6th Grade Math Intervention Jeopardy

Whole Number Operations & Place Value

100

What is 250×10?

2,500 (Tip: Add one zero to the end when multiplying by 10)

200

What is 48×12?

576 (Break apart: 48×10=480, 48×2=96→480+96=576)

300

Evaluate 144÷12.

12

400

What is 525÷5?

105 (Tip: Remind students not to forget the place-holder zero in the tens place!)

500

Write 4,302 in expanded form

4,000+300+2

Decimals (Add, Subtract & Multiply)

100

Which number is larger: 0.6 or 0.45?

0.6 (Tip: Line up place values →0.60 vs 0.45)

200

Solve: 5.2+3.4.

8.6

300

Solve: 12.5−4.25.

8.25 (Tip: Add a placeholder zero to make 12.50−4.25)

400

Multiply: 0.4×0.2.

 0.08 (4×2=8, then move decimal point 2 places left)

500

Sam bought a notebook for $3.75 and a pen for $1.50. He paid with a $10 bill. How much change does he get back?

$4.75 (Total spent = $5.25→$10.00−$5.25=$4.75)

Fractions & Mixed Numbers

100

Simplify the fraction 8÷4 to its simplest form

21

200

What is 1/5 + 2/5 ?

3/5

300

Add 1/2 + 1/4

3/4

400

Convert the improper fraction 9/4 into a mixed number.

2¼

500

What is 1/3 X 3/5?

3/15 or 1/5

Place Value & Powers of 10

100

What digit is in the tenths place in the number 4.85?

8

200

What is 3.5 X 10?

35

300

What is 420 ÷ 10?

42

400

Write 10 X 10 X 10 using an exponent.

10³

500

• What is 6.2 X 10²?

620

Volume & Measurement

100

How many inches are in 1 foot?

 12 inches

200

A box is packed with unit cubes. If it holds 3 layers of 10 cubes, what is the total volume of the box?

• 30 cubicunits (3 X 10)

300

What is the volume of a rectangular prism with length=4cm, width=2cm, and height=3cm?

 24cm³

400

• How many feet are in 3 yards? (1yard=3feet)

 9 feet

500

A fish tank has a base area of 20 square inches and a height of 5 inches. What is its total volume? 

100 inches³