Glencoe Math 6 Diagnostic Test

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Glencoe Math 6 Diagnostic Test
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After dinner, only ¼ of a pan of lasagna
remains. What percent of the lasagna remains?

1. 75
2. 25
3. 14
4. 4

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Which expression is equal to 43?

1. 4 x 4 x 4
2. 4 x 3
3. 4 3
4. 4/3

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Marco picks up 6 items at the grocery store. No
item costs more than 5.99, and the least
expensive item is 0.59. Without considering tax
on the items, which is the best estimate for how
much Marco will spend?

1. 3.50
2. 20
3. 30
4. 35

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The median weight of an apple in a bag of
Virginia Beauty apples is 14 ounces. What does
this information tell you about the apples?

1. Most of the apples in the bag weigh 14 oz.
2. About as many apples weigh more than 14 oz as
   weigh less than 14 oz.
3. The average weight for the bag of apples is 14
   oz.
4. The difference between the weight of the heaviest
   apple and the lightest apple is 14 oz.

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Which term best describes JKL?

1. obtuse
2. right
3. equilateral
4. acute

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Which number is a prime number?

1. 8
2. 33
3. 41
4. 57

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How many pints are in 2 gallons?

1. 8
2. 12
3. 16
4. 24

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A circle has a circumference of 94.2 centimeters.
Its diameter is 15 centimeters. Which expression
can you use to find the approximate value for pi?

1. 94.2 15
2. 94.2 (15 x 2)
3. 94.2/v15
4. 94.2 x 15

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Which is the best definition of a parallelogram?

1. A parallelogram has four sides and two pairs of
   parallel sides.
2. A parallelogram has four sides of equal length.
3. A parallelogram has two pairs of parallel sides
   and all sides are of equal length
4. A parallelogram has four right angles.

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An airtight jar has 3½ cups of flour in it.
Through the week, Kyan uses flour in 3 recipes.
One calls for ¾ cup of flour, another calls for ½
cup, and the third calls for 1 cup. How much
flour remains in the jar at the end of the week?

1. 1¾ c
2. 1½ c
3. 1¼ c
4. ¾ c

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Mrs. Majeski is ordering tamales. Beef tamales
sell 5 to a package and pork tamales sell 6 to a
package. Mrs. Majeski wants an equal number of
beef and pork tamales. What is the smallest total
number of tamales she can order?

1. 120
2. 60
3. 30
4. 11

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A variety of fruits and vegetables are for sale
at the Chincoteague farmers market. When
blackberries are in season, one farmer sells them
for 1.50 per half pound. An area grocery store
sells blackberries for3.99 per pound. Which
statement best describes the cost of blackberries
in Chincoteague?

1. Blackberries are less expensive per pound at the
   grocery store.
2. Blackberries are less expensive per pound at the
   farmers market.
3. Blackberries cost the same at the grocery store
   and at the farmers market
4. Blackberries are less expensive at the grocery
   store if you want to buy a full pound

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What is the area of the circle?

1. 12.6 in.
2. 25.1 in.
3. 50.2 in.2
4. 100.4 in.2

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A bag of sugar weighs 5 pounds. Which is the best
estimate for the mass of the sugar?

1. 10 g
2. 500 g
3. 2 kg
4. 5 kg

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Which number comes next in the series?81, 63,
72, 54, 63, 45, _____

1. 63
2. 54
3. 36
4. 27

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Which number will make the statement true?

1. 0.15
2. 0.25
3. 0.5
4. 1.5

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Which part of the statement is a term?6 2x 12

1. 6 2x
2. 12
3. 6 2
4. 2x

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Which is equal to 1/20?

1. 0.2
2. 0.19
3. 0.120
4. 0.05

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What is 8.575 0.005?

1. 1.715
2. 17.15
3. 171.5
4. 1715

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The Hansens are buying a new microwave. They
compare prices for the model they want at 4
stores. OHare Son offers to take 20 off its
price. Which store has the best price for the
microwave?

1. Appliance Giant
2. Home Center
3. OHare and Son
4. Big Mart

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A book is 24 centimeters long, 18 centimeters
wide, and 3 centimeters high. What is the volume
of the book in cubic centimeters?

1. 180 cm3
2. 435 cm3
3. 1,296 cm3
4. 2,592 cm3

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Thomas Jeffersons home at Poplar Forest had a
wing that measured 2,300 square feet. About how
many square yards was the wing?

1. 767 yd2
2. 383 yd2
3. 256 yd2
4. 85 yd2

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Clara is making kebabs. She slides vegetables on
the skewer in a certain pattern. Which vegetable
will Clara add next?

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

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What must be the measure of x for the two
triangles to be congruent?

1. 5 units
2. 7 units
3. 12 units
4. 13 units

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Garrett is hanging a border in his dining room.
The dining room is 15 feet wide and 16 feet long.
How much border does Garrett need for the dining
room?

1. 31 ft
2. 62 ft
3. 62 ft2
4. 240 ft2

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A paving stone is 8 inches long. If 60 paving
stones are laid end-to-end, how many feet will
they stretch?

1. 60 ft
2. 40 ft
3. 13.3 ft
4. 4.8 ft

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Which number is an integer?

1. 25.7
2. 13/2
3. -6
4. v3

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Tristan has 6 tropical fish and 2 birds. His
cousin Noelle has 7 tropical fish and 1 bird.
What is the ratio of Tristans fish to Noelles
fish?

1. 67
2. 68
3. 613
4. 816

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Pramila collected the following data66 45 58 31
81 46 52 42 38 40 72 75If Pramila plots her data
in a box-and-whisker plot, which number or
numbers will fall in the box?

1. 46, 52
2. 45, 46, 52, 58
3. 49
4. 42, 45, 46, 52, 58, 66

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Which is the best estimate of the angle measure?

1. less than 45
2. between 45 and 90
3. between 90 and 180
4. greater than 180

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Which lists the numbers from greatest to least?

1. 3, 1.2, ¾, 0.6
2. 0.6, 1.2, ¾, 3
3. 1.2, ¾, 3, 0.6
4. ¾, 0.6, 3, 1.2

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Which integer is odd?

1. 4
2. 0
3. -6
4. -7

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Segment AB is 2 inches long. Which side of the
polygon is congruent to AB?

1. RS
2. QR
3. ST
4. QT

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Angle BAE measures 80 degrees. Which ray bisects
_BAE?

1. AB
2. AC
3. AD
4. AF

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What is the solution of 3x 27?

1. 3
2. 9
3. 12
4. 24

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Lionels room is 12 feet by 11 feet. What is the
area of his room?

1. 132 ft2
2. 122 ft2
3. 46 ft2
4. 23 ft2

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Segment JL is 10 feet long. Segment MK is a
perpendicular bisector of JL. What is the measure
of KL?

1. 10 ft
2. 8 ft
3. 5 ft
4. v10 ft

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A box contains 5 white buttons, 4 shell buttons,
and 3 black buttons. What is the probability that
you would select a shell button if you chose a
button at random?

1. 4/5
2. 1/2
3. 1/3
4. 1/4

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What is the ratio of stars to circles?

1. 714
2. 47
3. 44
4. 43

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The algebra tiles model an equation. A
tile represents a variable. A tile
represents a positive unit, or 1. A tile
represents a negative unit, or 1. Which equation
do the algebra tiles model?

1. -3x 2
2. x 2 - 3
3. x - 3 2
4. 3 - x 2

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What is the name of the figure?

1. cone
2. prism
3. cylinder
4. pyramid

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A winter storm dropped snow on the mountains in
western Virginia. Average snowfall totals for the
counties in the area are shown in the
stem-and-leaf plot. How many counties received at
least 2 inches?

1. 4 counties
2. 3 counties
3. 2 counties
4. 1 county

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The graph shows the amount of natural gas the
Juarez family used each month at their home in
Lynchburg. How much gas did the Juarez family use
in the month of March?

1. 10 ft3
2. 10,000 ft3
3. 14,000 ft3
4. 17,000 ft3

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Which of the following numbers is a perfect
square?

1. 24
2. 30
3. 36
4. 50

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What is the solution of 65 71 - x?

1. 3
2. 6
3. 15
4. 24

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The west wing of the Peyton Randolph House in
Williamsburg is a square measuring 29 feet on
each side. Which expression shows how much land
the west wing occupies?

1. 4 x 29 ft2
2. 29 x 29 ft2
3. 29 29 ft2
4. 29/4 ft2

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A truck has 5 pieces of furniture of varying
weights in it. The heaviest piece weighs 300
pounds. The lightest piece weighs 45 pounds. The
truck delivers the heaviest piece of furniture.
Which is the best estimate for the total weight
of the remaining 4 pieces of furniture?

1. 1,000 lb
2. 700 lb
3. 200 lb
4. 100 lb

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Which figure is shown?

1. square
2. trapezoid
3. parallelogram
4. rhombus

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What is the mode of the data?5 6 7 3 4 8 3

1. 5.5
2. 5.14
3. 5
4. 3

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