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TEXAS ASSESSMENT OF ACADEMIC SKILLS
GRADE 6
MATHEMATICS & READING
Administered Spring 1999
Copyright © 1999, Texas Education Agency. All rights reserved. Reproduction of all or portions of this work is prohibited
without express written permission from Texas Education Agency.
STUDENT NAME
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MATHEMATICS
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DIRECTIONS
Read each question and choose the best
answer. Then mark the letter for the answer
you have chosen. If a correct answer is not
here
, mark the letter for “Not Here.”
SAMPLE A
Converse, Texas, had a population of
5150 people in 1980. What is this number
rounded to the nearest thousand?
A
4000
B
5000
C
5200
D
6000
SAMPLE B
A secretary bought 20 boxes of envelopes. Each box contained 100 envelopes. How many envelopes did the secretary buy?
F
5
G
120
H
200
J
300
K
Not Here
SAMPLE C
Jack had $12. He spent $6 to go to the movie. Which number sentence shows the amount of money, M
, in dollars, that Jack had left?
A
M
=
12
–
6
B
M
=
12
+
6
C
M
=
6
×
12
D
M
=
12 6
E
M
=
6
–
12
.
.
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FORMULA CHART
Grade 6
Perimeter
square
P = 4s
rectangle
P = 2(l +
w)
Circumference
circle
C = 2
π
r
Area
square
A = s
2
rectangle
A
=
lw or A
= bh
triangle
A =
trapezoid
A =
(b
+
b )h
circle
A =
π
r
2
Volume
cube
V = s
3
rectangular prism
V = lwh
MEASUREMENT CONVERSIONS
METRIC
CUSTOMARY
Length
1 kilometer
=
1000 meters
1 mile
=
1760 yards
1 meter
=
100 centimeters
1 mile
=
5280 feet
1 centimeter
=
10 millimeters
1 yard
=
3 feet
1 foot
=
12 inches
Volume and
1 liter
=
1000 milliliters
1 gallon
=
4 quarts
Capacity
1 gallon
=
128 ounces
1 quart
=
2 pints
1 pint
=
2 cups
1 cup
=
8 ounces
Weight
1 kilogram
=
1000 grams
1 ton
=
2000 pounds
and Mass
1 gram
=
1000 milligrams
1 pound
=
16 ounces
Time
1 year
=
12 months
1 year
=
52 weeks
1 year
=
365 days
1 week
=
7 days
1 day
=
24 hours
1 hour
=
60 minutes
1 minute
=
60 seconds
1
2
bh
2
1
2
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1
How is the product 3
×
3
×
3
×
3
×
7
×
7
expressed in exponential notation?
A
3
6
×
7
6
B
3
4
×
7
2
C
4
3
×
2
7
D
21
6
2
What is the area
of the shaded figure?
F
14 square units
G
16 square units
H
18 square units
J
30 square units
4
How is the product 4
×
4
×
6
×
6
×
6
expressed in exponential notation?
F
2
4
×
3
6
G
24
5
H
4
2
×
6
3
J
4
5
×
6
5
3
Which point best represents the ordered pair (1, 4)?
A
J
B
K
C
L
D
M
y
x
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
J
K
L
M
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5
Which letter best represents the number 1 on the number line?
A
R
B
S
C
T
D
U
0
1
2
3
R
S
T
U
2
3
6
What is the approximate area of the shaded
figure?
F
36 square units
G
28 square units
H
20 square units
J
16 square units
7
Jody bought a bottle of soda that contained 3 liters. How many milliliters
in all did the
bottle of soda contain?
A
0.3 ml
B
30 ml
C
300 ml
D
3000 ml
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8
Which point on the number line best represents 3 ?
F
R
G
S
H
T
J
U
2
3
4
5
R
S
T
U
1
4
9
Which ordered pair is inside both rectangles?
A
(2, 3)
B
(6, 4)
C
(5, 7)
D
(8, 2)
y
x
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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10
There are 15 girls and 9 boys in Oscar’s
computer class. The name of each student is
written on a piece of paper and placed in a
box. If 1 name is selected at random from the
box, what is the probability that Oscar’s name
will be selected?
F
G
H
J
1
9
3
5
3
8
1
24
11
Lyle received a package from Germany that
weighed 2.4 kilograms. How many grams
did
the package weigh?
A
0.24 g
B
24 g
C
240 g
D
2400 g
12
Which point on the number line best
represents 2 ?
F
T
G
U
H
V
J
W
0
4
1
T
U
2
V
W
3
1
3
13
Which group contains ratios that are all
equivalent to ?
A
, , B
, , C
, , D
, , 2
5
4
10
8
20
8
15
20
25
8
10
16
25
6
10
6
15
16
20
4
20
8
15
12
20
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15
Which point represents the ordered pair (2, 4)?
A
M
B
N
C
P
D
Q
y
x
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
M
N
Q
P
16
Which point represents the ordered pair (3, 1)?
F
J
G
K
H
L
J
M
y
x
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
J
K
M
L
14
How is the product 2
×
2
×
2
×
5
×
5
expressed in exponential notation?
F
2
3
×
5
2
G
3
2
×
2
5
H
10
5
J
2
5
×
5
5
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17
If these cards are placed facedown so that the numbers do not show and if Lara chooses 1 card at
random, what is the probability that it has a 2-digit number on it? A
B
C
D
8
9
10
11
12
13
1
6
1
3
1
2
2
3
18
Which point on the number line best represents 1 ?
F
M
G
N
H
P
J
Q
0
1
2
3
M
N
P
Q
5
8
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19
A rental agency has 10 cars left in its parking
lot. All of the cars are the same except for
color. There are 5 white cars, 2 blue cars, and
3 green cars. If the rental agency’s next
customer selects a car to rent at random, what
is the probability the car selected will be blue?
A
B
C
D
1
5
1
3
1
4
1
2
20
If no digit appears more than once, how many
3-digit numbers can be formed from the digits
4, 5, and 9?
F
3
G
6
H
9
J
27
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22
A spinner is divided into 4 different-colored
sections. The spinner is spun 16 times. The
results are shown in the table below.
Which of the following statements is most
likely to be true?
F
The blue section is larger than the green section.
G
The red section is smaller than the yellow section.
H
The blue section is smaller than the red section.
J
The green section is larger than the blue section.
K
The green section is the same size as the yellow section.
Number
of Spins
Color
Blue
Green
Red
Yellow
4
6
4
2
23
Monica has a dog for a pet. She bought a dog
collar for $12.95, a leash for $6.50, and a box
of dog bones for $7.25, not including tax.
Which is the best estimate of the total cost of
these 3 items before tax was added?
A
Between $10 and $20
B
Between $20 and $30
C
Between $30 and $40
D
Between $40 and $50
E
More than $50
Please note that items 22–56 have five
answer
choices.
21
Sam was making a design on top of his desk
with his penny collection. He put 5 pennies
in the first row, 8 pennies in the second row,
11 pennies in the third row, and 14 pennies
in the fourth row. If he continues the pattern,
how many pennies will he put in the
sixth
row?
A
23
B
20
C
17
D
15
25
A chair costs $78, a desk costs $235, and a
lamp costs $42. Which is the best estimate of
the total cost of these 3 items?
A
$200
B
$250
C
$350
D
$450
E
$600
24
At the movies Gloria’s family bought 4 sodas
that cost $0.75 each and 3 boxes of popcorn
that cost $1.50 each. All of the amounts
included tax. Which number sentence can be used to find c
, the total cost of their
purchases?
F
c
=
(4
×
3)
+
(0.75
×
1.50)
G
c
=
(4
×
1.50)
+
(3
×
0.75)
H
c
=
(0.75
+
1.50)
×
(4
+
3)
J
c
=
(4
×
0.75)
+
(3
×
1.50)
K
c
=
(4
+
0.75)
×
(3
+
1.50)
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How many more students are part of families with 3 children than are part of families with only 1
child?
F
140
G
120
H
80
J
40
K
20
26
The bar graph shows the number of children per family of Greenwood Middle School students.
Greenwood Middle School
Family Size
Number of Children per Family
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
Number of
Greenwood
Students
1
2
3
4
5 or
more
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29
Maura recorded how much time she spent
reading for 1 week. On each of 3 days, she
read for 1 hour. On each of the remaining 4 days, she read for 2 hours. Which number
sentence can be used to find t
, the total
amount of time Maura spent reading that week?
A
t
=
(3
×
2)
−
(4
×
1)
B
t
=
(3
+
1)
×
(4
+
2)
C
t
=
(3
×
1)
+
(4
×
2)
D
t
=
(3
+
4)
×
(1
+
2)
E
t
=
3
+
1
+
4
+
2
31
Mr. Hyatt bought 5 hamburgers and 4 sodas
for his family. Each hamburger cost $1.95, and
each soda cost $0.85. Which number sentence
can be used to find C
, the total cost of this
food?
A
C
=
(5
+
1.95)
×
(4
+
0.85)
B
C
=
(1.95
×
0.85)
+
(5
×
4)
C
C
=
(4
×
1.95)
+
(5
×
0.85)
D
C
=
(5
×
1.95)
+
(4
×
0.85)
E
C
=
(1.95
+
0.85)
×
(5
+
4)
27
Last Saturday, 20 students bought tickets to a
rock concert that cost $32 each. Which is the
best estimate of the cost of all the tickets?
A
$60
B
$80
C
$400
D
$600
E
$800
28
The chart shows the fastest recorded speeds of
certain animals.
What is the difference between the speed of
the fastest animal and the speed of the
slowest animal on the chart?
F
7.5 mph
G
8.15 mph
H
9.35 mph
J
17.5 mph
K
47.5 mph
Fastest Recorded Speeds
Animal
Speed
(miles per hour)
Coyote
43
Gray Fox
42
Greyhound
39.35
Grizzly Bear
30
Jackal
35
Quarter Horse
47.5
Zebra
40
30
Frank has an aquarium. He bought some fish
for $12.97, fish food for $6.99, and plants for
$8.09. What is the best estimate of the total
cost of Frank’s purchases for his aquarium?
F
Less than $15
G
Between $15 and $20
H
Between $20 and $25
J
Between $25 and $30
K
More than $30
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34
The table shows part of the budget for James Elementary School.
The computer teacher wants to buy a game
program for $185 and $42 worth of blank disks
for the computer lab. Which method could be
used to find how much money would be left in
the computer lab budget after the purchases?
F
Add $358 and $319
G
Subtract $358 from $495
H
Add $358 to the sum of $185 and $42
J
Subtract the sum of $185 and $42 from
$358
K
Subtract $42 from $185 and add the
difference to $358
Category
Amount
Field Trips
$792
Movies and Videos
$495
Tapes and CDs
$319
Computer Lab
$358
School Budget
35
Meg bought 5 books at the bookstore. The
prices of the books ranged from $12 to $15 each. Before tax is added, which is a
reasonable total cost of the 5 books?
A
Less than $15
B
Between $15 and $30
C
Between $30 and $45
D
Between $45 and $60
E
Between $60 and $75
33
A spinner is divided into 3 unequal sections.
The spinner is spun 10 times. The results are
shown in the table.
At this rate, if the spinner were spun 30 times, how many times would you expect
the spinner to land on green?
A
5
B
12
C
18
D
26
E
Not Here
Spinner Results
Blue
3
Red
1
Green
6
Color
Number
of Times
32
Jaime bought 5 videos. The prices ranged from
$13 to $20 per video. Which is a reasonable
total cost for the 5 videos, not including tax?
F
Less than $65
G
Between $65 and $100
H
Between $100 and $135
J
Between $135 and $170
K
More than $170
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38
Jenna’s dog weighed 9.5 pounds when she
brought him home from the animal shelter.
The puppy gained about 6 pounds each month
for the next 8 months. It is reasonable to
assume that at the end of the 8 months, the
weight of the dog was —
F
less than 50 lb
G
between 50 and 60 lb
H
between 60 and 70 lb
J
between 70 and 80 lb
K
more than 80 lb
36
A bag of marbles contains only green marbles
and red marbles. All of the marbles are the
same size. If the probability of selecting a
green marble is , which is most likely to be
the number of green and red marbles in the
bag?
F
2 green, 4 red
G
4 green, 4 red
H
2 green, 1 red
J
1 green, 3 red
K
3 green, 6 red
1
2
37
During the past 6 weeks, Mr. Smith’s grocery
bill ranged from $50 to $100 per week. Which
is a reasonable estimate of the total amount
that he spent for groceries during these 6 weeks?
A
Less than $300
B
Between $300 and $600
C
Between $600 and $900
D
Between $900 and $1200
E
More than $1200
If this spinner is spun 20 times, how many
times is it likely to land on an even number?
A
1
B
2
C
4
D
5
E
*
10
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39
The figure shows a spinner divided into
8 equal sections.
1
2
3
7
6
8
4
5
42
The theater collected $3668 from ticket sales
on Saturday. If all tickets were $7 each, how
many tickets were sold on Saturday?
F
502
G
511
H
520
J
521
K
Not Here
41
Ms. Cox measured ingredients for plant food into a jar. She used 13.8 grams of the first ingredient, 1.2 grams of the second, 28.6 grams of the third, and 9.3 grams of the
fourth. In all, how many grams of ingredients
did she measure into the jar?
A
14.74 g
B
31.9 g
C
33.9 g
D
41.9 g
E
Not Here
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40
A spinner is divided into 12 equal sections.
Each section is either green or yellow. The
spinner is spun 6 times. The results are shown
in the table.
How many sections of the spinner would you
expect to be yellow?
F
2
G
4
H
6
J
8
K
10
Spinner Results
Green
2
Yellow
4
Color
Number
of Times
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43
Courtney bought a pair of running shoes for
$36.80 and a package of socks for $3.95. What
was the total cost of her purchases before
sales tax?
A
$40.85
B
$40.75
C
$39.85
D
$39.75
E
Not Here
44
Cindy had 3 baby-sitting jobs last week. She
earned $3.45 on Monday, $6.90 on Thursday,
and $14.50 on Saturday. How much money did
Cindy earn last week?
F
$23.75
G
$23.85
H
$24.85
J
$24.95
K
Not Here
45
On Saturday Mara bought 1.8 pounds of
apples, 6.7 pounds of potatoes, and 3.3 pounds of onions. How many pounds of
food did she buy on Saturday? A
10.18 lb
B
10.7 lb
C
10.8 lb
D
11.8 lb
E
Not Here
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46
A school bought 48 calculators at $34 each, not
including tax. What was the total cost of the
calculators, not including tax?
F
$1642
G
$1552
H
$1402
J
$336
K
Not Here
47
Pete is standing under an oak tree that is 6.6 meters tall. Pete is 1.7 meters tall. How
much taller is the oak tree than Pete?
A
8.3 m
B
5.9 m
C
5.1 m
D
4.9 m
E
Not Here
48
Henry, who works at a bakery, must pack
584 buns into plastic bags that hold 8 buns
each. How many plastic bags will he need for
all the buns?
F
64
G
65
H
73
J
75
K
Not Here
49
At Cordero’s Grocery Store a bag of 8 apples
costs $3.34, and a bag of 8 oranges costs $2.72.
How much less does the bag of oranges cost
than the bag of apples?
A
$0.62
B
$1.42
C
$1.62
D
$6.06
E
Not Here
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50
Lynda has 126 feet of rope. She wants to cut it
into pieces that are each 6 feet long. What is
the total number of 6-foot pieces that she can
cut from the rope?
F
21
G
26
H
36
J
150
K
Not Here
51
Ms. Foster put $10.32 worth of gasoline into
her car. If she gives the gas station attendant
a $20 bill, how much change should she
receive?
A
$10.72
B
$10.68
C
$9.68
D
$9.32
E
Not Here
52
Mr. Harold, the baker, must pack 204 muffins
into boxes that hold 6 muffins each. How
many boxes will he need for all the muffins?
F
31
G
34
H
38
J
198
K
Not Here
53
Frank used 39 pieces of wood to build the floor
of his deck. He put 6 screws in each piece of
wood. What is the total number of screws that
he used for these pieces of wood?
A
45
B
184
C
234
D
236
E
Not Here
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54
Lucretia sold 28 boxes of greeting cards for
$12 each. How much money did she collect for
the boxes of cards altogether?
F
$84
G
$236
H
$326
J
$336
K
Not Here
55
Noemí’s brother rents an apartment for $435 per month. What would be the total
amount her brother would pay for rent in 12 months?
A
$5220
B
$5210
C
$4120
D
$4110
E
Not Here
56
Danielle bought $28.60 worth of groceries.
How much change should Danielle have
received if she gave the clerk a $50 bill?
F
$38.60
G
$32.40
H
$22.60
J
$21.40
K
Not Here
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