Grade 5 Math · Numerical Expressions
Build Grade 5 Math skills with five 10-question practice tests on numerical expressions, operation vocabulary, grouping symbols, evaluation, missing values, and word problems.
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.
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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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.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is 11.
Divide first: 45 ÷ 5 = 9, then add 2 to get 11.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is 19.
Multiply first: 3 × 4 = 12, then 7 + 12 = 19.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is 40.
Add inside the parentheses: 7 + 3 = 10, then 10 × 4 = 40.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is 6.
The parentheses give 3 + 3 = 6, and 36 ÷ 6 = 6.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is 10.
Multiply first: 2 × 4 = 8, then 18 − 8 = 10.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is 64.
Subtract inside the parentheses: 18 − 2 = 16, then 16 × 4 = 64.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is .
Parentheses are grouping symbols, so 5 × (2 + 1) includes one.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is 32.
Multiply first: 5 × 7 = 35, then subtract 3 to get 32.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is 20.
Add inside the parentheses: 6 + 4 = 10, then 2 × 10 = 20.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is .
Add 4 + 1 = 5, then multiply 3 × 5 = 15.
A numerical expression is a combination of numbers and operation symbols that represents a value, such as 8 + 7 or 3 × (4 + 2).
Parentheses group part of an expression so that section can be identified and evaluated together.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 5 Numerical Expressions questions in total.
