Grade 6 Mathematics CBT Quiz

Question 1

The expanded form of a number is shown in the stimulus. Which represents the number in standard form?

A. 2 000 900 506 B. 290 056 C. 29 056 D. 2 956

Question 2

Which name CORRECTLY represents the number 524?

A. five hundred forty two B. five hundred twenty four C. two hundred fifty four D. four hundred twenty five

Question 3

Determine the value of 2/9 + 5/9 using the stimulus.

A. 3/9 B. 7/9 C. 7/18 D. 10/18

Question 4

What percentage BEST represents the amount of liquid in the jar?

A. 25% B. 34% C. 50% D. 75%

Question 5

Which marble represents 50% of the set?

A. Option A B. Option B C. Option C D. Option D

Question 6

The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls in a club is 3 : 9. What percentage of the students are girls?

A. 90% B. 75% C. 30% D. 25%

Question 7

Which of the following ratios is equivalent to 2 : 3?

A. 5 : 10 B. 5 : 15 C. 10 : 15 D. 10 : 25

Question 8

Which students like both Cheetos and Big Foot?

A. {Orville, Natasha} B. {Mark, Justin, Jane} C. {Amanda, Nate, Zack, Daniel} D. {Kay, Michael, David, Anthony, John, Mark, Justin, Jane, Orville, Natasha}

Question 9

Sets X, Y and Z are shown in the stimulus. Which of the following describes set Y?

A. factors of 2 B. factors of 8 C. multiples of 2 D. multiples of 8

Question 10

Which diagram shows the ratio of shaded to un-shaded parts as 2 : 1?

A. Diagram A B. Diagram B C. Diagram C D. Diagram D

Question 11

The diagram shows two similar rectangles. What is the ratio of side AB to EF?

A. 2 : 1 B. 2 : 3 C. 1 : 2 D. 3 : 2

Question 12

The diagram represents the number 200. What is 80% of the number?

A. 20 B. 40 C. 160 D. 180

Question 13

Which of the following shows how to calculate the total area that is SHADED?

A. 3/4 × 3/4 = 9/4 B. 3/4 × 4/4 = 12/4 C. 1/3 × 4/3 = 4/3 D. 1/4 × 3/4 = 3/4

Question 14

In which model does the shaded area correctly represent how much the tree has grown?

A. Model A B. Model B C. Model C D. Model D

Question 15

The bar information is shown in the stimulus. Which number represents 100% of the bar?

A. 60 B. 50 C. 40 D. 15

Question 16

Which three products will require exactly 4 litres of milk altogether?

A. Cheese, Yogurt, and Bun B. Cookie, Pancake, and Cheese C. Pancake, Bun, and Cake D. Yogurt, Cookie, and Cake

Question 17

Peter travelled in a straight line from Town A to Town C and stopped at Point B. What percentage of the journey did he cover?

A. 4% B. 20% C. 40% D. 60%

Question 18

Fifty sweets were shared between John and Mark in the ratio of 1 : 4 respectively. What was Mark's share?

A. 40 sweets B. 30 sweets C. 10 sweets D. 5 sweets

Question 19

A piece of rope measuring 240 cm was cut from a rope measuring 300 cm. What percentage of the rope was used?

A. 10% B. 20% C. 60% D. 80%

Question 20

Three classes are shown in the stimulus. Which statement is TRUE?

A. Class A has more students than Class B. B. Class B has more students than Class C. C. Class C has more students than Class A. D. Each class has 40 students.

Question 21

Which problem can be solved by adding 1/2 and 1/3?

A. Jake puts 1/2 of his pencils into an empty bag. He then puts another 1/3 of his pencils into the same bag. What fraction of his pencils are now in the bag? B. Jake puts 1/2 of his pencils into his desk. He then gives 1/3 of the pencils in his desk to Lacy. What fraction of Jake's pencils did Lacy receive? C. Jake gives 1/2 of his pencils to Bill and some of his pencils to Kimmy. What fraction of his pencils did he give to Kimmy, if he now has 1/3 remaining? D. Jake gives 1/2 of his pencils to Jill and 1/3 of the remainder to Bill. What fraction of his pencils does he have left?

Question 22

Five numbers are shown in the box. The value of the digit 2 is less than one thousand in each. For which of the following is the value of the digit 2 also less than one thousand?

A. 1 234 B. 42 936 C. 329 463 D. 5 249 310

Question 23

Four students were asked to determine the value of 2^4. Which student's calculation is CORRECT?

A. Ann B. Colin C. Eve D. Nick

Question 24

Which of the following shows that the statement is FALSE: 'There is no number greater than 5.69 that has 6 in the tenths place.'

A. 5.600 B. 5.681 C. 5.690 D. 5.691

Question 25

A line segment represents 4 wholes. Mario chose point Q to represent an estimation of 220%. Which of the following could not be his reason for choosing this point?

A. 220% is just a little over 2 wholes. B. Any random point between 2 and 3 would be correct. C. Point P is too close to 1 and Point R is too close to 3. D. Point Q is approximately 1/5 the way between 2 and 3, which is 20% more.

Question 26

The ratio of boys to girls in a school is 1 : 5. Which of the following should Ariel have known about the ratio 1 : 5?

A. The fraction of boys is 1/6 because it is 1 out of 6 equal parts. B. The fraction of boys is 5/6 because it is 5 out of 6 equal parts. C. The fraction of boys is 1/6 because it is 6 out of 1 equal parts. D. The fraction of boys is 5/6 because it is 6 out of 5 equal parts.

Question 27

Which student's response about the grids is CORRECT?

A. Alex B. Jen C. Leo D. Milton

Question 28

Jenny is solving 1/2 × 6/7. Where did Jenny make the error?

A. Step 1: in the representation of 6/7 B. Step 2: in the representation of 1/2 of 6/7 C. Step 2: in the representation of 6/7 D. Step 3: in the representation of 1/2 of 6/7

Question 29

Both chocolate bars are equal in thickness. Which statement is TRUE about the chocolate bars?

A. Bar M has more pieces of chocolate than Bar N B. Bar N has more pieces of chocolate than Bar M C. Both bars have the same number of pieces of chocolate D. Bar N has twice the number of pieces of chocolate as Bar M

Question 30

An equilateral triangle has perimeter 9 cm. Two of these triangles are placed together to make a new shape. Which of the following is the perimeter of the new shape?

A. 6 cm B. 9 cm C. 12 cm D. 15 cm

Question 31

Mary has an appointment in Kingston at 15:30 hours and wants to arrive at least an hour early. What is the latest possible time that she should leave Montego Bay?

A. 9:00 a.m. B. 11:00 a.m. C. 1:00 p.m. D. 3:00 p.m.

Question 32

Which student's statement is CORRECT about finding the perimeter of the shape shown?

A. Only Student 1 is correct. B. Only Student 2 is correct. C. Neither Student 1 nor Student 2 is correct. D. Both Student 1 and Student 2 are correct.

Question 33

A cuboid shaped cardboard box has a volume of 4800 cm³. The height of the box is 20 cm. Which of the following could be the length and width?

A. length = 40 cm, width = 20 cm B. length = 60 cm, width = 20 cm C. length = 15 cm, width = 8 cm D. length = 15 cm, width = 16 cm

Question 34

The scale drawing of a floor plan is shown below. Which of the following is a reasonable estimate of the area of the living room?

A. 20 m² B. 24 m² C. 40 m² D. 72 m²

Question 35

Which of the following, when used to replace the symbol, would make the statement TRUE?

A. + B. - C. ÷ D. ×

Question 36

Which pair of numbers when inserted in the boxes labelled m and n will produce a sum that is less than 1?

A. m = 1 and n = 3 B. m = 2 and n = 5 C. m = 5 and n = 3 D. m = 1 and n = 4

Question 37

A large cuboid will be 4 cubes long, 4 cubes wide and 3 cubes high. About how many more unit cubes are needed to complete it?

A. 10 B. 15 C. 18 D. 20

Question 38

Which of these shapes will NOT make a good floor tile?

A. Shape A B. Shape B C. Shape C D. Shape D

Question 39

The stem-and-leaf graph shows the ages at Susan's 18th birthday party. How many people at the party were older than Susan?

A. 3 B. 4 C. 13 D. 16

Question 40

The line graph shows the average number of grade 5 students absent over six weeks. On which day of the week are all grade 5 students most likely to be at school?

A. Monday B. Wednesday C. Thursday D. Friday