Fourth Grade Assessment Test
About this Test:                                           Estimation, Measurement,
   This test should be given at the end of                  and Sense of Number
    fourth grade.                                     Note: These questions should be asked orally
   This test does not represent the typical level           by the teacher.
    of difficulty of math problems for fourth
    grade. It should be quite easy for most of        1) Hold your hands about one foot apart.
    the students.
   The primary purpose of this test is to assess
    the basic skill level of the whole class, and
    to determine which students have weak
    basic skills.                                     2) Hold your fingers about one inch apart.
   After this test has been given, parents
    should receive a report regarding the
    progress of their child.
   It is best for the remedial or resource
    teacher to administer this test to the
                                                      3) About how many feet do you think it is
    students on a one-to-one basis. This will
                                                         between here and the wall?
    allow the teacher to make important
    observations of the student during the work,
    which includes answers to questions such
    as:
     Has the student learned the arithmetic
         facts (e.g., 15 – 8 or 9 x 7) by heart, or   4) How much does this gallon of water weigh
         does he have to figure it out?                  (in pounds)?
     Does he think of 61 – 57 as a borrowing
         problem?
     Does he recognize that 5 x 4 is the same
         as 4 x 5?
     Is 600 ÷ 3 harder than it should be?
     Does he seem to have a good sense of            5) How much do you think I weigh?
         number?
   The student should be instructed that if a
    problem is too hard, then he should skip it
    and come back to it later.
      Mental Math             Mental Math            Written Math
6)    8 + 5 = ____      18)   15 – 8 = ____    29)          725
                                                          + 439
7)    7 + 4 = ____      19)   11 – 7 = ____
8)    12 + 5 + 6 = __   20)   61 – 57 = ____
9)    69 + 3 = ____     21)   30 – 4 = ____
10)   80 + 70 = ____    22)   52 – 8 = ____    30)          459
                                                          – 183
                        23)   100 – 40 = ___
11)   5 x 4 = ____      24)   100 – 25 = ___
12)   4 x 5 = ____      25)   300 – 52 = ___
13)   11 x 6 = ____                            31)         36
                                                          x 7
14)   9 x 7 = ____
15)   8 x 6 = ____      26)   18 ÷ 2 = ____
16)   7 x 8 = ____      27)   600 ÷ 3 = ____
17)   3 x 9 = ____      28)   54 ÷ 9 = ____