math contest practice, Grade 6

Free printable math contest practice test for Grade 6

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Math contest practice test, Grade 6

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Grades 5 and 6

Circle the letter of the best answer. About 25 minutes.

  1. 1.

    Each of these three numbers has one digit hidden by a question mark: 82?, 2?0, 9?9. The average of the three numbers is 686. What is the sum of the three hidden digits?

    1. A129
    2. B8
    3. C20
    4. D21
    5. E9
  2. 2.

    Yara, Hana and Fay are playing, and one of them has the ball.
    Yara says: "Fay has the ball."
    Hana says: "I do not have the ball."
    Fay says: "I do not have the ball."
    Exactly one of them is telling the truth. Who has the ball?

    1. AHana
    2. BFay
    3. CAva
    4. DKai
    5. EYara
  3. 3.

    How many triangles of any size are there in this figure?

    1. A5
    2. B3
    3. C4
    4. D2
    5. E6
  4. 4.

    What fraction of the big square is shaded?

    1. A1/16
    2. B3/16
    3. C1/8
    4. D5/32
    5. E1/7
  5. 5.

    Dina, Raj, Fay, Zoe and Carlos are playing, and one of them has the ball.
    Dina says: "Carlos has the ball."
    Raj says: "Zoe has the ball."
    Fay says: "Raj does not have the ball."
    Zoe says: "Carlos does not have the ball."
    Carlos says: "Zoe has the ball."
    Exactly one of them is telling the truth. Who has the ball?

    1. ADina
    2. BRaj
    3. CCarlos
    4. DFay
    5. EZoe
  6. 6.

    What fraction of the big square is shaded?

    1. A11/16
    2. B11/32
    3. C5/8
    4. D23/32
    5. E3/4
  7. 7.

    How many triangles of any size are there in this figure?

    1. A9
    2. B4
    3. C7
    4. D6
    5. E8
  8. 8.

    How many triangles of any size are there in this figure?

    1. A4
    2. B5
    3. C10
    4. D30
    5. E11
  9. 9.

    Ava, Milo, Kai, Nia and Omar are playing, and one of them has the ball.
    Ava says: "Kai has the ball."
    Milo says: "I do not have the ball."
    Kai says: "Omar has the ball."
    Nia says: "Kai does not have the ball."
    Omar says: "Milo does not have the ball."
    Exactly one of them is not telling the truth. Who has the ball?

    1. ANia
    2. BMilo
    3. COmar
    4. DKai
    5. EAva
  10. 10.

    What fraction of the big square is shaded?

    1. A1/2
    2. B9/32
    3. C9/16
    4. D3/4
    5. E5/8

Written by Scholar Tests in the style of the published math contest question types. Not a real math contest test, and a practice score is not a real score.