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GRADE
GRADE
Released 2008
Achievement Test
Mathematics
This document contains released items from the 2008 Grade 6 English Mathematics Achievement Test.

Released test items, which contained approximately 25% of the total number of test items from previously
secured achievement tests, were mailed to school administrators each fall from 2004 to 2006 and have
been made available to teachers in only print form because of copyright limitations. Every second year,
as of the fall of 2007, a complete or partial test for all achievement test subjects and grades (except
grades 6 and 9 Mathematics; grades 3, 6, and 9 Français/French Language Arts; and Grade 9 Knowledge
and Employability courses) will be mailed to school administrators in conjunction with the Assessment
Highlights report for that year. The parts of those tests that are released in print form for which electronic
copyright permission is received will subsequently be posted on the Alberta Education website. A
test blueprint and an answer key that includes the difficulty, reporting category, test section, and item
description for each test item will also be included. These materials, along with the Program of Studies
and Subject Bulletin, provide information that can be used to inform instructional practice.

For further information, contact Kelly Rota, Grades 6 & 9 Mathematics Examination Manager,
at Kelly.Rota@gov.ab.ca; Thomas Thompson, Grades 6 & 9 Mathematics Examiner,
at Thomas.Thompson@gov.ab.ca; or Jo-Anne Hug, Director, Achievement Testing,
at Jo-Anne.Hug@gov.ab.ca at Learner Assessment, or call (780) 427-0010.
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 2008 Achievement Test Released Items
The items presented in this document are from previously secured items that appeared on
the Part A and Part B Grade 6 Mathematics Achievement Test in 2008. These items are
released by Alberta Education.

Grade 6 Mathematics Achievement Test

Released Items
2008

Part A

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1. What is 175 ÷ 25?

A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10

2. What number when added to 0.09 would make a sum of 1.11?

A. 1.002
B. 1.001
C. 1.01
D. 1.02

3. What is 4 × 25 × 9?

A. 900
B. 360
C. 225
D. 100

4. If    
– 63.55 = 106.45, then the value of  is

A. 82.90
B. 83.90
C. 170.00
D. 180.00

5. What is 103.4 + 27.6 + 0.39?

A. 130.49
B. 130.9
C. 131.39
D. 134.9

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 6. Which of the following numbers is not a prime number and not a composite number?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

7. Item not released.

8. Which number when multiplied by 0.01 equals 1?

A. 10
B. 100
C. 1 000
D. 10 000

9. What is 180 – 54.65?

A. 125.35
B. 126.45
C. 132.65
D. 133.45

10. If Sunny makes $20 for each hour he works, then how many hours must Sunny
work to make $2 000?

A. 100
B. 400
C. 1 000
D. 40 000

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11. The ratio 3 to 4 is equivalent to

A. 30 to 20
B. 20 to 30
C. 16 to 12
D. 12 to 16

12. Item not released.

13. Emilio estimates that 600 trucks pass his house in 1 day. If this pattern
continues, then how many trucks would he expect to pass his house in 30 days?

A. 1 800
B. 6 300
C. 18 000
D. 63 000

14. Item not released.

15. The number that represents 8 millions, 70 thousands, 2 tens, and 3 ones is

A. 8 007 203
B. 8 070 023
C. 8 070 230
D. 8 700 023

16. Item not released.

17. The sum of three numbers is 180. The first two numbers are 35 and 75. What is
the third number?

A. 70
B. 80
C. 100
D. 110

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18. Item not released.

19. Which of the following rows represents the arithmetic operations that are necessary
to complete the equation 30  15  5 = 40?

Row  
A. + −
B. − +
C. × ÷
D. ÷ ×

Items 20 to 22 not released.

23. Which of the following fractions is equivalent to 25%?

1 ​
A. ​ __
4
3 ​
B. ​ __
4
1  ​
C. ​ ___
25
4  ​
D. ​ ___
25

24. Item not released.

25. A patient took 3 mL of medicine 4 times a day for 6 days. How much medicine
did the patient take altogether?

A. 72 mL
B. 24 mL
C. 18 mL
D. 12 mL

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Items 26 and 27 not released.

28. Sam wants to buy a book that costs $8.50. If Sam has $4.90, then how much more
money does he need to buy the book?

A. $3.40
B. $3.60
C. $4.40
D. $4.60

29. Which of the following pairs of numbers can be used to calculate a product of 28?

A. 2 and 56
B. 2 and 13
C. 3 and 9
D. 4 and 7

30. Item not released.

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Grade 6 Mathematics Achievement Test
Released Items
2008

Part B

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 1. The number 1 010 010 101.01 can be written as

A. one million ten thousand one hundred one and one hundredth
B. one million one hundred thousand one hundred one and one tenth
C. one billion one million one thousand one hundred one and one tenth
D. one billion ten million ten thousand one hundred one and one hundredth

2. To estimate the product of 631 and 713, Angela multiplies 600 × 700. Is
Angela’s estimate more or less than the actual product and why?

A. Less, because she rounded both numbers down

B. Less, because she rounded both numbers up
C. More, because she rounded both numbers down
D. More, because she rounded both numbers up

Items 3 and 4 not released.

Use the following information to answer question 5.

The following stem-and-leaf plot shows the heights of 31 soccer players.

Soccer Player Heights (cm)

19 1223446
18 23467889
17 1333458899
16 022899

5. The difference in height between the tallest player and the shortest player is

A. 36 cm
B. 31 cm
C. 27 cm
D. 22 cm

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 Use the following table to answer question 6.

Movie Admission Prices

Year Adult Ticket
2001 $12.25
2002 $12.75
2003 $13.25
2004 $13.75

6. If the pattern shown in the table above continues, then in which year will the price
of one adult ticket have increased to $15.25?

A. 2007
B. 2008
C. 2009
D. 2010

Use the following information to answer question 7.

A class of between 20 and 28 students went on a field trip. They tried to

organize themselves into groups of 2, 3, 4, or 5, but they found that there
were always students left over.

7. How many students were in the class?

A. 21
B. 23
C. 25
D. 27

Items 8 to 10 not released.

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 Use the following information to answer questions 11 and 12.

The following table shows some of the prices of four different items that a store
sells.

Item Price
Balloon $0.25
Candy bar $1.00
Pencil ?
Ring ?

11. Shannon bought an equal number of balloons and candy bars. If she spent a total of
$10.00, then how many balloons and how many candy bars did Shannon buy?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

Use the following additional information to answer question 12.

The store sells the following four types of treat bags.

CANDY
CB
AA CA
NR N
BAR DY BA DY
R

12. If the price of each treat bag is the same, then the price of 1 ring is
MA6_0611 Treat bags
A. $0.25
B. $0.50
C. $0.75
D. $1.00

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13. Item not released.

14. Two brothers plan to save money together to buy a CD player that costs $147.00.
If Jon saves $12.00 a week and Rene saves $10.00 a week, then what is the least
number of weeks it will take to save $147.00?

A. 14 weeks
B. 13 weeks
C. 7 weeks
D. 6 weeks

Items 15 and 16 not released.

Use the following diagram to answer question 17.

17. What is the perimeter of the shape shown above?

A. 170 m
B. 220 m
C. 300 m
D. 340 m

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 Use the following information to answer question 18.

Mora draws the number “4” on a piece of grid paper and reflects it on the line
of reflection.
18

16

14
A
12

10

B C D
8

6 E

2
Line of reflection

0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

MA6_0614 Reflection Graph

18. What are the coordinates of point B after it is reflected?

A. (3, 9)
B. (9, 3)
C. (9, 17)
D. (17, 9)

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 Use the following information to answer question 19.

A group of students bought tickets to a hockey game that cost $5.00 per ticket.
After the game, two of the students each bought a poster that cost $5.00.

19. If the total amount of money spent by the group was $105.00, then how many
students were in the group?

A. 18
B. 19
C. 20
D. 21

Use the following equations to answer question 20.

The value of  in the following two equations is the same.

24 + 9 = 

44 – 5 =  + ∆

20. What is the value of ∆?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

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 Use the following information to answer question 21.

A sequence of mathematical operations was performed on the number 0.882

to get an answer of 8.67.

0.882

Add 0.008

Multiply by 3

8.67

MA6_0612
21. Which of the following operations Math
was first sequence on the number 0.882 to
performed
(Flatten transparency)
complete the sequence shown above?

A. Add 2

B. Subtract
MA6_0612 Math 2
sequence option A
(Flatten transparency)

C.
MA6_0612 Divide by 2
Math sequence option B
(Flatten transparency)

D.
MA6_0612Multiply
Math sequence
by 2 option C
(Flatten transparency)

MA6_0612 Math sequence option D

(Flatten transparency)
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 Use the following diagram to answer question 22.

22. If both the length and width of the rectangle shown above are doubled, then what
will the area of the new rectangle be?

A. 36 m2
B. 80 m2
C. 160 m2
D. 320 m2

23. Joel keeps all his hockey cards in a special book that holds 6 cards on each page.

​ 2 ​  pages of the book are full, then how many cards has Joel collected?
If  3 __
3

A. 14
B. 18
C. 22
D. 36

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 Use the following graph to answer question 24.

24. According to the graph, how many times between 06:00 and 12:00 was the
humidity exactly 30%?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

25. The cost of Internet service is $23.50/month for the first 5 months and then
$34.50/month for every month after that. How much will Internet service cost for
one year?

A. $414.00
B. $359.00
C. $290.00
D. $282.00

26. Item not released.

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 Use the following information to answer question 27.

The lights at a particular crosswalk flash 90 times in 30 seconds.

X CROSSWALK X

27. If a person takes 10 secondsMA6_0611

to cross the street, with
Crosswalk thencar
how many times will the
lights flash while that person is crossing?

A. 80
B. 60
C. 30
D. 20

28. Item not released.

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 Use the following information to answer question 29.

While at the airport, John makes a tally count of the colours of the luggage
that passes him on the conveyor belt. The results are shown in the table below.

Colours of
Luggage Frequency

Black
Beige
Blue
Brown

MA6_0714 Luggage tally chart

29. What percentage of the luggage is blue?

A. 2%
B. 4%
C. 6%
D. 8%

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 Use the following information to answer question 30.

John and Luisa each ate a number of pizza slices for dinner. The number of
slices of pizza left over is shown below.

30. If the leftover pizza slices from both pizzas are put together, then what fraction of
one whole pizza is there? MA6_0614 Pizzas

9
A. ​ __
7
 ​
9 ​
B. ​ __
8
2 ​
C. ​ __
7

2 ​
D. ​ __
8

31. Item not released.

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 Use the following information to answer question 32.

Jessie drew the following shaded shape on grid paper.

32. If the area of the shaded shape is 32 cm2, then what is the area of the unshaded
part of the grid?

A. 24 cm2
B. 32 cm2
C. 64 cm2
D. 98 cm2

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 Use the following information to answer question 33.

At a restaurant, chairs and tables are put together in the pattern shown below.

33. How many chairs would fit around 6 tables that are put together in the same pattern
as shown above? MA6_0614 Table and Chairs

A. 20
B. 22
C. 24
D. 30

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 Use the following information to answer question 34.

Mr. and Mrs. Auger took their 3 children to one of the sporting events shown
in the table below.

Ticket Price
Sporting Event Adult Child
Baseball $30.00 $10.00
Basketball $35.00 $15.00
Football $25.00 $10.00
Soccer $20.00 $5.00

34. To which sporting event did the Auger family go if the total cost of the tickets was
more than $70.00 but less than $90.00?

A. Baseball
B. Basketball
C. Football
D. Soccer

Use the following information to answer question 35.

A particular rectangle has a perimeter of 50 m and an area of 100 m2.

35. What is the length of the longest side of the rectangle?

A. 50 m
B. 25 m
C. 20 m
D. 10 m

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 Use the following information to answer question 36.

The pictograph shown below represents the number of fish each child has in
the family’s fish tank.

Number of Fish in Tank

Carlos

Sally

John

= ? fish

MA6_0612 Fish chart

36. If there is a total of 30 fish in the tank, then how many fish does each fish symbol
represent?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6

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 Use the following information to answer question 37.

A recycling box and its dimensions are shown below.

37. The total volume of the recycling box is

A. 579 120 cm3

B. 57 912 cm3
C. 475.2 cm3
D. 118.8 cm3

Use the following information to answer question 38.

Step 1: 5 ÷ 1 = A

Step 2: A × 5 = B

Step 3: B − 9 = C

Step 4: C + 6 = D

Step 5: D ÷ E = 1

38. What is the value of the letter E in step 5 shown above?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 11
D. 22

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 39. Item not released.

Use the following information to answer question 40.

Several cups of different colours are placed upside down on a table.

Colour of Cup Number of Cups

Grey 4
Red 3
Yellow 2
Blue 1

40. A marble is placed randomly under one of the cups. What is the probability that
the marble is under a red cup?
1  ​
A. ​ ___
10
3
B. ​ ___
10
 ​
1 ​
C. ​ __
3
3 ​
D. ​ __
7

Items 41 to 48 not released.

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 Use the following information to answer question 49.

Eleven students were surveyed about the number of CDs they own.

CDs Owned by Students

Legend

= One student

0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Number of CDs

49. How many students own at least one CD but fewer than four CDs?
MA6_0512 Chart with legend
A. 4
B. 5
C. 9
D. 10

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 Use the following information to answer question 50.

A pattern is being made, as shown below.

Row 1

Row 2

Row 3

Row 4

Row 5 ?

Row 6 ?

Row 7 ?

50. If the pattern continues, then how many triangles will be in row 7?
MA6_0312 Triangles
A. 13
B. 21
C. 36
D. 49

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 2008 Test Blueprint and Item Descriptions
The following blueprint shows the reporting categories and test sections (curricular content
areas) by which the following 18* items were classified on the 2008 Grade 6 Part A
Mathematics Achievement Test.

Item Distribution Number and Proportion

Mathematical Process
by Reporting Category of Released Items
5
Addition/Subtraction 2, 4, 5, 9, 17
(27.8%)
4
Multiplication/Division 1, 3, 8, 19
(22.2%)
5
Number Relationships 6, 11, 15, 23, 29
(27.8%)
4
Connecting Experiences 10, 13, 25, 28
(22.2%)
18
(60% of Total Test)

*Please Note: Twelve items have not been released from the 2008 test.

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The table below provides additional information about each item that appeared on the 2008
Grade 6 Part A Mathematics Achievement Test.

Item Key Difficulty (%) Mathematical Process

1 A 86.8 Multiplication/Division
2 D 87.1 Addition/Subtraction
3 A 88.5 Multiplication/Division
4 C 77.0 Addition/Subtraction
5 C 86.2 Addition/Subtraction
6 A 72.1 Number Relationships

8 B 60.2 Multiplication/Division
9 A 67.0 Addition/Subtraction
10 A 72.3 Connecting Experiences
11 D 68.2 Number Relationships

13 C 80.5 Connecting Experiences

15 B 83.8 Number Relationships

17 A 84.2 Addition/Subtraction

19 A 83.0 Multiplication/Division

23 A 79.0 Number Relationships

25 A 78.3 Connecting Experiences

28 B 80.7 Connecting Experiences

29 D 76.6 Number Relationships

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The following table provides information on 30* of the test items that appeared on the 2008 Grade 6
Part B Mathematics Achievement Test.

Reporting Category

Knowledge Skills
Number
Test Sections Apply facts,
Recall facts, and Proportion
(Curricular Content Areas) concepts, procedures,
concepts, of Released Items
terminology, and
procedures,
relationships to solve
and
problems in a variety
terminology
of situations
Number
12
• Number Concepts 1, 2, 21, 27, 30 7, 14, 19, 23, 25, 29, 34
(40.0%)
• Number Operations
Patterns and Relations
• Patterns 7
50 6, 11, 12, 20, 33, 38
• Variables and Equations (23.3%)
• Relations and Functions
Shape and Space
• Measurement 6
37 17, 18, 22, 32, 35
• 3-D Objects and 2-D Shapes (20.0%)
• Transformations
Statistics and Probability
5
• Data Analysis 5, 24, 36 40, 49
(16.7%)
• Chance and Uncertainty
Number and Proportion 10 20 30
of Items on Test (20%) (40%) (60% of Total Test)
*Please Note: Twenty items have not been released from the 2008 test.

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 The following table provides additional information about each item that appeared on the
2008 Grade 6 Part B Mathematics Achievement Test.

Difficulty Reporting
Item Key Strand Item Description
(%) Category
Match a number value that is greater than
1 D 82.7 K N one million written in standard form to the
number value written in word form
Identify the correct rationale for solving a
2 A 76.3 K N
problem involving estimation

Calculate the difference between two

5 A 59.0 K SP
values given in a stem-and-leaf plot
Determine and extend a numeric pattern
6 A 87.2 S PR displayed in a table to make a calculation
involving cost
Apply knowledge of multiples and/or
7 B 66.3 S N factoring to determine the number value
that represents a prime number

Given the total amount spent on two items,

and the price of each item, determine the
11 D 73.2 S PR
total number of each item bought if the
number of each item is the same
Apply pre-algebra strategies to determine
12 B 68.1 S PR the value of an item in a set of four items
given the value of only two of the items

Calculate how many weeks it would take

for two people to save a certain amount
14 C 66.4 S N
of money if each person saved a different
amount of money each week

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 Difficulty Reporting
Item Key Strand Item Description
(%) Category
Determine the perimeter of an irregular
polygon by comparing unknown side
17 C 78.0 S SS
lengths to known side lengths of the
polygon
Determine the coordinates of an image
18 D 59.0 S SS after it has been reflected on a line of
reflection
Solve a multi-step money problem
19 B 56.8 S N
involving one unknown
Given two equations, apply algebra
20 B 64.7 S PR
strategies to solve for an unknown variable
Determine the mathematical operation
that is necessary to complete a sequence
21 A 58.1 K N
of operations involving whole number and
decimal values
Determine the effect on area of a rectangle
22 D 50.4 S SS after its dimensions are increased by a
certain factor
Demonstrate understanding of mixed
numerals by representing integer values
23 C 77.0 S N
and fractions symbolically and/or
concretely
Read information presented in a line graph
24 D 77.1 K SP
to determine the frequency of an event
Solve a multi-step money problem by
determining the total cost of a yearly
25 B 74.4 S N
subscription that is based on a monthly
cost that changes over time

Determine the value of a term in a ratio

27 C 73.3 K N
using knowledge of equivalent fractions

Use data from a tally chart to represent one

29 D 46.3 S N outcome as a percentage of all the reported
outcomes
Determine the improper fraction given
30 B 68.7 K N a pictorial representation of two proper
fractions

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 Difficulty Reporting
Item Key Strand Item Description
(%) Category

Determine the area of one square unit on

32 C 55.8 S SS a grid given the area of an irregular shape
located on the grid
Determine the relationship between
33 A 54.0 S PR two variables in a pattern represented
pictorially to make a prediction
Perform arithmetic operations on whole
34 C 75.9 S N numbers and decimals to determine a
value that falls within a given range
Determine the dimensions of a rectangle
35 C 47.8 S SS
given its perimeter and area
Determine the value represented by a
36 B 71.0 K SP
symbol in a pictograph
Calculate the volume of a rectangular
37 B 55.8 K SS prism with the dimensions given in whole
number and decimal values
Use pre-algebra strategies to solve a series
38 D 52.3 S PR of equations with one unknown and with
whole number coefficients and solutions

Calculate the theoretical probability of a

40 B 74.8 S SP
single event expressed as a proper fraction

Read and interpret a line plot to draw a

49 C 56.8 S SP
conclusion
Determine and extend a geometric pattern
50 A 70.2 K PR to predict the number of shapes in a
particular row of the pattern

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