6th Grade Fall Benchmark

A jar contains 75 grams of a spice. What is the amount of the spice in milligrams?

• 75,000 mg

• 0.075 mg

• 0.75 mg

• 7,500 mg

A salesperson sold items to 8 out of the last 25 customers who entered a store. What percentage is equivalent to 8 out of 25?

• 3.2%

• 32%

• 3.125%

• 31.25%

The cost of 1 pound of cherries is $3.50. Jamal bought 1 1/2 pounds of cherries. What was the total cost of the cherries Jamal bought?

• $5.00

• $4.50

• $5.25

• $2.00

Out of 850 people in an art museum, 32% had an annual pass. How many of the people did NOT have an annual pass? Enter your answer in the box.

What is the value of the expression shown? 35 − (−110) ÷ 5 * 2

• A −9

• B 46

• C 79

• D −30

There are 63 dogs at a dog show. The ratio of the number of large dogs to the number of small dogs is 4:3. How many dogs at the dog show are small dogs?

• F 36

• G 21

• H 9

• J 27

The table shows the amounts the water levels increased in feet for five Texas lakes during one week. Order the names of the lakes by water level increase from greatest to least.

• Arlington, Athens, Belton, Bonham, Cedar Creek

• Cedar Creek, Bonham, Belton, Athens, Arlington

• Belton, Bonham, Arlington, Athens, Cedar Creek

• Athens, Bonham, Cedar Creek, Belton, Arlington

A model representing operations with numbers is shown. Which expression is represented by the model?

• –2(–4)

• –2(4)

• (–8) + 2(4)

• (–8) ÷ (–2)

Nathan threw each of 4 beanbags at a target and scored points based on where the beanbags landed. The results of Nathan's beanbag throws are shown in the table. What was the total number of points scored by Nathan in his 4 throws?

• –6

• –4

• 2

• None of these

A chemistry teacher has 18 boxes of baking soda for students to use in an experiment. If each student will use 2/3 of a box of baking soda, how many students can perform the experiment?

• A 27

• B 12

• C 54

• D 23