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6th Grade Math Exam Study Guide

This document is a study guide for a Grade 6 Math exam scheduled for June 3, 2024, covering units 8-14. It outlines the exam format, required materials, and includes review questions for each unit, focusing on previously learned concepts. The guide emphasizes in-class review and additional practice using the Jump Math book.

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6th Grade Math Exam Study Guide

This document is a study guide for a Grade 6 Math exam scheduled for June 3, 2024, covering units 8-14. It outlines the exam format, required materials, and includes review questions for each unit, focusing on previously learned concepts. The guide emphasizes in-class review and additional practice using the Jump Math book.

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2024 – 2025 June

Study Guide

Subject: Math (Grade 6)

Exam Date: Tuesday, June 3​


9:00 am - 11:00 am

Student Name:
Exam Overview

Required materials: pencils, eraser, ruler. A times table chart will be provided.

Below is an overview of the math exam. The format will be similar to the mid-term exam, and the exam
will focus on units 8-14.

Overview: Your Math exam will consist of 4 parts:​ ​ ​

●​ Part A - Multiple Choice​ ​ ​ ​


●​ Part B – Calculation Questions​ ​ ​
●​ Part C – Short Answer and Fill in the blanks​​
●​ Part D – Word Problems​ ​ ​ ​

About this guide: This guide has review questions for each unit and we will focus on doing many of
these in class during the exam study week. Students can also review sections in their Jump Math book
for extra practice.

Most of the questions in this document are not new, as the goal is to review and refresh knowledge
learned in the course, and not to introduce new concepts.

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Table of Contents

Unit 8 Review - Fractions................................................................................................... 4


Unit 9 Review - Decimals................................................................................................... 8
Unit 10 Review - Multiplying and Dividing Decimals........................................................ 11
Unit 11 Review - Transformations.................................................................................... 12
Unit 12 Review - Algebra................................................................................................. 16
Unit 13 Review - Area...................................................................................................... 18
Unit 14 - Ratios and Percentages.................................................................................... 19

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Unit 8 Review - Fractions

Terms: Denominator, Numerator, Mixed number, Improper fraction, Equivalent fractions

Fill in the blanks with the terms from above. ​

a.​ The bottom number in a fraction is called the ___________

b.​ The top number in a fraction is called the ___________

1
c.​ 3 is an example of a ___________
2

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d.​ is an example of a ____________
8

2 1
e.​ and are ______________
8 4

Questions

1.​ A soccer team wins 5 games, loses 2 games, and ties 6 games.
What fraction of the games did the team …

a)​ win? _________​ b)​ lose? _________​ c)​ tie? _________

2.​ Write the fractions in order from least to greatest.

a)​ , , ​ b)​ , , ​ c)​ , ,

_______________​ ​ _______________​ ​ _______________

3.​ Find the number of halves, thirds, or quarters in the amount.

a)​ = ______ halves​ b)​ = _______ quarters​ c)​ = _______ thirds

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4.​ Shade the amount of pie given in the mixed number. There may be more pies than you

need.

a)​ ​ b) ​

c)​ ​ d)​

5.​ Write the improper fraction as a mixed number by dividing.

a)​ =​ b)​ =

6. Use multiplication or division to find the equivalent fraction.

a)​ = ​ b)​ =

c)​ = ​ d)​ =

e)​ = ​ f)​ =

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7. Draw a picture to show that and are equivalent.

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8. Use multiplication and division to find four fractions equivalent to
4


9. Convert the mixed number to an improper fractions and then circle the greater fraction.

2 15
3 4 = ​​ ​ ​ 4

1 2
10. A fishing rod is 1 m long and a catfish is 1 m long.
2 3
Which one is longer? Explain how you know.

1 1
11. of 27 is: ___________ of 16 is: ___________
3 4

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12. A class has 30 students. of them are girls. How many students in the class are
5
girls? How many are boys?

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4
13. Three people are sharing a pizza. The first person eats of the pizza. The second
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3
person eats of the pizza. How much pizza is left for the third person?
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14. Convert the mixed numbers to improper fractions:

1 3
a)​ 3
2
__________ b) 5
5
_______

15. Add or subtract:

4 3
a.​ +
8 8

4 1
b.​
5
- 5

16. Find the lowest common denominator (bottom of the fraction) and then add or
subtract the fractions. Show your work!

2 1
a.​ +
6 3

4 2
b.​
5
- 10

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Unit 9 Review - Decimals

1.​ Mark the decimal or fraction on the number line with a dot and letter.

​ A. 2.7​ B. 1 ​ C. 0.9​ D. E.

2.​

3.​ Write the numbers below in expanded form (using whole numbers and decimal fractions).
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For example, 2.07 would be 2 +
100

a)​ 2.319 =​​ ​ b)​ 15.047 =

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4. Write the following fractions as decimals:

1 1 22 7 15
a.​
5
B.
10
C.
50
D.
1000
E.
100

5. Order from smallest to largest:

17 3
10
, 1.179, 1
10
, 1.5

6. a. 12.513 + 0.64 b. 1.471 - 0.55

7. Round the number to the given digit. Regroup if necessary.

a)​ 4.285​ hundredths​ ___________​ b)​ 3.85​ tenths​ ___________

c)​ 2.972​ tenths​ ___________ ​ d. ​ 3.39 ones ____________

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8. St. Laurent Academy students are going to be given 2 hours total today to work on their

science project. If they spend 1.32 hours working on the projects in the morning, how many

hours do they have to work on it in the afternoon? Answer with a decimal.

9. After seeing how impressive socks and sandals look together, you decide you need to go buy

a new pair of both to wear to school. The socks will cost you $6.98 and the sandals are $49.95.

What is the total cost to buy both?

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Unit 10 Review - Multiplying and Dividing Decimals

1.​ Multiply each digit separately. Remember to include the decimal point.​

a)​ 2.3 × 3 = ______​ b) 7.1 × 5 = ______ c) 3.2 × 4 = ______ d) 12.4 × 2 = _______

2. ​ Divide mentally.​

a)​ 2.2 ÷ 2 = _________​ ​ b) 18.3 ÷ 3 = _________​

3.

4.

5. You and 3 friends are going out to dinner. If the total bill (cost) for dinner is $52.28, how much
does each person have to to pay to split the bill evenly?​

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Unit 11 Review - Transformations

[Link] shape P 4 units to the left and 3 units up


and label it P’.
Translate P’ (your new shape) 5 units up and three
units right and label it P*.

2.

3.​ a)​ Reflect triangle R in line ℓ.


Label the image R′.

​ b)​ Reflect triangle R′ in line m.


​ Label the image R*.

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4. The orientation of a shape may change when you perform which of the transformations below.
Circle the correct answer(s).
Rotation Reflection Translation

5. Rotate point P 90° counter-clockwise around point O. Label the new point P’.

6. Rotate the shapes 90° clockwise around the centre of rotation O. Label your points.

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7. a. Plot the following points and label them with the letter:

A (3, 5) B (0, 6) C (4, 0) D (4, 2) E (-2, 4) F (4, -3) G (6, 4) H (-4, -2)

b. If you translate point C 4 units to the left and 5 units up, what are the coordinates for the
new point? __________

c. Rotate point B 90 degrees CCW around the centre point (0,0). what are the coordinates for
the new point? _______

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8. Fill in the coordinates (ordered pairs) for the points below:

A-( ) B- ( ) C- ( ) D- ( )

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Unit 12 Review - Algebra

1. ​ Let x stand for the number of bananas in each bag. Write an equation to find x.
​ a)​ 7 bananas in total ​ ​ ​ b) 14 bananas in total ​ ​ ​

​​ Equation _______________​​ ​ Equation _______________

​ ​ ____ bananas in each bag ​ ____ bananas in each bag

2. Solve for x by doing the same thing to both sides of the equation (preserve equality). No marks
will be awarded if you only put an answers down and don’t show your work. ​

​ a) ​x − 6 = 25​ ​ ​ ​ b) 5x = 45​

​ c) 7 = x ÷ 3 ​​ ​ ​ d) x + 3 = 15 + 12

3. ​ There are 10 boys and an unknown number of girls at a birthday party. There are 23 girls and boys ​
altogether. Find the number of girls at the party by writing an equation using a variable and then
solving it. Answer with a sentence.

​ ​
4. Solve for n by using the table and replacing n with different values (guess and check).
a)​ 4n - 3 = 25​ ​ ​ ​ ​ b) 2n + 8 - 4 = 12
n 4n - 3 Answer n 2n + 8 - 4 Answer

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5. ​ The graph shows the cost of renting a scooter from Bernard’s store.
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ a) What is the independent variable? _______________
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ What is the dependent variable? _________________

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ b) Write a list of ordered pairs for the graph.

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ c) How much would you pay to ride a scooter for …


​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 1 hour? ______ 2 hours? ______ 4 hours? ____

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ d) How much do you have to pay for the scooter before


​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ you have even ridden it? ______

6. ​ Each ticket to the movie theatre costs $12. Aisha bought some tickets and spent $84
total. How many tickets did Aisha buy? Make an equation with one variable, then solve it.
Answer with a sentence.

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Unit 13 Review - Area

1. ​ Find the area of the parallelogram, given the base and height. Include the units.
​ a) ​Base = 15 cm​ ​ ​ ​ ​ b) Base = 23.5 m
​ ​ Height = 8 cm​​ ​ ​ ​ Height = 16 m
​ ​ Area = ______________​

3. ​ Find the area of the triangle (A = b x h / 2)


​ a)​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ b)

​ ​ Area = __________________​ ​ Area = _______________________

3. ​ A flower bed is a rectangle with area 18 m2. Its width is 3 m. How long is the flowerbed?

4. Find the area of the trapezoid.

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Unit 14 - Ratios and Percentages

1.​ Find the missing term(s).

a)​ 5 : 8 = ____ : 16 ​ b)​ 4 : 7 = 12 : ____ ​ c)​ 2 : 3 = 10 : ____ = ____ : 24

2. A team has 3 wins for every loss. They won 12 games. Use equivalent ratios to find ​
how many games they lost.

3. On a map, 3 cm represent 10 km in real life. If the distance between two cities is 15 cm ​


on the map, what is the actual distance between the cities?

4. Find the unit rate.


a)​ 4 eggs for 12 cups of flour​ b. 3 bottles of water cost $1.47. How much

1 egg for ____ cups of flour is 1 bottle of water? _________​

5. Change the numbers in the pair to fractions with the same denominator.
Then write <, >, or = in the box.

a)​ ​ 39%​ b)​ ​ 78%​ c)​ ​ 60%​ d)​ 26%​

​ ​

6. Marko has 50 stickers and 29 of them are hockey stickers. What percentage
​of Marko’s stickers are NOT hockey stickers?

7. A test has 25 multiple choice questions. Alexa answered 21 questions correctly.


What percentage grade did she get on the test?

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Common questions

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Understanding decimals is crucial for financial literacy because monetary values are often represented using decimal notation. Accurate addition and subtraction of these values require correctly aligning the decimal points to ensure that the calculations reflect real-world transactions precisely. Decimal comprehension prevents errors in budgeting, spending, and savings, which hinge on the precise arithmetic of fractions of currency units .

Converting mixed numbers to improper fractions involves multiplying the whole number by the denominator, adding the numerator to this product, and placing it over the original denominator. This conversion is important in problem-solving as it simplifies the process of performing operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division with fractions, which often require common denominators or straightforward numerators for calculation .

Equivalent fractions represent the same proportion of a whole, thus making it easier to compare different fractions by simplifying or scaling them to a common denominator. For students struggling with this concept, visual aids such as fraction bars or number lines, combined with a methodical approach of multiplying or dividing both the numerator and the denominator by the same number, can be particularly helpful .

Unit rates are significant as they provide a standardized measure to compare quantities with different units easily. In financial contexts, calculating the cost per unit allows consumers to discern better value among options. For instance, determining the cost per liter for different packaged beverages enables a consumer to identify the most cost-effective choice without being influenced by the misleading total cost or volume .

Understanding percentages allows for intuitive interpretation of data changes, illustrating proportional shifts and facilitating comparisons across different scales. In academics, percentages reflect performance, such as test scores or class participation, effectively summarizing achievements or areas of improvement. In finance, percentages convey interest rates, discounts, and investment changes, providing clear insights into economic trends and personal financial status adjustments .

Ratios express proportional relationships, crucial for problems requiring consistent scaling of amounts, as in recipes or creating scale models. For example, knowing a recipe’s ratio of 3:1 for flour to sugar can help scale the ingredients up or down while maintaining the intended flavor balance. Similarly, map or model scaling maintains accurate proportions by using consistent ratio conversions, ensuring real-world adherence to the original scale .

Translation shifts a shape without altering its orientation or size; it moves every point of a shape the same distance in a given direction. Reflection is a transformation creating a mirror image across a line, changing the shape's orientation but maintaining its size and shape characteristics. Rotation turns a shape around a point, altering its orientation depending on the degree of rotation, but keeping the shape's size and relative proportions intact .

Geometric transformations are essential in fields like architecture and graphic design, where replication and alteration of shapes maintain structural or aesthetic integrity. For example, architects use translations and rotations to simulate building layouts and perspectives, ensuring optimal orientation and aesthetics. In graphic design, reflections and rotations help create symmetry and balance within artwork, fostering visual appeal and functional layout, critical for engaging user interface design .

Maintaining the balance of an equation is crucial because operations performed on one side must equally affect the other to preserve equality. This principle is applied by executing identical arithmetic operations (such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division) on both sides of the equation when solving for a variable. For instance, in solving x - 6 = 25, adding 6 to both sides maintains balance, resulting in x = 31 .

Rounding decimals involves adjusting a decimal number to a specified place value for ease of interpretation and practicality in calculations. For instance, rounding 4.285 to the nearest hundredth yields 4.29, as the digit in the thousandths place (5) is 5 or greater, thus increasing the hundredths digit by one. Rounding is useful in financial estimations where precision to the exact cent is unnecessary or impractical .

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