Powers and Exponents Practice — Grade 6 math

Lesson 2: Powers and Exponents — Practice Questions

1. How is the expression $7^2$ correctly read aloud?
- A. 7 cubed
- B. 7 squared
- C. 7 to the 2nd power
- D. 2 to the 7th power
2. The expression $4^3$ is read aloud as 'four ___'.
3. Which mathematical expression represents 'ten to the fifth power'?
- A. $10^5$
- B. $5^{10}$
- C. $10 \times 5$
- D. $10^3$
4. The expression $8^6$ is read as '8 to the ___ power'.
5. What is the correct way to read the expression $12^4$?
- A. 12 squared
- B. 12 cubed
- C. 12 to the 4th power
- D. 4 to the 12th power
6. How can the expression $p \cdot p \cdot p \cdot p \cdot p$ be written using an exponent?
- A. $p^5$
- B. $5p$
- C. $p+5$
- D. $5^p$
7. Evaluate the expression $2^5$. What is the value? ___
8. In the expression $8^3$, what do the numbers 8 and 3 represent?
- A. The base is 8 and the exponent is 3.
- B. The base is 3 and the exponent is 8.
- C. The base is 8 and the product is 3.
- D. The exponent is 8 and the factor is 3.
9. Which expression is equivalent to $(2k)^4$?
- A. $16k^4$
- B. $2k^4$
- C. $8k$
- D. $8k^4$
10. Express the number 54 as a product of its prime factors using exponents.
- A. $2 \cdot 3^3$
- B. $2^3 \cdot 3$
- C. $6 \cdot 9$
- D. $2 \cdot 27$