SAN ĠORĠ PRECA COLLEGE
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Half Yearly Exams 2012
Year 6
MENTAL MATHS
Time:15 minutes
Teacher’s Paper
Guidelines for the conduct of the Mental Mathematics Examination.
1. Words written in bold should be emphasized.
2. Read in a loud clear way, each question twice, in succession, and then
allow 5 or 10 or 20 seconds as instructed.
3. Access to rough paper for working out answers is not allowed. Any
working on the answer sheet, however, will not be penalized.
4. The questions should be read out in English and no code-switching/
mixing is allowed. Code switching is permitted only for giving
instructions.
5. Before starting the test, read out the following instructions, using
exactly these words:
I will read out each question twice. Listen carefully both times.
You will then have time to work your answer.
Se naqralkom kull mistoqsija darbtejn wara xulxin. Isimgħuni sew.
Wara jkollkom il-ħin biex tlestuha.
If you make a mistake, cross out the wrong answer and write
the correct answer next to it.
Jekk tieħdu żball f’xi risposta, aqtgħuha u iktbu r-risposta ttajba ħdejha.
You will not be allowed to ask any questions once the test has
started.
Ma tistgħux issaqsu mistoqsijiet hekk kif jibda t-test.
6. At the end of the test, read out the following instructions, using
exactly these words:
The test is finished, put down your pens.
It-test spiċċa, poġġu l-bajrows fuq il-mejda.
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Mental Mathemathics Paper
For this group of questions you will have 5 seconds to work out each
answer and write it down.
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What is double one hundred fifty?
How many sides do three octagons have in all?
How many lines of symmetry does a square have?
What is seven multiplied by itself?
How many edges does a cylinder have?
For the next group of questions you will have 10 seconds to work out
each answer and write it down.
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Write in digits the number:
Sixty-seven thousand, two hundred and seven.
Round three thousand, six hundred and twenty five to the
nearest hundred.
What is fifty eight divided by 10?
What is half of one hundred and sixteen?
How many kilograms are there in two thousand grams?
Which angle is an acute angle: thirty-eight degrees or one
hundred and seventeen degrees?
Write 0.25 as a vulgar fraction in its lowest form.
What must be added to six hundred and twenty to make one
thousand?
How many five cent coins are there in two euro?
How many metres are there in 2.5 kilometres?
For this group of questions you will have 20 seconds to work out each
answer and write it down.
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If you add sixty-three and fifty-two, is the answer odd or
even?
What is two hundred fifty less one hundred ninety?
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Can fifty-two sweets be shared equally among four children?
Write yes or no.
How many degrees are turned by a stopwatch hand in 30
seconds?
Three hundred twenty divided by twenty is sixteen. What is
three hundred twenty divided by sixteen?
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