Terra Nova Practice Test 6th Grade

Sixth grade math, language and reading questions, sorted by the objectives the publisher lists for Level 16.

What is the greatest common factor of 52 and 78?

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The real test: TerraNova NEXT, grade 6

Subjects
Reading, language, mathematics, science and social studies.
Testing time
4 hours 15 minutes in all, the same at every grade from 3 to 8.
Parts
Reading in two parts of 40 minutes. Language, 40 minutes. Mathematics, 15 minutes and then 40. Science and social studies, 40 minutes each.
Question kinds
Multiple choice, multi-select, and two-part questions that ask for evidence from the text. All are scored automatically.
Scores
National and local norms, a mastery level (low, moderate or high) for each objective, and a performance level.
When and how
Online or on paper, at any time in the school year.

Checked October 8, 2026 against the TerraNova NEXT page, 2025 brochure and objective sheet, and the Guide to Understanding the TerraNova Home Report, Data Recognition Corporation. Rules change, so confirm with the agency itself before your test.

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Math: all 32 questions

Number & Number Relations 4

  • A bowl holds 10 red grapes and 14 green grapes. What is the ratio of red grapes to all the grapes, in simplest form? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.RP.A.1
  • What is the greatest common factor of 52 and 78? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.NS.B.4
  • What is the value of |−12|? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.NS.C.7.c
  • Which list shows the numbers in order from least to greatest? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.NS.C.7
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Computation & Numerical Estimation 4

  • A jacket costs $48.75 and a hat costs $19.20. Round each price to the nearest dollar, then add. What is the estimate? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.NS.B.3
  • What is 4.6 × 0.35? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.NS.B.3
  • What is 4/5 ÷ 2/15? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.NS.A.1
  • What is 9,316 ÷ 34? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.NS.B.2

Operation Concepts 4

  • What is the value of 6 + 3 × (5 − 1)²? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.EE.A.2.c
  • Which expression is equal to 5³? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.EE.A.1
  • Which expression is equivalent to 3(2x + 9)? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.EE.A.3
  • Which expression shows 18 + 42 rewritten with the greatest common factor outside the parentheses? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.NS.B.4

Measurement 4

  • A box is 3 1/2 feet long, 2 feet wide and 1 1/2 feet tall. What is its volume? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.G.A.2
  • A cyclist rides 45 miles in 3 hours at a steady speed. At that rate, how far does she ride in 5 hours? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.RP.A.3.b
  • A ribbon is 3.8 meters long. How many centimeters is that? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.RP.A.3.d
  • A triangle has a base of 16 inches and a height of 7 inches. What is its area? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.G.A.1

Geometry & Spatial Sense 4

  • A net folds into a cube with edges 5 centimeters long. What is the surface area of the cube? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.G.A.4
  • A rectangle has corners at (2, 1), (2, 6), (9, 6) and (9, 1). What is its area in square units? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.G.A.3
  • In which quadrant of the coordinate plane is the point (4, −6)? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.NS.C.6.b
  • The point (−3, 5) is reflected across the x-axis. What are the coordinates of the new point? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.NS.C.6.b

Data Analysis, Statistics & Probability 4

  • The daily high temperatures for a week were 54, 49, 63, 58, 47, 68 and 60 degrees. What is the range? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.SP.B.5.c
  • Five quiz scores are 7, 9, 6, 10 and 8. What is the mean? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.SP.B.5.c
  • What is the median of 12, 5, 9, 20, 14, 9 and 15? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.SP.B.5.c
  • Which of these is a statistical question? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.SP.A.1

Patterns, Functions, Algebra 4

  • In the equation c = 2m + 3, the cost c of a taxi ride depends on the miles m. Which is the dependent variable? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.EE.C.9
  • Paint is mixed 3 parts blue to 4 parts white. A table lists blue as 3, 6, 9 and then a blank, and white as 4, 8, 12 and 20. What number fills the blank? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.RP.A.3.a
  • What value of x makes 5x = 85 true? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.EE.B.7
  • Which expression means "6 less than three times a number n"? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.EE.A.2.a

Problem Solving & Reasoning 4

  • A store sells 3 notebooks for $4.50. At that price, how much do 8 notebooks cost? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.RP.A.3.b
  • Leo saves the same amount each week. After 6 weeks he has $84. Which equation and solution give the amount w he saves each week? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.EE.B.7
  • Maya answered 18 questions correctly. That was 75% of the questions on the test. How many questions were on the test? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.RP.A.3.c
  • One bus leaves the station every 8 minutes and another leaves every 12 minutes. Both leave at 9:00. When do they next leave at the same time? Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, standard 6.NS.B.4

How this list was compiled: Outline: TerraNova NEXT Objectives & CCR Anchor Standards (Data Recognition Corporation), https://terranovanexttraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TN-Next-Objectives-Standards.pdf, and the publisher's TerraNova NEXT page, https://terranovanext.com/terranova-next-2/, 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 from a TerraNova test, from a sample or released item of the publisher, or from another practice test.

Language: all 14 questions

Sentence Structure 2

  • Read this group of words: "Whenever the bell rings at the end of the day." What is wrong with it? Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.6.1
  • Which sentence best combines these two? "The trail was muddy. We hiked to the lake anyway." Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.6.3.a

Writing Strategies 2

  • A paragraph has these details: "Our garden club meets on Tuesdays. Members plant seeds in spring. In fall we carry the vegetables to the cafeteria." Which topic sentence fits best? Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard W.6.2.a
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Writing Strategies, continued

  • Which word or phrase best fills the blank? "The team practiced every day for a month. ____, they won their first game." Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard W.6.2.c

Editing Skills 2

  • Read: "Jamal told Marcus that he had won the art prize." Which revision makes clear who won? Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.6.1.d
  • Which sentence has an incorrect shift in pronoun? Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.6.1.c

Conventions of Standard English 2

  • Which sentence is punctuated correctly? Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.6.2.a
  • Which word correctly completes the sentence? "Mr. Diaz handed the tickets to Rosa and ___." Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.6.1.a

Knowledge of Language & Vocabulary 2

  • The Latin root "aud" means "hear." What does "inaudible" most likely mean? Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.6.4.b; meaning checked in Wiktionary, entries "inaudible" and "audible"
  • Read: "The twins came home from the swim meet famished and emptied a pot of soup before anyone else sat down." What does "famished" mean? Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard L.6.4.a; meaning checked in Wiktionary, entry "famished"

Text Types & Purposes 2

  • A student argues that school should start later. Which sentence supports the claim with evidence? Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard W.6.1.b
  • Which sentence would best begin a story rather than a report? Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard W.6.3.a

Production of Writing & Research 2

  • Lena is writing a report on river otters. Which source is most likely to give reliable facts? Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard W.6.8
  • Lena wants to use one sentence from a book word for word. What should she do? Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard W.6.8

How this list was compiled: Outline: TerraNova NEXT Objectives & CCR Anchor Standards (Data Recognition Corporation), https://terranovanexttraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TN-Next-Objectives-Standards.pdf, and the publisher's TerraNova NEXT page, https://terranovanext.com/terranova-next-2/, 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 in the vocabulary questions were checked in Wiktionary, https://en.wiktionary.org/, read 2026-10-08. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site. Nothing is copied from a TerraNova test, from a sample or released item of the publisher, or from another practice test.

Reading: all 8 questions

Basic Understanding 2

  • "The Maple Street library now lends more than books. Members can borrow a telescope for a week, a sewing machine for a month, or garden tools for a weekend. Librarians say the new shelves are the busiest in the building." What is the central idea? Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RI.6.2
  • "Tomas checked the tide chart twice before he untied the rowboat. The water would turn at four o'clock, and he meant to be back at the pier by three." Why does Tomas plan to be back by three? Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RL.6.1

Analyze Text 2

  • "First, soak the beans overnight. Next, drain them and add fresh water. Then simmer the pot for an hour. Finally, add salt and serve." How is this text organized? Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RI.6.5
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Analyze Text, continued

  • "When the judges called her name, Priya did not move. Her sketchbook slid off her lap. Only when her brother nudged her did she stand, laughing and wiping her eyes at once." What do Priya's actions show? Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RL.6.3

Evaluate/Extend Meaning 2

  • "Every spring the pond behind the school fills with trash. That is a disgrace. If each class gave up one recess, the banks could be clean in a week." What is the author's purpose? Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RI.6.6
  • "Our town should add a crossing guard at Elm and Third. Last fall the school counted 140 children crossing there each morning. The corner has no stop sign." Which detail is evidence for the writer's claim? Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RI.6.8

Reading & Writing Strategies 2

  • "By August the creek was a thread of water stitched between the stones." What does the comparison to a thread suggest about the creek? Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RL.6.4
  • "The city tested a bus lane on Oak Avenue for three months. Bus trips got six minutes shorter on average. Car trips got one minute longer." Which is the best summary, with no opinion added? Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, standard RI.6.2

How this list was compiled: Outline: TerraNova NEXT Objectives & CCR Anchor Standards (Data Recognition Corporation), https://terranovanexttraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/TN-Next-Objectives-Standards.pdf, and the publisher's TerraNova NEXT page, https://terranovanext.com/terranova-next-2/, read 2026-10-08. Each question names the Common Core standard it practices, https://www.thecorestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/, read 2026-10-08. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site. Nothing is copied from a TerraNova test, from a sample or released item of the publisher, or from another practice test.

How it works

Unofficial practice for the grade 6 TerraNova (Level 16) in mathematics, language and reading. Every question was written for this site from the publisher's objective list, never taken from a real test. Not affiliated with Data Recognition Corporation, the publisher.

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What Level 16 measures

The publisher's objective sheet gives grade 6 eight mathematics objectives, from Number & Number Relations to Problem Solving & Reasoning. Under them sit the grade's standards domains: ratios, the number system, expressions and equations, geometry, and statistics. Language has seven objectives. The sets here give each mathematics objective four questions and each language objective two. Science and social studies are on the real test too, but the sheet lists no objectives for them, so this page leaves them out.

How the answers are checked

Each mathematics answer was worked out twice. Every question names the Common Core standard it practices, and word meanings were checked in Wiktionary.

Questions and answers

What is on the 6th grade Terra Nova test?

TerraNova NEXT at grade 6 is Level 16. The publisher lists five subjects: reading, language, mathematics, science and social studies. Questions are multiple choice, multi-select, or two-part questions that ask for evidence from a text.

How long is the Terra Nova test for 6th grade?

The publisher's brochure lists 4 hours 15 minutes of testing: reading in two 40-minute parts, language for 40 minutes, mathematics for 15 and then 40, and science and social studies for 40 minutes each.

What is a good Terra Nova score?

The publisher's guide to the Home Report calls the 50th national percentile the national average and shades percentiles 25 to 75 as the average range. A percent right on this page is not a percentile and cannot predict one.

Is this Terra Nova practice test free?

Yes, every question is free with no sign-up. They are this site's own questions, not released TerraNova items. The publisher links a few sample items of its own from its TerraNova NEXT page.

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