6th Grade Math
Algebra
ELA / Grammar
Reading Comprehension
Puzzles / Trivia
100
What is the GCF of 12 and 18?
6
100
Solve for X:
3X = 21
X = 7
100
Numbers greater than _____________ must be written in digits.
Ten
100
Read this excerpt from "Birthday Party":
They were a couple in their late thirties, and they looked unmistakably married. They sat on the banquette opposite us in a little narrow restaurant, having dinner.
In context, what does "banquette" mean?
Booth / seat of a restaurant.
100
List one of the senses that humans have, OTHER THAN sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing.
Possible answers include:
Pressure, temperature, itch, pressure, timing, hunger / thirst, balance.
200
Jenna has a bag with 3 blue marbles, 6 red marbles, and 5 green marbles. Jenna chooses a marble at random. What is the probability that she will pick a red marble? Write it as a fraction in simplest form!
3/7
200
Combine all like terms in the expression below:
5X - 6 + 19X + 109 - 4Y - 17
24X + 86 - 4Y
(Terms can be in a different order)
200
What is the grammatical error in this sentence?
Before I go to school I watch "Rick and Morty."
There is no comma after school. "Before I go to school" is an introductory clause!
200
Read this excerpt from "All Summer in a Day" :
But Margot remembered.
"It’s like a penny," she said once, eyes closed.
"No it’s not!" the children cried.
"It’s like a fire," she said, "in the stove."
Why do you think Margot uses similes to describe the sun to her classmates?
Answers may vary.
200
Find all the words in FIVE MINUTES OR LESS to score the points!
Did you win?
300
Convert this decimal into a fraction:
.685
685/1000
OR
137/200
300
W5 x W9 =
W14
300
List at least five of the seven coordinating conjunctions.
HINT: FANBOYS
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
300
Read the following passage from "Lamb to the Slaughter":
She watched him as he began to sip the dark yellow drink, and she could see little oily swirls in the liquid because it was so strong. [...] He didn't answer, so she bent her head again and went on with her sewing; but each time he lifted the drink to his lips, she heard the ice cubes clinking against the side of the glass.
Why do you think the author gives so many details about the drink? What literary device might the author be using?
Answers may vary. The literary device might be FORESHADOWING.
300
How many Ray Bradbury stories did we read this year?
3!
The Veldt
There Will Come Soft Rains
All Summer in a Day
400
Mr. Jackson gave a quiz to his sixth grade math class. They scored the following grades:
38, 52, 67, 71, 71, 83, 88, 98
What is the MEAN of that data?
71
400
Solve for X:
2X + 4 = 5X - 8
X = 4
400
Which of these is the best example of a THEME?
- Mary Malone killed her husband with a leg of lamb.
- Technology can take over our lives if we are not careful.
- It is wrong to be greedy when others need help.
*Bonus 100 points if you can name a text we read together that goes with each statement!*
- Technology can take over our lives if we are not careful.
BONUS: Lamb to the Slaughter, The Veldt, Nail Soup
400
Read this sentence from "The Veldt", where George and Lydia Hadley are talking about the nursery:
George said, “It’s supposed to help them work off their neuroses in a healthful way.”
What does "neuroses" mean in context?
Minor symptoms of a mental illness, such as anxiety or depression; stress.
400
NO Googling! One minute to solve:
If two's company and three's a crowd, what are four and five?
Nine!
500
Use order of operations to solve this problem:
( 48 + 6 x 3 ) x 34
5346
500
Use the box method to solve:
(6X + 2) (3X - 5)
You must COMBINE ALL LIKE TERMS in your answer to get points!!!
18X2 - 24X - 10
500
What are the two jobs of a closing / conclusion sentence in a paragraph?
(Need BOTH to earn points!)
- Sum up what the paragraph is about.
- Expand your argument
500
Read "The Red Wheel Barrow." :
so much depends
upon
a red wheel
barrow
glazed with rain
water
beside the white
chickens
Why do you think William Carlos Williams chooses not to use capital letters or punctuation? Many right answers!
Answers may vary.
500
Find them all in FIVE MINUTES OR LESS to earn points!
Did you win?
600
Find the area of this shape. Round your answer to the nearest tenth:
22.2
600
Linda was selling tickets for the school play. She sold 10 more adult tickets than children tickets and she sold twice as many senior tickets as children tickets. Linda sold 152 adult's tickets. How many tickets did she sell altogether?
578 tickets.
(142 children + 152 adult + 284 senior)
600
Punctuate the following line: (Hint- there's multiple right answers!)
Lilly enjoys the tulips that her grandmother gave her however she prefers roses
One possible answer:
Lilly enjoys the tulips that her grandmother gave her; however, she prefers roses.
600
What does this line from "Lady or the Tiger?" reveal about the king? List at least two things.
"He was a man of exuberant fancy, and, withal, of an authority so irresistible that, at his will, he turned his varied fancies into facts."
Possible answers:
- The king is very powerful.
- The king was a wild imagination.
- The king is lively / energetic.
600
What is the name of the earliest known human / hominid?
Lucy