VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING

Spring 2010 Released Test

GRADE 6
MATHEMATICS

Form M0110, CORE 1

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 Grade 6 Mathematics Formula Sheet

Geometric Formulas
s

h r
w
s

b l
p = 4s
A= 1
bh p = 2l + 2w
2 A = s2
A = lw

Pi

22
7

Abbreviations

milligram mg ounce oz area A

gram g pound lb perimeter p
kilogram kg quart qt circumference C
milliliter mL gallon gal.
liter L inch in. year yr
kiloliter kL foot ft month mon
millimeter mm yard yd hour hr
centimeter cm mile mi. minute min
meter m square inch sq in. second sec
kilometer km square foot sq ft
square centimeter cm2 cubic inch cu in.
cubic centimeter cm3 cubic foot cu ft

Copyright © 2006 by the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education

Mathematics

Directions

Read each question and choose the best answer.

SAMPLE

Which is less than 1.064?

A 1.159
B 1.059
C 1.171
D 1.071

3
1 Hayden has $20 to spend at the county fair. Admission to the fair is $5.00 per
person, and tickets for food and games are $1.25 per ticket. What information
is needed to calculate the amount of money that Hayden will have left after
attending the fair?

A The number of prizes he won

B The number of hours he attended
C The number of tickets he purchased
D The number of miles the fair is from his house

2 Amy bought three CDs for $15.34, $17.57, and $10.29, including sales tax.
She gave the clerk $50.00. Which is closest to the amount of change Amy
should receive?

F $1.00
G $7.00
H $10.00
J $17.00

3 What is 11.25 divided by 0.5 ?

A 2,250
B 225
C 22.5
D 2.25

4
4 Donna and Darcy collected newspapers for recycling. Donna collected
3 1
5 pounds of newspaper. Darcy collected 2
pounds of newspaper. What
4 4
was the total amount of newspaper they collected?

1
F 8 pounds
2
G 8 pounds

1
H 7 pounds
2
J 7 pounds

5 In her shopping cart, Jody has 2 pounds of oranges at $0.99 per pound,
3 cans of soup at $1.19 per can, and 1 gallon of ice cream at $3.79 per gallon.
Which is closest to the total cost of the items in her shopping cart?

A $9.00
B $8.00
C $7.00
D $6.00

5
6 0.008) 0.64

F 8
G 80
H 800
J 8,000

5 1
7 Which fraction is equivalent to ÷ ?
6 3
5
A
18

2
B
5
1
C 1
6

1
D 2
2

6
8 Look at the table.

Items Gwen Purchased

Number Cost
Item
of Items per Item
Sketchpad 5 $2.99
Paintbrush 2 $5.99
Box of chalk 1 $15.99

Which could be used to determine the total amount of money Gwen spent
before tax?

F Multiply the cost per item by the number of items, then add the products
G Divide the cost per item by the number of items, then multiply the quotients
H Divide the cost per item by the number of items, then add the quotients
J Multiply the cost per item by the number of items, then multiply the products

2 1
9 Jasmine’s recipe requires cup flour. She has only cup of flour in the
3 2
pantry. How much more flour does she need?

7
A cups
6

3
B cup
5

1
C cup
3

1
D cup
6

7
10 The table shows the prices for CDs at 4 different stores.

CD Prices
Number
Store Total Price
of CDs
Budget Buy 4 $30.00
CD City 2 $15.99
Music Mall 3 $21.99
Shop Smart 1 $8.99

Which store has the lowest price per CD?

F Budget Buy
G CD City
H Music Mall
J Shop Smart

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 Do not turn
the page until
you are told.

9
11 A prime number can best be described as —

A a number with more than 2 different factors

B a number with exactly 2 different factors
C always an even number
D always an odd number

12 What is the greatest common factor of 18 and 33 ?

F 594
G 198
H 6
J 3

10
13 Which decimals are ordered from least to greatest ?

A 0.009, 0.8, 0.05, 1.0

B 0.009, 0.05, 0.8, 1.0
C 1.0, 0.05, 0.8, 0.009
D 1.0, 0.8, 0.05, 0.009

14 Which of the following is true?

−
F 16 = 16
−
G 29 > 24
−
H 47 < − 43
−
J 70 < − 77

11
15 Sam owns a canoe rental company with 120 boats. He has 55 wood
boats, and the rest are fiberglass. What is the ratio of wood boats to
fiberglass boats?

A 55:65
B 65:55
C 120:55
D 120:65

16 Which is a composite number?

F 49
G 47
H 37
J 29

3
17 Which percent is equivalent to ?
5
A 15%
B 20%
C 35%
D 60%

12
18 Which digit could be found in the ones place of an odd number?

F 0
G 1
H 2
J 4

19 Which is closest to the area of a classroom bulletin board?

A 2,000 square inches

B 2,000 square feet
C 2,000 cubic inches
D 2,000 cubic feet

13
20 Which angle has a measure closest to 90°?

A
B
H

C
G
Q

D
F
E

F ∠ HQA
G ∠ HQB
H ∠ HQD
J ∠ HQE

21 How many ounces are equivalent to 25 pounds?

A 175 ounces
B 200 ounces
C 370 ounces
D 400 ounces

14
22 Nikki drew a sketch of the floor plan of her home.

Dining
Room
Bedroom 1
Family Room

Bedroom Living Room

2

Which two rooms in Nikki’s sketch appear to be congruent?

F Bedroom 1 and Family Room

G Dining Room and Bedroom 1
H Living Room and Bedroom 2
J Living Room and Dining Room

23 A wheel has a radius of 67.5 meters. Which is closest to the circumference of

this wheel?

A 211.95 m
B 423.9 m
C 4,556.25 m
D 14,306.62 m

15
24 What is equivalent to 3 gallons?

F 3 quarts
G 4 quarts
H 6 quarts
J 12 quarts

25 What is the area of the triangle shown?

8 cm

12 cm

A 32 cm2

B 40 cm2

C 48 cm2

D 96 cm2

16
26 What number of feet equals 24 yards?

F 2
G 8
H 72
J 288

27 Three angle measures of quadrilateral WXYZ are labeled in the figure.

W 116º
?
Z 42º
Y
What is the measure of ∠WZY ?

A 112°
B 158°
C 202°
D 248°

17
28 Which triangle appears to have 3 congruent angles?

29 Which of the following shapes is not a parallelogram?

A Trapezoid
B Rectangle
C Rhombus
D Square

18
30 A net of a three-dimensional figure is shown below.

Which is most likely the figure?

19
31 If a data set has an odd number of data and is in numerical order, then the
middle value represents the —

A median
B range
C mean
D mode

32 The first 200 visitors to a state park were asked about their favorite park
activity. The results are shown in this circle graph.

Favorite State Park

Activities

Camping

Hiking

Swimming
Fishing

Which of the following is closest to the number of these 200 visitors who said
hiking was their favorite activity?

F 25 visitors
G 40 visitors
H 50 visitors
J 75 visitors

20
33 This box-and-whisker plot displays information about the test scores
for 25 students.

Test Scores

60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105

Based on the information in this box-and-whisker plot, which of the following

statements is true ?

A The highest score on the test is 90.

B The range of the test scores is 15.
C The median test score is 85.
D The mean test score is 85.

34 A bag contains 4 red, 5 green, 3 blue, and 6 yellow tiles of equal size and
shape. One tile is randomly selected from the bag. What is the probability
that the tile selected is blue?

5
F
6
1
G
3
1
H
5
1
J
6

21
35 Look at the table.

Tickets Sold
Number
Day
Sold
Thursday 36
Friday 25
Saturday 18
Sunday 33

What is the mean of the number of tickets sold over these four days?

A 25
B 27
C 28
D 29

36 Mr. Murphy asked 24 of his students how many miles they live from the
school. The stem-and-leaf plot shows the data.

Stem Leaf
0 111112233455678
1 0012344 Key
2 15 2|1 = 21

Which of the following is a true conclusion based on the data in the

stem-and-leaf plot?

F Five students live 1 mile from the school.

G Three students live 4 miles from the school.
H Exactly half the students live 7 or more miles from the school.
J The maximum distance a student lives from the school is 15 miles.

22
37 Andy is packing clothes for a camping trip.

Andy’s Clothes
Shirts Pants Shoes
Blue Shorts Boots
Green Jeans Sandals

Based on the chart, which of the following shows all of Andy’s possible
clothing combinations of 1 color of shirt, 1 type of pants, and 1 type of shoes?

blue shirt, shorts, boots

blue shirt, shorts, sandals
blue shirt, jeans, boots
blue shirt, jeans, sandals
A
green shirt, shorts, boots
green shirt, shorts, sandals
green shirt, jeans, boots
green shirt, jeans, sandals

blue shirt, shorts, boots

blue shirt, jeans, sandals
B
green shirt, shorts, boots
green shirt, jeans, sandals

blue shirt, shorts, boots

blue shirt, shorts, sandals
blue shirt, jeans, boots
blue shirt, jeans, sandals
C
green shirt, shorts, boots
green shirt, jeans, boots
red shirt, shorts, sandals
red shirt, jeans, sandals

blue shirt, shorts, boots

D
green shirt, jeans, sandals

23
38 This graph shows the number of people who used the Internet each year in
the United States from 1997 to 2003.

U.S. Internet Use

180
160
140

(in millions)
120

People
100
80
60
40
20
0
97 998 999 000 001 002 003
19 1 1 2 2 2 2
Year

Based on the information in the graph, between which two years did the
smallest increase occur?

F 1997 and 1998

G 1998 and 1999
H 2001 and 2002
J 2002 and 2003

24
39 What value of m makes this number sentence true?

m − 5 = 35

A 175
B 40
C 30
D 7

40 Which word describes the boxed number?

8 x= y

F Term
G Variable
H Equation
J Coefficient

25
41 Based on the equation mat, what is the value for x ?

Key: = x, =1

A 2
B 6
C 22
D 112

42 What is the solution to the following?

n
= 36
6

F n=6
G n = 30
H n = 42
J n = 216

26
43 If the arithmetic pattern shown continues, what will be the 8th number?

54 , 48 , 42 , 36 , . . .

A 34
B 30
C 12
D 6

44 Which of the following numbers is not a perfect square?

F 49
G 90
H 121
J 144

45 Which of the following is equivalent to 6 × 6 × 6 × 6 × 6 ?

A 366
B 306
C 65
D 56

27
46 This pattern repeats after the first four shapes.

What should be the 11th shape in this repeating pattern?

28
47 What number sentence is modeled by the shapes shown?

⫽ Key: =x =1

A x + 4 = 12
B 4 x = 12
C 4x = 3
D x=9

48 What is the 10th term in the increasing pattern shown?

1, 1, 2 , 3, 5, 8 , 13

F 144
G 89
H 55
J 34

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49 Which could be the rule for the following pattern?

1,000 100 10 1 0.1 0.01

A Divide the previous number by 10.

B Multiply the previous number by 10.
C Subtract 900 from the previous number.
D Add 0.09 to the previous number.

50 Which of these is the variable in the number sentence 4 x + 3 = 8 ?

F 4
G 3
H +
J x

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 Answer Key-6073-M0110
Test Sequence Reporting
Number Correct Answer Category Reporting Category Description
1 C 002 Computation and Estimation
2 G 002 Computation and Estimation
3 C 002 Computation and Estimation
4 G 002 Computation and Estimation
5 A 002 Computation and Estimation
6 G 002 Computation and Estimation
7 D 002 Computation and Estimation
8 F 002 Computation and Estimation
9 D 002 Computation and Estimation
10 H 002 Computation and Estimation
11 B 001 Number and Number Sense
12 J 001 Number and Number Sense
13 B 001 Number and Number Sense
14 H 001 Number and Number Sense
15 A 001 Number and Number Sense
16 F 001 Number and Number Sense
17 D 001 Number and Number Sense
18 G 001 Number and Number Sense
19 A 003 Measurement and Geometry
20 G 003 Measurement and Geometry
21 D 003 Measurement and Geometry
22 F 003 Measurement and Geometry
23 B 003 Measurement and Geometry
24 J 003 Measurement and Geometry
25 C 003 Measurement and Geometry
26 H 003 Measurement and Geometry
27 A 003 Measurement and Geometry
28 J 003 Measurement and Geometry
29 A 003 Measurement and Geometry
30 G 003 Measurement and Geometry
31 A 004 Probability and Statistics
32 H 004 Probability and Statistics
33 C 004 Probability and Statistics
34 J 004 Probability and Statistics
35 C 004 Probability and Statistics
36 F 004 Probability and Statistics
37 A 004 Probability and Statistics
38 J 004 Probability and Statistics
39 B 005 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
40 J 005 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
41 B 005 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
42 J 005 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
43 C 005 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
44 G 005 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
45 C 005 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
46 H 005 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
47 B 005 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
48 H 005 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
49 A 005 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
50 J 005 Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
 Grade 6 Math, Core 1

If you get this Then your

many items converted scale
correct: score is:
0 000
1 028
2 083
3 117
4 141
5 161
6 177
7 192 A total raw score (left
8 205 column) is converted to a
9 217 total scaled score (right
column). The total scaled
10 227
score may range from 0 to
11 238 600.
12 247
13 256 A scaled score of 400 or
14 265 more means the student
15 273 passed the SOL test, while
a scaled score of 399 or
16 281
less means the student did
17 289 not pass the test. A scaled
18 297 score of 500 or more
19 304 indicates the student
20 312 passed the SOL test at an
21 319 advanced level.
22 326
23 334
24 341
25 348
26 355
27 362
28 369
29 377
30 384
31 391
32 399
33 407
34 415
35 423
36 432
37 440
38 450
39 460
40 470
41 481
42 493
43 506
44 521
45 538
46 558
47 583
48 600
49 600
50 600