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The real test: Forward Exam math, grade 6
Questions
42
Questions and points
42 scored questions worth 48 points, plus 8 field test questions: 50 in all.
Sessions
Three: 23 questions with no calculator, then 14 and 13 questions with the calculator built into the test.
Time
Untimed. The suggested times, for scheduling only, are 45, 30 and 30 minutes.
Points by category
Expressions and Equations 13 to 15, The Number System 11 to 13, Ratios and Proportional Relationships 10 to 12, Geometry 5 to 7, Statistics and Probability 4 to
Question kinds
Multiple-choice, multiple-select, short-answer and technology-enhanced questions.
Results
Four performance levels: Developing, Approaching, Meeting and Advanced. In grade 6 mathematics the scale runs from 1420 to 1800.
18 students in a grade ride the bus. That is 30% of the grade. How many students are in the grade?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Ratios and Proportional Relationships; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.RP.A.3
A canoe travels 14 miles in 4 hours at a steady speed. At that speed, how far does it travel in 6 hours?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Ratios and Proportional Relationships; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.RP.A.3
A herd has 9 brown cows and 15 spotted cows. What is the ratio of brown cows to all the cows in the herd?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Ratios and Proportional Relationships; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.RP.A.1
A jacket costs $64. A coupon takes 25% off the price. How many dollars does the coupon take off?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Ratios and Proportional Relationships; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.RP.A.3
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Ratios and Proportional Relationships, continued
A paint mix uses 2 cups of blue for every 5 cups of yellow. A table of equal ratios lists 4 and 10, then 6 and 15. How many cups of yellow go with 10 cups of blue?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Ratios and Proportional Relationships; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.RP.A.3
A snail moves 15 centimeters each minute. At that rate, how many meters does it move in 1 hour?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Ratios and Proportional Relationships; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.RP.A.3
A store sells 12 pencils for $3.00 or 20 pencils for $4.40. Which pack has the lower price per pencil?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Ratios and Proportional Relationships; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.RP.A.3
A trail mix uses 3 cups of oats for every 2 cups of raisins. Which statement describes the mix?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Ratios and Proportional Relationships; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.RP.A.1
Cherries cost $18 for 4 pounds. What is the unit rate?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Ratios and Proportional Relationships; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.RP.A.2
Mix A uses 3 scoops of powder in 8 cups of water. Mix B uses 2 scoops in 5 cups. Which mix is stronger?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Ratios and Proportional Relationships; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.RP.A.3
The Number System 10
A bank account shows a balance of −35 dollars. In this situation, what does a balance of 0 mean?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, The Number System; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.NS.C.5
A ribbon 7/8 yard long is cut into pieces that are each 1/4 yard long. How many pieces is that, counting a part of a piece?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, The Number System; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.NS.A.1
Gas costs $3.25 a gallon. How much do 6.4 gallons cost?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, The Number System; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.NS.B.3
The low temperatures on four nights were −2.5, −3/4, 0 and 1/2 degrees. Which list shows them from coldest to warmest?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, The Number System; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.NS.C.7
On a coordinate map, a well is at (−6, −2) and a barn is at (−6, 7). How many units apart are they?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, The Number System; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.NS.C.8
The point (5, −2) is reflected across the x-axis. Where does it land?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, The Number System; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.NS.C.6
Two accounts have balances of −50 dollars and −20 dollars. Which statement is true?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, The Number System; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.NS.C.7
What is 2/5 ÷ 3/10?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, The Number System; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.NS.A.1
What is 7,208 ÷ 34?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, The Number System; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.NS.B.2
Which expression uses the greatest common factor to rewrite 36 + 60?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, The Number System; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.NS.B.4
Expressions and Equations 12
A freezer must stay colder than −10 degrees. Which inequality shows the temperatures t that are allowed, and how many solutions does it have?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Expressions and Equations; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.EE.B.8
A movie ticket costs t dollars and a bag of popcorn costs 6 dollars. Which expression is the cost of 3 tickets and 1 bag of popcorn?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Expressions and Equations; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.EE.B.6
A printer prints 24 pages each minute. Let m be the minutes and p the pages printed. Which equation fits, and which variable is dependent?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Expressions and Equations; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.EE.C.9
The area of a triangle is A = 1/2 × b × h. What is A when b = 9 and h = 5?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Expressions and Equations; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.EE.A.2
Lena pays $13.50 for 6 notebooks that all cost the same. Which equation and solution give the price p of one notebook?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Expressions and Equations; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.EE.B.7
What is the value of 4a² − 3a when a = 6?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Expressions and Equations; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.EE.A.2
What is the value of 6² − 2⁴ + 3³?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Expressions and Equations; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.EE.A.1
Which expression has the same value as 2(a + 3) + a for every value of a?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Expressions and Equations; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.EE.A.4
Which expression is equivalent to 45n + 27?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Expressions and Equations; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.EE.A.3
Which expression means "one third of the sum of m and 12"?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Expressions and Equations; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.EE.A.2
Which part of the expression 7y + 12 is the coefficient?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Expressions and Equations; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.EE.A.2
Which value from the set {6, 7, 8, 9} makes 5x − 9 = 31 true?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Expressions and Equations; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.EE.B.5
Geometry 5
A dog pen has corners at (−5, −1), (4, −1), (4, 5) and (−5, 5) on a grid where each unit is 1 yard. How many yards of fence go around it?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Geometry; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.G.A.3
A raised garden bed is 3 1/2 feet long, 2 feet wide and 1 1/4 feet deep. How much soil fills it?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Geometry; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.G.A.2
A trapezoid has parallel sides of 6 meters and 10 meters and a height of 4 meters. It is cut into a 6-by-4 rectangle and two right triangles. What is its area?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Geometry; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.G.A.1
A triangular flag has a base of 26 inches and a height of 15 inches. What is its area?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Geometry; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.G.A.1
The net of a box shows two 8-by-5 rectangles, two 8-by-2 rectangles and two 5-by-2 rectangles, in inches. What is the surface area of the box?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Geometry; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.G.A.4
Statistics and Probability 5
A box plot of quiz scores has a minimum of 4, a lower quartile of 7, a median of 10, an upper quartile of 15 and a maximum of 21. What is the interquartile range?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Statistics and Probability; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.SP.B.4
A class wants to collect data that will vary from one answer to the next. Which question should it ask?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Statistics and Probability; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.SP.A.1
A student scored 6, 9, 4, 10 and 6 points in five games. What is the mean number of points?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Statistics and Probability; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.SP.B.5
Six plants have heights of 12, 15, 9, 20, 14 and 18 centimeters. What is the median height?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Statistics and Probability; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.SP.B.5
Six quiz scores are 18, 19, 19, 20, 20 and 2. Which measure of center best describes a typical score, and why?Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprint, Grade 6, Statistics and Probability; Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), M.6.SP.B.5
How this list was compiled: Outline: Forward Exam Mathematics Blueprints, Grades 3-8, Mathematics Blueprint Grade 6, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, https://dpi.wi.gov/media/26847/download?inline, and Wisconsin Forward Exam 2026 Test Designs, https://dpi.wi.gov/media/26486/download?inline, both linked from Forward Exam Resources, https://dpi.wi.gov/assessment/forward/resources, read 2026-10-13: the reporting categories, their cluster statements and possible points, and the number of questions. Each question names the standard it practices in the Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics (2021), https://dpi.wi.gov/media/27134/download?inline, read 2026-10-13. Every calculation is worked out a second time from the numbers in the question. Licence: Own work. Questions, answer choices and explanations were written for this site. Nothing is copied or reworded from a Forward Exam, the department's practice test, a sample item, a workbook or another practice test, and no example of the standards document is reused. The department's grade 6 mathematics practice test was not read.
How it works
A free, unofficial Wisconsin Forward grade 6 math practice test. Its 42 questions were written for this page and follow the five reporting categories of the state blueprint for sixth grade. Not affiliated with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
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What the grade 6 Forward Exam asks in math
Of the blueprint's 48 points, Expressions and Equations has 13 to 15: exponents, expressions with letters, one-step equations, inequalities, and dependent and independent variables. The Number System has 11 to 13: dividing fractions, decimals, common factors, negative numbers and all four quadrants. Ratios and Proportional Relationships has 10 to 12: unit rates, percent and unit conversion. Geometry has 5 to 7, and Statistics and Probability 4 to 6.
Limits the Wisconsin standards set for grade 6
Equations stay in the forms x + p = q and px = q with no negative numbers (M.6.EE.B.7). Greatest common factors use whole numbers to 100, and least common multiples whole numbers to 12 (M.6.NS.B.4).
Questions and answers
Is there a Wisconsin Forward Exam practice test for 6th grade math from the state?
Yes. The Department of Public Instruction's Forward Exam practice test page has a grade 6 mathematics practice test, online and as a PDF. The box under the questions links to it. The questions here are different ones.
How many questions are on the 6th grade Forward Exam math test?
50, in three sessions of 23, 14 and 13 questions. Of those, 42 are scored, for 48 points, and 8 are field test questions.
Can you use a calculator on the 6th grade Forward Exam?
In two of the three mathematics sessions. Session 1 allows no calculator. Sessions 2 and 3 allow only the calculator embedded in the test.
How long does the 6th grade Forward math test take?
It is untimed. The department's suggested times, meant for scheduling only, are 45 minutes for session 1 and 30 minutes each for sessions 2 and 3.
What score is Meeting in 6th grade Forward math?
From 1619 to 1655, on a scale that runs from 1420 to 1800. Advanced begins at 1656.