MasterStudy Grade 6 (Chapter 1 – 3)
TEST 01
Time: 60 minutes
Booklet A
Questions 1 to 12 carry 0.25 mark each. For each question, four options are given. One
of them is the correct answer. Make your choice (A, B, C or D). Circle the correct
answer.
1. What is the value of the expression?
28 – 4 × 5 + 6 ÷ 3
A. 10 C. 12
B. 8 D. 18
2. Which number is both a multiple of 4 and a multiple of 6?
A. 16 C. 24
B. 18 D. 30
3. Which of the following is a composite number?
A. 7 C. 13
B. 11 D. 15
4. Which number is the HCF of 144 and 24?
A. 24 C. 12
B. 48 D. 144
5. What is the opposite of –14?
A. 0 C. –1
B. 14 D. –15
6. Which statement is true?
A. –7 > –3 C. –6 < –8
B. 4 < –2 D. –5 > –9
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7. Which of the following is the best estimate of 52 × 19?
A. 500 C. 900
B. 1000 D. 700
8. What is the value of 106?
A. 1000000 C. 10000
B. 100000 D. 1000
9. What is the simplified index form of: 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 2 × 2?
A. 34 × 22 C. 32 × 24
B. 33 × 23 D. 66
10. What number is halfway between –6 and 4?
A. –2 C. –1
B. 0 D. 1
11. If a truck is 2 m above the road, and the sewer is 3 m below, what is the vertical distance
between them?
A. 1 m C. –5 m
B. 5 m D. 6 m
12. Which of the following is not divisible by 3?
A. 132 C. 145
B. 123 D. 111
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Booklet B
Questions 13 to 16 carry 1 mark each. Write your answers in the spaces provided. For
questions which require units, give your answers in the units stated.
13. Lisa is organizing books for her school library.
Each shelf holds 36 books, and there are 18 shelves in total.
The school wants to add four more shelves, but each will only hold 24 books.
(i) How many books can the library store in total?
Answer: _______________
(ii) If the school currently has 950 books, how many more books can they add before
running out of space?
Answer: _______________
14. A square field has a side length of 45 m. A smaller square field has a side length of 12 m.
(i) What is the area of each field in square meters?
Answer: _______________
(ii) Express both areas using index notation.
Answer: _______________
15. Jennifer withdraws $75 from her account, then deposits $120, and finally withdraws $38.
(i) Represent each transaction as a directed number.
Answer: _______________
(ii) What is her net balance change?
Answer: _______________
16. A hiker travels 3 km east, then 5 km west, and then 2 km east again.
(i) Represent each movement as a directed number.
Answer: _______________
(ii) What is hiker’s final position relative to the starting point?
Answer: _______________
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Booklet C
Questions 17 and 18 carry 1.5 marks each. Show your working clearly in the space below
each question and write your answers in the space provided. For questions which
require units, give your answers in the units stated.
17. A submarine is 56 m below sea level, while a drone is flying 132 m above sea level.
a) Write their positions as directed numbers
b) What is the total vertical distance between the two?
c) If the drone drops 50 m and the submarine rises 26 m, what is their new vertical
distance?
Answer: a) _______________
b) _______________
c) _______________
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18. A group of 1200 students is going on a trip. They need to be splited into several buses.
Each bus must carry the same number of students, and each bus must carry more than 30
but less than 60 students.
a) Find all numbers between 30 and 60 that divide 1200 evenly.
b) Which of these gives the fewest buses?
c) Show your calculation and explain your choice.
Answer: a) _______________
b) _______________
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