This document contains an informal math assessment with three parts: computation, word problems, and content area skills. The computation section includes addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems. The word problems section involves underlining key words, choosing the correct operation, and solving. The content area skills section contains expression writing, multi-step word problems involving operations, unit pricing, and percent problems.

1. Name: _____________________________________ Mrs. Winfield-Corbett
Date: ______________________________________ Math
Informal Math Basic Skills Assessment
Part I- Computation
Directions: Simplify each problem. Show all work.
1. 7
+ 6
2. 18
+ 4
3. 195
+ 236
4. 9
- 4
5. 26
- 7
6. 195
- 36
7. 8
x 6
8. 15
x 4
9. 135
x 26
10. 72 ÷ 9 =
11. 126 ÷ 3 =
12. 4137 ÷ 17 =

2. Part II- Key Words in Word Problems
Directions: For each problem, underline the keywords and choose the operation
needed to solve the problem. Then, find the solution to the problem.
1. Find the product of 15 and 9.
2. Aimee has 19 more jellybeans than Andrea. If Aimee has 33 jellybeans, how
many jellybeans does Andrea have?
3. Twenty students share 220 books evenly. How many books does each student
receive?
4. The bull's-eye of Matt's dartboard is worth 45 points for every time it is hit. If
Matt hits the bull's-eye 14 times, how many points will he score?
5. If 26 is increased by 37, what is the new value?

3. Part III- Content Area Skills
Directions: Simplify each problem. Show all work.
1. Write a numeric expression for the phrase “four more than five times a number,
n"?
2. Joe wants to run at least 18 miles this week. If he runs 3 miles on Monday and
twice as many miles on Wednesday, what is the minimum number of miles he still
has to run this week to reach his goal?
3. At a hot dog stand, Steve spent $18 on hot dogs for his family. If he bought a
total of 8 hot dogs, how much did each one cost?
4. Ted has 5 different shirts and 6 pairs of pants in his closet. How many different
outfits can he make by selecting one shirt and one pair of pants?
5. Fifteen is what percent of 60?