Grade 5 Math · Order of Operations: Introduction
Build Grade 5 Math skills with five 10-question practice tests introducing parentheses, multiplication and division priority, left-to-right evaluation, and real-world expressions.
These Grade 5 Math practice tests introduce the order used to evaluate numerical expressions. Students practice grouping symbols, multiplication and division before addition and subtraction, left-to-right evaluation for operations with equal priority, and translating word problems into expressions.
Mark the grouping symbols first, then complete multiplication or division, and finish with addition or subtraction. Write each intermediate result so you can check whether the expression was evaluated in the intended order.
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1. Test
A 10-question Grade 5 Math practice test introducing the order of operations, parentheses, multiplication and division priority, left-to-right evaluation, and word problems.
Evaluate grouping symbols first, then multiplication and division, then addition and subtraction. Work left to right when operations share the same priority.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is 11.
Multiply first: 4 × 2 = 8, then 3 + 8 = 11.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is 14.
Evaluate the parentheses first: 3 + 4 = 7, then 7 × 2 = 14.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is 8.
Divide first: 18 ÷ 3 = 6, then 6 + 2 = 8.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is 4.
Add inside the parentheses: 3 + 2 = 5, then 20 ÷ 5 = 4.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is 4.
Multiply first: 2 × 3 = 6, then 10 − 6 = 4.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is 24.
Subtract inside the parentheses: 10 − 2 = 8, then 8 × 3 = 24.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: C
The correct answer is Complete multiplication and division before addition and subtraction..
Multiplication and division have priority over addition and subtraction unless grouping symbols change the order.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: D
The correct answer is 12.
Division and multiplication have the same priority, so work left to right: 36 ÷ 6 = 6, then 6 × 2 = 12.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: A
The correct answer is 9.
Divide first: 12 ÷ 4 = 3, then 6 + 3 = 9.
Please select an answer first.
Correct answer: B
The correct answer is They show which part should be grouped and evaluated together..
Parentheses make the intended grouping clear before the other operations are completed.
Evaluate grouping symbols first, then multiplication and division, and finally addition and subtraction. Work left to right when operations have the same priority.
Parentheses group an operation so that it is completed before the operations outside the parentheses.
The page includes five mini tests with 10 questions each, for 50 Grade 5 Order of Operations questions in total.
