Grade 6 Math Curriculum

Understanding the Grade 6 Math Syllabus & How You Can Support Your G6 Child

In Grade 6, revising for exams will be the priority of most parents.  But if your child has a strong foundation in math, they can easily adapt to any question in front of them. We’ve laid out all grade 6 topics in KooBits’ below.
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Algebra

  1. Represent an unknown number using a letter
  2. Finding unknowns in equations
  3. Substitute the letter with a given number
  4. Write simple algebraic expressions
  5. Simplify algebraic expressions
  6. Solve word problems involving algebraic expressions

Fractions

  1. Divide a proper fraction by a whole number
  2. Divide a whole number by a proper fraction
  3. Divide a proper fraction by a proper fraction
  4. Solve word problems involving fractions

Ratio

  1. Express one quantity as a fraction of another, given their ratio
  2. Find ratio of one quantity to another, given their fraction
  3. Ratio of three quantities – Involving common multiples
  4. Solve word problems involving ratio of three quantities
  5. Solve word problems involving fractions and ratios
  6. Solve word problems involving 2 pairs of ratios
  7. Ratio – One Unchanged Quantity
  8. Ratio – Unchanged Total
  9. Ratio – Unchanged Difference

Percentage

  1. Find the whole given a part and the percentage
  2. Find the percentage increase or decrease
  3. Solve word problems involving percentage (using Calculator)

Angles In Geometric Figures

  1. Find unknown angles in geometrical figures involving square
  2. Find unknown angles in geometrical figures involving rectangle
  3. Find unknown angles in geometrical figures involving triangle
  4. Find unknown angles in geometrical figures involving parallelogram
  5. Find unknown angles in geometrical figures involving rhombus
  6. Find unknown angles in geometrical figures involving trapezium
  7. Find unknown angles in geometrical figures involving square, rectangle and triangle
  8. Find unknown angles in geometrical figures involving parallelogram, rhombus and trapezium

Area and Circumference of Circle

  1. Parts of a Circle
  2. Calculate the circumference of a circle
  3. Find the area and perimeter of semicircle and quarter circle
  4. Calculate the area of a circle
  5. Find the area of semicircle and quarter circle
  6. Find area and perimeter of a figure made up of square, rectangle, triangle, semicircle and quarter circle
  7. Solve word problems involving area and perimeter

Speed

  1. Find speed, given distance and time
  2. Find distance, given speed and time
  3. Find time, given distance and speed
  4. Solve up to 3-step word problems involving speed and average speed

Volume Of Cube and Cuboid

  1. Find one dimension of a cuboid given its volume and the other dimensions
  2. Find the length of one edge of a cube given its volume
  3. Find the height of a cuboid given its volume and base area
  4. Find the area of a face of a cuboid given its volume and one dimension
  5. Use of square root and cubic root symbol
  6. Solve word problems involving volume of a cube and cuboid

Pie Charts

  1. Read and interpret pie charts
  2. Solve 1-step word problems using information presented in pie charts

Solid Figures and Nets

  1. Identify cube, cuboid, cone, cylinder, prism and pyramid
  2. Identify nets that can form cubes
  3. Identify a face of cube from its given nets
  4. Identify nets that can form cuboid
  5. Identify nets that can form pyramid
  6. Identify nets that can form prism
  7. Identify nets of cube, cuboid, prism and pyramid
  8. Identify the solid which can be formed by a given net

High-ability - Algebra

  1. Given relationship between two parties, find total amount
  2. Given amount for two transactions, find final amount
  3. Given quantity-item relationship & one absolute quantity, find total quantity
  4. Given absolute amount, quantity of items & a fractional relationship, find total amount
  5. Given absolute amount, unit price and quantity-price relationship
  6. Given total quantity, unit quantity & one absolute quantity
  7. Given repeated-quantity relationship & absolute age
  8. Given repeated-quantity relationship & absolute relationship among parties
  9. Given total cost & quantity-cost relationship, find unit cost
  10. Given average, fractional relationship & one absolute amount

High-ability - Fractions

  1. Involving division of a proper fraction by a proper fraction
  2. Involving division of a proper fraction by a proper fraction & get number of items
  3. Involving division of a whole number by a proper fraction
  4. Involving division of a proper fraction by a proper fraction & fraction multiplication
  5. Involving division of a proper fraction by a proper fraction & fraction subtraction

High-ability - Ratio

  1. Given ratio & one absolute amount, find transfer amount
  2. Given increase in quantity & ratio before and after quantity change, find initial quantity
  3. Given two ratio sets & one absolute amount
  4. Given price ratio before and after discount, find discounted price
  5. Given quantity ratio & total value of notes, find quantity of notes of a specific value
  6. Given fractional relationship & total age, find age ratio
  7. Given initial ratio, fractional spending & final amount difference, find amount for one party
  8. Given additional quantity & quantity ratio before and after, find final difference
  9. Given initial ratio, quantity added & repeated quantity after change, find quantity of an item
  10. Given two absolute amount & ratio between parties, find amount for one party
  11. Given fractional relationship & age ratio, find age of one party
  12. Given fractional relationship, find ratio
  13. Given ratio, fractional and absolute quantity of notes taken away & remaining value, find quantity of notes of a specific value
  14. Given initial ratio, saving amount & final ratio, find final amount
  15. Given two transfer events & corresponding ratio, find amount for one party

High-ability - Percentage

  1. Given percentage relationship, change amount and percentage, find absolute amount
  2. Given percentage relationship, change amount and percentage, find absolute amount
  3. Given earning percentage & one price, find earning at another price
  4. Given discount percentage & price, find discount percentage at another price
  5. Given percentage relationship, change amount and total amount, find initial salary
  6. Given percentage & transaction amounts, find initial amount
  7. Given percentage relationship between groups and sub-groups, find percentage a sub-group
  8. Given two sets of percentage, find percentage relationship
  9. Given percentage discount, price & percentage relationship, find discounted price
  10. Given percentage relationship, find ratio
  11. Given percentage relationship before and after a change in quantity, find the change in quantity
  12. Given percentage relationship before and after a change in quantity, find final ratio
  13. Given savings percentage, change in percentage and amount, find salary
  14. Given percentage relationship, change in quantity and percentage, find initial quantity
  15. Given total quantity, percentage relationship & percentage sales, find quantity of items unsold

High-ability - Angles

  1. Angles involving triangles and rectangles
  2. Angles involving triangles and squares
  3. Angles involving triangles and parallelograms
  4. Angles involving triangles and rhombus
  5. Angles involving triangles and trapezium
  6. Angles involving two four-sided figures

High-ability - Circles

  1. Given radius, find perimeter of a quadrant or semicircle
  2. Given radius, find total area of quadrants or semicircles
  3. Given number of turns & diameter, find distance travelled
  4. Given side of square, find area of the figure
  5. Given radius, find shaded area of the figure
  6. Find area for patterns involving circles and triangles
  7. Given side of square, find area of the figure
  8. Given perimeter, find area of a circle
  9. Find perimeter of composite figures made of circles and other shapes
  10. Find area of composite figures made of circles and other shapes

High-ability - Speed

  1. Given average speed, starting and ending time, find distance of journey
  2. Given starting and ending time & distance of journey, find average speed
  3. Given distance of journey, average speed & ending time, find starting time
  4. Given starting and ending time & average speed of first journey, starting time & relative speed of return journey, find return time
  5. Given total time, average speed & distance for first part of journey, find average speed for remaining journey
  6. Given distance & starting and ending time, find time to travel another journey
  7. Given average speed & time of travel, find total distance
  8. Given time of travel, a fractional distance & an absolute distance, find average speed
  9. Given Distance-Speed-Time relationship for two trips, find difference in average speed
  10. Given length of train, tunnel & average speed, find time of travel
  11. Given time of race, fractional distance & difference in speed, find distance of race
  12. Given two sets of starting time & average speed, find catch-up time
  13. Given fractional distance, average speed and time for first journey & remaining distance, find total time of travel
  14. Given time lapse, distance apart & speed difference, find average speed of one party
  15. Given Distance-Speed-Time relationship of two parties, find catch-up time

High-ability - Volume

  1. Given total surface area of cubes, find total volume
  2. Given total volume of cubes, find total surface area
  3. Given initial water level, base dimension of tank & change in volume, find height of water
  4. Given volume of water, fractional volume & bottom dimension, find height of tank
  5. Given volume of two liquids & height of one liquid, find the height of the other liquid
  6. Given rate of flow & tank dimensions, find time taken to fill up the tank
  7. Given dimensions of first tank & base area of second tank, find height of water
  8. Given base area of tank, rate of flow & duration of flowing tap, find volume of water
  9. Given dimensions of tank, duration of flowing tap, rate of flow, find volume of overflow

High-ability - Pie Charts

  1. Solve problem using data given in a Pie Chart, involving percentage
  2. Solve problem using data given in a Pie Chart, involving fractions
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