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Level A
1. What does the digit 5 mean in this number? 459
A)
B)
C)
D)
5 ones
5 units
5 hundreds
5 tens
2. What is this number in words? 703
A)
B)
C)
D)
Seventy three
Seven thousand and three
Seven hundred and three
Seven three zero
3. Which is the most popular cake this week?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Doughnut
Scone
Belgian bun
Éclair
4. "I can't believe it! We sold one thousand, one hundred and seventeen doughnuts last week."
How many doughnuts were sold last week?
A)
B)
C)
D)
1 017
1 171
1 117
1 107
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5. Choose the correct words to put between these two prices.
A)
B)
C)
D)
is more expensive than
is cheaper than
is less than
is equal to
6. Which list shows the cookie sales numbers in ascending order?
A)
B)
C)
D)
758, 890, 875, 809.
758, 809, 875, 890.
758, 875, 809, 890.
890, 875, 809, 758
7. When you are counting forwards what is the next even number after 14?
A)
B)
C)
D)
16
15
12
13
8. Choose the correct words to put between the two numbers.
1 270 _ _ _ _ _ 1 702
A)
B)
C)
D)
is less than
is greater than
is equal to
is more than
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9. Which of the following place value chart headings are correct?
A)
B)
C)
D)
A
B
C
D
10. What is the smallest number you can make from these three digits? 8 1 5
A)
B)
C)
D)
158
851
185
518
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Level B
1. Complete this sentence:
17 is ______________
A)
B)
C)
D)
neither odd nor even
an even number
both odd and even
an odd number
2. Which are the odd numbers in this list?
1, 13, 4, 2, 7, 5, 16
A)
B)
C)
D)
1, 5, 7, 13
1, 4, 7, 16
1, 2, 5 7, 13
1, 13
3. What would this number become if the zero placeholder was removed? 609
A)
B)
C)
D)
60
6
690
69
4. Which numbers complete this sequence?
98 100 ___ ____ 106 108 110 112
A)
B)
C)
D)
103 104
103 105
101 102
102 104
5. When you are counting forwards what is the next odd number after 33?
A)
B)
C)
D)
31
34
35
32
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6. Which number is an even number?
A)
B)
C)
D)
683
339
578
341
7. Which jar of sweets can be shared equally between 2 children?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Rhubarb and custard
Humbugs
Both jars
Neither jar
8. Complete this sentence ...
37 count on 10 is _______
A)
B)
C)
D)
137
38
27
47
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9. Look at the postman's map.
Which house numbers are missing?
A)
B)
C)
D)
5, 13, 18
4, 12, 17
6, 14, 19
6, 12, 17
10. Look at the post woman's route and sort her parcels correctly. She always starts her delivery
at house number 1 and walks along the top side of the street, before going back down the
bottom side of the street.
A)
B)
C)
D)
House numbers: 2, 6, 7, 15, 18.
House numbers: 7, 15, 2, 6, 18.
House numbers: 7, 15, 18, 6, 2.
House numbers: 2, 6, 18, 7, 15.
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Level C
1. What is the missing number in this sequence?
10 20 30 40 __ 60
A)
B)
C)
D)
50
41
45
30
2. Which packet of biscuits can be split equally onto two plates?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Both packets
Ginger nuts
Neither packet
Fruit shortcakes
3. What is the next number in this counting on sequence?
A)
B)
C)
D)
640
636
645
735
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4. What is the next number in this counting back sequence?
A)
B)
C)
D)
36
30
25
34
5. What is the next number in this sequence?
910, 810, 710, 610, ___?
A)
B)
C)
D)
609
600
510
611
6. When you add 100 to this number which digit will change? 815
A)
B)
C)
D)
8
1
5
None of these
7. Choose the correct words to put between the two numbers:
567 ______ is 577
A)
B)
C)
D)
count on 10
count back 10
count on 100
count back 100
8. Which sequence counts back in 100s?
A)
B)
C)
D)
116, 126, 136, 146
10, 9, 8, 7
116, 106, 96, 86
410, 310, 210, 110
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9. When you add 10 to this number which digit will change? 745
A)
B)
C)
D)
7
4
5
None of these
10. Which number is missing?
178 , 188, 198, ___, 218
A)
B)
C)
D)
200
199
208
210
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Answers
Level A
1. The correct answer is: D. 5 tens
The 5 is in the tens column. This tells you that it means 5 tens or 50.
2. The correct answer is: C. Seven hundred and three
There are 7 hundreds, 0 tens and 3 units so the correct answer is seven hundred and three.
3. The correct answer is: C. Belgian bun
The largest amount of cakes sold was 889 Belgian buns.
4. "I can't believe it! We sold one thousand, one hundred and seventeen doughnuts last week."
How many doughnuts were sold last week?
The correct answer is: C. 1 117
Last week they sold:
"one thousand" 1 000
"one hundred" 100
"seventeen" 17 doughnuts
5. Choose the correct words to put between these two prices.
The correct answer is: A. is more expensive than
The armchair on the left is £774 and the armchair on the right is £734. The armchair on the
left is more expensive than the one on the right.
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6. Which list shows the cookie sales numbers in ascending order?
The correct answer is: B. 758, 809, 875, 890.
You've listed the sales numbers in increasing order. The correct order is 758, 809, 875, 890.
7. When you are counting forwards what is the next even number after 14?
The correct answer is: A. 16
The next even number after 14 is 16.
8. Choose the correct words to put between the two numbers.
1 270 _ _ _ _ _ 1 702
The correct answer is: A. is less than
1 270 is less than 1 702. Look at the numbers in a place value table.
9. Which of the following place value chart headings are correct?
The correct answer is: D.
Option D shows the correct place value chart headings:
Th (thousands)
H (hundreds)
T (tens)
U (units)
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10. What is the smallest number you can make from these three digits? 8 1 5
The correct answer is: A. 158
To make the smallest number you put the largest digit (8) in the lowest place value position
and the smallest digit (1) in the highest place value position. Look at the place value table.
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Level B
1. Complete this sentence:
17 is ______________
The correct answer is: D. An odd number
17 is an odd number as it cannot be divided equally by 2.
2. Which are the odd numbers in this list?
1, 13, 4, 2, 7, 5, 16
The correct answer is: A. 1, 5, 7, 13
The last digit of an odd number is always 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9.
There are four odd numbers: 1, 5, 7 and 13.
3. What would this number become if the zero placeholder was removed? 609
The correct answer is: D. 69
The zero tells you there are no tens. If it was removed the number would become 69.
4. Which numbers complete this sequence?
98 100 ___ ____ 106 108 110 112
The correct answer is: D. 102 104
This is a sequence of even numbers.
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5. When you are counting forwards what is the next odd number after 33?
The correct answer is: C. 35
The next odd number after 33 is 35..
6. Which number is an even number?
The correct answer is: C. 578
An even number always ends in a 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8.
578 is an even number.
7. Which jar of sweets can be shared equally between 2 children?
The correct answer is: B. Humbugs
There are 98 humbugs. 98 is an even number so it divides exactly by 2. The jar of humbugs
can be equally divided by 2 children – though that many sweets might make them sick!
8. Complete this sentence ...
37 count on 10 is _______
The correct answer is: D. 47
37 count on 10 is 47.
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9. Look at the postman's map.
Which house numbers are missing?
The correct answer is: A. 5, 13, 18
The houses on the top side of the road are odd numbers. The houses on the bottom side of
the road are even numbers. The missing house numbers are 5, 13 and 18.
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10. Look at the post woman's route and sort her parcels correctly. She always starts her delivery
at house number 1 and walks along the top side of the street, before going back down the
bottom side of the street. In what order would she deliver the packages?
The correct answer is: C. House numbers: 7, 15, 18, 6, 2.
The post woman would first go along the houses at the top of the road and they are all odd
numbers, walking in ascending order:
7, 15
Then she would go along the bottom row of houses, which are all even numbers, walking in
descending order:
18, 6, 2
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Level C
1. What is the missing number in this sequence?
10 20 30 40 __ 60
The correct answer is: A. 50
The numbers are counting up in 10s.
2. Which packet of biscuits can be split equally onto two plates?
The correct answer is: B. Ginger nuts
The amount of fruit shortcake biscuits in the packet is 25, an odd number so it cannot be
evenly divided by 2. The amount of ginger nuts in the packet is 30, which can equally be
divided by 2.
The packet of ginger nuts can be split equally onto two plates.
3. What is the next number in this counting on sequence?
The correct answer is: D. 735
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4. What is the next number in this counting back sequence?
The correct answer is: C. 25
The number line shows counting backwards in 10s. The next number is 25.
5. What is the next number in this sequence?
910, 810, 710, 610, ___?
The correct answer is: C. 510
In this sequence the numbers are counting backwards in 100s. The next number in the
sequence is 510.
6. When you add 100 to this number which digit will change? 815
The correct answer is: A. 8
If you add 100 to 815 the number becomes 915. The digit 8 will change to a 9.
7. Choose the correct words to put between the two numbers:
567 ______ is 577
The correct answer is: A. count on 10
567 count on 10 is 577.
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8. Which sequence counts back in 100s?
The correct answer is: D. 410, 310, 210, 110
The sequence 410, 310, 210, 110 counts back in 100s.
9. When you add 10 to this number which digit will change? 745
The correct answer is: B. 4
If you add 10 to 745 it becomes 755. The 4 will change to a 5.
10. Which number is missing?
178 , 188, 198, ___, 218
The correct answer is: C. 208
This sequence of numbers goes up in 10s. The missing number is 208.
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