Winter Holiday Math & Reading — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. A school sells holiday candles for $8.00 each. Supplies cost $3.25 per candle. If they sell 40 candles, what is the total profit?
A) $130.00
B) $190.00
C) $320.00
D) $150.00
The correct answer is B) 71 toys. A toy drive collected 8 boxes with 7 toys each. Then 15 more toys were donated. How many toys are there in all — the answer is 71 toys.
2. A bar graph shows hot cocoa sales: Mon 24, Tue 18, Wed 30, Thu 12, Fri 36. What is the mean daily sales?
A) 20
B) 30
C) 24
D) 25
The correct answer is C) Simile. Read: "The icy wind howled through the empty streets like a hungry wolf." What type of figurative language is used — the answer is Simile.
3. A bake sale earned $156.00 total. If 23 of the money came from cookie sales, how much came from cookies?
A) $78.00
B) $52.00
C) $104.00
D) $96.00
The correct answer is C) 34. Which fraction is greater: 34 or 24 — the answer is 34.
4. A fundraiser goal is $500. After week 1 they raised $185, week 2 they raised $210. What percent of the goal have they reached?
A) 69%
B) 79%
C) 89%
D) 75%
The correct answer is B) Polar bears have body features that help them stay warm.. A passage says polar bears have thick fur and a layer of fat to survive freezing temperatures. What is the main idea — the answer is Polar bears have body features that help them stay warm..
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Revenue minus expenses equals profit.
The answer is "45." Multiply 9 children by 5 snowflakes each: 9 x 5 = 45 paper snowflakes total.
2. A class sold 75 gift tags at $2.00 each. Their total revenue was $150.
The answer is "3." One yard equals exactly 3 feet, which is a foundational measurement fact in the U.S. customary system.
3. If expenses are $90 and revenue is $150, the profit is $60.
The answer is "1." Since 56 are red, subtract from the whole: 66 - 56 = 16, meaning 1 sixth is not red.
4. A pie chart shows 25% of donations came from parents, 50% from businesses, and the rest from students. Students contributed 25% of the donations.
The answer is "theme." The theme is the big-picture message or life lesson that a story teaches, such as "kindness matters" or "honesty is important."
5. The data set 10, 15, 15, 20, 25 has a range of 15.
The answer is "48." Multiply 6 x 8 = 48, a key multiplication fact from the times table.