USA quiz · Grade 6

Grade 6 Math quiz

16 practice questions. Tap an answer, then use the list below to study with a parent or teacher.

Question and answer list

Open a card to see the answer. These are original practice items for US elementary students — not a state test copy.

1. A ratio compares

Answer: two quantities

Ratios can be part-to-part or part-to-whole.

2. The ratio 3:4 can also be written

Answer: 3/4

A colon and a fraction can show the same ratio.

3. If a class has 2 teachers and 24 students, the teacher-to-student ratio is

Answer: 1:12

Simplify 2:24 by dividing by 2.

4. A recipe uses 2 cups flour to 1 cup sugar. For 4 cups flour you need

Answer: 2 cups sugar

The ratio 2:1 stays the same.

5. Equivalent ratios to 2:5 include

Answer: 4:10

Multiply both parts by the same number.

6. A map scale of 1 inch : 50 miles means 3 inches represent

Answer: 150 miles

3 × 50 = 150.

7. In 8 red marbles and 12 blue, the red-to-blue ratio simplified is

Answer: 2:3

Divide both by 4.

8. A unit rate is a ratio with

Answer: a denominator of 1

Miles per hour is a unit rate.

9. An integer is

Answer: a whole number or its opposite, including 0

… −2, −1, 0, 1, 2 …

10. On a number line, −3 is

Answer: 3 units left of 0

Negatives sit to the left of zero.

11. Which is the greatest?

Answer: −1

Closer to zero on the right is larger.

12. The opposite of −7 is

Answer: 7

Opposites add to zero.

13. −4 + 9 =

Answer: 5

Start at −4 and move 9 right.

14. 5 + (−8) =

Answer: −3

Adding a negative is like subtracting.

15. The absolute value of −12 is

Answer: 12

Absolute value is distance from 0.

16. A bank balance of −$20 means

Answer: you owe $20

Negative money is debt in this model.

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