Focus&WithinGrade
Coherence
TaskHandout,Grade6
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MajorTask#1
Jasminehastakenanonlineboatingsafetycourseandisnowcompletingherendof-courseexam.Assheanswerseachquestion,theprogressbaratthebottomof
thescreenshowswhatportionofthetestshehasfinished.Shehasjustcompleted
Question16andtheprogressbarshowssheis20%complete.Howmanytotal
questionsareonthetest?Useatable,diagram,orequationtojustifyyouranswer.
Source: EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Grade 6 Mathematics, Module1,EndofModuleAssessment.
Availablefromhttps://nysed-prod.engageny.org/resource/grade-6-mathematics-module-1/file/110561accessed10June2016.
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MajorTask#2
10cupsofflourmake5batchesofcookies.Howmanycupsofflourinonebatch?
Hereareadiagramandadivisionequationthatrepresentthissituation:
10÷5=?
Foreachquestion,drawadiagramandwriteadivisionequation.
a. 6cupsofflourmake4batchesofcupcakes.Howmanycupsofflourinone
batch?
b. 2cupsofflourmake2/3ofabatchofbread.Howmanycupsofflourinone
batch?
c. 1¼cupsofflourmakes½abatchofrolls.Howmanycupsofflourinone
batch?
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SupportingTask#1
𝟑𝟓
Thevolumeoftherectangularprismis yd3.Determinethemissing
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measurementusingaone-stepequation.
EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Grade 6 Mathematics, Module5,Lesson14.Availablefrom
Source:
https://www.engageny.org/resource/grade-6-mathematics-module-5-topic-c-lesson-14/file/45286accessed10June2016.
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WithinGradeCoherenceTask#1
Afruitsaladconsistsofblueberries,raspberries,grapes,andcherries.Thefruit
saladhasatotalof280piecesoffruit.Therearetwiceasmanyraspberriesas
blueberries,threetimesasmanygrapesascherries,andfourtimesasmany
cherriesasraspberries.Howmanycherriesarethereinthefruitsalad?
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IllustrativeMathematicsunderCCBY---NC---SA4.0.
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WithinGradeCoherenceTask#2
Inabagofmarbles,3/5ofthemarblesareblueandtherestarered.Ifthenumber
ofredmarblesisdoubledandthenumberofbluemarblesstaysthesame,what
fractionofthemarbleswillbered?
Source: Availablefromhttps://www.illustrativemathematics.org/content-standards/6/RP/A/1/tasks/912,accessedon10June2016,
licensedbyIllustrativeMathematicsunderCCBY---NC---SA4.0.
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