COMPETENCY PRACTICE QUESTIONS - 1

Subject: Mathematics Grade: VI

Portion: Ch.6 Decimals, Ch.8 Ratio, Proportion and Unitary method, Ch 9. Basic Geometrical
Ideas, Ch 10. Understanding Elementary Shapes, Ch. 11 Perimeter and Area,
Ch. 12 Data Handling
Section A
Q.I Select the correct option. (1 mark each)
1. Dinesh purchased vegetables worth ₹ 146.75 from a vendor and gave him
a 500-rupee note. How much amount did he get back?
(a) ₹ 313.25 (b) ₹ 350.25
(c) ₹ 353.25 (d) ₹ 363.25

2. Atul created a rectangular wall using cardboard paper for his science project.
He wants to paint the wall with green colour. If the length and breadth of the
rectangular wall are 18 cm and 15 cm respectively, find the area that needs to
be painted.
(a) 66 sq.cm (b) 132 sq.cm
(c) 270 sq.cm (d) 320 sq.cm

3. The number of sea animals in a sea animal aquarium is shown in the following
pictograph.
Sea animals Number of Sea Animals
Starfish
Sea horse
Turtle
Sting ray
= 10 sea animals
If 10 turtles are newly added to the aquarium, what will be the relation between
the number of starfish and turtles?
(a) The number of starfish is double (b) The number of starfish is
the number of turtles. equal to the number of
turtles.
(c) The number of starfish is less than (d) The number of starfish is
the number of turtles. triple the number of turtles.

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4. Which of the following has the same perimeter

as the given figure?

(a) A rectangle of length 12 cm and (b) An equilateral triangle of

breadth 6 cm. side length 24 cm.
(c) A regular pentagon of side length (d) A square of side length
9 cm. 36 cm.

5. The adjoining diagram shows the plan of the floor of

Arjun’s living room. All the angles in the diagram
are right angles. Arjun wants to lay tiles to cover
the entire floor.

Find the total area of the floor that needs to be covered.

(a) 120 sq. cm (b) 48 sq. cm

(c) 120 cm (d) 111 sq. cm

6. In a recipe for a special energy drink, 168 mL of juice is mixed with a certain
amount of water in the same ratio as 4 : 1. How much water (x) should be
added?
(a) 672 mL (b) 168 mL
(c) 42 mL (d) 4 mL

7. Rekha and Leela built kennels for their dogs. Rekha built a kennel of 9 m by 4
m. Leela built a kennel of 900 cm by 400 cm. Whose Kennel has the greater
area?
(a) Leela’s kennel has a greater area (b) Rekha’s kennel has a greater
than Rekha’s kennel. area than Leela’s kennel.

(c) Both Kennels have the same area. (d) Leela’s kennel area is greater
than Rekha’s kennel area by
100 sq. m

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8. Consider the polygon shown.

Rubina says that the given polygon is a heptagon. Is she correct?

(a) No, because a heptagon is made (b) Yes, because a heptagon is
of 6 line segments made of 7 line segments.
(c) No, because a heptagon must have (d) Yes, because a heptagon
exactly 3 reflex angles. must have exactly 6 reflex
angles.

9. Consider the following claims.

Claim 1: 1274 paise can be expressed as 12.74 rupees.
Claim 2: 2356 cm can be expressed as 23.56 m.
Which of the claim(s) is/are correct?
(a) Only Claim1 (b) Only Claim 2
(c) Both Claim 1 and Claim 2 (d) Neither Claim 1 nor Claim 2

10. The figure below shows a square wooden frame enclosing a square picture.

11 cm
14 cm

What is the area (in cm²) of the frame?

(a) 154 cm2 (b) 196 cm2
(c) 42 cm2 (d) 112 cm2

11. Meera makes a drink by mixing orange juice with water at 2 : 5.

Banita makes a drink by mixing orange juice with water in a ratio 1 : 3.
Mehul makes a drink by mixing orange juice with water at 5 : 5.
Bhupesh makes a drink by mixing orange juice with water at 4 : 3.
Who has the drink with the higher proportion of orange juice?
(a) Meera (b) Banita
(c) Mehul (d) Bhupesh

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12. A graphic designer is creating a logo with different angles. They include acute
angles in the design.
Which of these could be an acute angle?
(a) 92 (b) 75
(c) 100 (d) 240

13. A shopkeeper’s bill shows a total of ₹ 31.021. If one of the purchased items
costs ₹ 11.56, what is the price of the other item?
(a) ₹ 19.461 (b) ₹ 17.461
(c) ₹ 19.561 (d) ₹ 18.641

14. Rajat bought 250 g of onions and 0.75 kg of tomatoes. Which option correctly
compares the quantities of vegetables Rajat bought?
(a) Tomatoes were three times the (b) There was equal quantity of
quantity of onions tomatoes and onions
(c) Onions were twice the quantity of (d) Tomatoes were twice the
tomatoes quantity of onions

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15. In which direction will Sara face if she initially faces south and makes of a
4
revolution clockwise?
(a) East (b) West
(c) North (d) South

16. An electrician requires 14 m 45 cm of wire to install a ceiling fan.

He has a wire of length 16 m. After installing the fan, how much wire will be
left?
(a) 1.8 m (b) 1.65 m
(c) 2.45 m (d) 1.55 m

17. Smith ordered 24 sausages. Of the 14 guests that came to the party, 6 guests had
two sausages each, three guests had one sausage each and the remaining guests
did not have any sausages.
What is the ratio of the number of sausages left to the number of sausages had
by the guests?
(a) 2 : 5 (b) 2 : 3
(c) 5 : 2 (d) 3 : 5

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18. Consider the figures below.

Which option correctly represents the lengths of two pencils, A and B?

(a) Pencil A = Pencil B = 7 cm (b) Pencil A = 9 cm,
Pencil B = 8 cm
(c) Pencil A = Pencil B = 8 cm (d) Pencil A = 8 cm,
Pencil B = 9 cm

19. Reema sets the car air-conditioner at 17.5°C when she starts the car.
After a while, she increases the temperature to 21°C. Later, she increases the
temperature to 21.5°C. What is the total change in temperature?
(a) 3.5°C (b) 2.5°C
(c) 4°C (d) 6°C

20. The number of students in Class I to V of a school is shown in the bar graph
given below.
Number of Students in Class I to V

How many more students are there in Class IV than in Class I?

(a) 60 (b) 50
(c) 40 (d) 10
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