Progression Practice Test for Summer

Holiday
Mathematics
Grade 6
45 minutes

For Teacher’s Use

Page Mark
Name ………………………………………………….……………………….
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Additional materials: Ruler
Tracing paper (optional) 3
Calculator 4
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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST 6

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Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the question paper.
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Calculator allowed. 9
You should show all your working on the question paper. 10
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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question
or part question. 12
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The total number of marks for this paper is 40.
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Total

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1 Draw a line to join each digital clock to the analogue clock that shows the For
Teacher’s
same time. Use

12
05:50 9 3
6

12
17:05 9 3
6

12
16:00 9 3
6

[1]

2 Write these numbers in order from smallest to largest.

3.41 3.14 3.25 3.09 3.90

................. ................. ................. ................. .................

smallest largest
[1]

3 Draw all the lines of symmetry on this regular hexagon.

[1]

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4 Youssef asks his friends to vote for their favourite flavour of crisps. For
Teacher’s
The tally chart shows their votes. Use

Flavour Number of friends

plain

cheese and onion

salt and vinegar

(a) How many friends did Youssef ask altogether?

................................ friends [1]

(b) Tick () the pictogram that correctly shows the information in the tally
chart.

represents 2 friends represents 1 friend

plain plain
cheese cheese
and onion and onion
salt and salt and
vinegar vinegar

represents 4 friends represents 5 friends

plain plain
cheese cheese
and onion and onion
salt and salt and
vinegar vinegar

[1]

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5 Draw a line to match each circled fraction to an equivalent fraction. For
Teacher’s
One has been done for you. Use

1 2 1 2
4 4 8 8

1 1
2 2

4 3 4 3
4 4 8 8

1 2 1 2
6 6 10 10

1 1
3 5

4 3 4 3
6 6 10 10

[2]

6 Here is a number pattern.

Write the missing numbers in each box.

add 7 add 7 add 7 add 7

10 17

[2]

7 Safia’s book has 136 pages.

1
She has read of it.
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How many pages has she read?

............................... pages [1]

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8 Here are five calculation cards. For
Teacher’s
Use
Draw a line to join two cards that have a total of 750

45 × 41
13 × 35

22 × 15
35 × 12

25 × 15

[1]

9 Here is a triangle on a co-ordinate grid.

0 x
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

The triangle is translated 3 squares to the right and 1 square down.

Draw the triangle in its new position.

[1]

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10 Tick () the most likely mass of the baby. For
Teacher’s
Use

23 g 0.23 kg 2.3 kg 233 kg

[1]

11 Students in Year 5 keep a record of the playground temperature.

They plot their results.

18

16

14

12
Temperature 10
(°C)
8

0
10 am 11 am 12 noon 1 pm 2 pm
Time

(a) How many readings are recorded?

................................ [1]

(b) Use the graph to estimate the temperature at 1:30 pm.

............................... ° C [1]

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12 Draw arrows (↓) to show the positions of –3 and 1.5 on the number line. For
Teacher’s
Use

–5 0 5
[1]

13 Here are four numbers.

60 136 306 016 631 600 100 663

Write these numbers in the boxes to make the statement correct.

> > >

[1]

14 Blessy and Pierre each choose a decimal.

They round their decimals to the nearest whole number.

Tick () the box where their whole numbers are the same.

Blessy 2.3 Blessy 3.4 Blessy 4.5 Blessy 5.6

Pierre 3.2 Pierre 4.3 Pierre 5.4 Pierre 6.5

[1]

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 15 The mass of a watermelon is shown on this scale. For
Teacher’s
Use

grams

0 1000 2000 3000 4000

The mass of a potato is shown on this scale.

grams

0 100 200 300 400

What is the difference in mass between the watermelon and the potato?
Show your working.

................................ grams [2]

16 Use one of these words to complete each sentence.

always sometimes never

Whole numbers ending in five can ........................... be divided exactly by 2

Whole numbers ending in zero can ........................... be divided exactly by 5

Whole numbers ending in five can ........................... be divided exactly by 10

Whole numbers ending in zero can ........................... be divided exactly by 100

[2]

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17 Angelique knows 354 × 4 = 1416 For
Teacher’s
Use
Explain how she uses this fact to calculate 354 × 12
she could multiply 354 x 3=----- and then add it with 1416
..........................................................................................................................

...................................................................................................................... [1]

18 Rajiv makes two function machines, A and B, to give the same result.

machine A

IN × 25 OUT

machine B

IN × 100 ÷........................
4 OUT

(a) Complete machine B.

[1]

(b) Calculate 81 × 25 using machine B.

You must show all your working.

................................ [1]

19 Draw a ring around the answer to 27 ÷ 5

1 2 3 4
5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5
[1]

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20 Here is a number sequence. For
Teacher’s
It continues in the same way. Use

Write the missing numbers in the boxes.

, 2, 4, 8, 16,
[1]

21 Here are four measurements.

1
m 8 cm 0.9 m 40 cm
2

Write these measurements in order of size from shortest to longest.

.................... .................... .................... ....................

shortest longest
[1]

22 Reflect the shape in the mirror line.

mirror line

[1]

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23 Gabriella draws a bar line chart for the number of goals scored in 50 football For
Teacher’s
matches. Use

(a) The bar line for 3 goals scored is missing.

Complete the bar line chart.

20
18
16
14
12
Frequency
10
8
6
4
2
0
0 1 2 3 4
Number of goals
[1]

(b) Write down the mode for the number of goals scored.
10
................................ [1]

24 A farmer has 419 eggs.

Egg boxes hold 6 eggs.

The farmer wants to put all the eggs into boxes.

How many boxes will he need?

70
................................ boxes [1]

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25 Anastasia is drawing a rectangle on a co-ordinate grid. For
Teacher’s
She has plotted three of the vertices. Use

0 x
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Write the co-ordinates of the fourth vertex. (3,0)

( .................. , .................. ) [1]

26 Points A, B and C are marked on a line.

The distance from B to C is 3 times the distance from A to B.
The distance from B to C is 45 cm.

A B C Not drawn
to scale
45 cm

What is the distance from A to C?

60cm
................................ cm [1]

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27 Mia says, For
Teacher’s
Use

I am thinking of three odd numbers.

They add up to 40

Jamila says that cannot be correct.

Explain how Jamila knows this.

because three odds equal odds not even ;like 40
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...................................................................................................................... [1]

28 A square pond is dug in a square of grass.

12 m

Not drawn
to scale
5m

pond

grass

Calculate the area of grass that is left.

Show your working.

............................... m2 [2]

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29 Oliver thinks of a square number between 40 and 100 For
Teacher’s
He adds 4 to the number. Use
The total is a multiple of 5

Which square number did he start with?

................................ [1]

30 Yuri has two plum trees, A and B, in his garden.

A B

Tree A produces 20 kg of plums.

Tree B produces 10% more than tree A.

How many kilograms of plums in total does Yuri get from the trees?
Show your working.

................................ kg [2]

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