Sixth grade math first (ratios, percent, equations), then reading, language, spelling, science and social science for the Stanford 10.
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The real test: Stanford 10 in sixth grade
Grades
Intermediate 2 covers grades 5.5 to 6.5 and Intermediate 3 covers grades 6.5 to 7.5, so sixth grade changes level at its fifth month.
Mathematics
Problem Solving, 48 questions in 50 minutes. Procedures, 32 in 30. Total Mathematics: 80 questions in 80 minutes.
Reading
Reading Vocabulary, 30 questions in 20 minutes. Reading Comprehension, 54 in 50.
Language and spelling
Language, 48 questions in 45 minutes. Spelling, 40 in 35.
Science, social science, listening
Science, 40 questions in 25 minutes. Social Science, 40 in 25. Listening, 40 in 30. In all: 372 multiple-choice questions and 5 hours 10 minutes at either level
Timing and scores
Untimed: the times are guidelines for planning. Scores are percentile rank, stanine, GE and NCE by grade, plus scaled scores. On paper or online.
3/4 ÷ 3/8 = ?Stanford 10 Mathematics Procedures subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.NS.A.1
4.07 × 2.5 = ?Stanford 10 Mathematics Procedures subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.NS.B.3
15.6 ÷ 1.2 = ?Stanford 10 Mathematics Procedures subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.NS.B.3
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Mathematics Procedures, continued
7,224 ÷ 28 = ?Stanford 10 Mathematics Procedures subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.NS.B.2
What is the value of 3² + 4 × 5?Stanford 10 Mathematics Procedures subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.EE.A.1
What is the value of 5x − 7 when x = 4?Stanford 10 Mathematics Procedures subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.EE.A.2.c
Mathematics Problem Solving 9
A car travels 234 miles on 9 gallons of gas. How many miles does it travel on each gallon?Stanford 10 Mathematics Problem Solving subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.RP.A.3.b
A diver is at −35 feet and a fish is at −50 feet, measured from the surface of the sea. Which statement is true?Stanford 10 Mathematics Problem Solving subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.NS.C.7.b
A footbridge can hold at most 15 people at one time. Which inequality shows the numbers of people p that are allowed?Stanford 10 Mathematics Problem Solving subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.EE.B.8
A parallelogram has a base of 14 centimeters and a height of 6 centimeters. What is its area?Stanford 10 Mathematics Problem Solving subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.G.A.1
A printer makes 4 posters every 7 minutes. At that rate, how many minutes does it take to make 20 posters?Stanford 10 Mathematics Problem Solving subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.RP.A.3.a
Five tables at a book sale earn $2, $3, $3, $4 and $18. Which measure of the data is pulled up most by the $18 table?Stanford 10 Mathematics Problem Solving subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.SP.B.5.d
Of the 80 students in sixth grade, 30% ride the bus. How many students ride the bus?Stanford 10 Mathematics Problem Solving subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.RP.A.3.c
On a coordinate plane, how far apart are the points (−3, 4) and (5, 4)?Stanford 10 Mathematics Problem Solving subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.NS.C.8
What value of x makes x + 3.5 = 12 true?Stanford 10 Mathematics Problem Solving subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.EE.B.7
All four words describe a person who feels sure of what he or she can do. Which one has the most positive connotation?Stanford 10 Reading Vocabulary subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "confident" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.6.5.c
"Biology", "biography" and "biome" share the Greek root bio. What does bio mean?Stanford 10 Reading Vocabulary subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "bio-" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.6.4.b
"The cake had an elaborate design of sugar vines, tiny birds and gold leaves." What does elaborate mean?Stanford 10 Reading Vocabulary subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "elaborate" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.6.4.a
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Reading Vocabulary, continued
"If the cough should persist for a week, the nurse wants to know." What does persist mean?Stanford 10 Reading Vocabulary subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "persist" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.6.4.a
"The old stairs groaned under every step." Which figure of speech is this?Stanford 10 Reading Vocabulary subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "personification" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.6.5.a
"With the bridge washed out, a long detour was inevitable." What does inevitable mean?Stanford 10 Reading Vocabulary subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "inevitable" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.6.4.a
Reading Comprehension 10
"For three summers, Tavi had worked the market stall beside his aunt, handing her bags while she weighed the peaches and counted change. This morning she was home with a fever, and the fruit would not keep. Tavi stood behind the scale a long time. Then he chalked the prices on the slate, the way he had watched her do a hundred times. When the first customer came, he weighed, counted and thanked her without a slip. By noon the crates were empty. At home his aunt was awake, pretending not to have worried." How does Tavi meet the challenge?Stanford 10 Reading Comprehension subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RL.6.3
"For three summers, Tavi had worked the market stall beside his aunt, handing her bags while she weighed the peaches and counted change. This morning she was home with a fever, and the fruit would not keep. Tavi stood behind the scale a long time. Then he chalked the prices on the slate, the way he had watched her do a hundred times. When the first customer came, he weighed, counted and thanked her without a slip. By noon the crates were empty. At home his aunt was awake, pretending not to have worried." What does "the fruit would not keep" mean?Stanford 10 Reading Comprehension subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RL.6.4
"For three summers, Tavi had worked the market stall beside his aunt, handing her bags while she weighed the peaches and counted change. This morning she was home with a fever, and the fruit would not keep. Tavi stood behind the scale a long time. Then he chalked the prices on the slate, the way he had watched her do a hundred times. When the first customer came, he weighed, counted and thanked her without a slip. By noon the crates were empty. At home his aunt was awake, pretending not to have worried." What does the last sentence suggest about Tavi's aunt?Stanford 10 Reading Comprehension subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RL.6.1
"For three summers, Tavi had worked the market stall beside his aunt, handing her bags while she weighed the peaches and counted change. This morning she was home with a fever, and the fruit would not keep. Tavi stood behind the scale a long time. Then he chalked the prices on the slate, the way he had watched her do a hundred times. When the first customer came, he weighed, counted and thanked her without a slip. By noon the crates were empty. At home his aunt was awake, pretending not to have worried." Why does Tavi run the stall alone?Stanford 10 Reading Comprehension subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RL.6.1
"For twenty years the Harlow Street Bridge carried cars. Last spring the city closed it to traffic and planned to tear it down. Then a group of residents made an unusual request: leave it standing and let people walk on it. The city agreed to a one-year trial. Planters and benches now line the old roadway, and shops at both ends report more customers. Not everyone is pleased. Drivers who once used the bridge now travel ten minutes farther. The city council will decide in April whether the change becomes permanent." What is the central idea of the passage?Stanford 10 Reading Comprehension subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RI.6.2
"For twenty years the Harlow Street Bridge carried cars. Last spring the city closed it to traffic and planned to tear it down. Then a group of residents made an unusual request: leave it standing and let people walk on it. The city agreed to a one-year trial. Planters and benches now line the old roadway, and shops at both ends report more customers. Not everyone is pleased. Drivers who once used the bridge now travel ten minutes farther. The city council will decide in April whether the change becomes permanent." Which detail supports the idea that the trial has helped local businesses?Stanford 10 Reading Comprehension subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RI.6.1
"For twenty years the Harlow Street Bridge carried cars. Last spring the city closed it to traffic and planned to tear it down. Then a group of residents made an unusual request: leave it standing and let people walk on it. The city agreed to a one-year trial. Planters and benches now line the old roadway, and shops at both ends report more customers. Not everyone is pleased. Drivers who once used the bridge now travel ten minutes farther. The city council will decide in April whether the change becomes permanent." Why does the author include the drivers' longer trip?Stanford 10 Reading Comprehension subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RI.6.6
"The river does not ask the stone / for leave to pass it by; / it bends, and hums, and travels on / beneath the open sky. // I've met some boulders of my own / and stood there, stuck and sore. / I'm learning what the river's known / a thousand years or more." How does the second stanza build on the first?Stanford 10 Reading Comprehension subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RL.6.5
"The river does not ask the stone / for leave to pass it by; / it bends, and hums, and travels on / beneath the open sky. // I've met some boulders of my own / and stood there, stuck and sore. / I'm learning what the river's known / a thousand years or more." In the second stanza, what are the speaker's "boulders"?Stanford 10 Reading Comprehension subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RL.6.4
"The river does not ask the stone / for leave to pass it by; / it bends, and hums, and travels on / beneath the open sky. // I've met some boulders of my own / and stood there, stuck and sore. / I'm learning what the river's known / a thousand years or more." Which sentence best states the theme of the poem?Stanford 10 Reading Comprehension subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RL.6.2
A student is writing a formal letter to the principal. Which sentence keeps a formal style?Stanford 10 Language subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.6.3.b
"The coach gave the trophy to Dana and ___." Which pronoun fits the blank?Stanford 10 Language subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.6.1.a
"The dog barked. The dog ran to the gate. The dog wagged its tail." Which revision gives the best sentence variety?Stanford 10 Language subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.6.3.a
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Language, continued
"The goalkeeper herself drew up the practice plan." What kind of pronoun is "herself" in this sentence?Stanford 10 Language subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.6.1.b
"Maria told Jen that she had won the prize." What is unclear in this sentence?Stanford 10 Language subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.6.1.d
"When a student studies every night, you remember more." How should the sentence be fixed?Stanford 10 Language subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.6.1.c
Which sentence is written in standard English?Stanford 10 Language subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.6.1.e
Which sentence sets off the extra words about Ms. Avery with commas correctly?Stanford 10 Language subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.6.2.a
Which sentence uses parentheses correctly?Stanford 10 Language subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.6.2.a
Spelling 8
"Grandparents visit on every special ocassion." Which word is spelled wrong?Stanford 10 Spelling subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "occasion" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.6.2.b
"Her knowlege of songbirds is remarkable." Which word is spelled wrong?Stanford 10 Spelling subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "knowledge" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.6.2.b
"I certainly did not mean to embarass you." Which word is spelled wrong?Stanford 10 Spelling subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "embarrass" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.6.2.b
"The shop offers customers a two-year garantee." Which word is spelled wrong?Stanford 10 Spelling subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "guarantee" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.6.2.b
Which spelling is right for the one that comes after seventh?Stanford 10 Spelling subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "eighth" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.6.2.b
Which spelling is right for the word that means "at once"?Stanford 10 Spelling subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "immediately" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.6.2.b
Which spelling is right for the word that means "in great need"?Stanford 10 Spelling subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "desperate" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.6.2.b
Which spelling is right for the word that means "to suggest as a good choice"?Stanford 10 Spelling subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; "recommend" read in Wiktionary; Common Core standard L.6.2.b
A boy standing on a skateboard pushes against a wall and rolls backward, away from it. Which of Newton's laws of motion explains this?Stanford 10 Science subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; fact read at NASA Glenn Research Center, "Newton's Laws of Motion"
A class tests whether a new plant food helps beans grow. Ten bean plants get the food and ten get none. All twenty get the same light and water. Why does the class keep the ten plants with no food?Stanford 10 Science subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart. The answer follows from the text of the question
About how long does the Moon take to go from one new moon to the next?Stanford 10 Science subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; fact read at NASA Space Place, "What Are the Moon's Phases?"
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Science, continued
About what share of all the water on Earth is held in the oceans?Stanford 10 Science subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; fact read at U.S. Geological Survey, Water Science School, "How Much Water is There on Earth?"
DNA is made of two linked strands that wind around each other like a twisted ladder. What is this shape called?Stanford 10 Science subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; fact read at National Human Genome Research Institute, Talking Glossary, "Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)"
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are called terrestrial planets. What do the four have in common?Stanford 10 Science subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; fact read at NASA Science, "About the Planets"
Which of these has kinetic energy?Stanford 10 Science subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; fact read at U.S. Energy Information Administration, "Forms of energy"
Which planet is both the smallest in our solar system and the nearest to the Sun?Stanford 10 Science subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; fact read at NASA Science, "Mercury: Facts"
Social Science 8
How many states had to ratify the Constitution before it could take effect?Stanford 10 Social Science subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; fact read at National Archives, "The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription", Article VII
In economics, what does scarcity mean?Stanford 10 Social Science subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; fact read at Wiktionary, "scarcity"
Under the Constitution, how long is one term for a United States senator?Stanford 10 Social Science subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; fact read at National Archives, "The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription", Article I, Section 3
Under the Tenth Amendment, what happens to powers that the Constitution does not give to the United States or deny to the states?Stanford 10 Social Science subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; fact read at National Archives, "The Bill of Rights: A Transcription"
What did the 15th Amendment, ratified in 1870, do?Stanford 10 Social Science subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; fact read at National Archives, Milestone Documents, "15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Voting Rights (1870)"
What does the Fourth Amendment protect people against?Stanford 10 Social Science subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; fact read at National Archives, "The Bill of Rights: A Transcription"
Which body does the Constitution give the power to declare war?Stanford 10 Social Science subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; fact read at National Archives, "The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription", Article I, Section 8
Who are the members of the president's cabinet?Stanford 10 Social Science subtest, on Pearson's Scope & Sequence chart; fact read at USA.gov, "Branches of the U.S. government"
How this list was compiled: Outline: Stanford Achievement Test Series, Tenth Edition, Scope & Sequence chart (Pearson), https://www.pearsonassessments.com/content/dam/school/global/clinical/us/assets/sat10/sat10-scope-sequence.pdf, linked from the publisher's product page, https://www.pearsonassessments.com/en-us/Store/Professional-Assessments/Academic-Learning/Stanford-Achievement-Test-Series-%7C-Tenth-Edition/p/100000415, both read 2026-10-13. The publisher's product page says the Science subtest covers the life, physical and earth sciences and the nature of science, and that the Social Science subtest measures concepts important for citizenship. Each fact was read on the public page named on its question (National Human Genome Research Institute, NASA, U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. Geological Survey, National Archives, USA.gov, Wiktionary), all 2026-10-13. Licence: Own work. Questions, passages, answer choices and explanations were written for this site. Nothing is copied or reworded from a Stanford 10 test, from a sample or practice item of the publisher, or from another practice test.
How it works
Unofficial Stanford 10 (SAT 10) practice for 6th grade: 64 of this site's own questions on eight subtests Pearson lists for Intermediate 2 and Intermediate 3. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Pearson, the test's publisher.
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The 5th and 6th grade level, and the one after
Sixth grade crosses two levels on Pearson's chart. Intermediate 2 runs from grade 5.5 to 6.5, so late fifth grade and early sixth grade share it; Intermediate 3 runs from 6.5 to 7.5. The chart's lines for the two are identical, subtest for subtest, so this set fits a sixth grader in fall or in spring.
The mathematics set
Fifteen questions follow the chart's two mathematics subtests: six on Procedures (dividing fractions and decimals, exponents, expressions) and nine on Problem Solving (ratios, percent, negative numbers, equations, area, data). Each names a sixth grade Common Core standard, and every answer is worked out a second time.
Questions and answers
What math is on the Stanford 10 for grade 6?
Two subtests: Mathematics Problem Solving with 48 questions and Mathematics Procedures with 32, planned for 50 and 30 minutes. Pearson's chart lists no topics, so this page practices sixth grade standards: ratios, fractions, decimals, expressions, geometry and statistics.
Is there one SAT 10 practice test for 5th and 6th grade?
Intermediate 2 covers grades 5.5 through 6.5, so one level serves the end of fifth grade and the start of sixth. The questions here are sixth grade work; the 5th grade practice page, linked below, has fifth grade work.
What subjects does the 6th grade Stanford Achievement Test cover?
Reading Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics Problem Solving, Mathematics Procedures, Language, Spelling, Listening, Science and Social Science. Science and Social Science have 40 questions each and are left out of the Basic Battery.
How is the Stanford 10 scored in 6th grade?
Pearson reports percentile rank, stanine, grade equivalent and normal curve equivalent by grade, plus scaled scores, against national norms. It names no pass mark, and a count of right answers here converts to none of those scores.