Math Diagnostic Test | Math Diagnostic Assessment with Answer Key and Plan

Math diagnostic test for 6th grade

This math diagnostic test is a 10 page packet with 75 questions for 6th grade. It checks arithmetic, fractions and ratios, and a long set of true or false statements about math concepts.

The test is built to be given in one class period, and the answer key and answer sheet let you score it quickly.

Teachers who need a 6th grade math diagnostic at the start of a unit or year will find three parts here, and the same math diagnostic assessment can be reused as a check-in later in the year.

Many 6th grade teachers look for a 6th grade diagnostic test that is not tied to one textbook. This math diagnostic test with answer key uses plain wording and common numbers, so it fits any curriculum.

The pages are easy to hand to a substitute or a teaching assistant. A 6th grade diagnostic test like this one gives you data in one sitting and leaves the rest of the week for teaching.

What’s on the pages

The worksheet has three parts, and each one has its own heading and short directions.

• Arithmetic operations: 10 multiple choice questions such as 840 / 12, 15 x 24 and 100 – 35.5.
• Fractions and ratios: 10 multiple choice questions, for example writing 0.75 as a fraction, comparing two statements and finding 2/3 of 9.
• Concepts: 55 true or false statements on number and shape facts, such as whether a triangle has four angles, whether 10 is odd and whether all prime numbers are odd.

The first two parts test calculation. The long third part tests what students know about vocabulary and number properties, so you see both procedure and understanding.

What’s in the download

• Student worksheet: 10 pages
• Answer key: 14 pages, with a short explanation after each answer
• Answer sheet: 3 pages
• Lesson plan: 1 page

The four parts add up to 28 pages, and everything comes as PDF.

How to use this math diagnostic test

The lesson plan is set for 60 minutes. Its objectives are to assess student skill with arithmetic operations, to evaluate understanding of fractions, ratios and comparisons, and to review geometric and conceptual math properties.

Hand out the worksheet and the answer sheet together. Students mark the multiple choice answers for Parts 1 and 2 and the true or false answers for Part 3 on the answer sheet, so the test pages can be reused.

Scoring takes a few minutes. Count the correct answers in each part, then use the key to look at a few wrong answers and decide if the problem was a careless slip or a missing skill.

Because the third part is so long, it gives you a good picture of vocabulary. Students who miss many true or false statements about prime numbers, factors or triangles probably need a vocabulary review before you start a new unit.

This math diagnostic test also works as a pre-test and post-test pair. Give it in the fall, teach, and give it again to show students how far they have come.

Where it fits

Use it for the first week of school, for placement of a new student, for intervention planning or as a review before a unit test. Homeschool families can use it to find where a 6th grader needs the most help, and tutors can run it on the first visit to plan the sessions that follow.

Take a look at the preview pages before you buy, so you can see the worksheet, the answer key and the answer sheet.

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