2018 STAAR Grade 6 Math

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38 Questions
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1.

Serena bought 5 shirts for $6 each and spent $7 on lunch. She paid for the shirts and lunch using her debit card. The change in the balance of Serena’s checking account can be represented by the expression shown.

5 (— 6) + (—7)

Which integer represents the change in the balance of Serena’s checking account from these purchases?

6.3.D
2.

The face of a lamp shade is shaped like a trapezoid. The dimensions of the face are shown in the diagram.


Which equation can be used to find A, the area of the face of the lamp shade in square inches?

6.8.C
3.

George wrote an integer. The opposite of George’s integer is - 53.

Which of these statements about George’s integer must be true?

  1. The integer is 53.
  2. The integer has an absolute value of - 53.
  3. The integer is - 53.
  4. The integer has an absolute value of 53.

6.2.B
4.

The dot plot shows the lengths of the 12 trailers sold at a store last month.


Which statement about the data is true?

6.12.C
5.

A carpenter charges $720 for 18 hours of work. She charges the same amount of money for each hour of work.
Which table shows the relationship between the amount of time the carpenter works and the amount of money she charges?

6.6.C
6.

An engine is operating at 25% of its full power. Which number line shows a point that represents 25%?

6.4.F
7.

A can contains 24 fluid ounces of fruit juice. How many pints of fruit juice does the can contain?

6.4.H
8.

Shea wrote the expression 5(y + 2) + 4 to show the amount of money five friends paid for snacks at a baseball game. Which expression is equivalent to the one Shea wrote?

6.7.D
9.

The table shows the approximate median annual salaries associated with two levels of education.


Based on the data in the table, how much more money would a person with a master’s degree earn than a person with a bachelor’s degree over a 35-year career?

6.14.H
10.

A waiter earned a 17% tip. What decimal is equivalent to 17%?

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

6.4.G
11.

Yesterday 170 guests at a hotel called for room service, and 255 guests did not call for room service. What percentage of the guests at this hotel called for room service yesterday?

6.5.B
12.

Which expression is equivalent to 16 + 2 â‹… 36?

6.7.A
13.

Alejandra has $600 in her checking account. She wants to spend part of this money on a computer. She wants to have at least $250 left in her checking account after buying the computer. The inequality shown can be used to find t, the amount of money in dollars that Alejandra can spend on the computer.

t + 250 ≤ 600

Which inequality represents all possible values of t?

6.10.A
14.

The table shows the portion of a day four students used to build a website.


Which list shows the students in order from the greatest amount of time used to the least amount of time used?

6.2.D
15.

Consumers sometimes make choices that cause negative information to be put on their credit reports. Which of these is the most likely number of years that this negative information will remain on their credit reports?

6.14.E
16.

Which number line represents the solution to 5x < 30?

6.9.B
17.

Triangle PQR is shown. Use the ruler provided to measure the dimensions of the triangle to the nearest 1/2 inch.


Which measurement is closest to the area of triangle PQR in square inches?

6.8.D
18.

A pharmacist put 4.536 ounces of vitamin pills into bottles. She put 0.042 ounce of vitamin pills into each bottle.

How many bottles did the pharmacist use for these vitamin pills?

6.3.E
19.

The stem and leaf plot shows the percentage of questions on a Spanish test that were answered correctly by each student in a class.


Which statement is true?

6.13.A
20.

The table shows the time Monique worked and the amount of money she earned during four different weeks.


Based on the information in the table, how much will Monique earn if she works 40 hours in a week?

6.4.B
21.

The coordinate grid shows points P, Q, R, and S. All the coordinates for these points are integers.


What is the value of the x-coordinate of point P?

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

6.11
22.

Which equation has a solution of k = 6.5?

6.10.B
23.

Dolores spent $13.00 of the $20.00 in her wallet.

Which decimal represents the fraction of the $20.00 Dolores spent?

6.4.G
24.

Which expression is represented on the number line?

6.3.C
25.

Which set of angle measures CANNOT be the angle measures of a triangle?

6.8.A
26.

Which situation can be represented by 17.35x > 624.60?

6.9.C
27.

The list shows the growth in centimeters of 12 plants during one week.
6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10, 11, 11, 14

Which box plot best displays a summary of these data?

6.12.A
28.

The graph shows the cost to rent a surfboard for different amounts of time.


Which list best represents the independent values of the graphed points?

6.6.A
29.

Patricia recorded the prices of watches at a store. The prices are shown in the table.


What is the median price of the watches in dollars?

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

6.12.C
30.

Which list shows the numbers in order from least value to greatest value?

6.2.D
31.

A shop owner offered a 20% discount off the regular price of a mirror. The amount of the discount is $3.

What is the regular price of the mirror?

6.5.B
32.

Keith wrote the expression shown to determine the cost in dollars for an upcoming trip.

(127.50 - 23.50) + 3(86.50 + 4)

Which expression is equivalent to the one Keith wrote?

6.7.A
33.

LuAnn is playing a math game. She chooses three cards. The value of each of her cards is shown.
  • First card: -12
  • Second card: 3
  • Third card: - 5
What is the sum of the values of LuAnn’s three cards?

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

6.3.D
34.

The figure represents a water trough in the shape of a rectangular prism. The dimensions of the water trough are given in feet.


What is the volume of water in the trough in cubic feet when the trough is full?

6.8.D
35.

Which situation can be represented by the equation y = 74x ?

6.6.C
36.

The Venn diagram shows the relationships among different sets of numbers.


Which number would be located in the shaded part of the diagram?

6.2.A
37.

Employees who have retired from a company are placed in different benefit categories. The bar graph shows the percentages of the retired employees in different benefit categories.


Which statement about the employees is supported by the data in the bar graph?

6.12.D
38.

The area of the rectangle shown is 375 square centimeters.


What is h, the height of the rectangle in centimeters?

6.10.A