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.

    What fraction of the big square is shaded?

    1. A1/8
    2. B1/3
    3. C1/4
    4. D3/8
    5. E1/2
  2. 2.

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

    1. A6
    2. B7
    3. C5
    4. D2
    5. E3
  3. 3.

    Each of these three numbers has one digit hidden by a question mark: 1?7, 78?, 9?4. The average of the three numbers is 615. What is the sum of the three hidden digits?

    1. A2
    2. B12
    3. C9
    4. D54
    5. E3
  4. 4.

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

    1. ACarlos
    2. BSara
    3. CKai
    4. DDina
    5. EGus
  5. 5.

    What fraction of the big square is shaded?

    1. A3/4
    2. B11/16
    3. C5/8
    4. D23/32
    5. E11/32
  6. 6.

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

    1. A14
    2. B9
    3. C15
    4. D6
    5. E5
  7. 7.

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

    1. ADina
    2. BMilo
    3. CJada
    4. DNia
    5. EZoe
  8. 8.

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

    1. A7
    2. B21
    3. C11
    4. D20
    5. E6
  9. 9.

    Pia, Nia, Omar, Wes and Gus are playing, and one of them has the ball.
    Pia says: "I have the ball."
    Nia says: "I do not have the ball."
    Omar says: "Wes has the ball."
    Wes says: "I have the ball."
    Gus says: "I do not have the ball."
    Exactly one of them is not telling the truth. Who has the ball?

    1. APia
    2. BGus
    3. CNia
    4. DWes
    5. EOmar
  10. 10.

    What fraction of the big square is shaded?

    1. A3/8
    2. B9/16
    3. C5/16
    4. D7/16
    5. E3/5

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.