What are the three reporting categories for the Grade 6 FAST Mathematics test?

• A. Algebraic Reasoning; Geometry; Measurement
• B. Number Sense and Operations; Algebraic Reasoning; and Geometric Reasoning, Data Analysis, and Probability.
• C. Data Analysis; Probability; Statistics
• D. Number Sense; Algebra; Geometry

Answer: (B)

The three reporting categories for the Grade 6 FAST Mathematics test capture the main areas where students show their math thinking: Number Sense and Operations, Algebraic Reasoning, and Geometric Reasoning, Data Analysis, and Probability.

Number Sense and Operations covers understanding numbers and how to work with them—place value, the four basic operations, and how fractions, decimals, and ratios fit into real-world problems. Algebraic Reasoning focuses on patterns, relationships, variables, expressions, and solving equations or inequalities, helping students see how changing one quantity affects another. Geometric Reasoning, Data Analysis, and Probability brings together thinking about shapes and space, measuring and analyzing geometric figures, interpreting data from graphs and charts, and understanding chances or likelihoods.

This grouping reflects how math is learned and reported: it combines the essential ways students reason with numbers, with relationships between quantities, and with information from shapes and data in practical contexts.