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US Grade 6 Coding Basics Test 2

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Author: TestGru Team (Education Specialist)

20 questions · All questions on one page

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K-12 Grade 6 Coding Basics Middle School (Grade 6, USA Common Core) USA USA Common Core & NGSS
What is this test? for Grade 6 Coding Basics practice (Middle School 6-8, USA Common Core) — Middle School (Grade 6, USA Common Core) level, USA.
Is this for you? For Middle School students (Grade 6, 6-8) — if you are in Middle School, this is for you.
Section: K-12 Grade 6 Coding Basics · Education: Middle School · Part: K-12 Grade 6 Coding Basics · Country: USA

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Question 1
What is a fossil?
A) a new toy
B) a fresh leaf
C) a live animal
D) remains of ancient living things in rock
Question 2
What is the North Star?
A) a planet
B) a star that shows north direction
C) the Sun
D) the Moon
Question 3
What causes day and night?
A) the Moon stopping
B) clouds
C) the Sun moving
D) Earth spinning on its axis
Question 4
What is soil?
A) solid rock
B) clean water
C) loose earth where plants grow
D) fresh air
Question 5
What is metamorphosis?
A) changing color
B) moving fast
C) change of form, like caterpillar to butterfly
D) growing taller
Question 6
What is a circuit?
A) a race track
B) a circle drawing
C) a path electricity flows through
D) a sandwich
Question 7
What is a lever?
A) a shoe
B) asks questions and runs experiments
C) a bar that lifts things with less force
D) a door only
Question 8
What does a pulley do?
A) holds water
B) lifts loads with a rope and wheel
C) cuts paper
D) makes fire
Question 9
What is condensation on grass?
A) hail
B) snow
C) rain only
D) dew from cooled air
Question 10
Why do we have seasons?
A) Earth's tilt as it orbits the Sun
B) clouds
C) wind
D) the Moon
Question 11
What is a simple machine?
A) a toy
B) a song
C) a tool like lever or pulley that eases work
D) a pet
Question 12
What is an algorithm?
A) a meal
B) a nap
C) step-by-step instructions
D) a guess
Question 13
What is debugging?
A) finding and fixing code errors
B) cooking
C) catching bugs outdoors
D) cleaning
Question 14
What is a loop in coding?
A) a hill
B) a soup
C) a hoop toy
D) instructions that repeat
Question 15
What is a sensor?
A) a song
B) a dream
C) a smell
D) a part that detects light, touch or motion
Question 16
What is a motor?
A) a part that makes movement
B) a hat
C) a boat
D) a cake
Question 17
What travels in wires?
A) water
B) electricity
C) air
D) sand
Question 18
What is a magnet attracted to?
A) paper
B) iron and steel
C) plastic
D) wood
Question 19
What planet has rings?
A) Saturn
B) Mercury
C) Venus
D) Mars
Question 20
What gas do plants use?
A) carbon dioxide
B) smoke
C) oxygen only
D) helium

About This Test

For Elementary (K-5), Middle (6-8) and High School (9-12) in the USA — Common Core & NGSS-aligned Math, ELA, Science and Social Studies by grade level. Which grade is this for? K-12 USA curriculum.

K-12 USA — 13 grades × 7-15 subjects = 1,016+ tests. Covers Kindergarten to Grade 12: Math (Common Core), English Language Arts, Science (NGSS), Social Studies, Phonics/Spelling/Vocabulary, Art, Music, PE & Health, Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Government and Pre-Calculus. Each heading has 8 tests × 20 questions = 160Q with no duplicates within a test. Tests are grade-appropriate (· Elementary K-5 foundation, Middle 6-8 transition, High 9-12 college-ready). Use Is this for you? badges to find your grade.

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