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Grade 6 Practice Test 1- DQA #2 (2006 - 2007)



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1 

For a picnic in Shawnee National Forest, Gabrielle bought the items on this grocery list. What was the total weight of the items Gabrielle purchased?
Grocery List
Turkey: mc001-1.jpg pound
Bologna: mc001-2.jpg pound
Cheese: mc001-3.jpg pound
A
mc001-4.jpg pounds
B
mc001-5.jpg pounds
C
mc001-6.jpg pounds
D
mc001-7.jpg pounds
 

 2 

Carlos had a piece of floral wire that was mc002-1.jpg feet long. He cut off mc002-2.jpg feet of wire. What length of wire was left?
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A
mc002-4.jpg feet
B
mc002-5.jpg feet
C
mc002-6.jpg feet
D
mc002-7.jpg feet
 
 
Find the value of the expression.
 

 3 

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A
52
B
59
C
64
D
31
 

 4 

What is the least common multiple of 18 and 12?
A
18
B
36
C
108
D
216
 

 5 

Franklin bought 3 pencils for $0.79 each, 4 notebooks for $3.29 each, and a comic book for $1.29. How much change will he receive from $20?
A
$3.18
B
$16.82
C
$11.18
D
$4.47
 

 6 

A recipe to make cucumbers into pickles requires mc006-1.jpg cups of vinegar. Bonnie has only a mc006-2.jpg-cup measure. How many times should she fill the mc006-3.jpg-cup measure with vinegar for one batch of the recipe?
A
13 times
B
14 times
C
15 times
D
26 times
 
 
Identify an equation that models the situation and find its solution.
 

 7 

Karen wrote a check for $60. She subtracted that amount from her checking account and found that the balance was $370 after writing the check. What was her balance before writing the check?
A
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C
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B
mc007-2.jpg
D
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 8 

There were 80 people at a political rally. Three-eighths of them lived in Rockford, Illinois. How many people at the rally lived in Rockford?
A
26
B
30
C
32
D
38
 
 
Find the product.
 

 9 

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A
33.488
B
38.042
C
34.88
D
40.112
 
 
Find the quotient.
 

 10 

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A
0.28
B
3.6
C
4.3
D
3
 

Numeric Response
 

 11 

Cara’s Grandma offered Cara this deal for watering her plants. How much more money will Cara receive by choosing the 52 weeks of $2.40 instead of $100 once?
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