MATHS STD 6

CHOOSE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT ANSWER

1 3
1. 4 3
+6 3
=

7
A. 11 7
1
B. 11 12
4
C. 10 7
4
D. 11 12

2. What is the number 8 in Roman Figures?

A. vii
B. xi
C. ix
D. viii
12
3. Express 40
in its lowest term

3
A. 10
6
B. 20
12
C. 40
1
D. 2

4. Determine the lowest common multiple of 8 and 9

A. 36
B. 72
C. 12
D. 17
1
5. Which of these fractions is equivalent to 2
?

50
A. 150

5
B. 20
 13
C. 26

12
D. 36

6. Express 17.25 as an improper fraction in its lowest form

1
A. 17 4

2
B. 17 25

9
C. 6 4

9
D. 6 25

24 1
7. What is the difference between 7
And 1 2
?

3
A. 1 5

13
B. 1 14

5
C. 2 14

3
D. 3 9

8. 4.0 +0.06 =

A. 4.06
B. 4.60
C. 4.6
D. 4.16

9. Which of the following statements shows the distribution law of multiplication?

A. (7 x4) + 10 = 7+4 x 10
B. 10 x (4+7) = 4 x 7+10
C. (4 x 7) + 7 = 4 x (7+10)
D. 7 x (4+10) = (7x4) +(7 x 10)

10. 3.47 x 100 =

A. 347
B. 3470
 C. 34700
D. 34.7

11. Calcuale the following 4773 + 285

A. 5085
B. 5058
C. 5508
D. 5805

12. There were 2871 orange trees in a farm. After some time 392 of them died and another
638 trees were planted. How many orange trees are there in the farm?

A. 3217
B. 3117
C. 3017
D. 3127

13. Which group shows factors of 72?

A. 1,2,3,6,12,16,18,24,36,72
B. 1,2,4,6.10,12,18,24,36.72
C. 2,3,4,6.9,12,18,24,32,36.72
D. 1,2,3,4,6,8,12 ,18,24,36,72

14. Which statement is true?

9 9
A. 12
> 10

1 25
B. 4
> 100

15 75
C. 30
= 100

1 14
D. 2
= 28

9
15. Write 5
as a decimal number.

A. 1.4
B. 1.8
C. 1.0
D. 1.3
16. Which number is a factor of 16?

A. 5
B. 3
C. 6
D. 4

17. What is 15% as a fraction?

75
A. 50

3
B. 20

5
C. 15

7
D. 50

18. The Roman number xi represents ____

A. 9
B. 6
C. 11
D. 10
2 1 1 2
19. Write the following fractions in ascending order 3
, 2
, 4
, 5

2 1 1 2
A. 5
, 2
, 4
, 5

1 2 1 2
B. 4
, 5
, 2
, 3

2 1 2 1
C. 3
, 2
, 5
, 4
1 2 1 2
D. 2
, 3
, 4
. 5

20. Mr Tladi had 1536 herd of cattle. He shared them equally among his 6 children. How
many did each child get?

A. 256
B. 1536
C. 482
 D. 526

21. 2875 ÷ 3

A. 948
B. 958rem 1
C. 938
D. 958

22. Calculate the product of 436 and 5

A. 441
B. 87rem 1
C. 2180
D. 431

23. Complete the following sequence 4, 9, 25, ____, 49

A. 36
B. 28
C. 40
D. 33

24. Write the place value of the underlined digit 14732

A. Tens
B. Units
C. Thousands
D. Hundreds

25. Find the sum of 9489 + 6398

A. 14972
B. 15788
C. 15887
D. 16887

26. What is 7394 rounded to the nearest one thousand?

A. 7000
B. 7300
C. 7390
D. 7400

27. What is the number 84054 in an expanded form?

 A. 84 000 +100 +50+4
B. 4000 + 80 000 +4+50
C. 80 000 + 4000 + 50 +4
D. 84 000 + 50 + 4

28. 742 +7826 +8976=

A. 17644
B. 15640
C. 16544
D. 17544

29. Estimate the sum of these numbers to the nearest 100

425+136 =
A. 561
B. 570
C. 500
D. 600

30. Use the symbols to compare the numbers written below

(540 000 + 394005) ______ 93 4005

A. =
B. >
C. <
D. ≠

31. Arrange these numbers starting with the smallest 0.14, 0.401, 0.41, 1.04.

A. 1.04,0.41,0.401,0.14
B. 0.14,0.41,0.401,1.04
C. 0.14,0.401,0.41,1.04
D. 1.04,0.41,0.41,0.401
1 2
32. 4
+ 3
=

11
A. 12

3
B. 7

10
C. 12

1
D. 1 12
33. Find the sum of 25.42 + 16.71

A. 42.31
B. 42.13
C. 43.13
D. 41.23

34. 25428 people want to watch a football match, 15 724 were men and 2196 were children.
The rest were women. How many women were there?

A. 7508
B. 7580
C. 75 008
D. 758

35. Complete the sequence below.

1, 4, 9, __, 25, 36

A. 11
B. 16
C. 17
D. 49

36. Round off 77868 to the nearest 10 000

A. 77 870
B. 77 900
C. 78 000
D. 80 000

37. Estimate the difference between 45 and 33.

A. 100
B. 20
C. 70
D. 10

38. What the place value of the underlined digit 69451?

A. Hundred
B. Tens
C. Units
 D. Thousand

39. 4572

+5151

_________

A. 9723
B. 9823
C. 9833
D. 1531

40. Work out 45x100 =

A. 450
B. 4500
C. 45000
D. 45

41. Evaluate 419.8 ÷10

A. 41.98
B. 419.80
C. 4.198
D. 0.4198

42. Which number is represented by the following expanded form?

(8x10 000)+ (9x1000) + (0x100) + (4x10) + (7)

A. 89470
B. 89407
C. 80947
D. 89047
3
43. What is 7
when expressed as mixed number?

3
A. 3 7

4
B. 3 7

3
C. 4 7
 4
D. 4 7

44. 6 6936

A. 115.6
B. 6316
C. 5611
D. 115

45. 106

X 56

_____

A. 6935
B. 162
C. 3956
D. 5936

46. A bag holds 15 butternuts. How may bags can be filled with 750 butternuts?

A. 25
B. 50
C. 75
D. 100

47. 5789 written in words is _____

A. Fifty seven hundred and eighty –nine

B. Five seven thousand and eighty-nine
C. Five hundred and seventy eighty-nine
D. Five thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine

48. Which fraction is equivalent to 40%?

10
A. 20

14
B. 20

8
C. 20
 12
D. 20

49. The school was given 12 bags of orange and each containing 35 oranges. How many
oranges did the school receive?

A. 420
B. 47
C. 240
D. 23
140
50. Express 200
as a decimal

A. 0.07
B. 0.7
C. 7.0
D. 0.007

51. What is the highest common factor of 21 and 49?

A. 3
B. 6
C. 7
D. 21

52. Find the lowest common multiple of 3 and 5.

A. 15
B. 8
C. 30
D. 60
5
53. Work out 8
x 400

A. 250
B. 25
C. 260
D. 400
1
54. Pule’s father is 50 years old. How old is Pule if his age is 5
of his father`s age ?

A. 5 years old
B. 10 years old
C. 15 years old
 D. 25 years old

55. Which of the following shows associative law of addition?

A. (10x5) +7 =10x(5+7)
B. (10-5)+7 =10-(5+7)
C. (10-5)x7=10-(5x7)
D. (10+5)+7=10+(5+7)

56. What is the value of 842 ÷ 6?

A. 142 remainder 3
B. 140 remainder 3
C. 140 remainder 2
D. 142 remainder 2

57. What is 13.02 in words?

A. One three point zero two

B. One point three zero two
C. One thousand three hundred and two
D. Thirteen point zero two

58. 30:90 in its simplest form is

A. 2:6
B. 1:3
C. 6:9
D. 1:2

59. What is 65% as a decimal?

A. 6.5
B. 6.05
C. 0.65
D. 0.065

60. Calculate 25% of 1000

A. 25
B. 250
C. 2500
D. 25000