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Grade 6 Curriculum Quiz1. Madison eats seven peas for every bite ofmashed potato. If she eats 49 peas, how manybites of mashed potato has she eaten?

a. 12

b. 7

c. 5

d. 9

The correct answer is b. If Madison eats 49 peas, she

has eaten seven bites of mashed potato.

2. If triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF, whatis the length of side EF?

a. 12 inches

b. 4 inches

c. 2 inches

d. 1 inches

The correct answer is c. If triangle ABC is similar to

triangle DEF, then the length of side EF is 2 inches.

3. On a map using a scale of 1 inch = 20 miles, how

many miles are represented by 5 inches?

a. 25

b. 75

c. 100

d. 150

The correct answer is c. On a map using a scale of 1

inch = 20 miles, 5 inches represents 100 miles.

4. A book author would include an appendix if theauthor wanted to:

a. include additional materials that are relevantto the main text

b. give the reader the page numbers of each

chapter

c. explain where information in the book camefrom

d. guide the reader to key words and topics

The correct answer is a. The author of a book would

include an appendix for additional materials that are

relevant to the main text.

5. The phrase living high on the hog is anexample of:

a. syntax

b. an idiom

c. a simile

d. a metaphor

The correct answer is b. The phrase "living high on the

hog" is an example of an idiom.

6. Which of the following shows the numbers inorder from greatest to least?

a. 10.25, 10, 10.7, 10.35, 10.87

b. 10, 10.25, 10.35, 10.7, 10.87

c. 10.87, 10.7, 10.35, 10.25, 10

d. 10, 10.35, 10.7, 10.87, 10.25The correct answer is c. The numbers {10.87, 10.7, 10.35,

10.25, 10} are in order from greatest to least.

7. Seeds are spread by:

a. the wind

b. insects

c. birds

d. all of the above

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The correct answer is d. Seeds are spread by the

wind, insects, and birds.8. When magma cools, it forms:

a. igneous rock

b. river rock

c. metamorphic rock

d. sedimentary rock

The correct answer is a. When magma cools, it forms

igneous rock.

9. The process of a plant converting energy fromsunlight into food is called:

a. photosynthesis

b. pollination

c. the plant cycle

d. eating

The correct answer is a. Photosynthesis is the process

by which a plant converts energy from sunlight into

food.

10. A hint that something will happen later on in astory is an example of:

a. flashback

b. foreshadowing

c. personification

d. understatement

The correct answer is b. A hint that something will

happen later on in a story is an example of

foreshadowing.

11. Why is the Code of Hammurabi important?

a. It was the first known example of writtenEnglish.

b. It unlocked the secret of the universe.

c. It was written on parchment.

d. It is one of the earliest examples of writtenlaw.

The correct answer is d. The Code of Hammurabi is

important because it is one of the earliest known

examples of written law.