GRADE 6 NUMERACY PRACTICE QUESTIONS

Pat runs a distance of 400m in 40 seconds. What is his average speed?

  

• 5 m/s

• 10 m/s

• 20 m/s

• 25 m/s

• 15 m/s

There are seven boys and two girls in a class. A pupil is picked at random to represent the school in a competition. What is the probability that a girl is picked?

• ⁸/₉

• ⁵/₉

• ⁷/₉ 

• ¹/9

• ²/9

A bag contains 7 blue pins, 8 red pins and 5 yellow pins. A pin is picked at random from the bag. What is the probability that it is a blue pin?

 

• ⁸/₂₀

• ⁵/₂₀

• ⁷/₂₀ 

• ¹¹/₂₀

• ¹³/₂₀

What is the perimeter of a square of side hcm?

• ^h/₄ cm

• (4 – h)cm

• 4hcm

• h²/4 cm

• h⁴ cm

If 7 + 20m + 3 = 130, calculate the value of m.

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 10

If 7 + 20m + 3 = 130, calculate the value of m.

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 10

If c² – v   =  7, calculate the positive value of c when v = 9.

• 4

• 3

• 8

• 12

• 16

Calculate the value of 2p if 4 – p = 3p.  

• -2

• -1

• 0

• 1

• 2

If the angles of a triangle are (e + 1), (e + 2) and (e + 3) respectively, what is the value of e?     

• 48⁰

• 58⁰

• 60⁰

• 78⁰

• 100⁰

What is the L.C.M. of 13 and 39?   (a) 390  (b) 52  (c) 39  (d) 26  (e)  13

• 390

• 52

• 39

• 26

• 13