A right rectangular prism is 8 inches long, 5 inches wide and 3 inches high. What is its volume?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.MD.5 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 1: Concepts and Procedures)
Four friends share 3 granola bars equally. How much does each friend get?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NF.3 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 1: Concepts and Procedures)
How many meters are equal to 350 centimeters?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.MD.1 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 1: Concepts and Procedures)
In 4.44, the 4 in the hundredths place is worth how much compared with the 4 in the tenths place?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NBT.1 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 1: Concepts and Procedures)
On a coordinate plane, how do you get from the origin to the point (3, 7)?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.G.1 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 1: Concepts and Procedures)
What is 0.86 × 10²?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NBT.2 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 1: Concepts and Procedures)
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Concepts and Procedures, continued
What is 1/3 ÷ 6?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NF.7 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 1: Concepts and Procedures)
What is 2 1/2 + 1 2/5?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NF.1 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 1: Concepts and Procedures)
What is 2/3 × 5/8?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NF.4 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 1: Concepts and Procedures)
What is 5 ÷ 1/4?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NF.7 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 1: Concepts and Procedures)
What is 5/6 − 2/9?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NF.1 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 1: Concepts and Procedures)
What is 8.347 rounded to the nearest hundredth?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NBT.4 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 1: Concepts and Procedures)
What is 9.2 − 4.85?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NBT.7 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 1: Concepts and Procedures)
What is 52.8 ÷ 10³?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NBT.2 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 1: Concepts and Procedures)
What is 318 × 26?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NBT.5 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 1: Concepts and Procedures)
What is 1,728 ÷ 24?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NBT.6 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 1: Concepts and Procedures)
What is the value of 6 × (8 + 4) − 15?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.OA.1 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 1: Concepts and Procedures)
Which expression means "subtract 5 from 12, then multiply by 3"?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.OA.2 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 1: Concepts and Procedures)
Which number is 6 × 10 + 2 × 1 + 4 × (1/10) + 9 × (1/1000) in standard form?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NBT.3 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 1: Concepts and Procedures)
Which statement comparing two decimals is correct?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NBT.3 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 1: Concepts and Procedures)
Problem Solving 5
A full batch of pancakes uses 2 1/2 cups of flour. How much flour is needed for 3/5 of a batch?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NF.6 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 2: Problem Solving)
A jug holds 3 liters of juice. Each glass holds 250 milliliters. How many glasses can be filled from the jug?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.MD.1 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 2: Problem Solving)
A step is built from two rectangular prisms that do not overlap. One is 6 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet and the other is 3 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet. What is the total volume?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.MD.5 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 2: Problem Solving)
Sam buys 3 notebooks for $2.45 each and pays with a $10 bill. How much change does he get?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NBT.7 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 2: Problem Solving)
Tara walked 3/4 mile to the park and then 5/8 mile to the library. How far did she walk in all?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NF.2 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 2: Problem Solving)
Communicating Reasoning 9
17 feet of rope is cut into 5 equal pieces. Between which two whole numbers of feet is the length of each piece?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NF.3 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 3: Communicating Reasoning)
A student says 1/2 + 3/8 = 4/10. Which fact shows the answer cannot be right?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NF.2 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 3: Communicating Reasoning)
All rectangles have four right angles. Which fact explains why every square must have four right angles?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.G.3 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 3: Communicating Reasoning)
How does 5 × (4,236 + 198) compare with 4,236 + 198?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.OA.2 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 3: Communicating Reasoning)
Which product is greater than 20?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NF.5 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 3: Communicating Reasoning)
Which sentence is true of every rhombus?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.G.4 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 3: Communicating Reasoning)
Which story matches 4 ÷ 1/3?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NF.7 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 3: Communicating Reasoning)
Why does 4.6 × 100 equal 460?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NBT.2 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 3: Communicating Reasoning)
Without multiplying, what must be true about 3/4 × 96?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NF.5 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 3: Communicating Reasoning)
Modeling and Data Analysis 6
A class needs 230 juice boxes for a field day. The boxes are sold in packs of 24. How many packs must the class buy?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.NBT.6 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 4: Modeling and Data Analysis)
A fish tank is 20 inches long, 10 inches wide and 12 inches high. Water fills it to 2 inches below the top. What is the volume of the water?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.MD.5 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 4: Modeling and Data Analysis)
A line plot of ribbon lengths has 3 marks above 1/8 yard and 2 marks above 3/8 yard. What is the total length of the 5 ribbons?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.MD.2 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 4: Modeling and Data Analysis)
A line plot shows the water in 4 beakers: 1/4 cup, 1/4 cup, 1/2 cup and 1 cup. If all the water is shared equally among the 4 beakers, how much is in each?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.MD.2 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 4: Modeling and Data Analysis)
On a map grid, the library is at (2, 5) and the school is at (8, 5). Each unit is 1 block. How far apart are they?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.G.2 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 4: Modeling and Data Analysis)
Pattern A starts at 0 and adds 2 each time. Pattern B starts at 0 and adds 6 each time. How does each term of B compare with the matching term of A?Michigan K-12 Standards for Mathematics, grade 5, standard 5.OA.3 (M-STEP Mathematics Blueprint, claim 4: Modeling and Data Analysis)
An unofficial M-STEP practice math test for grade 5: 40 questions written for this site from Michigan's standards and the state blueprint. None is a state sample item. Not affiliated with the Michigan Department of Education.
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What the 5th grade M-STEP math test covers
Michigan's blueprint counts items by claim, not by topic, and this page uses the top of each range. Concepts and Procedures has 19 to 20 items: place value, decimals, multi-digit multiplying and dividing, fractions, unit conversions and volume. Communicating Reasoning has 7 to 9: telling why an answer must be right, or cannot be. Modeling and Data Analysis has 4 to 6: line plots, coordinates, patterns and real measurements. Problem Solving has 3 to 5: word problems with more than one step.
What a claim is
All four claims draw on the same grade 5 standards. The claim names what the student does with them: compute, solve, explain or model. Each answer here names its standard, such as 5.NF.4.
Questions and answers
How many questions are on the 5th grade M-STEP math test?
Michigan's blueprint gives a range for each claim and no single total: 19 to 20, 3 to 5, 7 to 9 and 4 to 6 items, between 33 and 40 in all. The test is computer adaptive and has no performance task.
How long is the M-STEP math test in 5th grade?
It is untimed. For scheduling, the state's Spring 2026 manual estimates 1 hour 30 minutes for the grade 5 mathematics test.
Can you use a calculator on the 5th grade M-STEP math test?
No. Michigan's manual bars calculators from every item on the grade 3, 4 and 5 mathematics tests, online or on paper. Calculators begin in grade 6.
What is a passing score on the 5th grade M-STEP?
There is none: the state says M-STEP is not pass or fail. A scale score places the student in one of four performance levels: Not Proficient, Partially Proficient, Proficient or Advanced.
What other M-STEP tests do 5th graders take?
English language arts, science and social studies. The state's Spring 2026 schedule estimates 2 hours for English language arts, 1 hour 30 minutes for science and 1 hour for social studies.