VIth Maths
VIth Maths
CLASS VI
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS
Max. Marks: 80 Time Allowed: 3 hours
General Instructions:
i. This question paper consists of 41 questions in 5 sections.
ii. All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice is provided in two 2 marks questions and two
3 marks questions and one 5 marks question. A student is expected to attempt only one of these questions.
iii. Question paper will be divided into section A, B, C, D, E
Section A carries 1 mark each
Section B carries 2 marks each
Section C carries 3 marks each
Section D carries 4 marks each
Section E carries 5 marks each
Section A
Multiple choice questions (1 x 20=20)
1. Which of the following numbers is less than -7?
a. 2 b. -3 c. -10 d. -6
2. 25.05 +15.231 + 4.439 =
a. 44.72 b. 4.472 c. 44.072 d. 44.702
3. Two quantities can only be compared if they have same:
a. Proportion b. Units c. Ratios d. Digits
4. Fill in the blank: 11: 132: 8: _________.
a. 12 b. 1064 c. 96 d. 72
5. The rule, which gives the number of matchsticks required to make the matchstick pattern V, is:
a. 3n b. 2n c. 4n d. 5n
6. How many lines of symmetry does an equilateral triangle have?
a. 1 b. 3 c. 6 d. 2
7. The perimeter of a square with side p units will be:
a. 4p sq. units b. 2p units c. 4p units d. p x p units
8. The area of a rectangle whose length is 5cm and breadth is 4cm, will be:
a. 20 sq. cm b. 9cm c. 18cm d. 10 sq. cm
9. The frequency for tally marks is:
a. 5 b. 1 c. 4 d. 10
10. In a pictograph, if represents 5 balloons, number of symbols to be drawn to represent 60 balloons
will be:
a. 6 b. 5 c. 12 d. 10
11. Integer which is 5 more than -10.
a. 0 b. 5 c. -5 d. -15
12. Additive inverse of -19 will be:
a. -18 b. 19 c. -20 d. 0
13. 10-2.732 is
a. 7.268 c. 8.268
b. 12.732 d. 2.722
14. Which of the following numbers is the smallest?
a. 6.242 b. 6.42 c. 6.264 d. 6.64
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15. On the occasion of Children’s Day, a teacher distributes 10 pencils to each student. How many
pencils are needed for ‘m’ students?
a. m+10 b. m-10 c. 10m d. 10-m
16. The value of a __________________ is not fixed. It can take different values.
a. Constant b. Expressions c. Variable d. Zero
17. How many lines of symmetry does the figure have?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
18. What will be the missing side such that the perimeter of the following figure is 140 cm?
?
Section B
Short answer type questions I (2 x 9=18)
21. Which one is greater:
45+(-11) or -11-23?
22. Express the following using decimals:
a. 7 paise to rupees b. 625 m to km
23. Find the ratio of:
7kg and 350g
OR
24.
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25. Draw the figure on your sheet and show all possible lines of symmetry:
2cm
2cm 2cm
2cm
where, A, B, G, M and O stand for the fruits Apple, Banana, Grapes, Mango and Orange,
respectively.
a. Which fruit is preferred by most of the students? (1)
b. How many students prefer Apples over Bananas? (1)
29. Following are the choices of games of 30 students of Class VI:
football, cricket, football, kho-kho, hockey, cricket, hockey, kho-kho, cricket, football, football,
hockey, kho-kho, football, cricket, football, hockey, kho-kho, football, cricket, cricket, football,
hockey, kho-kho, football, hockey, cricket, football, hockey, cricket.
Arrange the choices of games in a table using tally marks.
Section C
Short answer type questions II (3 x 8=24)
30. Simplify: (17) +(-8) +(-19)
31. Ananya is travelling from Delhi to Lucknow. She travels 323.3km by train and 230.5km by car. In
which transport did she travel less? What is the total distance covered by her?
32. A plane can travel 1500 km with 25 litres of fuel. How much distance will it cover with 75 litres of
the fuel?
Or
If the cost of 13kg rice is ₹260, what quantity of rice can be purchased for ₹1800?
33. Radha is drawing a dot Rangoli (a beautiful pattern of lines joining dots with chalk powder). She has
8 dots in a row. How many dots will her Rangoli have for r rows? How many dots are there if there
are 8 rows? If there are 10 rows?
34. Find the area of the given figure:
4 cm
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35. Write the number of lines of symmetry for
a. A regular hexagon b. A scalene triangle c. A circle
36. A wire was in the shape of a square with side 25cm. If the wire is now bent into a rectangle of length
40 cm and breadth 10cm, which encloses more area, the square or the rectangle?
Or
A farmer is fencing her field at the rate of ₹ 20 per meter. Find the cost of fencing, if the length of
field is 200m and breadth 150m.
37. Subtract the sum of –30 and 20 from – 50.
Section D
Case Based questions (4 x 2=8)
38. Mrs. Tayal is making a house for her family. The design for the house is given underneath:
.
a. What will be the perimeter of the living room? (2)
b. She is getting fertilizer for the garden at the rate of ₹ 40 per square meter. How much money
will be spent on the fertilizer?
(2)
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Section E
Long answer type questions (5 x 2=10)
40. The following table gives the quantity of toys made in a factory in last 6 months of the year 2022:
Month July August September October November December
Number of toys made 500 700 600 550 400 800
Seema drew this pictograph for the above data:
Month
Number of toys made in a day 1 = 100 toys
July
August
September
October
November
December
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
a. In which month the production of toys had been the least? (1)
b. How many more toys were made in September than in October? (2)
c. For which month the pictograph is representing incorrect data? How many symbols should be
erased to correct the data? (2)
OR
Following is the pictograph of the number of newspapers distributed from a factory in a span of six
years:
Year Number of newspapers distributed (1 = 5000 newspapers)
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022