Work through the levels in order. Type your answer and press Check — open the worked solution if you get stuck. Answers like -6, 3/4 or 0.25 are typed exactly as shown. A ⭐ Bonus Challenge at the end is extra credit — skip it if the rest was hard work.
35 questions · official format, shuffled order
1 This table shows the pets in one class. How many children have a dog?
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Two bundles of 5 and 3 loose marks: 5 + 5 + 3 = 13.
2 Which one of these is a cylinder?
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D — two circle ends and a curved side, like a tin. B is a cone, because it comes to a point.
3 Which one of these is the same as 745?
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7 hundreds, 4 tens and 5 ones: 700 + 40 + 5.
4 These groups follow a pattern. How many dots are in the next group?
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Each group has 2 more than the one before, so the next has 8 + 2 = 10.
5 How much money is this altogether?
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50 + 20 + 20 + 10 = 100 cents, which is $1.00.
6 Which shape is at C2?
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Column C and row 2 meet at the circle.
7 Which of these would you use to find how heavy a parcel is?
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Mass is measured with kitchen scales. A jug measures capacity and a ruler measures length.
8 Which spinner is most likely to stop on white?
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D has 3 white parts out of 4. B has 2 out of 4, and A and C have 1 out of 4.
9 4 June is a Tuesday. What day of the week is 25 June?
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Adding 7 keeps the same weekday, and 4 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 25, so 25 June is also a Tuesday.
10 Zoe had 9 shells. She kept 4 and gave the rest away. How many did she give away?
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9 − 4 = 5. Check: 4 + 5 = 9.
11 What is 52 − 28?
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2 + 20 + 2 = 24. Check: 24 + 28 = 52.
12 This cylinder is standing on a table. What shape do you see when you look at it from directly above?
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From above you see the circular top, so a circle. It is a rectangle only from the side.
13 What is 76 + 108?
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76 + 100 = 176, then 176 + 8 = 184.
14 A film starts at 9:00 am and lasts one and a half hours. What time does it finish?
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9:00 + 1 hour = 10:00, then + 30 minutes = 10:30 am.
15 4 oranges are each cut into quarters. How many quarters are there altogether?
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4 × 4 = 16 quarters.
16 This box holds red, blue and green counters only. One counter is taken out without looking. Which colour is impossible to take out?
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There are no yellow counters, so that is impossible. Green is the least likely of the three, but it is still possible.
17 A bucket holds 8 litres when it is full. It is about three quarters full. About how much water is in it?
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8 ÷ 4 = 2, and 2 × 3 = 6 L.
18 8 groups of 5 is the same as 4 groups of how many?
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8 × 5 = 40, and 40 ÷ 4 = 10. Half as many groups, so each group doubles.
19 An arrow is pointing north. It makes 3 quarter turns clockwise. Which way is it pointing now?
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One turn to east, two to south, three to west.
20 Which letter is inside the square AND inside the triangle, but NOT inside the circle?
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P is in the square and the triangle but outside the circle. Q is only in the square, R is in all three, and S is outside the square.
21 There are 34 children and every child is to get one biscuit. Biscuits come in packets of 10. What is the least number of packets needed?
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3 packets give 30, leaving 4 children with nothing, so a fourth packet is needed: 4.
22 Each box holds red and blue counters. Which box gives the best chance of taking out a RED counter?
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A is 1 out of 5, B is 2 out of 10, C is 2 out of 8, and D is 3 out of 5 — the only one that is more than half.
23 This graph shows the hours Jay worked on each day. He is paid $5 for every hour. How much did he earn altogether?
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3 + 2 + 4 + 1 = 10 hours, and 10 × $5 = $50. ($10 is the hours, not the money.)
24 Which one of these nets folds up into a cube?
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B has 4 squares and C has 5, so both are out. D has 6 but folding it puts two faces in the same place. A is a row of 4 with one above and one below, which folds into a cube.
25 $12 buys 3 model cars. How many model cars can be bought for $48?
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One car costs $12 ÷ 3 = $4, and $48 ÷ $4 = 12 cars.
26 A square of paper is folded in half. One triangle is then cut out of the folded edge. When the paper is unfolded, what is the hole like?
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The triangle is mirrored across the fold, and the two triangles join along the fold line to make one diamond shape.
27 There are 15 pizzas and 5 pizzas go on each tray. Which number sentence finds how many trays are needed?
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There are 3 trays, and 15 ÷ 5 is the sentence that gives 3.
28 Which clock shows 7:45?
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A: the long hand at the 9 means 45 minutes, and the short hand is between 7 and 8.
29 Ali buys a sandwich for $3.40 and a drink for $2.15. He pays with a $10 note. How much change does he get?
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$3.40 + $2.15 = $5.55, and $10 − $5.55 = $4.45. ($5.55 is what he spent, not his change.)
30 What is the next number in this pattern?
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The gaps go up by one each time, so the next gap is 6 and 20 + 6 = 26.
31 Kim walks along this street in the direction of the red arrow. Which building does she pass first on her LEFT?
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Walking that way the blue buildings are on her left, and the first of them is the hall.
32 A pyramid is made from 1 square and 4 triangles. How many edges does it have?
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4 edges round the square base plus 4 going up to the point: 8. (It has 5 faces and 5 corners.)
33 This stack is made of cubes with no gaps. How many cubes are there altogether?
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3 + 2 + 2 = 7 cubes.
34 What number is exactly halfway between 340 and 380?
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340 + 380 = 720, and 720 ÷ 2 = 360. Check: 360 − 340 = 20 and 380 − 360 = 20.
35 An adult ticket costs $16. A child ticket costs three quarters of the adult price. How much do two child tickets cost altogether?
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$16 ÷ 4 = $4, and $4 × 3 = $12 for one child. Two children cost 2 × $12 = $24.