6th Grade Mathematics WINTER BREAK

HOMEWORK PRACTICE In Preparation for the Maryland School Assessment

December 22, 2011 – January 2, 2012

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Division of Academics Department of Curriculum and Instruction

NOTE TO STUDENT

This winter break packet has been compiled to complimentmiddle schoolmathematics classroom instruction. The studentactivities in thispacket are designed to reinforcemathematicsconceptsandskills inpreparation fortheGrade6MathematicsMaryland State Assessment (MSA), while also being fun andstimulating.We strongly encourage you towork diligently to complete theactivities in this packet. Note: BCR questions may receive amaximum score of two points for Part B. ECR questionsmayreceiveamaximumpointoftreepointsforPartB.You are encouraged to turn in your packet to your teacher when you return from winter break.  Remember to do your best!

Name _________________________ 6th Grade Winter Break Practice

Section 1: Selected Response Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. In triangle JKL, angle J is 29 degrees and angle K is 86. What is the measure of angle L?

a. 65 degrees c. 115 degrees

b. 90 degrees d. 75 degrees

____ 2. What is the cost of 12.6 gallons of gasoline if the price per gallon is $1.40? a. $14.00 c. $17.64

b. $176.40 d. $6.30 ____ 3. The rule for the following table is 3n-3. Find the missing number in the table.

Input (n) Output (3n-3)

8 21 12 33 15 ? 26 75

a. 42 c. 45

b. 21 d. 15 ____ 4. The parent advisory council held an art auction and raised $1,845 to buy additional art supplies for each of the 10 classrooms in their school. How much money did each classroom receive for supplies? a. $18.45 c. $1,845.00

b. $184.50 d. $18,450.00

____ 5. Mr. Hanson asked his students to bring their rock collections to school for science class. The following stem-and-leaf plot shows the number of rocks in each collection. How many students brought more than 148 rocks to school?

Stem Leaf 13 2 9 14 2 2 8 15 0 1 2 4 5 5 6 9 16 2 3 7 7 8 17

18 0 4 6 KEY: 13| 2 = 132

a. 16 students c. 20 students

b. 18 students d. 29 students ___ 6. Which of the following is an obtuse, scalene triangle?

a. c.

b. d.

____ 7. Kyle created the following map of his neighborhood. What are the coordinates of the park?

a. (-3, 4) c. (-4, 3)

b. (3, -4) d. (4, -3)

____ 8. Which integer is shown by point Q on the number line?

a. –3 c. 0

b. –2 d. 4

____ 9. Three vertices of a square are graphed on the coordinate plane. Which of the following is the fourth vertex of the square?

1 2 3 4 5–1–2–3–4–5 x

1

2

3

4

5

–1

–2

–3

–4

–5

y

a. (3, 1) c. (1, 2)

b. (2, 4) d. (2, 1) ____ 10. Madeline has 5 blue buttons, 10 purple buttons, 4 yellow buttons, and 7 orange buttons in a bag. What is the probability of choosing an orange button?

a. 0.07 c. 0.27 b. 0.7 d. 0.37

____ 11. Samson will spin the spinner once. What is the probability the spinner will stop on a 1, 2 or 3?

a. 25% c. 75%

b. 50% d. 100%

____ 12. Bozeman’s daily high temperatures (°F) for one week were 82, 87, 88, 90, 84, 84, and 80. For this data, set, which of the following is 85? a. mean c. mode b. median d. range ____ 13. Katie and five friends are forming a girls’ club. Each club member writes her name on a piece of paper and puts the paper in a bag. The name picked from the bag will be the name of the club President. What is the probability that Katie will be named President? Express this as a fraction, percent, and a decimal.

a. ; 25%; 0.25

c. ; 83%; 0.83

b. ; 17%; 0.17

d. ; 50%; 0.50

Round the decimal to the indicated place-value position. ____ 14. 19.76485; tenths

a. 19.7649 c. 19.76

b. 19.8 d. 19.765 ____ 15. A calculator displays the decimal 0.85. Which fraction is written in simplest form and equals 0.85?

a. c.

b. d.

_____16. A green sea turtle weighs 355.3 kilograms. What is the word form of this number? a. three hundred fifty and three tenth b. three hundred fifty-three tenths c. three hundred five and three tenths

d. three hundred fifty-five and three tenths

____ 17. Ilya made a blue rug that used 7 yards of fabric and a brown rug that used 11 yards

of fabric. How many more yards of fabric were in the brown rug?

a. 3 yards

c. 4 yards

b. 3 yards

d. 4 yards

Brief Constructed Response (BCR)

18. The chart below list the final times for contestants who ran in a 5K Marathon.

Contestant Time

Jim 4.62

Kokesh

AJ

Erich 129% Rob 4.43

Christian 0.97 Part A: Write the contestants names in order from least to greatest according to their final time in the marathon. __________________________________________________________ Part B: Use what you know about fractions, decimals, and percents to explain how you found your answer. Use words, numbers, and/or symbols in your explanation.

19. Sandra’s Pet shop has several different types of dogs. The table below shows the number of dogs of each kind.

Sandras’ Petshop Kinds of Dogs Number of Dogs

Shih Tzu 11 Chihuahua 2

Yorkshire Terrier 9 Golden Retriever 17

Part A: Sandra chooses a dog for a birthday present without looking. What is the probability it will be a Shih Tzu or a Chihuahua. Write you answer as a percent. _________________________________________________ Part B: Use what you know about probability to explain how you found your answer. Use words, numbers, and/or symbols in your explanation. _________________________________________________________________________________

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21. Extended Constructed Response (ECR) The data below shows the weights, in pounds, of 22 dogs at a dog show.

52, 24, 31, 52, 48, 48, 51, 13, 20, 39, 57, 53, 32 12, 49, 31, 14, 13, 18, 27, 57, 54

Part A Use the data to create a stem-and-leaf plot. Part B:

• Explain how you made your plot. Use what you know about stem-and-leaf plots in your explanation. Use words, numbers and/or symbols to support your explanation.

• There was a mistake with one of the dog’s weight. Instead of 49 pounds the weight should have been 61 pounds. Explain how this change will affect the stem-and-leaf plot. Use words, numbers and/or symbols to support your explanation.

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Section 2: Log into First in Math and earn at least 300 stickers.

I earned __________ stickers.

Explain which games you played to earn your points.

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