Are you smarter than a 6th grader?

20 questions straight from a Grade 6 classroom: maths, science, geography, history and English. Can you beat an 11-year-old?

20 questions · about 2 min · members

About this test

Answer 20 multiple-choice questions at a Grade 6 level, covering maths, science, geography, history and English. You'll see the right answer after each question. Score 16 or more to prove you're smarter than a Grade 6 student, then move up a grade!

Possible results

  • The 6th graders win this round (score 0+)
  • Nearly there (score 10+)
  • Smarter than a 6th grader! (score 16+)
  • Top of the class (score 20+)
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  1. What is 3² + 4²?
  2. If 3x = 21, what is x?
  3. What is the ratio 10:15 in its simplest form?
  4. Which part of a cell is known as its "powerhouse"?
  5. What type of rock forms when lava cools and hardens?
  6. What is the longest river in Africa?
  7. Julius Caesar was a leader of which ancient civilisation?
  8. On which continent is the Sahara Desert?
  9. In "Honesty is important", which word is a noun?
  10. What is the area of a rectangle 6 cm long and 4 cm wide?
  11. What is 2/3 of 45?
  12. What is the mean (average) of 4, 8 and 12?
  13. What is 0.2 × 0.3?
  14. How many millimetres are in one metre?
  15. What is the process plants use to make food from sunlight?
  16. Which blood cells help the body fight infection?
  17. What is the capital of Italy?
  18. Which ancient civilisation built the Parthenon?
  19. Which queen ruled the United Kingdom from 1837 to 1901?
  20. What do we call a word that imitates a sound, like "buzz" or "sizzle"?

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