2010

Grade 6 FCAT Mathematics

Sample Questions

The intent of these sample test materials is to orient teachers and students to the types of questions on FCAT tests. By using these materials, students will become familiar with the types of items and response formats that they will see on the actual test. The sample test materials are not intended to demonstrate the length of the actual test, nor should student responses be used as an indicator of student performance on the actual test. Additional information about test items can be found in the FCAT Test Item Specifications at http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcatis01.asp and previously released FCAT tests at http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcatrelease.asp. When the 2010 FCAT Mathematics tests and associated sample test materials were developed, the State of Florida was in the process of revising the Sunshine State Standards in mathematics. These newer standards were not yet approved for use in Floridas schools, so it was not feasible to incorporate these new standards into the 2010 FCAT Mathematics tests. The portion of the 2010 FCAT Mathematics tests that will be used to calculate student results and school grades in 2010 will be composed of items that assess mastery of the 1996 Sunshine State Standards. The 2010 FCAT Mathematics tests will contain field test items that assess mastery of the 2007 Sunshine State Standards. Student performance on these items will not be used to calculate student results or school grades, but data will be gathered and examined so these items can be considered for use on future tests, including those assessing the newer standards.

Directions for Answering the Mathematics Sample Questions

Mark your answers on the Mathematics Sample Answer Sheet, which begins on page 14 of this book. If you dont know how to work a problem, ask your teacher to explain it to you. Your teacher has the answers to the sample questions. Beginning in 2010, the sample questions will be distributed to students in print and will be available online, but the sample answers for teachers will only be available online at http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcatsmpl.asp. You may need formulas and conversions to help you solve some of the problems. You may refer to the Reference Sheet on pages 4 and 5 as often as you like. Calculators and rulers are NOT to be used with the Grade 6 FCAT Mathematics Sample Questions. Use the space in your Mathematics Sample Questions Book to do your work on the multiplechoice and gridded-response questions, but be sure to put your answers on the Sample Answer Sheet.

How to Complete the Grade 6 Response Grids

Mathematics test questions with this symbol require that you fill in a grid on your answer sheet. There may be more than one correct way to fill in a response grid. This section shows you different ways the response grid may be completed.

Directions
1. Work the problem and find an answer. 2. Write your answer in the answer boxes at the top of the grid. Print your answer with the first digit in the left answer box OR with the last digit in the right answer box. Print only one digit or symbol in each answer box. Do NOT leave a blank answer box in the middle of an answer. Be sure to write a decimal point or fraction bar in the answer box if it is a part of the answer. 3. Fill in a bubble under each box in which you wrote your answer. Fill in one and ONLY one bubble for each answer box. Do NOT fill in a bubble under an unused answer box. Fill in each bubble by making a solid black mark that completely fills the circle. You MUST fill in the bubbles accurately to receive credit for your answer.

The Grade 6 response grid has several parts. Grids may be filled in from the left or the right. Do NOT leave spaces in the middle. Fill in all bubbles for numbers and symbols.

Show a decimal (15 6) + 62 =

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6 equivalent of 5 100

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answer boxes fraction bar decimal point

number bubbles

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MIXED NUMBERS: Do NOT write a mixed number in an answer grid. Convert a mixed number, such as 13 1 , to a fraction or a decimal because 13 4
1 4

would be read incorrectly as

131 . 4

Equivalent decimals or fractions may be used in many answers. CORRECT 12 3 + 4

1 2

INCORRECT

53 / 4

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/ / / \\\

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. . . . . \\\\\

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1 3 . 25

1 3 1 / 4

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/ / / \\\

PERCENTS: Grid a percent value without the % symbol. Do NOT convert a percent to its decimal or fractional equivalent. CORRECT Write the equivalent percent of
30 100

INCORRECT

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30

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OR

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Grades 68 FCAT Mathematics Reference Sheet

Area Triangle A A
1 2 bh

KEY b h w b2) S.A. L.A. base height width slant height surface area lateral area d r A B C V P diameter radius area area of base circumference volume perimeter of base

Rectangle

bh
1 2 h (b1

Trapezoid

Parallelogram

bh

Use 3.14 or 22 for . 7 Circumference C d or C 2r

Circle

r2

Volume/Capacity Rectangular Prism V bwh or Bh r2h

Total Surface Area S.A. L.A. 2bh 2rh 2rh 2B or 2bw 2hw 2B or 2r2
1 P 2

Right Circular Cylinder

S.A.

Right Square Pyramid

Right Circular Cone

1 3 Bh

S.A.

1 2 3 r h

In a polygon, the sum of the measures of the interior angles is equal to 180(n n represents the number of sides.

2), where

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Pythagorean theorem: a b Slope-intercept form of an equation of a line: y where m mx b y-intercept. where d c a2 b2 c2 where p Simple interest formula: I prt rate, t time.

principal, r

Distance, rate, time formula: d rt rate, t time.

slope and b

distance, r

Conversions within a System of Measure

1 yard 1 mile 1 acre 3 feet 1,760 yards 5,280 feet 43,560 square feet 1 meter 100 centimeters 1 kilometer 1000 meters 1000 millimeters

1 cup 8 fluid ounces 1 pint 2 cups 1 quart 2 pints 1 gallon 4 quarts 1 pound 16 ounces 1 ton 2,000 pounds

1 liter 1000 milliliters 1000 cubic centimeters 1 gram 1000 milligrams 1 kilogram 1000 grams 1 minute 60 seconds 1 hour 60 minutes 1 year 52 weeks 365 days

Conversions between Systems of Measure

When converting from Customary to Metric, use these approximations.
1 inch 1 foot 1 mile 2.54 centimeters 0.305 meters 1.61 kilometers 1 cup 0.24 liters 1 gallon 3.785 liters 1 ounce 28.35 grams 1 pound 0.454 kilograms

When converting from Metric to Customary, use these approximations.

1 centimeter 0.39 inches 1 meter 3.28 feet 1 kilometer 0.62 miles 1 liter 4.23 cups 1 liter 0.264 gallons 1 gram 0.0352 ounces 1 kilogram 2.204 pounds C F

Temperature Conversions between Celsius and Fahrenheit

(F (C 32) 1.8) 1.8 32

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SAMPLE

FCAT Mathematics Sample Questions

A box of Cindys favorite cookies has this label.

She read that there are 8 grams of fat in 2 cookies. This relationship can be expressed by the equation 2c = 8, where c represents the amount of fat in each cookie. How many grams of fat are in 5 cookies?

Jills garden has 6 rows with 5 bean plants in each row and 6 rows with 4 bean plants in each row. Which expression represents the number of bean plants in her garden? A. B. C. D. 6(5 + 4) 65 + 64 5( 4 + 6) 4(5) + 4(6)

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Althea collects postage stamps. She wants to sell collection. What is

16 64

16 64

of the postage stamps from her

expressed as a percent?

The spinner below is divided into 5 congruent sections.

Red
en

Blue

Gre

Br

ow

o ell

What is the probability that the pointer will land on the section labeled Brown on the tenth spin? F. G. H. I.
1
10 1
5
1
4
5
10

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LABS
40 ft Computer Lab 20 ft
Storeroom

FCAT Mathematics Sample Questions

The computer lab and the science lab share a storeroom. The three rooms are square-shaped, as shown in the diagram below.

40 ft

40 ft 20 ft Science Lab 40 ft

What is the area, in square feet, of the storeroom?

Sam kept a record of the number of points made by the highest-scoring basketball players at school. The points are represented by the line plot below.

18

19

20

21 22 23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

What is the median of this set of points? A. B. C. D. 14 23 25 28

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Four students studied global recycling and learned that glass is an easy material to recycle. The students selected four countries and determined the portion of glass recycled in each country. Their findings are shown below.

Great Britain

Japan

the Netherlands

United States

0.17

55%

0.57

1 5

Which of the following lists the four countries in order by the portion of glass recycled from least to greatest? F. G. H. I. Great Britain, United States, Japan, the Netherlands Great Britain, United States, the Netherlands, Japan United States, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Japan United States, Great Britain, Japan, the Netherlands

The students at Bruckner Middle School made a smaller copy of the 8-foot by 8-foot tiger mascot banner that hangs in the gym. The new banner will hang in the school hallway. Its sides are
1 2

the length of the sides of the gym banner. How many times

larger is the area of the gym banner than the area of the new banner?

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4 8 12 16 20

FCAT Mathematics Sample Questions

Roberto is making 36 caramel apples for his sisters class.

1 2 3 4 5

Using the table above as a guide, how many pounds of caramel will Roberto need to make 36 caramel apples?

10

1 Mr. Nichols wants to store 25 2 cups of stew in containers. Each container holds a 1 maximum of 1 2 cups of stew. What is the minimum number of containers

Mr. Nichols needs to hold all the stew? A. B. C. D. 9 17 25 51

11

Camera World rents video recorders by the day. The store charges $6.00 per day and a cleaning fee of $2.50. If x represents a number of days, which expression can be used to determine the total charge, in dollars, to rent a video recorder for x days? F. G. H. I. 2.50 x + 6 6(x + 2.50) 6x + 2.50 8.50x

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Karla and Becky were practicing free throws. Karla attempted 24 free throws and was successful 8 times. Becky attempted 20 free throws and was successful 5 times. At these rates, how many more successful free throws would Karla make than Becky if they each attempted 180 free throws? A. 15 B. 23 C. 27 D. 51

13 Mr. Gerard purchased different types of halogen light bulbs for the apartment building where he works. The information about the bulbs he purchased is shown in the table below. HALOGEN LIGHT BULBS PURCHASED Type of Light Bulb 10-Watt Clear 13-Watt Warm White 20-Watt Capsule Bulb 34-Watt Cool White Number Purchased 9 60 6 90 Total Cost $ 14.85 $119.40 $ 10.74 $147.60

Which type of light bulb costs the least amount per light bulb? F. 10-Watt Clear

G. 13-Watt Warm White H. 20-Watt Capsule Bulb I. 34-Watt Cool White

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WRESTLING MAT
9 meters

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In a regulation wrestling match, wrestlers compete within a circular zone 9 meters in diameter.

Blue Corner

Protection Zone Red Corner

Which of the following is closest to the area of the circular zone? A. B. C. D. 28.3 square meters 56.5 square meters 63.6 square meters 254.3 square meters

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Mr. Madsen worked 49 hours last week at his job. He spent and
1 3

1 5

of this time in meetings

of this time talking to customers on the phone. Which method would provide

the most reasonable estimate of the total number of hours Mr. Madsen spent in meetings and talking to customers on the phone at his job last week? F. G. H. I. multiply multiply multiply multiply
1 4 1 2 1 5 1 5

by 50 by 50 by 50 and add by
1 3 1 3

to the product

and multiply the product by 50

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The diagram below represents Akeems chocolate candy bar.

Akeems Chocolate Candy Bar

Akeem gave dinner, he ate

1 4 1 3

of his chocolate bar to his sister and saved the rest for himself. After of his piece. Which of the following represents the part of Akeems

chocolate bar that he had left?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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FCAT Mathematics Sample Answer Sheet

Name

Answer all the Mathematics Sample Questions on this Sample Answer Sheet.

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