Grade 6 Math - 2009 Released Test

1. 2
2. 16
3. 64
4. 160
1. 2
The prices of the items in Alana’s grocery cart are pictured.

Alana has $10.00 to spend on the items. Which list of items could Alana purchase with her $10.00 ?
1. 4 cans of soup, 1 loaf of bread, and 1 bottle of juice
2. 1 loaf of bread, 3 bottles of juice, and 2 cans of soup
3. 1 loaf of bread, 3 cans of soup, and 1 container of milk
4. 2 cans of soup, 1 bottle of juice, and 1 container of milk
Antonio moved boxes that weighed 26.5 pounds, 34.2 pounds, and 45.8 pounds. Which is closest to the number of pounds Antonio moved all together?
1. 100 pounds
2. 107 pounds
3. 115 pounds
4. 200 pounds
Greg and Sam ordered a pizza for lunch. Greg ate 3/4 of the pizza, and Sam ate 1/8 of the pizza. How much of the whole pizza was eaten by Greg and Sam?
Carl needs 2 2/3 cups of flour to make a certain cake. He only has 3/8 cup of flour in the pantry. How many more cups of flour does Carl need for the cake?
Mrs. Chan purchased 2 oranges at lunch every day for 9 days. The oranges cost $0.49 each. To the nearest dollar, how much did Mrs. Chan pay for all the oranges?
1. $1
2. $5
3. $9
4. $18
Alexis needs to buy 300 sheets of construction paper. The office supply store sells construction paper in the following packages.

Which of the following is the least expensive way for Alexis to buy 300 sheets of construction paper?
1. 3 packages of paper Y
2. 2 packages of paper Z
1. 14
2. 1.4
3. 1.04
4. 0.104
Karl earns $8.50 per hour at his part-time job. Last week he worked 18 hours. This week he worked 14 hours. What is the total amount of money that Karl earned for working these two weeks?
1. $119
2. $153
3. $261
4. $272
Which of the following is the greatest common factor of 6 and 10 ?
1. 2
2. 10
3. 30
4. 60
Which of the following figures most closely shows 25% shaded?
Which of the following is true?
1. −10 > −20
2. −50 > 45
3. −30 < −35
4. 25 < −45
Which statement best describes the number 22 ?
1. It is a composite number.
2. It is a prime number.
3. It is both a prime and a composite number.
4. It is neither a prime nor a composite number.
Which is true?
Which number is equivalent to 30%?
1. 0.03
4. 30.0
According to the table, which shows the ratio of the number of red calculators to the number of blue calculators?
Which are multiples of both 4 and 6 ?
1. 20 and 24
2. 18 and 20
3. 12 and 18
4. 12 and 24
Logan needs to order a cover for his swimming pool. The circular swimming pool has a radius of 17 feet.

Which is closest to the number of square feet needed to completely
cover the pool?
1. 907.46
2. 1,156
Andrea is buying a rectangular rug that is 3 feet wide and 4 feet long. What is the total area that the rug will cover?
1. 12 square feet
2. 14 square feet
3. 24 square feet
4. 28 square feet
Which correctly describes triangle PQR ?
1. Obtuse
2. Acute
3. Equilateral
4. Isosceles
Which appears to be an obtuse triangle?
Which is equivalent to 1 liter?
1. 25 milliliters
2. 100 milliliters
3. 250 milliliters
4. 1,000 milliliters
Which of the following measurements is closest to 1 ton?
1. 1,002 pounds
2. 1,902 pounds
3. 1,998 pounds
4. 2,505 pounds
In the circle shown, Point T is the center of the circle and Point R is on the circle.

Which is closest to the circumference of circle T ?
1. 15.70 cm
2. 17.27 cm
3. 31.40 cm
4. 34.54 cm
26 Mrs. Meyer folded the following figure to make a three-dimensional shape.

If no parts overlapped and the entire figure was used, which best represents
the shape Mrs. Meyer made?
1. Cone
2. Rectangular prism
3. Square pyramid
4. Cylinder
Susan has a rectangular garden that measures 20 feet by 10 feet. What is the least amount of fencing that she needs to buy in order to enclose the garden?
1. 30 feet
2. 60 feet
3. 80 feet
4. 200 feet
Which of the following angles measures 180°?
Daryl can jump 2 1/2 yards. Sarah can jump 8 feet, and Michelle can jump 72 inches. Which statement is true?
1. Sarah jumps the farthest.
2. Daryl jumps the farthest.
3. Michelle jumps farther than Daryl.
4. Sarah and Michelle jump the same distance.
Pictured is a figure from the cover of Kreig’s CD case.

Four more figures from Kreig’s CD case are shown below. Which appears to be congruent to the figure above?
Students at Wilson Middle School must choose one elective from each group in the table.

Which tree diagram shows all possible combinations of choosing one elective from each group?
A deck of 50 cards for a math game has 9 red cards, 13 blue cards, 18 green cards, and 10 yellow cards. What is the probability that a card randomly selected from the deck will be a blue card?
1. 13%
2. 26%
3. 74%
4. 87%
Look at the table.

What was the mean number of lunches sold last week?
1. 105
2. 111
3. 118
4. 130
This stem-and-leaf plot shows the high temperatures in Richmond for two weeks.

Which of the following is a true conclusion based on the data in the stem-and-leaf plot?
1. The range of the temperatures was 22°F.
2. The temperature was 80°F for 3 days.
3. The temperature was at least 57°F every day.
4. The temperature was greater than 70°F exactly 6 times.
What is the median of the following list of numbers?
1. 26
2. 27
3. 30
4. 42
Holly drew a box-and-whisker plot to display the number of days her classmates were out of town over the summer.

The arrow is most likely pointing to the —
1. lower extreme
2. upper extreme
3. upper quartile
4. lower quartile
Look at the table.

What is the range for the number of miles driven?
1. 181
2. 198
3. 287
4. 319
Ivan has a fair number cube numbered 1 through 6. He will roll the cube one time. What is the probability that the number shown on the top face is a 2 ?
The first four figures in a pattern are shown.

If the pattern continues by adding another row and column of dots to the previous group, how many dots will be in the next group?
1. 30
2. 35
3. 36
4. 40
Which shows 72,000,000 written in scientific notation?
The scale below is balanced.

Using the above representations, which could be placed on the right side of the following scale to make it balanced?
Solve for m:
1. m=21
2. m=40
3. m=44
4. m=84
Which word best describes the following?
1. Equation
2. Term
3. Coefficient
4. Variable
What rule describes the sequence shown?
1. Multiply by 4
2. Subtract 48
3. Divide by 4
4. Add 3
What is the coefficient in the number sentence 8x =16 ?
1. x
2. 8
3. 8x
4. 16
What is a square root of 100 ?
1. 50
2. 25
3. 10
4. 4
Which pattern follows the rule below?
1. 105, 35, 32, 23, 20
2. 108, 36, 18, 9, 3
3. 120, 90, 60, 30, 10
4. 162, 54, 18, 6, 2
John found the solution of in one step by —
1. adding 14 to both sides of the number sentence
2. dividing both sides of the number sentence by 14
3. multiplying both sides of the number sentence by 14
4. subtracting 14 from both sides of the number sentence
Which of the following is equivalent to ?
Look at the equation mat.

What is the value of x ?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 4
4. 6