Minervaa International
Scholarship Examinations
Sample Question Paper
Class-6
Subject- Mathematics
LOGICAL REASONING
1. A cube has all its faces painted. It is then cut into 64 smaller equal cubes. How many cubes will have exactly 2 faces painted?
a) 8 b) 12 c) 24 d) 36
2. If + means ÷ , − means ×, × means −, and ÷ means + , then what is:
12 + 3 – 4 × 2 = ?
a) 4 b) 6 c) 8 d) 10
3.
4. If every letter is replaced with its mirror image (A = Z, B = Y...), what is the mirror image of “FIND” ?
a) URMW b) UIRM c) URMV d) URNE
5. What comes next in the series ?
2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 17 ?
a) 23 b) 25 c) 27 d) 29
MATHEMETICS
6. What decimal represents the shaded part?
a) 0.7 b) 0.07 c) 7.0 d) 0.77
7. Here is a chart of four students and the money they collected:
Name Amount Collected
Riya ₹7,250
Amaan ₹8,750
Meera ₹6,900
Dev ₹7,850
8. Who collected the second highest amount?
a) Riya b) Dev c) Meera d) Amaan
9. How many are correct?
Which of the following numbers are divisible by 5?
• 4,275
• 8,406
• 1,550
• 3,648
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
[Link]/False with reasoning:
Statement A: 0.2 is greater than 0.19
Statement B: 0.02 is greater than 0.2
a) Both True b) Both False
c) Only A is true d) Only B is true
11. True/False with reasoning:
Statement A: All numbers divisible by 10 end in 0.
Statement B: All numbers ending in 0 are divisible by 10
a) Both True b) Both False
c) Only A is true d) Only B is true
12. Estimate the sum: 3,482 + 5,617 ≈ ?
a) 9,000 b) 10,000 c) 8,000 d) 9,500
13. What does a bar graph represent?
a) The relationship between two numerical values
b) The distribution of data over time
c) The frequency of different categories of data
d) The average value of data
14. Find the mode of the following data set:
12, 15, 17, 15, 18, 19, 15, 20, 17, 17
e) 15 b) 17 c) 18 d) 19
14. What is the successor o–f 19?
a) –18 b) –20 c) –17 d) 19
15. Which number is farthest to the left on a number line?
a) –21 b) –15 c) –10 d) 0
16. Which is correct?
a) –7 > 3 b) –2 < –9
c) –8 > –3 d) –1 > –6
17. How many are correct?
Which of the following integers are less than 0?
• –5
• 3
• –9
• 0
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
18. What is the smallest whole number?
a) –1 b) 0 c) 1 d) 2
19. Which of the following is a whole number but not a natural number?
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
20. What number is 2 steps after 3?
a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 7
21. What is the sum of the first five whole numbers?
a) 10 b) 15 c) 5 d) 20
22. Cross-topic blend (Whole number + Multiples):
Which is a multiple of both 4 and 6?
a) 20 b) 24 c) 26 d) 30
23. Which set shows the collection of triangles?
a) {circle, square}
b) {2 triangles}
c) {triangle, triangle, triangle}
d) {3 shapes}
24. How many are correct?
Which of the following can be considered as sets?
• Set of even numbers
• Set of tasty dishes
• Set of prime numbers below 10
• Set of old books in a library
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
25. Match the following:
Set Description Set Type
A = {2, 4, 6} a. Infinite Set
B = {even numbers} b. Finite Set
C = {} c. Empty Set
a) A–b, B–a, C–c
b) A–a, B–c, C–b
c) A–c, B–b, C–a
d) A–b, B–c, C–a
26. What is 3/5 of 20?
a) 10 b) 12 c) 14 d) 15
27. True/False with reasoning:
Statement A: A proper fraction is less than 1.
Statement B: 7/7 is a proper fraction.
a) Both True
b) Both False
c) Only A is true
d) Only B is true
28. Which is correct?
Which pair is in proportion?
a) 2:3 and 4:5 b) 3:6 and 6:12
c) 5:2 and 10:3 d) 1:2 and 2:4
What is the ratio of red to blue marbles?
a) 4:12 b) 1:3 c) 2:3 d) 1:2
29. How many are correct?
Which of the following represent the ratio 3:4?
• 6:8
• 9:12
• 12:16
• 4:5
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
30. Which is the correct expression for “ 7 more than a number x”?
a) 7x b) x – 7 c) x + 7 d) 7 – x
31. Match the following:
Statement Expression
3 more than a number y a. y + 3
5 times a number x b. 5x
A number a decreased by 2 c. a – 2
a) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
b) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
c) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
d) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b
32. What is the algebraic expression for "a number n subtracted from 10"?
a) 10 + n b) n – 10 c) 10 – n d) 10n
33. What is the value of x if the third side is also 6 cm?
a) 8 b) 6 c) 10 d) 12
34. Match the following:
Word Statement Algebraic Expression
Double a number x a. x ÷ 2
Half of a number y b. 2x
3 more than a number z c. z + 3
a) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
b) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
c) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
d) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
35. Which of the following is a line segment?
a) Extends forever in both directions
b) Has a starting point but no end
c) Has two endpoints
d) Is curved and closed
36. What is this figure?
A B
a) Line AB
b) Line segment AB
c) Ray AB
d) Triangle AB
37. Which of the following is a polygon?
a) A figure with curved lines
b) A closed figure with 3 or more straight sides
c) A circle
d) A ray
38. True/False with reasoning:
Statement A: A circle has no sides.
Statement B: A triangle is a polygon.
a) Both True
b) Both False
c) Only A is true
d) Only B is true
39. How many are quadrilaterals?
• Square
• Triangle
• Rhombus
• Rectangle
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
40. A circle is divided into 4 equal parts. What is the angle of each part?
a) 45° b) 60° c) 90° d) 180°
41. Which of these figures has 2 lines of symmetry?
a) Circle
b) Rectangle
c) Equilateral triangle
d) Square
42. How many lines of symmetry does the shape have?
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3
43. What is the area of a rectangle of length 7 cm and breadth 4 cm?
a) 22 cm² b) 28 cm² c) 14 cm² d) 11 cm²
44. Find the median of the following data set:
10, 15, 8, 12, 20
a) 10 b) 12 c) 8 d) 20
39. True/False with reasoning: Statement
A: A circle has no sides. Statement B: A
triangle is a polygon.
a) Both True
b) Both False
c) Only A is true
d) Only B is true
40. How many are quadrilaterals?
• Square
• Triangle
• Rhombus
• Rectangle
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
41. A circle is divided into 4 equal parts. What is the angle of each part?
a) 45° b) 60° c) 90° d) 180°
42. Which of these figures has 2 lines of symmetry?
a) Circle
b) Rectangle
c) Equilateral triangle
d) Square
43. The perimeter of a square is 36 cm. What is its area?
a) 36cm2 b) 81cm2 c)144cm2 d) 324cm2
44. What is the area of a rectangle of length 7 cm and breadth 4 cm?
a) 22 cm² b) 28 cm² c) 14 cm² d) 11 cm²
45. Find the median of the following data set: 10,
15, 8, 12, 20
a) 10 b) 12 c) 8 d) 20
46. How many are symmetrical?
• Square
• Rectangle
• Circle
• Irregular Polygon
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
47. A cube has how many faces, edges, and vertices?
a) 6, 8, 12 b) 6, 12, 8
c) 8, 6, 12 d) 12, 8, 6
48. What type of angle is shown between the hour and minute hand?
a) Acute b) Right
c) Obtuse d) Straight
49. The following pictograph shows the total number of students of a school in different years.
50. The bar graph below shows the favorite color of the students in Mr. Angel’s class.
Answer Key
1.c 2.b 3.d 4.a 5.b 6.a 7.b 8.b 9.c 10.a
11.b 12.c 13.b 14.a 15.a 16.d 17.b 18.b 19.a 20.c
21.b 22.b 23.c 24.b 25.a 26.d 27.c 28.d 29.d 30.c
31. 32.a 33.c 34.a 35.a 36.c 37.c 38.b 39.a 40.c
41.c 42.b 43.b 44.b 45.c 46.c 47.b 48.b 49.c 50.c