MSA Review

Grade 6
Week 4

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1. Azariah has a board that is 46.24 cm long. He needs to cut the board into pieces
that are 3.4 cm long. How many pieces can he cut?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 13
D. 14
5 1
2. Evaluate x + , if x =
8 3

5
A.
24

6
B.
11
2
C.
3
23
D.
24

1
3. The chef at a restaurant needs to make 6 batches of bread for a party. Each
2
5
batch of bread calls for 2 cups of flour. How much flour does the chef need?
8
7
A. 3
8
1
B. 9
8
5
C. 12
16
1
D. 17
16

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4. Simplify the numeric expression below.

49 ÷ 7 + (72 – 13)
A. 8
B. 10
C. 13
D. NH
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5. Choose the correct rule for the function table below.

A. y = x + 2

B. y = x – 2
x y
C. y = x •2
2 4
D. y = x ÷ 2 3 5
4 6
5 7
6 8

6. Name the coordinates for the hexagon at the right.

y
A. (3, 7), (5, 10), (9, 12), (11, 9), (9, 6), (7, 8)

B. (7, 3), (10, 5), (12, 9), (9, 11), (6, 9), (8, 7)

C. (3, 7), (5, 10), (9, 12), (9, 9), (9, 6), (7, 8)

D. (7, 3), (10, 5), (12, 9), (9, 9), (6, 9), (8, 7)

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7. Based on the frequency table below, how many times has Marvin been paid more
than $120 for his part-time job?
Pay Frequency
0 – $49 3
$50 – $99 0
$100 – $149 8
$150 – $199 3
$200 – $249 5

A. 8 times
B. 16 times
C. 19 times
D. This question can not be answered.

8. A bag contains marbles of five different colors. Students are choosing a marble 50
times, recording the result, and then replacing it. Bly has already chosen a marble 20
times. Based on her first twenty picks, which are listed below, what is the probability
that the next marble will be blue?

blue green red red white

A. 5%
blue black blue green red
B. 10%
C. 25% green white black blue blue
D. 40%
white red green red black

9. Which number represents 102?

A. 20
B. 100
C. 200
D. 300

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10. Use the rule to find the missing y-value in the function table.
Rule: y = 2x – 4 x 5 8 14 19 25
y 6 12 24 34 ?
A. 21

B. 44

C. 46

D. 54

11. Maria has two dogs, Muffy and Scruffy. Muffy is two years older than Scruffy, and
has lived with Maria for six years longer. If Muffy is m years old, then which
expression shows Scruffy’s age?

A. m – 2
B. m – 6
C. m + 2
D. m + 6
E. NH

12. Which of the following problems correctly shows the distributive property?

A. 19 (3 • 7) = (19 • 3) • 7 = 57 • 7 = 399

B. 60 ÷ (5 – 3) = 60 ÷ 5 – 60 ÷ 2 = 12 – 30 = 18

C. 19 – (5 – 3) = 19 – 5 – 3 = 11

D. 15 (8 + 2) = 15 • 8 + 15 • 2 = 120 + 30 = 150

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13. Which point on the coordinate plane below is at (–3, 2)?

y
A. Point F

B. Point G

C. Point H H
F
D. Point J 1

–1 1
–1 x
J
G

14. Choose the correct rule for the function table below.

A. y = x + 300 x y
B. y = x – 300 600 300
C. y = x • 2 800 400
D. y = x ÷ 2 1,000 500
1,200 600
1,400 700

15. Use the rule to find the missing y-value in the function table.

Rule: y = 5x + 8

A. 78
x 2 5 8 13 17
B. 83 y 18 33 48 73 ?
C. 88

D. 93

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16. If the following ordered pairs were plotted on a coordinate grid, and connected in
order, what is the best name for the shape?

(2, 6) (2, 10) (6, 10) (6, 6)

A. Trapezoid
B. Square
C. Rectangle
D. Parallelogram

17. The width of the grocery store parking lot is 277.5 feet. The store manager wants
to repaint the lines, so that each parking space is 9.25 feet wide. How many parking
spaces will fit in one row?
A. 20
B. 25
C. 30
D. 35
Brief Constructed Response
Directions: For problem 18, show all the work in the space provided. Your work and
answers will be scored on a 3-point rubric.

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18. During the first 50 days of school, Anwar has been absent twice.

Part A:

What is the probability that Anwar will be in school on the 51st day? Express your
answer as a percent.

Part B:

Use what you know about probability to explain how you determined your answer.
Use words, numbers, and/or symbols to support your explanation.

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Extended Constructed Response
Directions: For problem 19, show all the work in the space provided. Your work and
answers will be scored on a 4-point rubric.

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19. Look at the numeric expression below:

13 – 5 • 2 + 9 ÷ 3

Part A:

What is the value of the numeric expression?

Part B:
• Use what you know about the order of operations to explain how you
determined your answer. Use words, numbers, and/or symbols to support
your explanation.

• Where would you have to put parentheses in order to get an answer of 19 for
the numerical expression? Use what you know about the order of operations
to explain why your answer is correct. Use words, numbers, and/or symbols to
support your explanation.

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