Quiz
Multiples and factors
Level A
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) The house numbers on one side of the street are 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10.
Zac thinks that these are called even numbers. Is he right?
A) Yes
B) No
2) 19 is a multiple of 2. True or false?
A) True
B) False
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3) Which of these amounts can you make using only £2 coins?
A) £5
B) £7
C) £1
D) £12
4) Multiples of 10 do not end in zero. True or false?
A) True
B) False
5) 40 is a multiple of 10. True or false?
A) True
B) False
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6) Which of these amounts can you make using only £10 notes?
A) £1
B) £57
C) £100
D) £83
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Quiz
Multiples and factors
Level B
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) Which of these amounts can you make using only £5 notes?
A) £17
B) £30
C) £9
D) £24
2) Which of these numbers is not a multiple of 2?
A) 2
B) 14
C) 7
D) 12
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3) Which of these numbers is not a multiple of 10?
A) 50
B) 30
C) 90
D) 25
4) If 3 × 4 = 12 then 4 is a factor of 12. True or false?
A) True
B) False
5) If 4 × 5 = 20 then 5 is a multiple of 4. True or false?
A) True
B) False
6) Zena has 12 paving slabs for her garden. She wants to use them to
make a patio that is 3 slabs wide and 4 slabs long. Can she make a
patio this size with this number of slabs?
A) Yes
B) No
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Quiz
Multiples and factors
Level C
Circle the right answer for each question.
1) Which of these numbers is a multiple of 6?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 12
D) 35
2) Which of these numbers is a factor of 36?
A) 5
B) 4
C) 10
D) 11
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3) True or false: 12 is both a factor of 12 and a multiple of 12
A) True
B) False
4) Which of these is not a multiple of 7?
A) 21
B) 7
C) 14
D) 30
5) Which of these is not a factor of 25?
A) 1
B) 25
C) 5
D) 4
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6) Jackie is making a game. She wants to draw a rectangular grid of 6
squares. How many different grids can she draw with 6 squares in?
A) 6
B) 1
C) 4
D) none
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Quiz - answers
Multiples and factors
Level A
1) The house numbers on one side of the street are 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10.
Zac thinks that these are called even numbers. Is he right?
The correct answer is A. 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 are all multiples of 2, which
means that they are even numbers.
2) 19 is a multiple of 2. True or false?
The correct answer is B. There are no whole numbers you can
multiply 2 by to make 9, so 9 is not a multiple of 2.
3) Which of these amounts can you make using only £2 coins?
The correct answer is D. You can use 6 £2 coins to make £12. This
is because 12 is a multiple of 6.
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4) Multiples of 10 do not end in zero. True or false?
The correct answer is B. Multiples of 10 always end in zero.
5) 40 is a multiple of 10. True or false?
The correct answer is A. 10 × 4 = 40 so 40 is a multiple of 10.
6) Which of these amounts can you make using only £10 notes?
The correct answer is C. You can use 10 £10 notes to make £100.
This is because 100 is a multiple of 10.
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Quiz - answers
Multiples and factors
Level B
1) Which of these amounts can you make using only £5 notes?
The correct answer is B. You can use 6 £5 notes to make £30. This
is because 30 is a multiple of 5.
2) Which of these numbers is not a multiple of 2?
The correct answer is C. 7 is not a multiple of 2. There are no whole
numbers you can multiply 2 by to make 7.
3) Which of these numbers is not a multiple of 10?
The correct answer is D. 25 is not a multiple of 10. There are no
whole numbers you can multiply 10 by to make 25.
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4) If 3 × 4 = 12 then 4 is a factor of 12. True or false?
The correct answer is A. If 3 × 4 = 12 then 4 is a factor of 12. When 2
whole numbers multiply together to make another number, we say
they are factors of that number.
5) If 4 × 5 = 20 then 5 is a multiple of 4. True or false?
The correct answer is B. 5 is not a multiple of 4. 20 is a multiple of 5
and of 4, while 5 and 4 are both factors of 20.
6) Zena has 12 paving slabs for her garden. She wants to use them to
make a patio that is 3 slabs wide and 4 slabs long. Can she make a
patio this size with this number of slabs?
The correct answer is A. 3 × 4 = 12 so 3 and 4 are factors of 12. This
means you can make a patio of 12 slabs that is 3 slabs wide and 4
slabs long.
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Quiz - answers
Multiples and factors
Level C
1) Which of these numbers is a multiple of 6?
The correct answer is C. 12 is a multiple of 6.
2) Which of these numbers is a factor of 36?
The correct answer is B. 4 is a factor of 36.
3) True or false: 12 is both a factor of 12 and a multiple of 12
The correct answer is A. 12 is a factor of 12 and 12 is also a multiple
of 12. This is because 1 × 12 = 12.
4) Which of these is not a multiple of 7?
The correct answer is D. 30 is not a multiple of 7. There are no whole
numbers you can multiply 7 by to get 30.
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5) Which of these is not a factor of 25?
The correct answer is D. 4 is not a factor of 25. There are no whole
numbers you can multiply 4 by to get 25.
6) Jackie is making a game. She wants to draw a rectangular grid of 6
squares. How many different grids can she draw with 6 squares in?
The correct answer is C. The answer is 4. Jackie can draw the
following grids: 1 by 6, 6 by 1, 2 by 3, 3 by 2.
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