FAST Math Grade 5 study guide
FAST Math Grade 5 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
FAST Mathematics Grade 5 is Florida's statewide progress-monitoring assessment in mathematics for fifth graders, part of the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST). It is taken by students in Florida public schools, including charter schools, and by many students in private or home-school settings who participate in state testing. The FAST Math Grade 5 study guide has 6 sections and about 2,516 words.
01Number Sense and Operations with Whole Numbers, Fractions, and Decimals
The Number Sense and Operations domain is the broadest strand on Grade 5 FAST Math. It tests place value through thousandths, reading and writing decimals in standard, expanded, and word form, comparing and rounding decimals, multi-digit whole-number multiplication and division, and addition, subtraction, and multiplication of decimals.
423 words, about 2 min02Fractions and Operations with Fractions
The Fractions domain on Grade 5 FAST Math extends earlier fraction work in three directions: adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers with unlike denominators, multiplying fractions by whole numbers and by other fractions, and dividing with unit fractions. It also connects fractions to division and to area, so a single item may ask you to find the area of a rectangle with fractional side lengths or interpret a fraction as a quotient.
402 words, about 2 min03Algebraic Thinking and Expressions
The Algebraic Thinking domain tests whether you can read, write, and evaluate numerical expressions and recognize patterns. Grade 5 FAST items use whole-number expressions with parentheses, brackets, and braces; they ask you to interpret a written description as an expression, evaluate an expression using order of operations, and extend or describe a numerical pattern from a rule or table.
437 words, about 2 min04Geometry and Measurement
The Geometry and Measurement domain on Grade 5 FAST Math covers volume of rectangular prisms, classification of two-dimensional figures, the first quadrant of the coordinate plane, and unit conversions. Items often combine two ideas, such as finding the volume of a composite solid made from rectangular prisms or plotting points that form a rectangle and finding its side lengths.
425 words, about 2 min05Data Analysis and Probability
The Data Analysis and Probability domain asks you to represent and interpret numerical data, especially on line plots that use fractional values. Grade 5 FAST items typically show data in a table, line plot, or bar graph and ask for the median, mode, or range, or ask you to compare two data sets.
399 words, about 2 min06Mathematical Practices and Problem Solving
The Mathematical Practices domain is tested through the other strands: FAST Math includes multi-step problems that require you to choose a strategy, represent the situation, justify an answer, and check whether the result is reasonable. Florida’s Mathematical Thinking and Reasoning standards emphasize active problem solving, multiple representations, precision, communication, pattern recognition, reasonableness, and real-world application.
430 words, about 2 min