math contest practice, Grade 6

Free printable math contest practice test for Grade 6

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Scholar Tests · Set 3

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: 23?, 7?0, 7?7. The average of the three numbers is 598. What is the sum of the three hidden digits?

    1. A7
    2. B22
    3. C23
    4. D6
    5. E157
  2. 2.

    What fraction of the big square is shaded?

    1. A5/16
    2. B5/11
    3. C3/8
    4. D5/32
    5. E1/4
  3. 3.

    Eli, Milo and Ben are playing, and one of them has the ball.
    Eli says: "Ben does not have the ball."
    Milo says: "Eli does not have the ball."
    Ben says: "Eli has the ball."
    Exactly one of them is telling the truth. Who has the ball?

    1. AMilo
    2. BAva
    3. CEli
    4. DBen
    5. EFay
  4. 4.

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

    1. A12
    2. B3
    3. C11
    4. D6
    5. E4
  5. 5.

    What fraction of the big square is shaded?

    1. A3/8
    2. B7/16
    3. C7/32
    4. D7/9
    5. E1/2
  6. 6.

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

    1. ASara
    2. BCarlos
    3. CYara
    4. DFay
    5. EUma
  7. 7.

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

    1. A4
    2. B15
    3. C5
    4. D14
    5. E10
  8. 8.

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

    1. A9
    2. B6
    3. C15
    4. D16
    5. E7
  9. 9.

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

    1. AGus
    2. BSara
    3. CDina
    4. DFay
    5. EZoe
  10. 10.

    What fraction of the big square is shaded?

    1. A1/2
    2. B3/4
    3. C9/16
    4. D9/32
    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.