Textbook Problems

The best way to study for your quizzes is to do problems, not just passively read your notes.

1) Start by reworking the problems you missed on your homework.

2) Use the following book pages and links to find extra practice problems you can use to prepare for your quizzes. Note: Your textbook does not include all possible questions that may appear on your quiz. The questions on your notes and homework will always be the best example of the types of problems you can expect to encounter on your quizzes.

TEXTBOOK EXTRA PROBLEMS

(Big Ideas Math, Grade 6 - Green Cover)

Skill 1: Decimal operations

Adding & Subtracting decimals (pages 78-83)

Multiplying decimals (pages 84-91)

Dividing decimals (pages 92-99)

Skill 2: Greatest common factor (GCF) and least common multiple (LCM)

Greatest common factor (pages 30-35)

Least common multiple (pages 36-41)

Skill 3: Equivalent ratios

Ratios (pages 190-195)

Ratio tables (pages 196-203)

Comparing and graphing ratios (pages 210-215)

Ratio tables (pages 196-203)

Skill 4: Equivalent rates

Rates (pages 204-209)

Skill 5: Rate problems

Comparing and graphing ratios (pages 210-215)

Converting measures (pages 232-237)

Skill 6: Percents

Percents (pages 218-223)

Solving percent problems (pages 224-231)

Skill 7: Ordering and comparing integers

Integers (pages 248-253)

Comparing and ordering integers (pages 254-259)

Skill 8: Opposites and absolute value

Integers (pages 248-253)

Absolute value (pages 268-273)

Skill 9: Ordering rational numbers

Fractions and decimals (pages 260-265)

Skill 10: Understanding fraction division

Please see notes and homework sheets for sample problems

Skill 11: Multiplying & dividing fractions

Multiplying fractions (pages 54-61)

Dividing fractions (pages 62-69)

Dividing mixed numbers (pages 70-75)

Skill 12: Graphing points in the coordinate plane

The Coordinate Plane (pages 274-281)

Skill 13: Reflecting points in the coordinate plane

Reflecting in the coordinate plane (pages 282-283)

Skill 14: Distance in the coordinate plane

The Coordinate Plane (pages 274-281)

Skill 15: Repeated addition vs. repeated multiplication

Powers and exponents (pages 10-15)

Skill 16: Order of operations

Order of Operations (pages 16-21)

Skill 17: Evaluating expressions

Algebraic Expressions (pages 110-117)

Skill 18: Equivalent expressions

The Distributive Property (pages 131-139)

Factoring Expressions (pages 140-141)

Skill 19: Naming and writing expressions

Writing Expressions (pages 118-123)

Skill 20: Determining if a value is a solution

Writing Equations in One Variable (pages 294-299)

Skill 21: Solving equations

Addition, Subtraction Equations (pages 300-307)

Multiplication, Division Equations (pages 308-313)

Skill 22: Writing equations

Writing Equations in One Variable (pages 294-299)

Writing Equations in Two Variables (pages 314-321)

Skill 23: Writing & graphing inequalities

Writing and Graphing Inequalities (pages 324-331)

Skill 24: Area of parallelograms, triangles, and irregular shapes

Area of Parallelograms (pages 152-157)

Area of Triangles (pages 158-163)

Area of Composite Figures (pages 172-173)

Skill 25: Surface area

Surface Areas of Prisms (pages 360-365)

Surface Areas of Pyramids (pages 368-373)

Skill 26: Volume

Volume of Rectangular Prisms (pages 374-379)

Skill 27: Statistical questions

Introduction to Statistics (pages 390-395)

Skill 28: Displaying data

Histograms (pages 440-447)

Skill 29: Mean, median, and mode

Mean (pages 396-401)

Measures of Center (pages 402-409)

Shapes of Distributions (pages 450-457)

Skill 30: Variability

Measures of Variation (pages 412-417)

Mean Absolute Deviation (pages 418-423)

Box and Whisker Plots (pages 458-465)