PRACTICE ASSESSMENT FOR COMMON CORE STANDARDS
NAME:______________________________
6.RP.A.1, 6.RP.A.2, 6.RP.A.3
DATE:_______________ HOUR:_________
6.RP.A.1
1.) Arnold’s entire workout consisted of 10 minutes of warm-up exercises, 25 minutes of lifting weights, and 15 minutes
on the treadmill. What was the ratio of the number of minutes he was on the treadmill to the total number of minutes
of him lifting weights?
A. 1 : 1
B. 1 : 2
C. 3 : 5
D. 5 : 3
2.) ​While at the pet store, Fred counted the number of animals in the store. For every 5 dogs in the store, there were 7
cats.​ ​Identify the equivalent ratios of dogs to cats. Select​ ​two​ ​that apply.
A. 6 : 8
B. 35 : 49
C. 15 : 12
D. 20 : 28
3.) The students in Mr. Hadad’s class played games at recess.
4 boys played soccer
6 girls played soccer
7 boys jumped rope
10 girls jumped rope
Tell whether each statement is true or false.
A. The ratio of boys who played soccer to the girls who played soccer is 6 : 4
True
False
B. The ratio of girls who jumped rope to boys who jumped rope is 10 : 7
True
False
C. The ratio of girls who played soccer to the total number of students who played soccer is 4 : 10
True
False
D. The ratio of the total number of students who jumped rope to the number of girls who jumped rope is 17 : 7
True False
4.) ​A game has green and blue pieces. The ratio of green game pieces to total pieces is 6:10. Select ​all​ the statements
about the game pieces that are correct.
A. The ratio of green pieces to blue pieces is 6 : 5.
B. The ratio of total pieces to blue pieces is 10 : 4.
C. There must be 2 more green pieces than blue pieces.
D. The ratio of total pieces to green pieces is 10 : 6.
6.RP.A.2
5.) A school has 462 students and 22 teachers. Which of these statements is true based on this information?
A. ​The school has a ratio of 21 students to 1 teacher.
B. The school has a ratio of 25 teachers to 1 student.
C. The school has a ratio of 22 students to 1 teacher.
D. The school has a ratio of 21 teachers to 1 student.
6.) ​Ricardo drove 180 miles to get to his grandfather's house. It took him 4 hours to get there. What was his rate of
speed?
A. 65 miles per hour
B. 45 miles per hour
C. 25 miles per hour
D. 15 miles per hour
7.) ​The Fendley family is planning a vacation, and they are trying to choose which resort they will stay in. Mrs. Fendley
has created the table below showing their four options. They want to spend no more than $200 per night for the resort.
Which resorts will fit into their budget? Select ​two​ that apply.
SHOW YOUR WORK TO PROVE YOUR ANSWER.
Resort
Amount
Charged
A
$550 for 3 nights
B
$725 for 5 nights
C
$1128 for 4 nights
D
$1500 for 5 nights
A. Resort A
B. Resort B
C. Resort C
D. Resort D
6.RP.A.3a
8.) The table shows the number of tea bags needed to make different amounts of iced tea.
Number of
Tea Bags
Total Quarts of
Iced Tea
6
2
12
4
21
?
30
10
What is the total number of quarts of iced tea that can be made with 21 tea bags?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
9.) ​Giovanna and Janet both have jobs where they get paid by the hour. Below are the numbers of hours each have
worked on each of the last 5 days and the amount of money they made. Which of these statements is true based on
the given information?
Giovanna
Janet
A.
B.
C.
D.
Number of
Hours
Amount of Money Made
6
$36
4
$24
5
$30
3
$18
7
$42
Giovanna makes $7 per hour, which is more than Janet makes.
Janet makes $7 per hour, which is more than Giovanna makes.
Giovanna makes $9 per hour, which is more than Janet makes.
Janet makes $9 per hour, which is more than Giovanna makes.
10.) ​The numbers of inches of rain that fell and the corresponding time in minutes are plotted on the coordinate plane
below. Which of these tables correctly shows the ratios of the time in minutes to the total rainfall in inches?
A.
Time
Rainfall
(inches)
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
Time
Rainfall
(inches)
1
2
3
7
5
15
16
16
C.
6.RP.A.3b (YOU MUST SHOW YOUR WORK TO RECEIVE CREDIT)
11.) Wyatt hiked 7 miles in 2 hours. At this same rate, what is the total number of miles Wyatt could hike in 6 hours?
A. 3
B. 7
C. 21
D. 27
12.) ​The School Supply Store has their pencils on sale at a rate of $9 for 27 pencils. Which of the following prices
matches this rate? Select​ ​two​ ​that apply.
A. $3 for 21 pencils
B. $16 for 48 pencils
C. $2 for 10 pencils
D. $12 for 36 pencils
13.) ​Charlie drove to his grandmother's house which is 360 miles away in 2.5 hours. If he continues at the same speed,
approximately how long will it take him to drive 864 miles?
A. 3 hours
B. 4.5 hours
C. 6 hours
D. 144 hours
14.) ​A train travels at 100 mph for 2 hours. How far did the train travel in all?
A. 100 miles
B. 200 miles
C. 150 miles
D. 40 miles
15.) Which of the following number sentences shows the correct method to find 87% of 50? Select ​two​ that apply.
A. 87 x 50
B. ​ 87 ​ x 50
C. 0.87 x 50
D. 87 x 0.50
100
6.RP.A.3c
16.) Katie's swim team is having an end–of–season pizza party. When the party started, there were 60 slices of pizza.
Now there are 15 slices left. Which of the following show how much of the pizza has been eaten? Select ​three​ that
apply.
A. 0.25
B. ​0.04
C. 15/60
D. 25%
E. 4%
F. 4/100
17.) 20% of ______ is 75.
A. 15
B. 20
C. 200
D. 375
E. 10
18.​) ​Peter's math test had 25 questions. He got his paper back from his teacher and he earned an 80%. How many
questions did he answer ​incorrectly​?
A. 16
B. 80
C. 20
D. 5
6.RP.A.3d
19.) It is 3 miles from Ellie’s house to the school.
​Mile Equivalent
1 mile = 5280 feet
Using the mile equivalence above, about how many feet is it from Ellie’s house to the school?
A. 1760
B. 24
C. 5280
D. 15,840
For problems 20-22, use the conversion table below:
CUSTOMARY MEASUREMENTS
WEIGHT
DISTANCE
VOLUME
TIME
1 pound = 16 ounces
1 foot = 12 inches
1 Gallon = 4 Quarts = 8 pints = 16 cups
1 min = 60 sec
1 ton = 2,000 lbs
1 yard = 3 feet
1 quart = 2 pints
1 hour = 60 min
1 mile = 5,280 feet
1 pint = 2 cups
1 day = 24 hours
​METRIC
20.) ​How many ounces are in 4 pounds?
A. 105 ounces
B. 108 ounces
21.) ​How many liters are in 9000 milliliters?
A. 9
B. 90
Meters = distance
Liters = volume
Grams = weight
C. 164 ounces
C. 900
D. 64 ounces
D. 90,000
22.) ​Jennifer is hanging a curtain in her bedroom. She wants the width of the curtain to be the same as the width of
the window. If the window is 50 meters wide, how many centimeters wide should the curtain be?
A. 5 centimeters
B. 50 centimeters
C. 5,000 centimeters
D. 50,000 centimeters