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Answer Key Mathematics Grade 6 Public Release Items - Released March 2009

MSA Item Number Answer Grade Objectives Assessed
1 A 6 1.A.1.c Complete a function table with a given two-operation rule
2 ECR 6 1.C.1.b Graph ordered pairs in a coordinate plane.
3 D 6 2.A.1.b Identify and describe line segments
4 C 6 2.A.2.b Compare and classify triangles by angle measure
5 D 6 3.C.1.c Estimate and determine the area of a composite figure
6 B 6 3.C.1.d Determine missing dimension of a quadrilateral given the perimeter length
7 C 6 4.A.1.a Organize and display data to make frequency tables
8 6 4.A.1.b Organize and display data to make stem-and-leaf plots
9 B 6 5.B.1.b Express the probability of an event as a decimal
10 C 6 6.A.1.b Read, write, and represent integers
11 B 6 5.C.1.a Make predictions and express the experimental probability as a fraction, a decimal, or a percent
12 B 6 6.A.1.c Identify and determine equivalent forms of fractions as decimals, as percents, and as ratios