FREE Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) 6th Grade Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which combination of expressions is the same for any non-zero value of the variable?

Accepted Answer

b + b + 3c  and  2b +3c

Answer

f + f + f + g and 3fg

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4d + 2e  and  8d + e

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3(x+2) and 3x+2

Question 2

The following is an equation. 12 – 9 + c = 12 What value of c must exist for the equation to be true?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

12

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3

Answer

0

Question 3

What expression has the same meaning as 60 - 3y -9?

Accepted Answer

3(17 – y)

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20(3 – 3y) – 9

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3(20 – y) – 3

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17(3 – y)

Question 4

The formula V = s3 can be used to calculate the volume, V, of any cube having a side length, s. What is the cubic centimeter volume of a cube with a side length of 2.3 centimeters?

Accepted Answer

12.167

Answer

6.9

Answer

5.29

Answer

8.027

Question 5

What value set causes the inequality n ≥ – 5 to be true?

Accepted Answer

{- 5 , -4.5, – 3}

Answer

{- 6 , -7, – 6}

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{- 6 , 0, 5}

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{- 5 , -5.5, – 6}

Question 6

Necklaces are being made by Tammy and Kenny. The 25 necklaces Kenny makes. More necklaces are made by Tammy than by Kenny. Which phrase best sums up the number of necklaces Kenny and Tammy created?

Accepted Answer

25 + (25 + m)

Answer

25 + 25m

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25m

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25 + m

Question 7

Which of these sentences has proper punctuation?

Accepted Answer

I read “Box Step” in Frederick Barthclure’s short story collection, Moon Deluxe.

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Did you see the article Hurricane in Time Magazine?

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Did you read “Elevator Man” in the “New Yorker”?

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I read the sports section in the “New York Times”.

Question 8

My friend, a New York Yankees fan, has tickets to the first game of the season. Which word or words should be followed by a comma?

Accepted Answer

friend, fan,

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tickets,

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fan,

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who, fan,

Question 9

Which word has the correct spelling?

Accepted Answer

recommend

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extrardinary

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mispell

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critisize

Question 10

We went outside today and danced wildly in the hallway. What word expresses "how"?

Accepted Answer

wildly

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out

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went

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today