Grade 6 Mathematics Practice Test - Nebraska

1 Grade 6 MathematicsPractice TestNebraska Department of Education 2010 Directions:On the following pages are multiple-choice questions for the Grade 6 PracticeTest, a Practice opportunity for theNebraska State Accountability Mathematics (NeSA M).Each question will ask you to select an answer from among four all questions: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer. You may use scratch paper to solve the problems. The Mathematics Reference Sheet is provided in the back of the testbooklet. You may refer to this page any time during the test. You may not use a calculator on this test. Be sure to answer ALL the only one of the answers provided is the correct the bar graph to answer the 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Number of Snacks SoldGameNumber Sold9080706050403020100popcornnachosThe graph shows the number of snacks sold at the first 4 games.

2 At which game were the fewestsnacks sold?A. Game 1B. Game 2C. Game 3D. Game 42. A family of 2 adults and 3 children went to a movie. The tickets cost $8 for adults and $5 forchildren. Which expression represents the total cost of the tickets?A. 2+3+8+5B. (5 8) + (3 2)C. (2 8) + (3 5)D. (3 8) + (2 5) Mathematics Practice TESTNEG6 MathPTPaper3Go on to the next the parallelogram to answer the question unitsThe perimeter of the parallelogram is 28 units. What is the length of sidee?A. 6 unitsB. 8 unitsC. 12 unitsD. 20 the list of numbers to answer the question , 25, 14, 11, 23, 27, 46 What is the mode?A. 23B. 24C. 35D. No modeMATHEMATICS Practice TESTNEG6 MathPTPaper4Go on to the next Mary lives 134miles from school.

3 She rode her bicycle to school and back each day for 5 expression shows how to estimate the number of miles she rode?A. (5 + 2) 2B. 5 (2 + 2)C. (7 + 2) 2D. 7 (2 + 2)6. Elizabeth has some stickers. She divides her stickers equally among herself and two friends. Eachperson gets 4 stickers. Which equation represents the total number,s, of stickers? +3= 3= 3s=47. Which expression shows a prime factorization?A. 2 9 11B. 7 3C. 1 11 13D. 2 2 2 3 11 Mathematics Practice TESTNEG6 MathPTPaper5Go on to the next the pictures below to answer the cm15 cm8 cm8 cm8 cm10 cm4 cm7 cm10 cm7 cm6 cm6 cmcrackersgift boxjewelry box box of crackers box of popcornWhich box has the greatest volume?

4 A. gift boxB. jewelry boxC. box of popcornD. box of crackersMATHEMATICS Practice TESTNEG6 MathPTPaper6Go on to the next the picture to answer the question m9 mWhat is the area of the parallelogram?A. 5 m2B. 13 m2C. 26 m2D. 36 m210. Taylor pays $ for yards of fabric. What is the cost per yard?A. $ $ $ $ Practice TESTNEG6 MathPTPaper7Go on to the next Which equation represents 36 less than a number,y, is equal to 13? 36=13B. 36 y=13C. 13 y=36D. 36 +y= 1312. Which list of numbers is ordered from least to greatest?A. 167,213, 161,455, 17,400, 11,633B. 10,354, 10,600, 104,321, 106,213C. 160,233, 171,141, 11,645, 16,703D.

5 12,209, 12,902, 125,466, 125,464 Mathematics Practice TESTNEG6 MathPTPaper8Go on to the next Mr. Jones rolls a six-sided cube numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. What is the probability he rolls athree? What is the value of 4x+ 9, whenx=4?A. 13B. 17C. 25D. 52 Mathematics Practice TESTNEG6 MathPTPaper9Go on to the next the table below to answer the Speed of AnimalsAnimalSpeed (mph)cheetah70coyote43greyhound39rabbit3 5elephant25chicken9 The table lists the running speeds of land animals. Which speed is a prime number?A. 9 mphB. 25 mphC. 39 mphD. 43 mph16. Which step explains how to find the value ofain 6a= 72?A. add 6 to both sidesB. divide both sides by 6C.

6 Multiply both sides by 6D. subtract 6 from both sidesMATHEMATICS Practice TESTNEG6 MathPTPaper10Go on to the next What is the value ofpin 24 = 2p? Use estimation to answer the question. Which sum is greater than 1? + + + +821 Mathematics Practice TESTNEG6 MathPTPaper11Go on to the next A tournament has 393 players with 3 players on each team. Which expression shows how to find thenumber of teams in the tournament?A. 393 + 3B. 393 3C. 393 the diagram to answer the question folded along the dotted lines, which geometric solid is formed?A. cylinderB. pyramidC. rectangular prismD. triangular prismMATHEMATICS Practice TESTNEG6 MathPTPaper12Go on to the next What is the value of5+2 15+(12 4)?

7 A. 78B. 83C. 131D. the chart below to answer the ChartoutcomeredbluewhitegreenfrequencyNa n randomly takes a marble from a bag, records the color in the chart, and then returns the marbleto the bag. She does this 30 times and records her results in the chart each time. The chart shows herresults. What is the experimental probability of drawing a white marble? Practice TESTNEG6 MathPTPaper13Go on to the next Altogether, Sonia and Negin have $ Sonia buys a shirt for $ and Negin buys a pair ofsandals for $ How much money remains?A. $ $ $ $ the coordinate grid below to answer the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8102345678 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 FWhat is the ordered pair for point F?

8 A. ( 6, 4)B. ( 6, 4)C. (6, 4)D. (6, 4) Mathematics Practice Grade 6 Reference Sheet3 Dimensional ShapeVo l u m eRectangular PrismV = lwh = BhShapeAreaPerimeterTriangleRectanglePar allelogramSquareA = lwA = bhA = s sP = 2l + 2wA = bh121 yard (yd) = 3 feet (ft) = 36 inches (in.)1 mile (mi) = 1,760 yards (yd) = 5,280 feet (ft)1 meter (m) = 100 centimeters (cm)1 meter (m) = 1,000 millimeters (mm)1 kilometer (km) = 1,000 meters (m)1 cup = 8 fluid ounces (fl oz)1 pint (pt) = 2 cups1 quart (qt) = 2 pints (pt)1 gallon (gal.) = 4 quarts (qt)1 liter (l) = 1,000 milliliters (ml)1 liter (l) = 1,000 cubic centimeters (cu. cm)Conversions LengthConversions VolumeStandard UnitsMetric UnitsConversions Weight/Mass1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces (oz)1 ton = 2,000 pounds (lb)1 gram (g) = 1,000 milligrams (mg)1 kilogram (kg) = 1,000 grams (g)Keyb = basew = widthB = area of bases = side lengthh = heightl = lengthNumberKey1B2C3A4D5B6C7D8B9D10C11A1 2B13A14C15D16B17C18A19D20D21B22A23B24 AGrade 6 Practice TestAnswer Key