MCA Grade 4 Operations and Algebraic Thinking. Practice it free.

Uses the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems and identifies factors and multiples. This Grade 4 reporting domain maps to 3 practice skills and 8 representative questions from the playable bank.

Grade 43 mapped skills
What the test measures

Operations and Algebraic Thinking skills

  1. Interpret a multiplication equation as a comparison

  2. Multiply or divide to solve word problems involving multiplicative comparison

  3. Solve multistep word problems using the four operations

  4. Gain familiarity with factors and multiples

  5. Generate and analyze patterns

Standards basis

Minnesota Academic Standards in Mathematics (2007; assessed by MCA-III in grades 3-8 and 11 through 2026-27. 2022 standards phase in with MCA-IV beginning 2027-28) — Minnesota

How the MCA reports it

Minnesota’s MCA math is a state assessment tied to Minnesota Academic Standards in Mathematics rather than a separate national framework. The official public resources available here point to Minnesota-specific standards implementation, and absent a test blueprint, the coverage map should be organized by the state’s grade-level math domains that closely parallel CCSS-M. Note: the current MCA-III assesses the 2007 Minnesota standards in grades 3-8 and 11; Minnesota administers a single comprehensive high-school (grade 11) math test, NOT Algebra I / Geometry / Algebra II end-of-course exams — the 'High School / MCA EOC' band below is the grade-11 HS administration. (MCA-IV on the 2022 standards begins 2027-28.)

Blueprint & weighting

MCA uses the Independent / state-specific framework (by grade domains structure).

Practice by skill

Topics mapped to this domain

Divisibility rules

Grade 425 questions

Factors and multiples

Grade 433 questions

Prime number recognition

Grade 433 questions
Try it now

8 free questions · 0/0 correct

Practice playeasy

Is 4545 divisible by 5?5\textsf{?}

The last digit of 4545 is 5,5\textsf{,} so 4545 is divisible by 5.5\textsf{.}

Practice playeasy

What is the 22nd multiple of 33?

Two 3s3\text{s} make 66: 3,3\textsf{,} 6.6\textsf{.}

Practice playeasy

What is the next prime number after 55?

The next prime after 55 is 77.

Practice playeasy

Is 8181 divisible by 9?9\textsf{?}

The sum of the digits of 8181 is 8+1=9,8 + 1 = 9\textsf{,} and 99 is divisible by 9,9\textsf{,} so 8181 is divisible by 9.9\textsf{.}

Practice playeasy

What is the 22nd multiple of 77?

Two 7s7\text{s} make 1414: 7,7\textsf{,} 14.14\textsf{.}

Practice playeasy

Is 1515 prime or composite?

1515 has factors 1,1\textsf{,} 3,3\textsf{,} 5,5\textsf{,} and 1515, so it is composite.

Practice playeasy

What is the sum of its digits?
111\Large 111

Add the digits: 1+1+1=3.1 + 1 + 1 = 3\textsf{.}

Practice playeasy

What is the 22nd multiple of 99?

Two 9s9\text{s} make 1818: 9,9\textsf{,} 18.18\textsf{.}

Keep practicing

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Related Common Core standards
4.OA.B.4
Operations and Algebraic Thinking in other MCA grades
Grade 3
The same skills on other tests
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Source and test overview
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Reporting categories

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