This document contains 100 math word problems for 6th grade students covering topics like operations with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, ratios, proportions, percentages, measurement, geometry, statistics, and algebra. Each problem is one or two sentences in length and is followed by multiple choice answers for students to select. The content is organized into sections with 20 problems each and progresses from easier to more difficult problem types.

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Grade ASK Test Practice

2. The area of this figure in square units is 9
squared.
What is the value of 9 squared?
a. 9 b. 18
c. 81 d. 729
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9
9

3. c. 81

4. 1 - 200
Kyra has a bag of red and blue
marbles. The probability of
picking a red marble without
looking is 5/8. What is the
probability of picking a blue
marble?
A. 1/8 B. 3/8
C. 5/8 D. 1

5. B. 3/8

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Triangle ABC has sides that are 3cm, 4cm, and
5cm. Triangle ABC is similar to triangle XYZ.
Which of the following could be the lengths of
the sides of triangle XYZ?
A. 1cm, 2cm, and 3cm
B. 4cm, 6cm, 10cm
C. 6cm, 8cm, 10cm
D. 6cm, 9cm, 18cm

7. C. 6cm, 8cm, 10cm

8. There are 768 seats in the school
auditorium. The seats are divided into
24 rows, with an equal number of seats
in each row. How many seats are in
each row?
A. 24 B. 28
C. 32 D. 36
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9. C. 32

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Solve for x:
2x – 6 = 4
A. 1/3 B. 2
C. 5 D. 10

11. C. 5

12. Evaluate 24 ÷ (3+1) – 2 x 2
A. 2 B. 8
C. 9 D. 22
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13. A. 2

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Frank buys grapes for $1.49 per pound.
He buys 1.2 pounds. To the nearest
penny, how much does Frank spend on
grapes?
A. $1.79 B. $2.19
C. $2.69 D. $2.98

15. A. $1.79

16. Harriet runs the 1500-meter race for the track
team. About how many miles long is the race?
(Hint: How many feet are in a meter? How many
feet are in a mile?)
A. 0.9 miles B. 1.5 miles
C. 2.5 miles D. 6.0 miles
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17. A. 0.9 miles

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Keisha is making 5 cups of fruit punch
using pineapple, orange, and mango
juice. She has mixed 2 ½ cups of
pineapple juice and 7/8 cups of orange
juice. How much mango juice does she
need?
A. 1 3/8 cups B. 1 5/8 cups
C. 2 5/8 cups D. 3 3/8 cups

19. B. 1 5/8 cups

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Pat subtracts $9.21 - $5.08. Which
expression can he use to check his
answer?
A. $5.08 - $4.13 B. $4.13 - $5.08
C. $5.08 + $4.13 D. $9.21 + $4.13

21. C. $5.08 + $4.13

22. Which is the best estimate of 19 x 2.92?
A. 30 B. 40
C. 50 D. 60
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23. D. 60

24. Wayne paid $28 for 4 movie tickets.
Which proportion can be used to find the
amount of money (m) he would have to
pay for 6 movie tickets?
A. 4/28 = 6/m B. 4/6 = m/28
C. m/4 = 28/6 D. 6/28 = m/4
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25. A. 4/28 = 6/m

26. Pamil performed the experiment of spinning an 8
number spinner and flipping a penny.
What is the probability she will spin an even
number and land on tails?
A. 1/8 B. ¼
C. 3/8 D. ½
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27. B. 1/4

28. Arthur bought a pair or pants on sale for
20% off. The original price was $40.
How much did he pay for the pants?
A. $32 B. $8
C. $48 D. $80
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29. A. $32

30. At 4:00 pm, the temperature was 3ºC. At
11:00 pm, the temperature was -2ºC.
How much did the temperature change?
A. -7ºC B. -5ºC
C. -1ºC D. +1ºC
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31. B. -5ºC

32. Which of these letters exhibits line
symmetry?
A. Q B. R
C. S D. T
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33. D. T

34. The prime factorization of 16 is 2 x 2
x 2 x 2. The prime factorization of
20 is 2 x 2 x 5. What is the greatest
common factor of 16 and 20?
A. 2 B. 4
C. 8 D. 16
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35. b. 4

36. What is the approximate volume of a can
of soup with a height of 12 cm and
diameter of 8 cm?
A. 151 cm3
B. 402cm3
C. 603 cm3
D. 810 cm3
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37. C. 603 cm3

38. How many edges are
possible between 3
vertices?
A. 2 B. 3
C. 4 D. 6
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39. B. 3

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George scored 89, 83, and 79 on his first
three science tests. What score does he need
on his fourth and final test to have a mean
score of 85?
A. 81 B. 85
C. 86 D. 89

41. d. 89

42. Which equation stands for this
statement?
The sum of a number and 2 is 5.
A. n x 2 = 5 B. n + 2 = 5
C. n – 2 =5 D. 2n = 5
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43. B. n + 2 = 5

44. Caleb is estimating whether or not he has
enough money to buy a watermelon.
The watermelon weighs 4.4 pounds and
costs $0.79 per pound. Which
calculation will be sure to overestimate
the total cost?
A. 4 x $0.70 B. 4 x $0.80
C. 4.5 x $0.75 D. 5 x $0.80
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45. D. 5 x $0.80

46. Solve for x: 7 = 2x + 1
A. -3 B. ½
C. 1 D. 3
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47. D. 3

48. Evaluate
5 – 8 ÷ (3 +1) x 2
A. 1 B. 2
C. 4 D. 6
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49. A. 1

50. A bakery makes 6 ½ dozen cookies each day.
Of these, 2 ½ dozen are chocolate chip and 1
¾ dozen are oatmeal raisin. The rest are
sugar cookies. How many dozen are sugar
cookies?
A. 1 ¾ B. 2
C. 2 ¼ D. 2 ½
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51. C. 2 ¼