Grade 6 Curriculum Quiz

1. Madison eats seven peas for every bite of mashed potato. If she eats 49 peas, how many bites of mashed potato has she eaten? a. b. c. d. 12 7 5 9

4. A book author would include an appendix if the author wanted to: a. include additional materials that are relevant to the main text give the reader the page numbers of each chapter explain where information in the book came from d. guide the reader to key words and topics

b.

c.

The correct answer is b. If Madison eats 49 peas, she has eaten seven bites of mashed potato.

The correct answer is a. The author of a book would include an appendix for additional materials that are relevant to the main text.

2. If triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF, what is the length of side EF?

5. The phrase living high on the hog is an example of: a. b. c. d. syntax an idiom a simile a metaphor

a. b. c. d.

12 inches 4 inches 2 inches 1 inches

The correct answer is b. The phrase "living high on the hog" is an example of an idiom.

6. Which of the following shows the numbers in order from greatest to least? a. b. 10.25, 10, 10.7, 10.35, 10.87 10, 10.25, 10.35, 10.7, 10.87 10.87, 10.7, 10.35, 10.25, 10 10, 10.35, 10.7, 10.87, 10.25

The correct answer is c. If triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF, then the length of side EF is 2 inches. 3. On a map using a scale of 1 inch = 20 miles, how many miles are represented by 5 inches?

c. d.

The correct answer is c. The numbers {10.87, 10.7, 10.35, 10.25, 10} are in order from greatest to least.

a. b. c. d.

25 75 100 150

7. Seeds are spread by: a. b. c. d. the wind insects birds all of the above

The correct answer is c. On a map using a scale of 1 inch = 20 miles, 5 inches represents 100 miles.

The correct answer is d. Seeds are spread by the wind, insects, and birds.

d. law.

It is one of the earliest examples of written

8. When magma cools, it forms: a. b. c. d. igneous rock river rock metamorphic rock sedimentary rock

The correct answer is d. The Code of Hammurabi is important because it is one of the earliest known examples of written law.

The correct answer is a. When magma cools, it forms igneous rock.

9. The process of a plant converting energy from sunlight into food is called: a. b. c. d. photosynthesis pollination the plant cycle eating

The correct answer is a. Photosynthesis is the process by which a plant converts energy from sunlight into food.

10. A hint that something will happen later on in a story is an example of: a. b. c. d. flashback foreshadowing personification understatement

The correct answer is b. A hint that something will happen later on in a story is an example of foreshadowing.

11. Why is the Code of Hammurabi important? a. It was the first known example of written English. It unlocked the secret of the universe. It was written on parchment.

b. c.