Grade 6 Mathematics Questions and Answers

A free sample of Grade 6 Mathematics practice questions with the correct answer and an explanation, following the Lebanese curriculum. Useful for revision before school tests.

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How to use this page: read each question, try to answer it yourself, then open the answer to check your reasoning. Questions are grouped by the chapter they belong to on EduRise, in the order of the Lebanese Grade 6 Mathematics programme.

15 Grade 6 Mathematics practice questions

  1. Chapter: Expanding a Natural Number According to the Powers of 10 · easy

    1. 24 × 10³ = ?

    • A. 24 000
    • B. 720
    • C. 240 000
    • D. 2 400
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    Answer: 24 000

    Explanation: Write 3 zeros after 24: 24 000.

  2. Chapter: Expanding a Natural Number According to the Powers of 10 · easy

    2. Write 10 000 as a power of 10.

    • A. 10⁴
    • B. 10³
    • C. 10⁵
    • D. 4¹⁰
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    Answer: 10⁴

    Explanation: 4 zeros → exponent 4: 10⁴.

  3. Chapter: G.C.F. and L.C.M. of Two Natural Numbers; Relatively Prime Numbers · easy

    3. 5 and 15 are relatively prime.

    • A. True
    • B. False
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    Answer: False

    Explanation: G.C.F.(5, 15) = 5 → not relatively prime.

  4. Chapter: G.C.F. and L.C.M. of Two Natural Numbers; Relatively Prime Numbers · easy

    4. 15 and 9 are relatively prime.

    • A. True
    • B. False
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    Answer: False

    Explanation: G.C.F.(15, 9) = 3 → not relatively prime.

  5. Chapter: Irreducible Fractions and Decimal Fractions · easy

    5. A fraction is irreducible when its numerator and denominator are relatively prime.

    • A. True
    • B. False
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    Answer: True

    Explanation: Irreducible ⇔ G.C.F. = 1; decimal fraction ⇔ denominator a power of 10 (after simplifying: only 2s and 5s).

  6. Chapter: Irreducible Fractions and Decimal Fractions · easy

    6. 2/8 is irreducible.

    • A. True
    • B. False
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    Answer: False

    Explanation: G.C.F.(2, 8) = 2 → can be simplified to 1/4.

  7. Chapter: Decimals: Fractional Writing and Expansion According to the Powers of 10 and of 1/10 · easy

    7. Write 32.23 as a fraction with a power of 10 as denominator.

    • A. 3 223/100
    • B. 3 223/1 000
    • C. 32 230/100
    • D. 32/100
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    Answer: 3 223/100

    Explanation: 2 decimal digit(s) → denominator 100: 32.23 = 3 223/100.

  8. Chapter: Decimals: Fractional Writing and Expansion According to the Powers of 10 and of 1/10 · easy

    8. Write 22.26 as a fraction with a power of 10 as denominator.

    • A. 2 226/1 000
    • B. 22/100
    • C. 2 226/100
    • D. 22 260/100
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    Answer: 2 226/100

    Explanation: 2 decimal digit(s) → denominator 100: 22.26 = 2 226/100.

  9. Chapter: Integers: Positive and Negative Numbers; the Number Axis; Comparison · easy

    9. Compare: (+3) ___ (−11)

    • A. >
    • B. <
    • C. =
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    Answer: >

    Explanation: A negative is always smaller than a positive (or 0): 3 > −11.

  10. Chapter: Integers: Positive and Negative Numbers; the Number Axis; Comparison · easy

    10. What is the opposite of +15?

    • A. 0
    • B. +15
    • C. −15
    • D. +16
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    Answer: −15

    Explanation: Opposites have the same distance to 0 and opposite signs: −15.

  11. Chapter: Addition and Subtraction of Integers · easy

    11. (−7) − (−4) is equal to:

    • A. (−7) + (−4)
    • B. (−7) + (+4)
    • C. (+7) + (−4)
    • D. (+7) − (+4)
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    Answer: (−7) + (+4)

    Explanation: Subtracting a number = adding its opposite.

  12. Chapter: Addition and Subtraction of Integers · easy

    12. (−2) − (−7) is equal to:

    • A. (−2) + (−7)
    • B. (−2) + (+7)
    • C. (+2) + (−7)
    • D. (+2) − (+7)
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    Answer: (−2) + (+7)

    Explanation: Subtracting a number = adding its opposite.

  13. Chapter: Multiplication and Division of Fractions · easy

    13. What is the reciprocal of 7?

    • A. 1/7
    • B. 7
    • C. 8
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    Answer: 1/7

    Explanation: The reciprocal of a/b is b/a: 1/7 (product = 1).

  14. Chapter: Multiplication and Division of Fractions · easy

    14. What is the reciprocal of 1/9?

    • A. 2/9
    • B. 9
    • C. 1/9
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    Answer: 9

    Explanation: The reciprocal of a/b is b/a: 9/1 (product = 1).

  15. Chapter: Powers: Exponents 2 and 3; Powers of 10 · hard

    15. (6 × 3)² = ?

    • A. 36
    • B. 324
    • C. 54
    • D. 316
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    Answer: 324

    Explanation: Brackets first: 18² = 324.

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These are sample questions only. The full Grade 6 Mathematics course on EduRise includes every chapter, lessons, 2,184 questions and timed exams.

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