Placement Test for Singapore Primary Mathematics 4B
1. Arrange in increasing order.
(a) 4.04     0.4     4.4     0.004

(b)      0.602      0.66

2. Express each decimal as a fraction in its simplest form.
(a) 0.6 (b) 4.12
(c) 0.408 (d) 6.002


3.


Express each of the following as a decimal.

(a) (b)
(c) (d)


4.


Solve.

(a) 26.45 + 29.73
 
(b) 4.83 + 0.6
(c) 2.3 - 0.37
 
(d) 40 - 0.08
(e) 23.73 x 7

(f) 4 x 49.08
5. Give the answer correct to 1 decimal place.
(a)  42.3 ÷ 3
 
(b)  68 ÷ 7
(c) 68.31 ÷ 8 
 
(d) 174.5 ÷ 6

6. Multiply and divide in compound units.
(a) 4 m 65 cm x 5 = __________ m __________ cm
(b) 6 km 756 m x 8 = __________ km __________ m
(c) 5 h 30 min ÷ 3 = __________ h __________ min
(d) 15 kg 320 g ÷ 4 = __________ kg __________ g
*(e) 5 yd 2 ft. x 6 = __________ yd __________ ft
*(f) 3 gal 3 qt x 7 = __________ gal __________ qt
*(g) 11 qt 2 c ÷ 2 = __________ qt __________ c
*(h) 18 ft 6 in.÷ 3 = __________ ft __________ in.

7. Complete the symmetric figure
with the dotted line as the 
line of symmetry.
8. Is the dotted line a line of symmetry?
 

9. Find the volume of each cuboid.
(a)
 

 

(b)

10. A rectangular tank 20 cm long, 12 cm wide and 18 cm high is filled with water to a depth of 10 cm.
(a) Find the volume of water in liters and milliliters (1 liter = 1000 cm3)
 
 

 

(b) How many liters more  water is needed to fill the tank?
 
 

 

11. A meter of lace cost $0.40.  Mrs. Jacobs bought 5.5 m of lace.  She used 1.3 m to make a dress.  She used the rest to make 4 cushions of the same kind.
(a) How much change did she receive if she paid for the lace with $10?
 
 
 
(b) How much lace did she use for each cushion?  Express your answer in meters and centimeters.
 
 
 

*12. A painter mixed 12.5 quarts of white paint with 16.7 quarts of green paint.  He poured the  mixture equally into 5 cans.  He used one can to paint a wall.  How many quarts of paint did he have left? 
 
 
 
 

13. John works 7 h 15 min in a factory 5 days a week.  He is paid $8 an hour.  How much money does he earn a week?
 
 
 
 

14. A box with four books weighs 6 kg 272 g.  The box alone weighs 500 g.  Find the weight of one book.  Express your answer in kilograms and grams.
 
 
 
 

* Note: Starred problems pertain only to Primary Mathematics US edition.

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