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important 6th grade math things to know

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the difference between an expression and an equation?

a)

Expressions are dumb

b)

Equations have an equal sign

c)

expressions are part of equations

d)

you can solve for the value of a variable in an equation but not an expression

e)

expressions are the only ones that can have a variable

2.

What is a coefficient?

a)

a letter

b)

a number

c)

The letter that is squished with a number

d)

The number that is squished with a letter

3.

What is a term?

a)

A letter squished with a number

b)

anything separated by addition and subtraction signs

c)

anything separated by multilication and division signs

d)

word

4.

What is a factor?

a)

a number being multiplied

b)

a number being added

c)

a prime number

d)

numbers who make up an address

5.

If there is a "difference" you better know it means...

a)

the dog is too small

b)

subtraction is happening

c)

division is happening

d)

red is a color

6.

How are solving expressions and equations different?

a)

Solving equations means to isolate the variable

b)

Solving equations needs you to follow the order of operations

c)

solving expressions means following the order of operations

d)

solving expressions always take more time no matter what

7.

When we want a "typical" value to represent a data set we find a....

a)

measure of center

b)

puppy

c)

answer

d)

measure of variance

8.

When you want to show how far a data set spreads you use..

a)

measures of center

b)

measures of time

c)

measures of feet

d)

measures of variance

9.

choose all that are measures of center

a)

mean

b)

angry

c)

mode

d)

most

e)

median

10.

Choose all that are measures of variance (spread)

a)

range

b)

mean

c)

Interquartile range

d)

intercontinental title

e)

Mean absolute deviation

11.

If you're looking at the middle number, you're looking at the....

a)

center

b)

dot

c)

median

d)

coefficient

12.

If you've added all the data and divided by the number of things you added you have found the....

a)

Hardest work you'll ever do

b)

leprechaun

c)

Mean

d)

Mode

13.

Most

a)

Mode

b)

Median

c)

Mean

14.

In situations where you are making several groups all at once you could use the....

a)

Greatest common factor

b)

dot plot

c)

unit rate

d)

tiny door to mouseville

15.

When more than one thing is supposed to happen at the same time you can use..

a)

Greatest Common Factor

b)

Lease Common Multiple

c)

Skip counting

d)

a hat

16.

Never divide fractions. Instead...

a)

add the opposite

b)

Multiply by the inverse

c)

subtract the range

d)

sleep on it and try again tomorrow

17.

When you are adding or subtracting fractions you msut have...

a)

candy

b)

common denominators

c)

common ancestors

d)

common sense

18.

Percents are always...

a)

talking about money

b)

have 100 as a denominator

c)

Are a "part to whole" ratio

d)

hard

19.

If you have to simplify an expression, which is not an order of operations you can follow?

a)

Parenthesis, division, multiplication

b)

exponents, subtraction, multiplication

c)

parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, addition

d)

parenthesis, exponents, subtraction, addition

20.

Evaluate seems to be another word for...

a)

eleven

b)

smelly

c)

a very green salad

d)

solve

21.

Choose all that are prime numbers

a)

2

b)

7

c)

11

d)

15

22.

One of the easiest way to find a number prime factors is to..

a)

ask it nicely what its prime factors are

b)

ask google (no this is not a good answer to the question being asked)

c)

make a factor tree

d)

plant a factor shrub

23.

We line up decimals when we __________them. Choose all that apply.

a)

add

b)

subtract

c)

multiply

d)

divide

24.

How do we know where a decimal goes in the answer of a multiplication problem involving decimals?

a)

we think really hard

b)

a little birdie tells us

c)

we drop it straight down like its hot

d)

we count up the places after decimals in the problem and use that same amount of spaces at the end

25.

When you look at a ratio tape diagram, all of the tape boxes are___________.

a)

a product

b)

from amazon

c)

colorful

d)

equal

26.

When 2 ratios are equivalent you can

a)

cross multiply them

b)

add them to each other

c)

figure out one from the other by doing the same math to the top and bottom

d)

sleep easy

27.

A unit rate always uses what number?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

100

28.

Choose all that could be an amount of money based on how they look.

a)

12.45

b)

.36

c)

.3

d)

5.963

29.

Which choice shows the distributive property needs to be used?

a)

5(n+6)

b)

8+9=9+8

c)

(5+3)+2=5+(3+2)

30.

Which choice shows the commutative property in action?

a)

5(n+6)

b)

8+9=9+8

c)

(5+3)+2=5+(3+2)

31.

Area of triangle

a)

A=b x h

b)

A=b x h ÷ 2

c)

A = (b1+b2) x h ÷ 2

32.

Volume is...

a)

a 3 dimensional measurement

b)

l·w·h

c)

what it takes to fill a 3-d shape

d)

too, loud. turn it down and get off my lawn

33.

Choose all that are true when you are asked to find surface area.

a)

you need to find as many areas as you have faces

b)

you will add all the faces together

c)

you need to look under there....I just made you say underwear.

d)

if there are 6 faces you need to know 6 areas

34.

When you are finding area and you don't recognize the shape, you should

a)

take your best guess

b)

use A=b x h

c)

cut the shape into familiar shapes

d)

skip it and come back

35.

The first number in an ordered pair tells you to travel from the origin ....

a)

left or right

b)

up or down

36.

The second number in an ordered pair tells you to leave the x- axis and move...

a)

left or right

b)

up or down

37.

how do you say ∣-6∣ ?

a)

negative 6

b)

the opposite of negative 6

c)

the absolute value of negative 6

d)

one minus six one

38.

finish the thought.

The bigger a negative amount looks...

a)

the scarier it is

b)

the less value it has

c)

the more it brings down the mood in a room

39.

If you are given a question about a graph and they don't show it to you. What can you do to help yourself?

a)

cry

b)

ask for help from the teacher who is NOT ALLOWED to help you

c)

Picture it in your mind

d)

draw the graph yourself

40.

Which of these are true about dependent variables?

a)

the depend on the independent variable

b)

they are always prime numbers

c)

they are already isolated in an equation

d)

can be graphed as the y-axis value

41.

choose all of the measures of center.

a)

Range

b)

Mean

c)

Median

d)

Motivator

e)

Mode

42.

What does a measure of center tell us?

a)

A typical amount that can represent the data.

b)

Don't click on this, the other button is the answer. Memorize that other button

43.

Choose the measures of variation (spread)

a)

Mean

b)

Range

c)

Median

d)

Interquartile Range

e)

Mean Absolute Deviation

44.

Choose all the correct names for this display.

a)

Box plot

b)

Stem and Leaf plot

c)

Line plot

d)

mysterious plot

45.

Choose all the names for this display.

a)

Stem and leaf plot

b)

histogram

c)

line plot

d)

car plot

46.

Choose all the names of this display.

a)

histogram

b)

box plot

c)

box and whisker plot

d)

dot plot

47.

Choose all the names for this display.

a)

bubble plot

b)

line plot

c)

dot plot

d)

game plot