Winter Holiday Math & Reading — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Maria buys 6 scarves at $13 each and 2 hats at $9 each. What is the total cost?
A) $86
B) $90
C) $96
D) $102
Scarves: 6 × $13 = $78. Hats: 2 × $9 = $18. Total: $78 + $18 = $96.
2. A jar is 710 full of hot cocoa mix. If you use 310, what fraction is left?
A) 310
B) 410
C) 510
D) 1010
Subtract numerators when denominators match: 710 - 310 = 410.
3. A frozen lake is 1.5 kilometers across. How many meters is that?
A) 15
B) 150
C) 1,500
D) 15,000
There are 1,000 meters in 1 kilometer, so 1.5 × 1,000 = 1,500 meters.
4. Which word best describes the author's reason for writing a holiday story that teaches a lesson?
A) setting
B) purpose
C) dialogue
D) character
Author's purpose is the WHY behind writing. A story teaching a lesson is written with a specific purpose, not a setting or character.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. A toy shop sells 8 trains at $16 each plus wrapping for $12. Total: $140.
Trains: 8 × $16 = $128. Total: $128 + $12 = $140.
2. A class has 25 students. If 45 wore winter boots, 20 students wore boots.
First find 15 of 25: 25 ÷ 5 = 5. Then 45 means 4 × 5 = 20 students.
3. An icicle was 6.3 cm long. It melted 1.7 cm. It is now 4.6 cm long.
Line up decimals: 6.3 - 1.7 = 4.6 cm. Borrow from ones: 13 tenths - 7 tenths = 6 tenths, then 5 - 1 = 4.
4. A punch bowl holds 3 gallons. That equals 12 quarts.
There are 4 quarts in 1 gallon, so 3 × 4 = 12 quarts.
5. The fraction 25100 written as a decimal is 0.25.
Fractions with a denominator of 100 become hundredths: 25100 = 0.25, with 2 in the tenths place and 5 in the hundredths place.