6th Grade Math Textbook, Fundamentals

Test-Taking Tips

• Underline important words.


• Restate the question.


• Apply appropriate rules,
  definitions, or properties.


• Analyze and eliminate
  answer choices.

28 Chapter 1 pages 27–28 for exercise sets.

2.If ais a positive integer and bis a negative

integer, which will alwaysbe positive?

F. ab

G.ab

H.a b

J.ab

4.Which of the following ordered pairs

represents a point in the second quadrant?

F. (3, 2)

G.(3, 2)

H.(3, 2)

J.(3, 2)

3.What is the value

of 3^2  33?

A. 15

B. 30

C. 36

D. 243

5.What is the absolute value

of 8?

A. 8

B.

C.

D. 8

1

8

1

8

Item 1 is partially worked out for you.

Choose the correct answer.

1.Which of the following statements is nottrue?

A.5(12) 5(10) 5(2)

B.(5)(5)(5) 3(5)

C.(5 12)  6  5 (12 6)

D. 5  12  12 (5)

Choose the answer. Explain how you eliminated answer choices.

• Analyze and eliminate answer choices.

A.5(12) 5(10) 5(2)

B.(5)(5)(5) 3(5)

C.(5 12)  6  5 (12 6)

D. 5  12  12 (5)

Read the whole test item, including the answer choices.

• Underline important words.
  Which of the following statements is nottrue?


• Restate the question in your own words.
  Which statement is false?

Solve the problem.

• Apply appropriate rules, properties, and definitions.
  Find the answer choice that does notcorrectly apply properties or rules.
  (Remember that you are looking for the statement that is nottrue.)
  Hint:If you do not remember the property or rule, you can evaluate
  both sides of the statements given in the answer choices.