Green Acres - STD 6 (2023-24) - Sem 1 (Sample Paper) (Q)

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Date: / /2023 Subject: Mathematics Maximum Marks: 40

Grade: 6 Term 1 Sample paper (M-2,3,6) Time: 1 hr 30 mins


Instructions
Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.
You will not be allowed to write during the first 10 minutes.
This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.

The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.

Section A [15 Marks]


(Attempt all questions from this Section.)
Question 1
Fill in the blanks (3X1=3)

i. The cost of 7 graph books is $385. The cost of 1 graph book would be______

ii. If 4 + a = 36, value of ‘a’ = ____

iii. An __________ is a mathematical statement that shows that two mathematical


expressions are equal.

Question 2
True or False (3X1=3)

i. For p x q = z ,if p is 3, q is 4, the value of z = 12 .

ii. 20 is 75% of 40 .

iii. A speed of 24 km/hr is greater than the speed of 12.8 m/sec.

Question 3
Solve (Show your working) (3X1=3)

i. 5 6
4 = 1024. Show how to use that fact to quickly evaluate 4 .

ii. What are the two equivalent ratios of 8 : 18?

iii. Convert 250 millilitres (ml) to litres (l).

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Question 4
Solve the following (Show your working) (2X3=6)

i. Rosalind made 364 donuts. She put 8 donuts into each box.
a) How many boxes of donuts were there?
b) If she sold each box for $3, how much money would she receive?
c) How many donuts were left over?

ii. A plane travels at a constant speed. It takes 6 hours to travel 3,360 miles.
a) What is the plane’s speed in miles per hour?
b) At this rate, how many miles can it travel in 10 hours?
c) How many miles would the plane travel in 3 hours at the same speed?

Section B [25 Marks]


(Attempt all questions from this Section.)

Question 5
Solve the following (Show all your working) (6X2=12)

(i) Each of these is a pair of equivalent ratios. For each pair, show why they are
equivalent ratios.
(a) 4 : 5 and 8 : 10
(b) 18 : 3 and 6 : 1

(ii) A shopper paid $2.52 for 4.5 pounds of potatoes, $7.75 for 2.5 pounds of broccoli,
and $2.45 for 2.5 pounds of pears. What is the unit price of each item she bought?
Show your working.

(iii) A trash bin has a capacity of 50 gallons. What percentage of its capacity is each of
the following?
a) 5 gallons
b) 30 gallons

(iv) Priya collected 2,400 grams of pennies in a fundraiser. Each penny has a mass of 2.5
grams. How much money did Priya raise?

(v) Which is a better deal and why?


a) 5 tickets for $12.50
b) 8 tickets for $20.16?

(vi) The sale price of every item in a store is 85% of its usual price.
a) The usual price of a backpack is $30, what is its sale price?
b) The usual price of a sweatshirt is $18, what is its sale price?

Question 6
Do as directed (3X3=9)

(i) Kiran’s aunt is 17 years older than Kiran. How old will Kiran’s aunt be when Kiran is:
a) 15 years old?
b) 30 years old ?
c) How old will Kiran be when his aunt is 60 years old

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(ii) There are 90 kids in the band. 20% of the kids have their own instruments, and the
rest rent them.
a) How many kids own their own instruments?
b) How many kids rent instruments?
c) What percentage of kids rent their instruments?

(iii) A shopper bought the following items at the farmer’s market:


a) 6 ears of corn for $1.80. What was the cost per ear?
b) If the cost of 7 apples is 140. Then what is the cost of 12 apples?
c) 5 tomatoes for $3.10. What was the cost per tomato?

Question 7
Solve the following (1X4)

(i) Jada makes cocktails by combining 3 L of orange juice with 15 cups of strawberry
juice. (Show all your working)
a) How many litres of orange juice is needed for every cup of strawberry juice?
b) How many cups of strawberry juice is needed for 1 litre of orange juice?
c) Jada needs to make a small batch of cocktails using 0.5 litres of orange. How
many cups of strawberry juice will she need?
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d) How many litres of orange juice is needed for 1 2 cups of strawberry juice?

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