Quiz about 6th Grade Readiness TEKS for STAAR

Question 1

6.4 H
Sasha drinks 2.5 liters of water each weekday. She drinks a total of 3 liters of water on the weekend. What is the total volume of water, in milliliters Sasha drinks each week?

Accepted Answer

155,000 mL

Answer

15,500 mL

Answer

0.0155 mL

Answer

1,550 mL

Question 2

6.4 H
Mrs. Middleton makes a solution to clean her windows. She uses a 2:1 ratio for cups of water to cups of vinegar. If Mrs. Middleton uses a gallon of water to make the window cleaner, how much vinegar does she need?

Accepted Answer

2 quarts

Answer

12 cups

Answer

2 pints

Answer

1 gallon

Question 3

6.6 C
Which of the following statements best describe the data shown in the table?

Accepted Answer

The dependent quantity is 5 more than the independent quantity.

Answer

The independent quantity is 5 more then the dependent quantity.

Answer

The dependent quantity is 5 times as much as the independent quantity.

Answer

The independent quantity is 5 times as much as the dependent quantity.

Question 4

6.6 C
An Internet business charges a flat rate of $6.50 for shipping. If x represents the cost of the items purchased and y represents the total cost with shipping, which equation best represents the relationship between x and y?

Accepted Answer

y = x + 6.5

Answer

y = 6.5x

Answer

y = x/6.5

Answer

y = x - 6.5

Question 5

6.5 B
During a school assembly, 15 out of 60 students wore orange shirts to show school spirit. What percent of the students did NOT wear orange shirts?

Accepted Answer

75%

Answer

8%

Answer

15%

Answer

25%

Question 6

6.5 B
Karen correctly answered 85% of the questions on his last math test. If he missed 6 problems, how many questions were on the test?

Accepted Answer

40

Answer

70

Answer

20

Answer

30

Question 7

6.12 D
Mrs. Reynolds plants several different colored roses. If all of the rose plants bloom, she will have 2 yellow, 7 red, 5 pink, 7 white, and 4 orange rose plants.
Which color of rose represents the mode?

Accepted Answer

White and red only

Answer

Red only

Answer

Red and pink only

Answer

White only

Question 8

6.12 D
The farmers market conducts a survey to determine the favorite local produce. The results are shown in the graph below.
Which statement is true about the distribution of the data?

Accepted Answer

Of the people surveyed, 9/20 chose peas as their favorite.

Answer

Tomatoes and onions were selected as the favorite produce by over half of the people surveyed.

Answer

Tomatoes represent the mode for the data.

Answer

Cucumbers were selected as the favorite produce by 45% of the people surveyed.

Question 9

6.7 D
Which property best justifies why the two expressions below are equivalent?
5(w + 12) = 5w + 60

Accepted Answer

Distribution Property

Answer

Associative Property

Answer

Commutative Property

Answer

Inverse Property

Question 10

6.10 A
Carrie needs to determine the missing angle measure. Which of the following equations could Carrie use to determine x?

Accepted Answer

67.9 + x = 180

Answer

360 - x = 67.9

Answer

180 + x = 67.9

Answer

67.9 - x = 180

Question 11

6.4 G
Jolie surveys the students in her class to determine their favorite frozen custard flavor. The table shows the results. Which statement is true?

Accepted Answer

The part of students who like lemon is represented by the equation 2/25 = 8%

Answer

The part of students who like vanilla is represented by the equation 8/25 = 0.34

Answer

The part of students who like chocolate is represented by the equation 2/5 = 20%

Answer

The pat of students who like strawberry is represented by the equation 1/5 = 0.05

Question 12

6.12 C
Mr. Miller shops for a new printer. He searches the local ads for printers and records the prices as shown.
$150, $129, $79, $145, $136, $140, $130
What value best describes the median?

Accepted Answer

$136

Answer

$129

Answer

$145

Answer

$140

Question 13

6.12 C
Mr. Brooks held audition for the school musical each afternoon. The data below shows the number of students who auditioned each day.
22, 18, 20, 26, 24, 2, 18, 21
What correctly describes the spread of the data?

Accepted Answer

Rangle = 24
IQR = 5

Answer

Range = 24
IQR = 20.5

Answer

Range = 21
IQR = 5

Answer

Range = 20.5
IQR = 21

Question 14

6.4 B
The table shows the numbers of pencils and pens three friends have in their backpacks.
Who has a greater ratio of pencils to pens?

Accepted Answer

Angel

Answer

Lydia

Answer

Elizabeth

Answer

The ratio for all three friends is the same.

Question 15

6.4 B
Mrs. Gregory needs to but backpacks for the 6 children in her family. She calls 4 stores and records their prices in the table.
Mrs. Gregory goes to the store where she will save the most money. From which store does Mrs. Gregory purchase the backpacks?

Accepted Answer

Store C, because the unit cost for each backpack is the least

Answer

Store A, because she needs 6 backpacks

Answer

Store B, because each backpack costs $20.25

Answer

Store D, because one backpack costs $21.99

Question 16

6.8 D
Jimmy filled his fish aquarium with water one night.
The next morning, Jimmy noticed the water level had dropped 1.5 inches. Which of the following equations could Jimmy use to determine the volume of water, in cubic inches, in his aquarium that morning?

Accepted Answer

V = [(1.5)(8)(10)] - 1.5

Answer

V = (18)(8)(10)

Answer

V = (18)(8)(8.5)

Answer

V = (10)(8)

Question 17

6.13 A
The number of students in Mr. Mack's first period that scored between 78 and 90 on the unit test represent what percent of his students?

Accepted Answer

50%

Answer

25%

Answer

75%

Answer

100%

Question 18

6.13 A
Mrs. Beck shops from the clearance rack of dresses. The stem-and-leaf plot represents the sale prices of dresses in Mrs. Beck's size. Which statement is true?

Accepted Answer

Twenty percent of the dresses cost more than $50.

Answer

On-fifth of the dresses range in price from $30 to $40.

Answer

Fifteen percent of the dresses cost less than $20.

Answer

Four percent of the dresses cost $65.

Question 19

6.11 A
Each unit on the grid represents 1 mile. For Tia to travel from the park to the library, she must go 3 miles south and 5 miles west. Which represents the coordinates of the library?

Accepted Answer

(0, -8)

Answer

(10, -8)

Answer

(-8, 0)

Answer

(-8, 10)

Question 20

The formula for volume of a rectangular prism is V = Bh. What does the B stand for?

Accepted Answer

area of the base

Answer

base

Answer

absolutely the bottom

Answer

area of the volume

Question 21

When you are going through the test the first questions you should answer and get out of the way is?

Accepted Answer

easy questions

Answer

hard questions

Answer

medium questions

Answer

skip them all

Question 22

What resources to you have to help you through the test?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Answer

highlighter

Answer

formula chart

Answer

brain

Question 23

What should you use the highlighter for?

Accepted Answer

To highlight numbers and mathematical terms.

Answer

To highlight every word.

Answer

To color in the shapes when given one.

Answer

To tap it on the desk till teacher tells me to stop.

Question 24

Do you believe that you can pass?

Accepted Answer

YES

Answer

no

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