2000 Grade6 Math

TEKS-Based TEXAS ASSESSMENT OF ACADEMIC SKILLS GRADE 6 MATHEMATICS & READING Administered Spring 2000 Copyright © 2000, Texas Education Agency. All rights reserved. Reproduction of all or portions of this work is prohibited without express written permission from Texas Education Agency. STUDENT NAME

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Page 4 DIRECTIONS Read each question and choose the best answer. Then mark the letter for the answer you have chosen. If a correct answer is not here , mark the letter for “Not Here.” SAMPLE A How is two hundred six million, thirty-eight thousand, four written as a numeral? A 26,038,400 B 206,038,004 C 206,038,400 D 206,380,004 SAMPLE B Greg reads 185 words per minute. At this rate, what is the total number of words that Greg can read in 15 minutes? F 2135 G 2355 H 2755 J 2775 K Not Here SAMPLE C Jack had $12. He spent $6 to go to the movie. Which number sentence shows the amount of money, M , in dollars, that Jack had left? A M = 12 – 6 B M = 12 + 6 C M = 6 × 12 D M = 12 6 E M = 6 – 12 . .

Page 5 GO ON FORMULA CHART Grade 6 Perimeter square P = 4s rectangle P = 2(l + w) Circumference circle C = 2 π r Area square A = s 2 rectangle A = lw or A = bh triangle A = trapezoid A = (b + b )h circle A = π r 2 Volume cube V = s 3 rectangular prism V = lwh MEASUREMENT CONVERSIONS METRIC CUSTOMARY Length 1 kilometer = 1000 meters 1 mile = 1760 yards 1 meter = 100 centimeters 1 mile = 5280 feet 1 centimeter = 10 millimeters 1 yard = 3 feet 1 foot = 12 inches Volume and 1 liter = 1000 milliliters 1 gallon = 4 quarts Capacity 1 gallon = 128 ounces 1 quart = 2 pints 1 pint = 2 cups 1 cup = 8 ounces Weight 1 kilogram = 1000 grams 1 ton = 2000 pounds and Mass 1 gram = 1000 milligrams 1 pound = 16 ounces Time 1 year = 12 months 1 year = 52 weeks 1 year = 365 days 1 week = 7 days 1 day = 24 hours 1 hour = 60 minutes 1 minute = 60 seconds 1 2 bh 2 1 2