Grade – 6 (MATH STAR AWARDS)

EASY

1. The number at the bottom part of a fraction form is what we called _____.

a. numerator b. denominator c. exponent

2. What is the mnemonic used to remembered the order of operations in math

problems?

a. PMBAS b. PEMDAS c. PMDAS

3. What is the number at the upper part of a fraction form?

a. numerator b. denominator c. exponent

4. 46 = ____?

a. 4097 b. 5096 c. 4096

5. In scientific notation, 53 =

A. 5x5x5 B. 5+5+5 C. 3x3x3x3x3

AVERAGE

1. Multiply, 11.3 x 2.7 =

A 29.31 B 30.31 C. 30.51

2. Multiply, 7.2 × 3.3 =?

A 23.76 B 24.86 C 237.6 D 248.6

3. What are all of the different prime factors of 36?

A3 B7 C 2 and 3 D 3 and 7

4. What is the value of the following expression? 2,205 ÷ 315?

A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

5. What is 40% of 250?

A. 50 B. 100 C. 150 D. 200

DIFFICULT

1. Maurice talked on the telephone to two friends. He talked to Sherry for

1/4 hour, and to Gabriel for 1/3 hour. How much time did Maurice spend
on the telephone?

Answer: 2/7 hour

2. At a school, there are 704 desks to place into 22 classrooms. If the same
number of desks is placed in each classroom, how many desks will be in
each room?

Answer: 32

3. Veronica can type 28 words per minute. At this rate, how many words
can Veronica type in 5.5 minutes?

Answer: 154

4. Tony had a rope 8.35 meters long. He cut off 2.6 meters. How long
was the piece of rope that was left?

Answer: 5.75 meters

5. If x = 3, what is the value of the following expression? x² + 2 = ?

Answer = 11

CLENCHER

1. A group of hikers climbed from Salt Flats (elevation –55 feet) to Talon
Bluff (elevation 620 feet). What is the difference in elevation between
Talon Bluff and Salt Flats?

Answer: 565 feet

2. ________________ is a whole number of which you take the percent.

a. base b. rate c. percentage d. ratio

3. 37 823, the underlined number is 7. Round off to its nearest thousands.

Answer: 8,000