type of book.Page 15 GO ON





34. Sh.aron had a triangle with sides that 36. What diagram below will fold to become were each 6 centimeters long. She a cube? thought that the perimeter of her F. triangle was 36 centimeters. G. Which of the following number sentences shows that Sharon is H. not correct? J. F. 6 + 6 = 12 G. 6 × 6 = 36 H. 6 + 6 + 6 = 18 J. 6 × 6 × 6 = 21635. The fXo.llowing table shows the points that two basketball players scored during four years.Points Scored During Four YearsPlayer Points Scored A 3,122 B 998Which is closest to the difference ofthe points scored?A. 2,000B. 2,100C. 2,200D. 2,300 Page 18



M38. You may use a ruler to help answer this question.To the nearest half inch, what is the length of the tool?F. 3 inchesG. 4 1 inches 2H. 6 inchesJ. 7 1 inches 239. The following picture shows how Ike shared counters among 3 people.Which explains how Ike shared the counters?A. Start with 21 counters and give 3 counters to each person.B. Start with 21 counters and give 7 counters to each person.C. Start with 21 counters and give 3 counters to each person 7 times.D. Start with 21 counters and give 7 counters to each person 7 times. Page 20 GO ON

40. Aiden is making a sandwich. He has M 2 types of cheese and 4 types of meat to choose from. 42. Lia placed strawberries in the following picture to model Which number sentence shows multiplication. how to find the total number of combinations of 1 type of cheese How should Lia explain the and 1 type of meat that Aiden can multiplication shown in the picture? choose? F. Multiply the number of rows by F. 2 + 4 = 6 the number of strawberries in G. 2 × 4 = 8 each row. H. 2 + 4 + 2 + 4 = 12 G. Multiply the number of J. 2 × 4 × 2 × 4 = 64 strawberries in each row by the total.41. Which of the following could be H. Multiply the number of measured using centimeters? strawberries in each row three times. A. The length of time it takes to get J. Multiply the number of to school strawberries in each column five times. B. The weight of an orange C. The cost of a new pencil D. The height of a plantPage 21 GO ON



M46. Anabel is making cards. She has the 2 shapes and 3 kinds of glitter shown on the cards. Gold Silver BlueCard Shapes Kinds of GlitterWhich model shows all of the different ways Anabel can choose 1 of thetwo shapes and 1 kind of glitter for her cards?F.Gold SilverG. Silver Blue GoldH. Blue Silver GoldSilver GoldJ. Silver Blue GoldGold Silver Blue Page 23 GO ON



M51. Gilbert has the following groups of shapes on his desk.Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4Gilbert wants to make a Group 4 out of some of the other shapes. Some shapescan be used more than once.Which of the following correctly explains how to make one Group 4 from theother shapes?A. Use one of Group 1 and one of Group 2.B. Use one of Group 1 and one of Group 3.C. Use two of Group 2.D. Use two of Group 3. Page 25 GO ON