Mathematics Test – Grade 6 (Maths Links Book 6)
Total Marks: 80
Time: 2 hours
Section A: Set (10 marks)
1. Write the set of prime numbers less than 15 using the roster form. (2 marks)
2. Represent the set of vowels in the English alphabet using set-builder form. (2 marks)
3. If A = {2, 4, 6, 8}, find whether 6 ∈ A and 9 ∈ A. (2 marks)
4. Draw a Venn diagram to show the relationship between the set of natural numbers, whole numbers, and
integers. (4 marks)
Section B: Whole Numbers (20 marks)
5. Simplify: 48 ÷ (12 ÷ 3) + 7 × 4. (3 marks)
6. Test the divisibility of 8,316 by 2, 3, 5, and 11. (4 marks)
7. Write down the prime factors of 252. Hence, find √252 (square root). (4 marks)
8. Find the HCF and LCM of 36 and 84. (5 marks)
9. State whether 91 is a prime or composite number, giving reasons. (4 marks)
Section C: Integers (10 marks)
10. Evaluate: (–18) + 32 – (–15). (2 marks)
11. Subtract (–28) from (–45). (2 marks)
12. Multiply: (–12) × (–7). (2 marks)
13. Solve: [–30 ÷ (–5)] + (–12). (4 marks)
Section D: Fractions (20 marks)
14. Write two fractions equivalent to 5/8. (2 marks)
15. Compare: 7/12 and 3/5. (2 marks)
16. Add: 5/6 + 7/12. (3 marks)
17. Subtract: 11/15 – 7/20. (3 marks)
18. Multiply: 9/14 × 7/18. (3 marks)
19. Divide: 4/9 ÷ 8/15. (3 marks)
20. A piece of wire is 7/8 m long. If 3/8 m is used, how much is left? (4 marks)
Section E: Word Problems (20 marks)
21. The HCF of two numbers is 12 and their LCM is 180. If one number is 36, find the other. (4 marks)
22. A farmer has 252 mangoes and 180 oranges. He wants to make fruit baskets with equal numbers of
fruits in each basket. Find the greatest number of baskets he can make. (4 marks)
23. A tank can be filled in 3/5 hours by one pipe and in 9/10 hours by another pipe. In how much time will
both pipes fill the tank together? (6 marks)
24. A shopkeeper bought 45 pens for Rs. 540. He sold them at Rs. 15 each. Find his profit or loss. (6
marks)