Grade 6 Math SOL Practice Test — Set 5 of 5

Set 5 of 5 — 16 more free Grade 6 Math SOL practice questions from official VDOE released tests.

1. 1. Which solid could not have two parallel faces?

   FCubeGRectangular prismHPyramidJCylinder
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   Answer: H — Pyramid

2. 2. The angle shown measures more than 90° but less than 180°. Which describes its measure?

   ABetween 0° and 45°BBetween 45° and 90°CBetween 90° and 180°DGreater than 180°
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   Answer: C — Between 90° and 180°

3. 3. Which measurement represents the greatest volume?

   F17 pintsG2 gallonsH35 cupsJ9 quarts
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   Answer: J — 9 quarts

4. 4. Which shape is not a quadrilateral?

   ASquareBParallelogramCPentagonDTrapezoid
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   Answer: C — Pentagon

5. 5. Chrissy has 4 white towels, 2 yellow towels, and 3 blue towels in a bag. What is the probability that the first towel chosen at random will be white?

   A( (4)/(9) )B( (1)/(4) )C( (2)/(9) )D( (5)/(9) )
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   Answer: D — ( (5)/(9) )

6. 6. What is the range of the numbers listed? 76, 59, 91, 22, 43, 57, 89, 76, 31

   F43G45H60J69
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   Answer: J — 69

7. 7. Jane’s CD has 6 songs. One of the songs is titled “Mongoose Omelette.” If her CD player plays the songs randomly, what is the probability that “Mongoose Omelette” will play first?

   A( (1)/(6) )B0C0.6D1
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   Answer: B — 0

8. 8. Jane read the following number of pages each day for one week: 12, 18, 19, 11, 12, 15, 18. In the box-and-whisker plot of this data, the arrow points to the median. To which number is the arrow most likely pointing?

   A11B12C15D18
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   Answer: C — 15

9. 9. A geometric pattern shows powers of 8: (8^1 = 8,; 8^2 = 64,; 8^3 = 512,; 8^4 = 4,096). What is the value of (8^5)?

   A13B40C20,480D32,768
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   Answer: D — 32,768

10. 10. (2.3 * 10^5 =)

    A230,000,000B230,000C23,000,000D2,300,000
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    Answer: B — 230,000

11. 11. Which method could be used to solve the number sentence (4x = 16)?

    FSubtract 4 from both sidesGSubtract 16 from both sidesHDivide both sides by 16JDivide both sides by 4
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    Answer: J — Divide both sides by 4

12. 12. What value of (y) makes the number sentence (y - 3 = 15) true?

    A5B12C18D45
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    Answer: C — 18

13. 13. A balanced scale shows a box labeled (w) on one side and a box labeled 5 on the same side, balanced with a box labeled 30 on the other side. Which number sentence does it best represent?

    F(5 = w + 30)G(w + 5 = 30)H(5 - w = 30)J(w = 5 + 30)
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    Answer: F — (5 = w + 30)

14. 14. The number 514 in scientific notation is written as —

    A(5.14 * 10^1)B(5.14 * 10^2)C(514 * 10^1)D(514 * 10^0)
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    Answer: B — (5.14 * 10^2)

15. 15. Kale wrote the number pattern: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, … The differences between the terms increase by 1 each time (1, 2, 3, 4, …). If this pattern continues, what will be the 7th term?

    A15B19C21D22
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    Answer: D — 22

16. 16. A dot pattern doubles the number of dots in each figure. If the first figure has 2 dots, the second has 4, the third has 8, the fourth has 16, and the fifth has 32, what is the total number of dots in the 6th figure?

    A128B64C32D14
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    Answer: B — 64

Practice items adapted from Virginia Department of Education released SOL tests. Practice items are provided for study purposes and are not affiliated with or endorsed by the Virginia Department of Education.