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1 Entering 5 th Grade Summer Packet Student Name: Parent Signature: Dear Parents, This packet is intended to help students stay strong in the academic material we have covered this year. It is an optional assignment for students to complete throughout the summer. All students who complete the packet and return it the first week of school will receive a special prize of a movie and popcorn in the library. All of the problems in this packet have been covered in the fourth grade curriculum and will prove to be beneficial for students in fifth grade next year. While this is a good overview of what we have covered this year, it is always beneficial to go over multiplication/division facts Daily review will make it much easier to get back into math in fifth grade. Have a wonderful summer!! Mrs. Dahlstrom

2 Select the one best answer for each question. DO NOT use a calculator for this packet. 1. Find the sum. Show your work: 358 1,863 52, , , , Find the difference. Show your work: 506 4,329 25, , , , Find the product. Show your work: x15 x39 x33 x98 4. Find the quotient. Show your work: 3)1,468 5)290 14)12,035 26)38, Fill in the blank: 2,520 = = = = = = Solve each problem. 4 x 6 = 8 x 8 = 6 x 6 = 2 x 9 = 5 x 5 = 9 x 6 = 8 x 5 = 2 x 2 = 3 x 4 = 32 4 = 7 x 7 = 56 7 = 72 9 = 18 2 = 3 x 8 =

3 7. There are 168 pencils to be shared equally among 3 fourth-grade classes. How many pencils will go to each class? A. 56 B. 165 C. 171 D The students in your class collected soda cans to raise money for a class trip. The goal for each student was to collect 150 cans each. There are 27 students in your class. How many cans would they collect if they each reach their goal? A. 177 cans B. 405 cans C. 1,350 cans D. 4,050 cans 9. Suppose 33 photos are placed in a photo album. How many pages are needed if 3 photos fit on a page? A. 9 pages B. 10 pages C. 11 pages D. 12 pages 10. Mr. Clark was given some change at the grocery store. He was given 5 one-dollar bills, 6 quarters, 2 dimes, and a penny. How much change did she get? A. $5.62 B. $6.71 C. $56.21 D. $ Write the improper fraction as a mixed number. 12 = 8 = 10 = There are 4 red cars, 5 blue cars, and 2 green cars in the parking lot. What fraction of the cars in the parking lot are blue? A. 5 4 B. 5 9 C D. 11 5

4 13. Solve the equations = = = = 7 3 = 1 6 = The distance from home to school is 7 of a mile for Amy and 4 of a mile for Tom. How 8 8 much farther does Amy walk than Tom? A B C D What is another way to write 0.7? A B C D Which is equal to ? A. 4.5 B C D Draw a line to match: Four tenths 0.08 Eight hundredths 0.3 Sixty-four hundredths 0.4 Three tenths Write the following in fractions and decimal form: Eight tenths = = Twenty-seven hundredths = = Five hundredths = = Five tenths = =

5 19. Write the following fractions in decimal form: 4 = 8 = 23 = 3 = Fill in the blanks: 1 ft. = in. 1 m = cm 1 yd. = ft. 1 m = mm 1 yd. = in. 1 cm = mm 1 mi. = ft. 1 L = ml 1 gal. = qt. 1 kg = g 1 pt. = c. 1 hr. = min. 1 lb. = oz. 1 day = hr. 21. Write the temperature in Fahrenheit and Celsius: Freezing point of water: F C Normal body temperature: F C Boiling point of water: F C

6 Put the word in the correct column to show the part of speech: Noun Verb Adjective Adverb Pronoun Preposition grape add shine after yard shout purple before never she bright child them he happy on hard daily through exciting me listen quietly happily Underline the simple subject once and simple predicate twice. My parents went to Furniture Town last Saturday. The store is on Randolph Street. Mr. Davis showed them some furniture. They bought a new sofa there. The sofa is green with white flowers.

7 Choose a topic and write a compare/contrast essay about it. 2 of your friends 2 vacation places a day in school vs. a day over summer vacation a day at the beach vs. a snow day

8 Write a paragraph telling a brief summary of your favorite book.

9 Choose a book from the following list. If the listed book is part of a series, you may read any book in the series. Read the book, then fill in the next page. The Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Alice s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Lief the Lucky by Ingri & Edgar D Aulaire The Magna Charta by James Daugherty The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene Du Bois Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes King of the Wind by Marguerite Henry King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis The Borrowers by Mary Norton Rats, Bulls. And Flying Machines by Deborah M. Prum Starry Messenger: Galileo by Peter Sis Joan of Arc by Diane Stanley Thunderstorm in the Church by Louise A. Vernon The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White

10 Write a paragraph to describe the main character: What is the main plot of the story? How do you like the book? Would you recommend it to a friend? Why or why not?