Grade 5 Math · Numerical Expressions

Grade 5 Numerical Expressions Practice Test

Build Grade 5 Math skills with five 10-question practice tests on numerical expressions, operation vocabulary, grouping symbols, evaluation, missing values, and word problems.

Numerical Expressions Practice Tests

These Grade 5 Math practice tests help students read, write, and evaluate numerical expressions. Students connect operation words to symbols, use parentheses and other grouping symbols, find missing values, and translate real-world situations into expressions.

Skills covered

  • Reading addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division symbols
  • Writing numerical expressions from word descriptions
  • Evaluating expressions with multiple operations
  • Using parentheses to group part of an expression
  • Finding missing numbers in simple expressions
  • Connecting numerical expressions to word problems

How to use these practice tests

Read the expression from left to right, identify grouping symbols, and use the operation words in the question to choose or write the matching expression. Show each intermediate step so you can check the final value.

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Grade 5 Numerical Expressions Practice Tests

A 10-question Grade 5 Math practice test on numerical expressions, operation vocabulary, grouping symbols, evaluation, missing values, and word problems.

Translate words into operation symbols, identify grouping symbols, evaluate each expression carefully, and check that the result matches the situation.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

What is 8+78 + 7?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 15.

  1. Read the expression: Identify the numbers, operations, and any grouping symbols.
  2. Evaluate or translate: Add the two addends: 8 + 7 = 15.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is 15.

Add the two addends: 8 + 7 = 15.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

What is 24−924 - 9?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 15.

  1. Read the expression: Identify the numbers, operations, and any grouping symbols.
  2. Evaluate or translate: Subtract 9 from 24: 24 − 9 = 15.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is 15.

Subtract 9 from 24: 24 − 9 = 15.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

What is 6×46 \times 4?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 24.

  1. Read the expression: Identify the numbers, operations, and any grouping symbols.
  2. Evaluate or translate: Multiply 6 groups of 4: 6 × 4 = 24.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is 24.

Multiply 6 groups of 4: 6 × 4 = 24.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

What is 35÷535 \div 5?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is 7.

  1. Read the expression: Identify the numbers, operations, and any grouping symbols.
  2. Evaluate or translate: Divide 35 into groups of 5: 35 ÷ 5 = 7.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is 7.

Divide 35 into groups of 5: 35 ÷ 5 = 7.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which expression means “add 9 and 6”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 9+69 + 6.

  1. Read the expression: Identify the numbers, operations, and any grouping symbols.
  2. Evaluate or translate: The word “add” tells us to use the plus sign: 9 + 6.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is 9+69 + 6.

The word “add” tells us to use the plus sign: 9 + 6.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

Which expression means “subtract 4 from 18”?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is 18−418 - 4.

  1. Read the expression: Identify the numbers, operations, and any grouping symbols.
  2. Evaluate or translate: “Subtract 4 from 18” means start with 18 and take away 4: 18 − 4.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is 18−418 - 4.

“Subtract 4 from 18” means start with 18 and take away 4: 18 − 4.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which choice is a numerical expression?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is 7+37 + 3.

  1. Read the expression: Identify the numbers, operations, and any grouping symbols.
  2. Evaluate or translate: A numerical expression contains numbers and operation symbols but does not need an equal sign.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is 7+37 + 3.

A numerical expression contains numbers and operation symbols but does not need an equal sign.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

What number makes 5+□=145 + \square = 14 true?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is 9.

  1. Read the expression: Identify the numbers, operations, and any grouping symbols.
  2. Evaluate or translate: Find the missing addend: 14 − 5 = 9.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is 9.

Find the missing addend: 14 − 5 = 9.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

What is 3×(4+2)3 \times (4 + 2)?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is 18.

  1. Read the expression: Identify the numbers, operations, and any grouping symbols.
  2. Evaluate or translate: Evaluate the grouped sum first: 4 + 2 = 6, then 3 × 6 = 18.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is 18.

Evaluate the grouped sum first: 4 + 2 = 6, then 3 × 6 = 18.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

What is a numerical expression?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is A combination of numbers and operation symbols that represents a value..

  1. Read the expression: Identify the numbers, operations, and any grouping symbols.
  2. Evaluate or translate: Numerical expressions use numbers and operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
  3. Check the choice: The correct choice is A combination of numbers and operation symbols that represents a value..

Numerical expressions use numbers and operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

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Frequently asked questions about Grade 5 Numerical Expressions

What is a numerical expression?

A numerical expression is a combination of numbers and operation symbols that represents a value, such as 8 + 7 or 3 × (4 + 2).

Why are parentheses used in an expression?

Parentheses group part of an expression so that section can be identified and evaluated together.

How many questions are on this page?

The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 5 Numerical Expressions questions in total.