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District Quarterly Assessment # 2 - Grade 6 (2007 - 2008)



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

 1. 

Find mc001-1.jpg Round your answer to the nearest hundredth.
a.
0.55
b.
0.14
c.
8.12
d.
7.21
 

 2. 

Gary is buying two posters. One poster costs $6.72 and the second costs $12.99. How much more does the second cost than the first?
a.
$0.63
b.
$6.27
c.
$6.90
d.
$19.71
 
 
Find the product.
 

 3. 

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a.
41.354
b.
45.494
c.
39.56
d.
45.908
 

 4. 

What must be done first to evaluate the expression?
80 – 20 ÷ 5 mc004-1.jpg 4 + 2
a.
Subtract 80 – 20.
c.
Divide 20 ÷ 5.
b.
Add 4 + 2.
d.
Multiply 5 mc004-2.jpg 4.
 

 5. 

Peter drank mc005-1.jpg of a quart of milk. Steve drank mc005-2.jpg of a quart. How much more did Steve drink than Peter?
a.
mc005-3.jpg qt
b.
mc005-4.jpg qt
c.
mc005-5.jpg qt
d.
mc005-6.jpg qt
 

 6. 

Your puppy weighed mc006-1.jpg lb last week. This week he weighs mc006-2.jpg lb. How much weight has he gained?
a.
mc006-3.jpg lb
b.
mc006-4.jpg lb
c.
mc006-5.jpg lb
d.
mc006-6.jpg lb
 

 7. 

Sam bought a CD for $13.98. How much change should Sam get from a $20 bill?
a.
$6.02
c.
$7.02
b.
$16.02
d.
$13.98
 

 8. 

Mario is doing a report on the Civil War. He wants to buy a book about the Battle of Gettysburg that is $14.85 and a book about President Abraham Lincoln that is $14.16. What is the total cost of the two books?
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a.
$2.90
b.
$29.01
c.
$29.61
d.
$290.10
 

 9. 

You are making scarves for presents. Each scarf needs mc009-1.jpg yd of fabric. How many yards of fabric do you need for 7 scarves?
a.
mc009-2.jpg yd
b.
mc009-3.jpg yd
c.
mc009-4.jpg yd
d.
mc009-5.jpg yd
 

 10. 

The following table shows the average price of gasoline from past years at a certain gas station. What was the cost of 10.3 gallons of gas in 1950 from this gas station?
GASOLINE PRICES
Year
Price per Gallon
1950
$0.30
1970
$0.50
1990
$0.80
a.
$2.89
b.
$0.31
c.
$3.09
d.
$30.90
 

 11. 

In an election, candidate A received 0.409 of the votes and candidate B received 0.554. How much greater was the portion of votes for candidate B than for candidate A?
a.
0.145
b.
0.135
c.
0.245
d.
0.045
 
 
Write an inequality for the sentence. Then solve the inequality.
 

 12. 

The sum of a number and 6 is less than 32.
a.
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c.
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b.
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d.
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