Grade 6 FAST Math
Frequently Asked Questions
Welcome to Grade 6 FAST Math
Welcome to Albert's Grade 6 Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) Mathematics course!
This page provides specific content-related information for Albert's Grade 6 FAST Math prep course, including how it is organized, what standards it is aligned to, and ideas for classroom uses. If you need technical assistance, please visit our Help Center or contact hello@albert.io.
For testing information or details about the exam itself, visit the Florida Department of Education.
Subject Organization
Albert's Grade 6 FAST Math course is organized into themes and further broken into short, formative assessments on specific topics.
Themes
Our full Grade 6 FAST Math subject guide includes 3 themes that align with the different reporting categories on the exam:
- Number Sense and Operations
- Algebraic Reasoning
- Geometric Reasoning, Data Analysis, and Probability
Topic Quizzes
Each theme contains a set of short, formative topic quizzes. Each topic quiz is designed to be given in a single class period. The quiz questions mimic the rigor and format of the actual exam. For example, here are some topic quizzes within the Geometric Reasoning, Data Analysis, and Probability theme:
- Topic Quiz | Statistical Questions
- Topic Quiz | Box Plots and Histograms
- Topic Quiz | Measures of Center and Variation
- Topic Quiz | Problem Solving in the Coordinate Plane
Using Standards and Tags to Find Questions
Standards
Every question is aligned to the standards outlined in the Florida Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T). Each standard begins with the state abbreviation FL.
You can find questions aligned to learning standards using our standards search tool. In the Standards drop-down at the top of the Assessments tab, you can search for standards by name (for example, FL MA.6.AR.1.2) or description. When you type in characters that match one of the standards, the drop-down will populate with matching standards.
Tags
In addition to standards, each question is assigned one or more tags to help differentiate between the wide variety of questions we offer. The content tags include specific topics related to the math skill being assessed, like unit-conversion or two-step-inequalities. The prompt type tag indicates whether the question is a skill, application, or conceptual type prompt.
To search for a tag, click the Tags drop-down within the subject and enter the tag or content you're searching for in the search bar.
For more help on finding questions using standards and tags, visit our Help Center.
Question Types
Grade 6 FAST Math uses 7 question types to provide students with a variety of practice that mimics the actual exam. These question types include:
- Multiple Choice
- Multiple Select
- Two-Way Tables
- Fill-in-the-blank
- Snippet Select
- Graphing
- Free Entry
Calculator Use
Students are permitted to use a four-function calculator during the Grade 6 FAST Math exam. Read full details here.
Related Content
For additional material, you can combine Grade 6 FAST Math with our other core course, 6th Grade Math. Our core courses are aligned to Florida standards, so you can leverage thousands of aligned practice questions across Albert to assess, reteach, and extend student learning.
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