Grade 6 word problems test
A free Grade 6 word problems test online, with answers. It draws questions from 1 topic and the numbers change every time, so you can take it again and again. Choose 10, 25 or 50 questions.
What the Grade 6 word problems test covers
Grade 6 solves problems with whole numbers, fractions and decimals, including money, measurement, ratio and rate.
- Word problems
When it is taught — Term 4
Problem solving runs through every term of Grade 6, and the teaching plan gives it its own weeks in Term 4, using all four operations. It is tested in the Grade 6 maths Term 4 final exam.
Sample Grade 6 word problems questions
Five questions of the kind the test asks. In the test itself every answer is marked straight away, with the working shown.
1. Sipho buys 8 shirts at R320 each and gets 15% off the total. How much does she pay?
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Answer: 2176
8 × R320 = R2 560. Discount: 15% of R2 560 = R384. Pay: R2 176.
2. Jolene buys 7 shirts at R560 each and gets 20% off the total. How much does she pay?
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Answer: 3136
7 × R560 = R3 920. Discount: 20% of R3 920 = R784. Pay: R3 136.
3. Nadia buys 7 shirts at R240 each and gets 10% off the total. How much does she pay?
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Answer: 1512
7 × R240 = R1 680. Discount: 10% of R1 680 = R168. Pay: R1 512.
4. A town has 30 953 residents and grows by 10%. How many residents are there then?
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Answer: 34048.3
10% of 30 953 is 3 095.3. Together: 34 048.3.
5. Ruan saves R1 051 a month. How much after 13 months?
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Answer: 13663
13 × R1 051 = R13 663.
Common mistakes in Grade 6 word problems
Grabbing the numbers and an operation without reading the question, forgetting the units in the answer, and stopping after the first step of a two-step problem.
Questions about the Grade 6 word problems test
What does the Grade 6 word problems test cover?
It covers 1 CAPS topic: Word problems. Grade 6 solves problems with whole numbers, fractions and decimals, including money, measurement, ratio and rate.
When is Grade 6 word problems taught?
Problem solving runs through every term of Grade 6, and the teaching plan gives it its own weeks in Term 4, using all four operations. It is tested in the Grade 6 maths Term 4 final exam.
Where can my child practise Grade 6 word problems for free?
On MathTests.co.za: the free Grade 6 word problems test draws questions from these topics with fresh numbers every time, and shows the working after every answer. No sign-up.