3.
Common Core Sample Questions
6th Grade Math
1. Beverly has
How much can Kay expect to pay for
15 gallons of milk if the price per
gallon remains the same? (6.RP.3)
A $57.30
pounds of ground beef to
make hamburgers. How many
Kay owns a bakery. Last week, she
paid $45.84 for 12 gallons of milk.
This week she determines she needs
15 gallons of milk.
pound
B $48.84
hamburgers can Beverly make?
(6.NS.1)
C $42.84
D $36.67
A 3 hamburgers
B 3 hamburgers
4.
C 2 hamburgers
A basketball coach created a box-plot
of his players’ heights.
D 2 hamburgers
2.
A figure is drawn with the given
dimensions.
Which list of players’ heights
corresponds to the box-plot?
(6.SP.4)
A 65, 65, 65, 65, 65, 65, 65
What is the area of the figure? (6.G.1)
B 54, 54, 54, 65, 78, 78, 78
C 54, 59, 59, 65, 71, 71, 78
A 19 m2
D 59, 59, 59, 65, 71, 71, 71
B 18 m2
C 17 m2
D 16 m2
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GRIDDED RESPONSE SECTION:
Please locate the gridded response section at the bottom of your answer
document. The following question will not have multiple answer choices. You
must write your answer in the blanks AND fill in the appropriate circles below
each digit of your answer.
Directions:
 Calculators cannot be used during this section of the test.
 Begin your answer in the far left column for each gridded response
question.
 Put only 1 digit in each blank.
 Fill in the appropriate circle beneath each digit of your answer.
 Answers may not require all 4 blanks. If a blank is not needed, DO NOT
fill in any circles below it.
 DO NOT include commas to separate place values.
5.
An expression is written in the box.
3x 2 + 5xy 2 + y 2
If x = 4 and y = 2, what is the value of the expression? (6.EE.1)
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