6th Grade Math STAAR Practice

Week 1
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Day 1

1 The temperature at 10 A.M. was -4˚F. By noon the temperature had risen 8˚F. At 8 P.M., the
temperature had dropped 10 ˚F. What was the temperature at 8 P.M.?

A 8˚F

B 16˚F

C -6˚F

D -8˚F

2 Which equation could be used to represent the model shown below?

F 5 + (−8) = −3

G −8 + (−5) = −3

H 5 − (−8) = −3

J 8 − (−5) = −3

3 Which expression has the same value as -8 + (-7)?

A -8 – (-7)

B -8 + 7

C -7 – (-8)

D -7 - 8
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4 Which expression has the greatest value?

F -2 - 4 - 16

G -2 – (-4) + 16

H -2 + 4+ (-16)

J 2 – 4 – (-16)

5 What is −56 ÷ 7?

Record your answer in the grid below. Be sure to use the correct place
value.
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Day 2

1 A football team gained 7 yards on their first play but lost 12 yards on the second play.
Which of the following best represents the result of these two plays?

A 5 yards

B -5 yards

C 19 yards

D -19 yards

2 Which equation best represents the model below?

F −10 ÷ (−2) = −5

G −10 ÷ 2 = 5

H −10 ÷ 2 = −5

J 10 ÷ 2 = 5

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3 What is the value of if a = 28 and d = -4?
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A -12

B 10

C 12

D Not Here
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4 When Tiger Woods won the Masters Tournament in 2005, his scores for the four rounds
were 2, -6, -7, and -1. What was his score for the entire tournament?

Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the
correct place value.

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Day 3

1 Beatriz played a math game and had the five cards shown.

Her score was the sum of the numbers on these five cards. What was Beatriz’s score?

A 0

B 24

C -2

D Not here

2 When Lyle woke up at 7:00 a.m., the temperature was 6 degrees Celsius outside. The
temperature began to drop at a rate of 2 degrees per hour. What was the temperature at
noon?

F 4 degrees

G -4 degrees

H 17 degrees

J Not Here
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3 What is the value of if r = -1 and s = 3?
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A 2

B -2

C 1

D Not Here

4 Bill is 17 meters below ground in a cave. During his cave hike, he walks up 20 meters, goes
back down 10 meters, goes further down 5 meters, and then climbs up 2 meters. Where is
he now?

F 20 meters below ground

G 10 meters below ground

H 10 meters above ground

J 20 meters below ground

5 Mt. Everest is 8,028 feet above sea level. The Dead Sea is 1,312
feet below sea level. What is the difference between these two
elevations? Record your answer in the grid below. Be sure to use
the correct place value.
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Day 4

1 The temperature at 10 A.M. was 3˚F. By noon the temperature had dropped 10˚F. At 8 P.M., the
temperature had dropped 12˚F. What was the temperature at 8 P.M.?

A 5˚F

B -25˚F

C -19˚F

D Not Here

2 What is the value of 2 + (-8)?

F 10

G 6

H -6

J -10

3 Which expression has the same value as 4 – (-3)?

A -4 + 3

B 4+3

C -3 - 4

D -3 + 4
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4 Which expression has the greatest value?

F -1 - 3 - 7
G -1 – (-3) + 7
H -1 + 3+ (-7)
J 1 – 3 – (-7)

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Day 5

1 Which equation best represents what the number line shows?

A 8−5=3
B −8 + 3 = −5
C 8 − 3 = −11
D −8 + (−5) = −13

2 By noon, the temperature increased 21 degrees from the morning low of -13 ˚F. What was the
temperature at noon?

F 21˚F

G 8˚F

H 34˚F

J 12˚F

3 Jackson went deep sea diving with some friends. If he descends at a rate of 4 feet per minute, what
integer represents Jackson’s depth after fifteen minutes?

A 100

B -60

C -100

D 60
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4 Which expression has the least value?

F -7 •(-9)
G 46 - 74
H -91 + 68
J 156 ÷ (-6)

5 A shark swims at a depth of 275 feet below sea level. After seeing a
whale, the shark moves 200 feet closer to the surface. What integer
represents the shark’s new depth? Record your answer in the grid below.
Be sure to use correct place value.