STAAR Grade 4: Math 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A rectangle has a length of 8 inches and a width of 5 inches. What is the area?
- 13 square inches
- 26 square inches
- 40 square inches (Correct answer)
- 45 square inches
Correct answer: 40 square inches
Area of a rectangle equals length × width, so 8 × 5 = 40 square inches.
Question 2: Which number is in the ten-thousands place in 473,261?
- 4
- 7 (Correct answer)
- 3
- 2
Correct answer: 7
In 473,261, the digit 7 is in the ten-thousands place.
Question 3: What is 5,382 rounded to the nearest hundred?
- 5,300
- 5,400 (Correct answer)
- 5,000
- 5,380
Correct answer: 5,400
5,382 rounded to the nearest hundred is 5,400 because 82 is closer to 100 than to 0.
Question 4: A bag has 24 apples. If they are divided equally into 6 bags, how many apples are in each bag?
- 3
- 4 (Correct answer)
- 5
- 6
Correct answer: 4
24 ÷ 6 = 4 apples in each bag.
Question 5: What fraction of the shape is shaded if 3 out of 8 equal parts are shaded?
- 3/5
- 5/8
- 3/8 (Correct answer)
- 8/3
Correct answer: 3/8
3 shaded parts out of 8 total equal parts gives the fraction 3/8.
Question 6: Which is the best estimate for 47 × 6?
- 240
- 270 (Correct answer)
- 300
- 320
Correct answer: 270
Rounding 47 to 50 and multiplying by 6 gives 300, but 47 × 6 = 282, which is closest to 270.
STAAR Grade 4: Math 1
A rectangle has a length of 8 inches and a width of 5 inches.
What is the area?