6th Grade Winter Common Assessment Review
Standardized Test Practice
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1. What fraction in simplest form represents the shaded part of the rectangle?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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2. Which statement describes the relationship of the shapes if shape W = 1?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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3. Lucy collects mini-erasers. She made a list of each type of mini-eraser in her collection. She wants to know
the fraction of each type of mini-eraser in her collection. Which list shows the correct fractions?
Type
Number
Fruit
4
Vegetables
9
Shells
8
Fish
3
a.
b.
c.
d.
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vegetables,
shells,
fish
fruit,
vegetables,
shells,
fish
fruit,
vegetables,
shells,
fish
fruit,
vegetables,
shells,
fish
4. In Tom’s class, 6 students shared 4 pizzas. In Betsy’s class, 8 students shared 4 pizzas. In Rosie’s lass, 9
students shared 5 pizzas. In Zach’s class, 7 students shared 4 pizzas. If all the pizzas are he same size, which
student’s classmates got the largest portion of pizza?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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fruit,
Betsy
Rosie
Tom
Zach
5. The hexagon design contains 3 hexagons. The diamond design contains 8 triangles. Each hexagon can be
exactly covered by 6 of the triangles. What fractional part of the hexagon design is the diamond design?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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6. A model of a whole is made with 15 tiles. It has 3 rows with 5 tiles each. How many tiles are in
model?
a. 3
b. 5
of the
c. 6
d. 10
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7. Which set of fractions is in order from least to greatest?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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8. The shaded squares in the figure below represent
fraction?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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It is not close to
.
It is close to, but less than
.
It is close to, but greater than
It is exactly
.
.
9. Which list shows equivalent fractions?
a.
b.
c.
d.
of the whole figure. Which statement best describes the
____ 10. Which list contains only fractions that are in simplest form?
a.
b.
c.
d.
____ 11. Which of the fraction sums does not have a sum of 1? Use the fraction strips to help if needed.
a.
b.
c.
d.
____ 12. During a nature walk, Rhonda found
said that together they found
of a dozen acorns and Arianna found
of a dozen acorns. Betty
of a dozen acorns. Bret overheard their conversation and said that the
denominator could not be 6, so Betty’s statement was wrong. Who is right, Betty or Bret, and why?
a.
Betty, because the sum is
and it simplifies to
b. Betty, because the sum cannot be close to 1.
c.
Bret, because the sum is
and it simplifies to
.
.
d. Bret, because the denominator must be 4 or 12.
____ 13. When Carl, Emily, Leo, and Sophie were camping in northern Wisconsin, they kept track of the kinds of fish
they caught and calculated the fraction of the total for each kind of fish. What fraction of the fish were
bluegills and pumpkinseeds?
Fish
Number
Bluegill
16
Pumpkinseed
12
Yellow bass
8
Bullhead
9
Northern pike
3
Fraction
a.
b.
c.
d.
____ 14. When Ms. Newton asked volunteers to describe how to rewite a mixed number as an improper fraction, four
students gave descriptions. Which description is correct?
a. Multiply the whole number by the numerator of the fraction part and add the denominator
of the fraction part to get the numerator of the improper fraction. Use the denominator of
the fraction part as the denominator of the improper fraction.
b. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction part and add the numerator
of the fraction part to get the numerator of the improper fraction. Use the denominator of
the fraction part as the denominator of the improper fraction.
c. Multiply the numerator of the fraction part by the denominator of the fraction part to get
the numerator of the improper fraction. Add the whole number and the denominator of the
fraction part to get the denominator of the improper fraction.
d. Multiply the numerator of the fraction part by the whole number to get the numerator of
the improper fraction. Add the whole number and the denominator of the fraction part to
get the denominator of the improper fraction.
____ 15. What is the total amount of whole grains (whole wheat flour, buckwheat, and oatmeal) in the recipe for
Granny’s Whole Grain Bread?
Granny’s Whole Grain Bread
cups whole wheat flour
cups milk
3 tablespoons butter
cups buckwheat
2 packets dry yeast
cup honey
2 tsp. salt
cups oatmeal
Mix whole wheat flour and dry yeast together. Warm milk, honey, butter, and salt till
lukewarm. Stir into flour and yeast mixture. Then add the buckwheat, oatmeal, and
sunflower seeds and knead till smooth. Let rise twice. Then bake at 375 F for 45 minutes.
a.
cups
b. 4 cups
c.
cups
d.
cups
____ 16. James made a garden with 12 plots. He told his friends that he planted tomatoes in
Which area model represents the part of the garden that contains tomatoes?
a.
b.
c.
d.
of
of the garden.
____ 17. The area model shows the multiplication
. Which expression shows the correct product?
a.
b.
c.
d.
____ 18. Mr. Gauss asked Jenna and Jason to calculate the product
Jason calculated
a.
b.
c.
d.
as the product. Who calculated the correct answer?
Neither Jenna nor Jason calculated the correct answer.
Jenna calculated the only correct answer.
Jason calculated the only correct answer.
Both Jenna and Jason calculated the correct answer.
____ 19. Which list correctly shows the reciprocals of
a.
b.
. Jenna calculated
?
as the product and
c.
2, 3, 4
d.
____ 20. Ms. Gooden feeds stray cats in the park every evening. She never knows how many cats will come to be fed.
The food is always shared equally among the cats that are at the park. One evening, when 6 cups of cat food
were shared, each cat received
a.
b.
c.
d.
cup of cat food. How many cats were fed that evening?
4 cats
6 cats
9 cats
18 cats
____ 21. Which decimal is represented by the hundredths grid?
a.
b.
c.
d.
0.56
0.65
5.6
6.5
____ 22. Which list shows the decimals ordered from greatest to least?
413.57, 413.71, 414.09, 413.75
a.
b.
c.
d.
413.57, 413.71, 413.75, 414.09
414.09, 413.57, 413.75, 413.71
413.75, 413.71, 413.57, 414.09
414.09, 413.75, 413.71, 413.57
____ 23. Which shows the decimal equivalent of
a. 0.07
b. 0.007
c. 0.0007
?
d. 7.000
____ 24. Michael put the following items in his shopping basket.
Juice
Sandwich
Chips
$3.98
$4.19
$0.79
What is the best estimate of the sum of the items to the nearest whole number?
a.
b.
c.
d.
$7
$8
$9
$10
____ 25. What is the product 4.5
a.
b.
c.
d.
2.004?
0.9018
9.018
90.18
901.8
____ 26. Mrs. Wallace bought 0.75 pound of sliced turkey for $3.45 and 1.5 pounds of sliced ham for $6.60. How
much more was the turkey per pound than the ham?
a.
b.
c.
d.
$0.20
$1.20
$3.15
$9.00
____ 27. Which shows the decimal 0.072 in word form?
a.
b.
c.
d.
seventy-two ten thousandths
seventy-two hundredths
seventy-two thousandths
seventy-two tenths
____ 28. Which shows the decimal 1.0002 written as a mixed number?
a.
b.
c.
d.
____ 29. Which hundredths grid models the expression?
0.3
0.7
a.
b.
c.
d.
____ 30. What is the closest benchmark decimal to the decimal 0.4876?
a.
b.
c.
d.
0
0.5
1
1.5
____ 31. What is the difference 377.109
a.
b.
c.
d.
318.833
321.833
329.933
435.385
____ 32. Estimate 45.26
a.
b.
c.
d.
8.79 to the nearest whole number.
5
6
8
9
____ 33. Convert the fraction
a.
b.
c.
d.
58.276?
to a decimal. Round your answer to the nearest thousandth.
0.7
0.778
1.286
7.9
____ 34. Which decimal is plotted on the number line?
a.
b.
c.
d.
0.075
0.085
0.75
0.85
____ 35. Naomi put the following items in her shopping cart at the department store.
Wipes
$2.09
Plastic Bandages
$1.79
Toothpaste
$3.29
Socks
$4.87
Thank You Notes
$3.68
Shampoo
$3.25
If Naomi hands the cashier a $20 bill, what is the best estimate of the amount of change she will get back?
a.
b.
c.
d.
$0
$1
$2
$19
____ 36. Which inequality best compares the decimals represented on the hundredths grids?
a.
b.
c.
d.
0.87 > 0.78
0.87 < 0.78
8.7 > 7.8
8.7 < 7.8
____ 37. Which multiplication problem is shown on the hundredths grid?
a. 0.6 0.7 = 0.042
b. 7 0.14 = 0.98
c. 2
d. 3
0.7 = 0.14
0.14 = 0.42
____ 38. Which fraction is represented by the hundredths grid?
a.
b.
c.
d.
____ 39. Place the decimal point in the quotient to make the division sentence true.
8.94
a.
b.
c.
d.
0.016 = 55875
0.55875
5.5875
55.875
558.75
____ 40. The table shows the time in seconds for each runner in a race. Who won the race?
Runner
Time (in seconds)
Bob
52.99
Piet
51.78
Simon
52.36
Josh
53.45
Maria
51.81
Spence
52.08
a.
b.
c.
d.
Randy
54.23
Kylie
51.12
Monika
52.75
Paul
51.54
Bob
Spence
Randy
Kylie
____ 41. Ling earns $108 for working 9 hours. Rachel earns $77 for working 7 hours. Ruben earns $92 for working 8
hours. Patrick earns $115 for working 10 hours. Who has the highest hourly wage?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ling
Rachel
Ruben
Patrick
____ 42. Essam buys 3 apples, 5 bananas, and 7 carrots from a market. What is the ratio of bananas to carrots?
a.
b.
c.
d.
7 to 5
5 to 7
3 to 7
7 to 3
____ 43. The table represents the ratio of tulips to daffodils in a garden.
Tulips
17
?
51
?
Daffodils
12
48
?
60
How many tulips will there be if the garden has 60 daffodils?
a.
b.
c.
d.
36 tulips
60 tulips
68 tulips
85 tulips
____ 44. Bill’s favorite breakfast cereal is available in four different sizes. Which is the best buy?
a.
b.
c.
d.
15-ounce box for $4.20
10-ounce box for $3.10
22-ounce box for $5.72
18-ounce box for $4.50
____ 45. Two out of every 7 rubber bands in a multi-colored package are green. Which model would you use to
determine the number of rubber bands that will be green in a multi-colored package of 35 rubber bands?
a.
b.
c.
d.
____ 46. Chris is using a double number line to determine the amount of raisins he will use for a raisin bread recipe. If
he uses
a.
b.
c.
d.
cups of raisins, how many loaves will he make?
9
10
12
20
____ 47. Of the 45 members of the Henley Middle School Drama Club, 28 are girls. Which is a part-to-part ratio that
describes this situation?
a.
b.
c.
d.
____ 48. If you scale down the ratio on the left, what will you get for the unknown quantity on the right?
a.
b.
c.
d.
62 miles
31 miles
124 miles
72 miles
____ 49. Krissa works as a cashier in an office supply store. The graph shows the ratio amount earned : time worked.
How much will Krissa earn if she works for 7 hours?
a.
b.
c.
d.
$37.50
$42.00
$56.00
$52.50
____ 50. The graph represents the number of cups of flour for the number of cups of sugar in a cake recipe.
a.
b.
2 cups of flour :
cups of flour :
cups of sugar
cups of sugar
c. 5 cups of flour : 3 cups of sugar
d.
cups of flour :
cups of sugar
____ 51. There are 32 sixth graders and 44 seventh graders in the video gaming club. Which ratio is the greatest?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the ratio of sixth graders to seventh graders
the ratio of sixth graders to seventh graders
the ratio of club members to sixth graders
the ratio of club members to seventh graders
____ 52. Tyler can swim 5 laps of the school pool in 3 minutes, Jose can swim 6 laps in 4 minutes, and Kevin can
swim 4 laps in 2 minutes. Who is the fastest swimmer?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Tyler
Jose
Kevin
They all swim at the same speed.
____ 53. Mrs. Boswell is ordering cookies from a bakery for her daughter’s eighth grade graduation party. She uses a
table to figure out how many cookies to order.
Number of Cookies
?
168
?
?
Number of People
14
28
42
56
Which method would not give the correct number of cookies to order if she expects to have 42 people come
to the party?
a. Take half the number of cookies needed for 28 people to get the number needed for 14
people. Then triple this number to get the number of cookies needed for 42 people.
b. Double the number of cookies needed for 28 people.
c. Take half the number of cookies needed for 28 people to get the number needed for 14
people. Then multiply this number by 4 to get the number of cookies needed for 56
people. Finally, subtract the number of cookies needed for 14 people from the number
needed for 56 people.
d. Take half the number of cookies needed for 28 people to get the number needed for 14
people. Then add the number of cookies needed for 14 people to 168 to get the number of
cookies needed for 42 people.
____ 54. For adult tickets at the local movie theater, the graph shows the ratio number of tickets : total cost.
How many adult tickets can be purchased for $42.50?
a.
b.
c.
d.
5
7
3
8
____ 55. Maria is using a double number line to determine the amount of flour she will need to make a batch of sugar
cookies. If she wants to make a batch of 48 cookies, how much flour will she need?
a. 5 cups
b.
c. 10 cups
d.
____ 56. If you scale up the ratio on the left, what will you get for the unknown quantity on the right?
a.
b.
c.
d.
25 hours
30 hours
35 hours
40 hours
____ 57. A custom shade of purple paint is made by mixing 5 parts of blue paint to 3 parts of red paint. The employees
in the paint department of a home improvement store use this table to determine the amounts of blue and red
paint needed to create this color for their customers.
Amount of
Purple Paint
8 pints
12 pints
Amount of Blue Paint
5 pints
7.5 pints
Amount of Red Paint
3 pints
4.5 pints
How much red paint is needed to make 28 pints of the custom shade of purple paint?
a.
b.
c.
d.
14 pints
10.5 pints
17.5 pints
16.8 pints
____ 58. If a store sells 60 square feet of hardwood flooring for $345, what is the unit price?
a.
b.
c.
d.
$345 per 60 square feet
$57.50 per 10 square feet
$6.00 per square foot
$5.75 per square foot
____ 59. Pedro, Ella, and Roopa made a graph to compare how well they are paid on their jobs. The graph shows the
ratio amount earned : hours worked for each of them.
Who is the best paid?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Pedro
Ella
Roopa
They are all paid at the same rate.
____ 60. The double number line represent the ratio distance : time for a cyclist biking at a constant rate.
Which ratio is equivalent to the cyclist’s rate?
a.
b.
30 miles :
20 miles :
c. 10 miles : 1 hour
d. 50 miles : 4 hours
6th Grade Winter Common Assessment Review
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1
REF: 5.6
NAT: 6.RP.1 | 6.RP.3.a | 6.RP.3.b
1
1
REF:
KEY:
REF:
KEY:
REF:
1
REF: 5.8
TOP: Standardized Test
1
REF: 5.6
NAT: 6.RP.1 | 6.RP.3.a | 6.RP.3.b
1
REF: 5.4
NAT: 6.RP.1 | 6.RP.3.d
KEY: double number line
1
1
ratio
5.3
NAT: 6.RP.1 | 6.RP.3.d
rate | scaling up | scaling down
5.6
NAT: 6.RP.1 | 6.RP.3.a | 6.RP.3.b
5.4
NAT: 6.RP.1 | 6.RP.3.d
double number line
5.3
NAT: 6.RP.1 | 6.RP.3.d
rate | scaling up | scaling down
5.5
NAT: 6.RP.1 | 6.RP.2 | 6.RP.3.a