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6th Grade Academic: Fall Semester Exam Review

1. Mary sees 10 ravens and 5 blackbirds in a tree. Which of the following best compares the number of ravens and blackbirds in the tree? 6.4C

A / The ratio of ravens to blackbirds in the tree is 1:2 because, for every raven in the tree, there are 2 blackbirds in the tree.
B / The ratio of ravens to blackbirds in the tree is 3:2 because, of every 3 birds in the tree, 2 are not blackbirds.
C / The ratio of ravens to blackbirds in the tree is 2:1 because there are twice as many ravens as blackbirds in the tree.
D / The ratio of ravens to blackbirds in the tree is 2:3 because 2 of every 3 birds in the tree are ravens.

2. Miguel has $175.50 in quarters and $175.50 in nickels. What is the ratio of the number of quarters to the number of nickels that Miguel has? 6.4C

A / 20:1, because a quarter is worth 20 cents more than a nickel
B / 5:1, because a quarter is worth 5 times as much as a nickel
C / 1:1, because the dollar totals of both coins are the same
D / 1:5, because a quarter is worth 5 times as much as a nickel

3. To make a certain shade of blue-green paint, 3 parts of blue paint must be used for every 1 part of yellow paint. How many quarts of blue paint need to be added to 3 quarts of yellow paint to make the paint this shade of blue-green? 6.4B

A / 1
B / 3
C / 6
D / 9

4. A photograph measures 3 inches tall and 5 inches wide. Becky wants a larger print of the photograph that is 25 inches wide. How tall should the larger print be if it is to be in proportion to the smaller photograph? 6.4B

A / 15 inches
B / 16 inches
C / 20 inches
D / 24 inches

5. The battery in Laura's cell phone is full. What percentage of the battery is full? 6.4G

A / 5%
B / 10%
C / 12.5%
D / 87.5%

6.Mason is looking for a new job. One company offers him a salary of $650 per 40-hour work week. What will Mason's hourly pay rate be if he accepts the job? 6.4D

A / $15.75 per hour
B / $16.25 per hour
C / $16.50 per hour
D / $17.75 per hour

7. Hayley set up a lemonade stand on Saturday. She sold 40cups of lemonade and made $26.00. How much did Hayley's lemonade cost? 6.4D

A / $0.50 per cup
B / $0.65 per cup
C / $0.75 per cup
D / $0.85 per cup

8. For every 10 students at Watkins Junior High, 6 students are in band, and 4 students are in sports. What percent of the student population are in band? 6.5C

9. The theater club sold 80% of the tickets to their spring musical in one week. Which fraction represents the amount of tickets they sold in that week?

10. Joshua answered 45 out of 90 questions correctly on a math test. The strip diagram below represents how well Joshua did on the test.

What percentage of the problems did Joshua answer correctly? 6.4F

11. A computer company found that an average of 2 of every 1,000 computers it produces are defective. How is expressed as a decimal? 6.4G

A / 0.0002
B / 0.002
C / 0.02
D / 0.2

12. Coach Garraway wants his players to warm up before practice. He orders them to run around the edge of the football field once. The field is 100 yards long and 90 feet wide. How far will each player run? 6.4H

A / 130 yards
B / 190 yards
C / 260 yards
D / 380 yards

13. Khloe is measuring yarn to make jewelry for her birthday party. She needs 4feet of yarn for bracelets and 2yards of yarn for necklaces. How many inches of yarn does Khloe need? 6.4H

A / 48
B / 72
C / 120
D / 192

14. A casserole recipe calls for 6 pounds of rice for 60 servings. How many pounds of rice are needed for 70 servings? 6.5A

A. 6 lb

B. 8 lb

C. 12 lb

D. 7 lb

15. Martin Middle School sold two types of pies at the last bake sale — apple and blueberry. If of the pies sold were apple, what percent of the pies sold were blueberry? 6.5C
A / 25%
B / 30%
C / 50%
D / 15%

16. A clothing store is selling T-shirts at 2 for $15. If Michael purchases 8 T-shirts, how much money will he spend? 6.4B

A / $30
B / $45
C / $56
D / $60

17.In the middle school band, the ratio of students who play brass to students who play percussion is 5 to 2. Which of the following could be the number of students in the band and the number of students who play brass?

A / 21 band members
6 brass
B / 25 band members
10 brass
C / 35 band members
25 brass
D / 42 band members
21 brass

18. An avocado plant is 17 centimeters tall. What is the height of the avocado plant in meters? 6.4H

A / 0.0017 meters
B / 0.017 meters
C / 0.17 meters
D / 1.7 meters

19. Justin is training to run in a 5-mile race. To practice, he ran 15 miles in one week. How many yards did he run in that week? 6.4H

A / 15,500 yards
B / 26,400 yards
C / 46,500 yards
D / 79,200 yards
20. What percentage of the figures below are squares?

A / 20%
B / 40%
C / 60%
D / 80%

21. Jared attempted 20 free throws during basketball practice. He made 16 of his shots and missed the rest. What percentage of the free throws did Jared miss?

A / 4%
B / 5%
C / 16%
D / 20%

22. Matthew answered 5 of 8 problems correctly on a math quiz. How is expressed as a decimal?

A / 0.58
B / 0.625
C / 1.6
D / 5.8

23. Samantha is trying to help her dad organize his tools. He has four wrenches that are 0.125inch, inch, 0.5inch, and inch. Which list shows the wrenches in order from largest to smallest?

24. Which of these expressions is equal to 81÷3? 6.3A

A / 3 ÷
B / 81 ÷
C / 81 ×
D / 3 ×

25. Which statement correctly compares the numbers? 6.2C

A -0.9

B -11-10

C -5.75 > -2.6

D -0.85 < -0.6