MAP Test Practice 6th Grade

Sixth grade math, reading, language usage and science for NWEA MAP Growth, on screen or printed.

Mia paid $54 for 6 tickets that all cost the same. The equation 6t = 54 models the cost. What is t?

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Unofficial practice questions, not affiliated with NWEA, which publishes MAP Growth. Bank checked October 8, 2026.

The real tests: MAP Growth, grade 6

Tests at this grade
Math 6+, Reading 6+, Language 2+ and Science 6–8. Math, reading and science are the versions after the 2–5 tests.
Length
About 40 to 43 questions in each test, familiarization questions included.
Time
No time limit. The features page lists a test time of 45 to 55 minutes.
Reading 6+ areas
Literary Text; Informational Text; Vocabulary.
Language 2+ areas
Writing; grammar and usage; mechanics (capitalization, punctuation, spelling).
Science 6–8 areas
Life Science; Physical Science; Earth and Space Science.

Checked October 8, 2026 against the MAP Growth Test Description and Test Descriptions Summary of the MAP Help Center, the MAP Growth Features page and the MAP Growth: Instructional Areas documents of July 2023, NWEA. Rules change, so confirm with the agency itself before your test.

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Math: all 20 questions

Operations and Algebraic Thinking 5

  • A car travels at a steady 55 miles per hour. The equation d = 55t gives the distance d after t hours. How far does the car go in 3 hours? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Operations and Algebraic Thinking (Use Functions to Model Relationships), NWEA; Common Core standard 6.EE.C.9
  • A coach buys 6 kits. Each kit holds 2 jerseys at x dollars each and a $7 ball. Which expression is equivalent to the total cost, 6(2x + 7)? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Operations and Algebraic Thinking (Expressions and Equations), NWEA; Common Core standard 6.EE.A.3
  • Mia paid $54 for 6 tickets that all cost the same. The equation 6t = 54 models the cost. What is t? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Operations and Algebraic Thinking (Expressions and Equations), NWEA; Common Core standard 6.EE.B.7
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Operations and Algebraic Thinking, continued

  • Riders on a roller coaster must be taller than 48 inches. Which inequality shows the heights h that are allowed? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Operations and Algebraic Thinking (Expressions and Equations), NWEA; Common Core standard 6.EE.B.8
  • What is the value of 3x² + 4 when x = 5? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Operations and Algebraic Thinking (Expressions and Equations), NWEA; Common Core standard 6.EE.A.2.c

The Real and Complex Number Systems 5

  • A class has 60 students, and 35% of them walk to school. How many students walk? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area The Real and Complex Number Systems (Ratios and Proportional Relationships), NWEA; Common Core standard 6.RP.A.3.c
  • Ms. Reyes has 42 pencils and 70 erasers. She packs them into identical kits with nothing left over. What is the greatest number of kits she can make? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area The Real and Complex Number Systems (Extend and Use Properties), NWEA; Common Core standard 6.NS.B.4
  • Six pounds of apples cost $7.50. What is the price per pound? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area The Real and Complex Number Systems (Ratios and Proportional Relationships), NWEA; Common Core standard 6.RP.A.3.b
  • What is 2/3 ÷ 1/9? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area The Real and Complex Number Systems (Perform Operations), NWEA; Common Core standard 6.NS.A.1
  • Which of these has the greatest value? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area The Real and Complex Number Systems (Extend and Use Properties), NWEA; Common Core standard 6.NS.C.7

Geometry 5

  • A box is 4 feet long, 2½ feet wide and 3 feet high. What is its volume? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Geometry (Geometric Measurement and Relationships), NWEA; Common Core standard 6.G.A.2
  • A cube has edges 3 cm long. What is its surface area? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Geometry (Geometric Measurement and Relationships), NWEA; Common Core standard 6.G.A.4
  • A parallelogram has a base of 11 m and a height of 6 m. What is its area? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Geometry (Geometric Measurement and Relationships), NWEA; Common Core standard 6.G.A.1
  • A triangle has a base of 10 cm and a height of 7 cm. What is its area? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Geometry (Geometric Measurement and Relationships), NWEA; Common Core standard 6.G.A.1
  • Two corners of a rectangle are at (−3, 4) and (5, 4). How long is the side that joins them? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Geometry (Geometric Measurement and Relationships), NWEA; Common Core standard 6.G.A.3

Statistics and Probability 5

  • The data set 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 has a first quartile of 5 and a third quartile of 13. What is the interquartile range? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Statistics and Probability (Interpreting Categorical and Quantitative Data), NWEA; Common Core standard 6.SP.B.5.c
  • Five houses on a street sold for similar prices, and a sixth sold for far more. Which measure changes least because of the sixth house? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Statistics and Probability (Interpreting Categorical and Quantitative Data), NWEA; Common Core standard 6.SP.B.5.d
  • What is the mean of 6, 8, 9, 13 and 14? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Statistics and Probability (Interpreting Categorical and Quantitative Data), NWEA; Common Core standard 6.SP.B.5.c
  • What is the median of 4, 7, 9, 12, 15 and 20? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Statistics and Probability (Interpreting Categorical and Quantitative Data), NWEA; Common Core standard 6.SP.B.5.c
  • Which question is statistical, because its answers are expected to vary? MAP Growth Math 6+ instructional area Statistics and Probability (Interpreting Categorical and Quantitative Data), NWEA; Common Core standard 6.SP.A.1

How this list was compiled: Outline: NWEA, MAP Growth, https://www.nwea.org/map-growth/; MAP Growth Test Description (MAP Help Center), https://teach.mapnwea.org/impl/maphelp/Content/AboutMAP/MAPTestDescription.htm; MAP Growth: Instructional Areas, CCSS, dated July 12, 2023, https://cdn.nwea.org/state-information/CCSS_STANDARDS_2023.pdf, all read 2026-10-08. Each question names the Common Core standard it practices, https://www.thecorestandards.org/Math/, read 2026-10-08. Each answer was worked out twice. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site. Nothing is copied or reworded from a MAP Growth test, from a sample or practice item of NWEA, or from another practice test.

Reading: all 9 questions

Literary Text 3

  • "I gripped the rope and told myself not to look down. Below me, the others were shouting advice I could not hear." From which point of view is this told? MAP Growth Reading 6+ instructional area Literary Text (Analyze Point of View, Features, and Structure), NWEA; Common Core standard RL.6.6
  • "Nia's first three kites crashed. After each one she studied the wreck, changed the tail, and tried again. The fourth kite rose above the rooftops." Which theme does the passage suggest? MAP Growth Reading 6+ instructional area Literary Text (Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize), NWEA; Common Core standard RL.6.2
  • "Omar kept the map to himself and led the group down the wrong trail. An hour later he unfolded it on a rock and said, 'Help me read this.'" How does Omar change? MAP Growth Reading 6+ instructional area Literary Text (Analyze Theme and Literary Elements; Summarize), NWEA; Common Core standard RL.6.3
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Informational Text 3

  • An author claims that the new bike lane on Hill Street is well used. Which sentence supports the claim with evidence? MAP Growth Reading 6+ instructional area Informational Text (Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events; Summarize), NWEA; Common Core standard RI.6.8
  • "First, loosen the soil with a trowel. Next, set the seed two knuckles deep. Then cover it and water gently." What is the author's purpose? MAP Growth Reading 6+ instructional area Informational Text (Analyze Point of View, Purpose, Features, and Structure), NWEA; Common Core standard RI.6.6
  • "Students at Pine Ridge School began sorting their lunch trays into compost, recycling and trash. Within a month the cafeteria was filling half as many trash bags." What is the central idea? MAP Growth Reading 6+ instructional area Informational Text (Analyze Central Idea, Concepts, and Events; Summarize), NWEA; Common Core standard RI.6.2

Vocabulary 3

  • "Ben was reluctant to jump in. He stood at the edge of the pool for ten minutes, testing the water with one toe." What does "reluctant" mean? MAP Growth Reading 6+ instructional area Vocabulary (Vocabulary), NWEA; Common Core standard L.6.4.a; meaning read at Wiktionary, "reluctant"
  • "The wind whispered through the pines." Which figure of speech is this? MAP Growth Reading 6+ instructional area Vocabulary (Vocabulary), NWEA; Common Core standard L.6.5.a
  • The words "audible," "audience" and "auditory" share the Latin root "aud." What does the root mean? MAP Growth Reading 6+ instructional area Vocabulary (Vocabulary), NWEA; Common Core standard L.6.4.b; meaning read at Wiktionary, "audible"

How this list was compiled: Outline: NWEA, MAP Growth, https://www.nwea.org/map-growth/; MAP Growth Test Description (MAP Help Center), https://teach.mapnwea.org/impl/maphelp/Content/AboutMAP/MAPTestDescription.htm; MAP Growth: Instructional Areas, CCSS, dated July 12, 2023, https://cdn.nwea.org/state-information/CCSS_STANDARDS_2023.pdf, all read 2026-10-08. Each question names the Common Core standard it practices, https://www.thecorestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/, read 2026-10-08. Word meanings were read at Wiktionary, https://en.wiktionary.org/, 2026-10-08. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site. Nothing is copied or reworded from a MAP Growth test, from a sample or practice item of NWEA, or from another practice test.

Language usage: all 12 questions

Writing: Write, Revise Texts for Purpose and Audience 4

  • A paragraph explains how to care for a bicycle. Which sentence does not belong in it? MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Writing: Write, Revise Texts for Purpose and Audience (Provide Support; Develop Topics; Conduct Research), NWEA; Common Core standard W.6.2.b
  • Which sentence would best begin a paragraph that explains how to set up a tent? MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Writing: Write, Revise Texts for Purpose and Audience (Plan, Organize; Create Cohesion, Use Transitions), NWEA; Common Core standard W.6.2.a
  • Which transition best fills the blank? "Many chores take less than ten minutes. ____, a sink of dishes can be washed in about that time." MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Writing: Write, Revise Texts for Purpose and Audience (Plan, Organize; Create Cohesion, Use Transitions), NWEA; Common Core standard W.6.2.c
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Writing: Write, Revise Texts for Purpose and Audience, continued

  • Which word is the most precise choice for the blank? "The dog ____ across the yard after the ball." MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Writing: Write, Revise Texts for Purpose and Audience (Establish and Maintain Style; Use Precise Language), NWEA; Common Core standard W.6.2.d

Language: Understand, Edit for Grammar, Usage 4

  • In the sentence "The mayor herself answered the phone," what kind of pronoun is "herself"? MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Language: Understand, Edit for Grammar, Usage (Parts of Speech), NWEA; Common Core standard L.6.1.b
  • Three of these are fragments. Which one is a complete sentence? MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Language: Understand, Edit for Grammar, Usage (Phrases, Clauses, Agreement, Sentences), NWEA; Common Core standard L.6.1
  • Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence? "Mom drove Lena and ____ to practice." MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Language: Understand, Edit for Grammar, Usage (Parts of Speech), NWEA; Common Core standard L.6.1.a
  • Which sentence has a vague pronoun? MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Language: Understand, Edit for Grammar, Usage (Phrases, Clauses, Agreement, Sentences), NWEA; Common Core standard L.6.1.d

Language: Understand, Edit for Mechanics 4

  • Which sentence capitalizes the place and the holiday correctly? MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Language: Understand, Edit for Mechanics (Capitalization), NWEA; Common Core standard L.6.2
  • Which sentence punctuates Priya's spoken words correctly? MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Language: Understand, Edit for Mechanics (Punctuation), NWEA; Common Core standard L.6.2
  • Which sentence sets off the extra information about Mr. Ortiz with commas correctly? MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Language: Understand, Edit for Mechanics (Punctuation), NWEA; Common Core standard L.6.2.a
  • Which spelling is correct? MAP Growth Language 2+ instructional area Language: Understand, Edit for Mechanics (Spelling), NWEA; Common Core standard L.6.2.b

How this list was compiled: Outline: NWEA, MAP Growth, https://www.nwea.org/map-growth/; MAP Growth Test Description (MAP Help Center), https://teach.mapnwea.org/impl/maphelp/Content/AboutMAP/MAPTestDescription.htm; MAP Growth: Instructional Areas, CCSS, dated July 12, 2023, https://cdn.nwea.org/state-information/CCSS_STANDARDS_2023.pdf, all read 2026-10-08. Each question names the Common Core standard it practices, https://www.thecorestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/, read 2026-10-08. Spellings were checked at Wiktionary, https://en.wiktionary.org/, 2026-10-08. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site. Nothing is copied or reworded from a MAP Growth test, from a sample or practice item of NWEA, or from another practice test.

Science: all 12 questions

Life Science 4

  • During photosynthesis, what do plants take in to make food? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Life Science (From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes), NWEA; fact read at NASA Science, "What is the Carbon Cycle?"
  • In a food web, which organisms make their own energy instead of eating other living things? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Life Science (Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics), NWEA; fact read at NOAA, "Aquatic food webs"
  • In a pond, snails eat algae and small fish eat the snails. What are the snails in this food web? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Life Science (Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics), NWEA; fact read at NOAA, "Aquatic food webs"
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Life Science, continued

  • What is the basic building block of all living things? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Life Science (From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes), NWEA; fact read at National Human Genome Research Institute, Talking Glossary, "Cell"

Physical Science 4

  • A block of wax has a mass of 45 grams and a volume of 50 milliliters. Water has a density of about 1 gram per milliliter. What happens when the block is placed in water? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Physical Science (Matter and Its Interactions), NWEA; fact read at U.S. Geological Survey, Water Science School, "Water Density"
  • A sled rests at the top of a snowy hill. Which kind of energy does it have because of its position? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Physical Science (Energy), NWEA; fact read at U.S. Energy Information Administration, "Forms of energy"
  • About how much mass does 250 milliliters of water have? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Physical Science (Matter and Its Interactions), NWEA; fact read at U.S. Geological Survey, Water Science School, "Water Density"
  • Two objects are moved farther apart. What happens to the pull of gravity between them? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Physical Science (Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions), NWEA; fact read at NASA Space Place, "What Is Gravity?"

Earth and Space Science 4

  • In the water cycle, which process changes liquid water into water vapor? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Earth and Space Science (Earth's Systems), NWEA; fact read at U.S. Geological Survey, Water Science School, "Evaporation and the Water Cycle"
  • Which kind of rock forms when hot, molten rock cools and hardens? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Earth and Space Science (Earth's Systems), NWEA; fact read at U.S. Geological Survey, "What are igneous rocks?"
  • Which rocks form from deposits that build up on Earth's surface and often show layers? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Earth and Space Science (Earth's Systems), NWEA; fact read at U.S. Geological Survey, "What are sedimentary rocks?"
  • Why does Earth have seasons? MAP Growth Science 6-8 instructional area Earth and Space Science (Earth's Place in the Universe), NWEA; fact read at NASA Space Place, "What Causes the Seasons?"

How this list was compiled: Outline: NWEA, MAP Growth, https://www.nwea.org/map-growth/; MAP Growth Test Description (MAP Help Center), https://teach.mapnwea.org/impl/maphelp/Content/AboutMAP/MAPTestDescription.htm; MAP Growth: Instructional Areas, NGSS, dated July 12, 2023, https://cdn.nwea.org/state-information/NGSS_STANDARDS_2023.pdf, all read 2026-10-08. Each fact was read on the public page named on its question (National Human Genome Research Institute, NASA, NOAA, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Energy Information Administration), all 2026-10-08. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site. Nothing is copied or reworded from a MAP Growth test, from a sample or practice item of NWEA, or from another practice test.

How it works

Sixth grade is the first year on the upper MAP Growth tests, Math 6+ and Reading 6+. This unofficial set practices them, with language usage and science, in this site's own questions. Not affiliated with NWEA, which publishes MAP Growth.

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Grade 6 under the 6+ areas

Math 6+ is one test for grade 6 and up, so its area names reach past sixth grade. Here, The Real and Complex Number Systems means ratios, unit rates, percents, dividing fractions and negative numbers. Operations and Algebraic Thinking means expressions, one-step equations and inequalities; Geometry means area, surface area and volume; Statistics and Probability means mean, median and interquartile range.

What a fixed set cannot do

The real test adapts to each student's answers, which is why NWEA gives only an approximate question count. These sets stay at grade 6 level, and every answer names its instructional area and the Common Core standard practiced.

  • MAP Growth can be given up to four times a school year, so ask the teacher which subjects come next.

Questions and answers

What is on the 6th grade MAP test?

Sixth graders move off the 2–5 tests: math and reading become Math 6+ and Reading 6+, and science becomes Science 6–8. Language 2+ stays the same test. A school decides which of the four subjects to give.

How long does MAP testing take in 6th grade?

MAP Growth has no time limit. NWEA's features page lists a test time of 45 to 55 minutes for one subject.

Is there a 6th grade MAP practice test PDF?

Use the paper test: it prints with its answer key, and a print window can save the pages as a PDF file.

How is the MAP test scored?

With a RIT score, which NWEA describes as independent of grade level, so growth can be followed over time. A report gives one for the subject and one for each instructional area. Nothing here converts to RIT.

Is this the Missouri MAP test?

No. Missouri's MAP, the Missouri Assessment Program, is a set of state tests from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The questions here follow MAP Growth, which NWEA publishes.

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