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6th Grade Math LEAP Practice Test

Sixth grade math in the three LEAP reporting categories: ratios, rational numbers, equations, geometry, statistics and reasoning.

A diver is 35 feet below sea level. A pelican flies 20 feet above sea level. With sea level as 0, which integers stand for the two positions?

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The real test: LEAP math, grade 6

Questions
37
Time limit
210 minutes
Tasks and points
37 tasks that count, worth 55 points, plus 3 to 5 field-test tasks that do not count.
Sessions
Three, each timed: 60 minutes, then 75 minutes twice.
Points by category
Major Content 27, Additional & Supporting Content 9, Mathematical Reasoning & Modeling 19.
Calculator
Not allowed in Session 1. A four-function calculator in Sessions 2 and 3.
Reference sheet
Given to every student: unit conversions, the area formula for a triangle and the volume formulas for a right rectangular prism.
Scores
Five achievement levels: Unsatisfactory, Approaching Basic, Basic, Mastery and Advanced.

Checked October 9, 2026 against the LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Louisiana Department of Education. Rules change, so confirm with the agency itself before your test.

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All 44 questions

Major Content: Rational Numbers/Multiply and Divide Fractions 8

  • A bank account shows a balance of −60 dollars. Which statement describes the account? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.NS.C.7c
  • A diver is 35 feet below sea level. A pelican flies 20 feet above sea level. With sea level as 0, which integers stand for the two positions? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.NS.C.5
  • A rectangular strip of land has an area of 2/3 square mile and a length of 5/6 mile. What is its width? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.NS.A.1
  • How many 3/8-pound burgers can be made from 4 1/2 pounds of ground beef? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.NS.A.1
  • The point (−6, 2) is reflected across the x-axis. What are the coordinates of its image? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.NS.C.6b
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Major Content: Rational Numbers/Multiply and Divide Fractions, continued

  • What is 7/8 ÷ 3/4? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.NS.A.1
  • What is the distance between the points (−4, 3) and (5, 3) on a coordinate plane? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.NS.C.8
  • Which list puts the four rational numbers in order from least to greatest? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.NS.C.7a

Major Content: Ratio and Rate 8

  • 21 is 35% of what number? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.RP.A.3c
  • A 6-pound bag of pecans costs $27. What is the unit price? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.RP.A.2
  • A car travels 150 miles in 2.5 hours. At that speed, how long does it take to travel 240 miles? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.RP.A.3b
  • A class has 12 girls and 16 boys. What is the ratio of girls to all students, in simplest form? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.RP.A.1
  • A paint color mixes 2 parts blue with 5 parts white. How many parts white go with 8 parts blue? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.RP.A.3a
  • A printer prints 90 pages in 4 minutes. At that rate, how many pages does it print in 14 minutes? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.RP.A.3b
  • A shrimp boat brings in 60 pounds of shrimp, and 45% of the catch is white shrimp. How many pounds are white shrimp? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.RP.A.3c
  • How many feet are in 2.5 miles? (1 mile = 5,280 feet) Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.RP.A.3d

Major Content: Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities 8

  • A club sells tickets for $8 each. The total t, in dollars, depends on the number of tickets n. Which choice gives the equation and the dependent variable? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.EE.C.9
  • A ride is open only to riders who are taller than 48 inches. If h is a rider's height in inches, which inequality shows who may ride? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.EE.B.8
  • What is the solution of 0.4x = 6? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.EE.B.7
  • What is the solution of x + 3.8 = 12.5? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.EE.B.7
  • What is the value of 3x² + 2y when x = 4 and y = 5? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.EE.A.2c
  • What is the value of 5³ − 3 × 4? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.EE.A.1
  • Which expression is equivalent to 4(3x + 2) + x? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.EE.A.4
  • Which value from the set {2, 3, 4, 5} makes the inequality 3x + 4 > 16 true? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Major Content, LSSM 6.EE.B.5

Additional & Supporting Content 8

  • A class is planning a survey. Which of its questions is a statistical question? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Additional & Supporting Content, LSSM 6.SP.A.1
  • A right rectangular prism is 2 1/2 feet long, 1 1/2 feet wide and 4 feet tall. What is its volume? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Additional & Supporting Content, LSSM 6.G.A.2
  • A triangle has a base of 16 centimeters and a height of 7 centimeters. What is its area? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Additional & Supporting Content, LSSM 6.G.A.1
  • Five players scored 6, 8, 11, 11 and 14 points. What is the mean number of points? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Additional & Supporting Content, LSSM 6.SP.B.5c
  • The net of a cube is made of six squares. Each square is 5 inches on a side. What is the surface area of the cube? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Additional & Supporting Content, LSSM 6.G.A.4
  • What is 4.08 × 2.5? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Additional & Supporting Content, LSSM 6.NS.B.3
  • What is 7,956 ÷ 34? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Additional & Supporting Content, LSSM 6.NS.B.2
  • What is the greatest common factor of 42 and 70? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Additional & Supporting Content, LSSM 6.NS.B.4

Mathematical Reasoning & Modeling 12

  • A jacket has a price of $64 and is marked 25% off. Sales tax on the sale price comes to $3.60. What is the total cost? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Mathematical Reasoning & Modeling, LEAP.III.6.1
  • A recipe uses 3 cups of flour for every 2 cups of sugar. A baker uses 12 cups of flour. Sugar costs $0.75 a cup. What does the sugar cost? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Mathematical Reasoning & Modeling, LEAP.III.6.1
  • A school has about 480 students. Each student uses about 3 sheets of paper in each of 6 classes a day. A ream holds 500 sheets. About how many reams does the school use in a day? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Mathematical Reasoning & Modeling, LEAP.III.6.3
  • A student solves 5x = 35 by dividing both sides by 5 and writes x = 7. Which statement justifies the step? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Mathematical Reasoning & Modeling, LEAP.II.6.6
  • An aquarium is a rectangular prism 24 inches long, 12 inches wide and 16 inches tall. It is filled 3/4 full. How many cubic inches of water does it hold? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Mathematical Reasoning & Modeling, LEAP.III.6.2
  • Kai says 0.5 × 0.3 = 1.5, because 5 × 3 = 15. Which reasoning corrects him? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Mathematical Reasoning & Modeling, LEAP.II.6.9
  • On a number line, point A is at −6 and point B is at −2. Which statement is true? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Mathematical Reasoning & Modeling, LEAP.II.6.4
  • Sam claims that 3x + 2x and 5x² are equivalent expressions. Which test refutes the claim? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Mathematical Reasoning & Modeling, LEAP.II.6.7
  • Store A sells 5 pounds of oranges for $6.25. Store B sells 8 pounds for $9.20. Which store has the lower price per pound, and by how much? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Mathematical Reasoning & Modeling, LEAP.III.6.1
  • Three notebooks cost $12. To find the cost of 5 notebooks, a student writes 12 ÷ 3 = 4 × 5 = 20. What is wrong with this work? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Mathematical Reasoning & Modeling, LEAP.II.6.8
  • Which multiplication equation proves that 2/3 ÷ 1/6 = 4? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Mathematical Reasoning & Modeling, LEAP.II.6.2
  • Which property of operations explains why 6(x + 4) and 6x + 24 are equivalent? Louisiana Department of Education, LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics (July 2026), Appendix A, Mathematical Reasoning & Modeling, LEAP.II.6.1

How this list was compiled: Outline: LEAP Assessment Guide for Grade 6 Mathematics, Louisiana Department of Education, Office of Assessments, Analytics, and Accountability (July 2026), https://doe.louisiana.gov/docs/default-source/assessment-guidance/leap-2025-assessment-guide-for-grade-6-math.pdf, linked from Assessment Guidance, https://doe.louisiana.gov/school-system-leaders/measuring-results/assessment-guidance, read 2026-10-09: the test design table, the reporting categories with the three Major Content subcategories, and Appendix A, which lists the Louisiana Student Standards for Mathematics and the LEAP evidence statements each category may test. Each question names the standard or evidence statement it practices. The answers are arithmetic on the numbers in the question, each worked a second time. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site. Nothing is copied or reworded from a LEAP test, the state's practice test, a sample item of the assessment guide, a LEAP 360 or EAGLE item or another practice test.

How it works

Unofficial practice for sixth grade LEAP mathematics in Louisiana. The 44 questions were written for this site from the state's assessment guide; none comes from a state test or practice test. Not affiliated with the Louisiana Department of Education.

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What the 6th grade LEAP math test covers

Of the 55 points, 27 are Major Content: dividing fractions and working with negative numbers, ratio and rate with percent and unit conversions, and expressions, one-step equations and inequalities. Nine points are Additional & Supporting Content: decimal and whole-number computation, common factors, area, volume, surface area from nets, and statistics. The other 19 are Mathematical Reasoning & Modeling, where students justify a step, correct flawed work, estimate and model.

How the answers are checked

Every explanation shows its steps, and its source line gives the standard or LEAP evidence statement behind the question: 6.RP.A.3 for a percent problem, LEAP.II.6.8 for a chain of reasoning. All results were recomputed from the question's own numbers.

  • Session 1 has no calculator and carries most of the supporting content, so do long division and decimal work by hand.

Questions and answers

Is this the LEAP 2025 6th grade math practice test?

No. That name belongs to the practice test the state itself posts, with its answer key, on the practice tests page linked under the questions. The 44 questions on this page are unofficial.

How many questions are on the 6th grade LEAP math test?

The grade 6 form has 37 scored tasks worth 55 points and 3 to 5 unscored field-test tasks. Five of the scored tasks are reasoning and modeling tasks, and they carry 19 of the points.

How long is the 6th grade LEAP math test?

210 minutes over three timed sessions: 60 minutes for Session 1 and 75 minutes each for Sessions 2 and 3. Exam mode on this page gives 37 questions the same 210 minutes.

Can you use a calculator on the 6th grade LEAP math test?

Only after Session 1. Sessions 2 and 3 allow a four-function calculator, on screen or handheld; square root, percent and memory keys are fine. With an approved accommodation a student has one in every session.