6th Grade Ratios and Ratio Language Test with Point Values (PDF)

6th Grade math test: Ratios and Ratio Language – Maths PDF

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This ratios test for 6th Grade covers ratios and ratio language (Common Core 6.RP.A.1), with a free PDF to print.

This 45-minute test has 9 questions worth 20 points. It covers writing ratios, ratio language, simplest form, equivalent ratios, and word problems from Common Core 6.RP.A.1. Show your work for full credit.

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About this test

Grade: Grade 6
Chapter: Ratios and Ratio Language
Standards: 6.RP.A.1
Time: 45 minutes
Total: 20 points

Ratios test: questions

Question 1 – Writing ratios [2 pts]

A bag of counters.

Write the ratio of green counters to yellow counters, and the ratio of green counters to all counters.

Question 2 – Simplest form [2 pts]

Write each ratio in simplest form.

\(18:24\)
30 to 45

Question 3 – Equivalent ratios [2 pts]

Find the missing number in each pair of equivalent ratios.

\(7:12\) = \(?:36\)
\(15:?\) = \(5:9\)

Question 4 – Same unit [2 pts]

Write the ratio of 20 minutes to 2 hours in simplest form.

Question 5 – Ratio language [2 pts]

There are 8 muffins and 10 cookies on a bake sale table. Write two different ratio statements about the table using the words “for every.”

Question 6 – Equivalent or not [2 pts]

Decide whether \(10:15\) and \(4:6\) are equivalent. Show your work.

Question 7 – Smoothies [2 pts]

A smoothie recipe uses 2 cups of strawberries for every 3 cups of yogurt. Noah has 9 cups of yogurt. Find the number of cups of strawberries he needs.

Two cups of strawberries go with every 3 cups of yogurt.

Question 8 – Road trip [3 pts]

Liam drives 2 equal parts for every 3 equal parts that Dad drives.

On a road trip, Liam and his dad share the driving in the ratio 2 to 3. The trip is 400 miles. Find how many miles each person drives.

Question 9 – Compare two mixes [3 pts]

Mix A has 4 cups of oats and 6 cups of raisins. Mix B has 6 cups of oats and 8 cups of raisins. Which mix has the greater share of oats compared to raisins? Explain with equivalent ratios.

Key facts behind this ratios test

Key facts

A ratio compares two quantities and can be written a:b, a to b, or a/b.
Order matters: the first number matches the first quantity named.
Ratios can compare part to part or part to whole.
Multiply or divide both numbers by the same nonzero number to make equivalent ratios.
A tape diagram splits a total into equal parts to solve ratio problems.

How to use this ratios test

Time yourself: the test is designed for an average student in 45 minutes. Answer the questions you are sure of first, then come back to the longer ones and check your units.

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