2016

Grade 6 Unit 5 Mini-Touchstone G.2

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1. A wall is built using standard size bricks. The illustration shows the dimensions of a standard
construction brick.

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What is the volume of one brick?

A. 70 square inches
B. 70 cubic inches
C. 70 cubic feet
D. 70 cubic yards

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2. What is the volume of the prism?

A. 15 cubic units
B. 16 cubic units
C. 20 cubic units
D. 30 cubic units

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3. The Sun Ray Clock Company is packaging their clocks for shipping. The empty box has dimensions of
10 in. x 14 in. x 8 in.

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If each clock occupies 125 cubic inches, how many clocks can they pack in each box?

A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10

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4. Sarina has determined she needs a truck with 800 cubic feet of space to move her furniture.

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Does the truck illustrated have the space she needs?

A. Yes; it has 38.75 cubic feet more space than she needs.
B. Yes; it has 62 cubic feet more space than she needs.
C. No; it has 38.75 cubic feet less space than she needs.
D. No; it has 62 cubic feet less space than she needs.

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5. The dimensions for two boxes are shown in the table.

Dimensions

Box A

Box B

Length:
Width:
Height:

10 cm
6.2 cm
5 cm

9.5 cm
10 cm
3.2 cm

Which box has the greater volume and by how much?

A.

Box A has a greater volume by 6 cubic centimeters.

B.

Box A has a greater volume by 28.8 cubic centimeters.

C.

Box B has a greater volume by 6 cubic centimeters.

D.

Box B has a greater volume by 28.8 cubic centimeters.

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Additional Questions G.2 Not Required

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Find the volume of the prism.

2.5 mm
4 mm

8 mm
A. 40 mm3
B. 60 mm3
C. 65 mm3
D. 80 mm3

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What is the volume of the rectangular prism?

10.5 cm

6 cm

2 cm

A. 120 cm3
B. 125 cm3
C. 126 cm3
D. 220 cm3

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The 2015 Audi A7 has 24 cubic feet of cargo space.

Which of the following could be the dimensions for the cargo space?
1

A. 2 2 3 2 5
1

B. 16 3 2 5
1

C. 2 2 2 2 4
D. 1 5 3 2 5
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A rectangular prism is 8 inches long and 5 inches wide. It is filled with water up to 2 inches below the top.
The height of the water in the prism is 4 inches.

What is the volume of the rectangular prism?

A. 80 cubic inches
B. 160 cubic inches
C. 240 cubic inches
D. 320 cubic inches

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How many cubes would it take to completely fill the rectangular prism?

A. 2

m cube

B. 4
C. 6
D. 8

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A jeweler is shipping diamonds in jewelry boxes that are 2 inches by 2 inches by 1 inches.
If 27 diamonds fit in the packing box, what could be the dimensions of the packing box?

A. 3 in. by 3 in. by 3 in.

B. 7 inches by 7 inches by 4 inches
C. 7 inches by 7 inches by 13 inches
D. 67 in. by 67 in. by 40 in.

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