MCA Grade 5 Measurement and Data Practice

What the test measures

Measurement and Data skills

Convert among different-sized standard measurement units within a given system
Make a line plot to display a data set of measurements in fractions of a unit
Recognize volume as an attribute of solid figures
Measure volumes by counting unit cubes
Relate volume to multiplication and addition
Solve real-world problems involving volume

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).

Official sources

Minnesota Department of Education MCA page
Minnesota Academic Standards in Mathematics implementation reference
MCA-III Mathematics Test Specifications, Grades 3-8 and 11

Practice by skill

Topics mapped to this domain

Volume of rectangular prisms

Grade 560 questions

Data on line plots

Grade 519 questions

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Practice playeasy

A rectangular box is $7$ m long, $5$ m wide, and $1$ m tall. Find its volume.

Volume $= l \cdot w \cdot h = 7 \cdot 5 \cdot 1 = 35$ cubic m.

Practice playeasy

A line plot (in cups) shows 4 at $\tfrac{1}{4}$ , 2 at $\tfrac{1}{2}$ . What is the total amount of liquid?

Multiply each value by its count, then add: total $= \tfrac{2}{1}$ .

Practice playeasy

Find the volume of a rectangular prism with $l = 1$ , $w = 7$ , $h = 10$ .

Apply $V = l \cdot w \cdot h$ : $1 \cdot 7 \cdot 10 = 70$ .

Practice playeasy

Four beakers hold $\tfrac{1}{2}$ , $\tfrac{1}{2}$ , $\tfrac{1}{4}$ , and $\tfrac{3}{4}$ liters. If the liquid is shared equally among the 4 beakers, how much is in each?