Summer Review Sheets — Answer Key
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
A vendor sold 6 kites at $14 each. She earned $82 because 6 x 14 = 82.
Corrected: A vendor sold 6 kites at $14 each. She earned $84 because 6 x 14 = 84.
6 x 14 means six groups of 14, which equals 84, so the vendor earned $84 from selling the kites.
2. Fix the sentence:
Tom ate 38 of a watermelon and his mom ate 28 more. Together they ate 516 of the watermelon.
Corrected: Tom ate 38 of a watermelon and his mom ate 28 more. Together they ate 58 of the watermelon.
When fractions share the same denominator, you add only the numerators: 38 + 28 = 58, keeping the denominator the same.
3. Fix the sentence:
A camp shared 132 granola bars equally among 11 hikers. Each hiker got 11 bars because 132 / 11 = 11.
Corrected: A camp shared 132 granola bars equally among 11 hikers. Each hiker got 12 bars because 132 / 11 = 12.
132 divided by 11 equals 12 because 11 x 12 = 132, so each hiker received 12 granola bars.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A park rents 9 canoes at $8 each. The total rental cost is $72 .
Renting 9 canoes at $8 each is a multiplication: 9 x 8 = 72, so the total cost is $72.
2. A bag holds 60 water balloons. If split equally among 5 kids, each gets 12 balloons.
Splitting 60 balloons equally among 5 kids means 60 / 5 = 12 balloons per child.
3. A summer garden has 0.4 acres of flowers and 0.35 acres of vegetables. It covers 0.75 acres in all.
Lining up the decimal points and adding gives 0.40 + 0.35 = 0.75, so the garden covers 0.75 acres.
4. A square picnic blanket has sides of 7 feet. Its perimeter is 28 feet.
A square has four equal sides, so the perimeter is 4 x 7 = 28 feet.
Part C: Short Answer
Answer each question in one or two complete sentences.
1. A farm stand has 4 crates with 36 peaches each. After selling 59 peaches, how many remain? Show your steps.
Sample answer: Step 1: 4 x 36 = 144 peaches total. Step 2: 144 - 59 = 85 peaches remain.
Start by finding the total peaches in all 4 crates: 4 x 36 = 144. Then take away the 59 that were sold: 144 - 59 = 85 peaches remain. Showing each step makes it clear that you grouped first and then subtracted what was sold.
2. A passage says "Drops of sweat rolled down her forehead as she pedaled uphill under the blazing sun." What season is it? Explain your thinking.
Sample answer: It is summer. The blazing sun and sweat are clues that the weather is very hot, which happens in summer.
The blazing sun and rolling sweat are weather clues that point to summer, the season when the sun is strongest and temperatures climb the highest. Good readers use these descriptive details about heat, light, and effort to figure out a setting the writer never names directly.