Free Year 5 Maths Practice Test (10 Questions)

1. Which of these is a prime number?

21 27 29 33

Answer: 21 = 3 × 7, 27 = 3 × 9, 33 = 3 × 11, but 29 has only the factors 1 and 29.

2. 4³ =

12 16 43 64

Answer: 4³ = 4 × 4 × 4 = 16 × 4 = 64.

3. 3.5 × 10 =

0.35 3.50 35 350

Answer: Every digit moves one place to the left: 35.

4. ⅖ + ⅕ =

³⁄₁₀ ⅗ ⅖ ³⁄₂₅

Answer: The denominators match, so add the numerators: 2 + 1 = 3, giving ⅗.

5. Write 25% as a decimal

0.025 0.25 2.5 25.0

Answer: 25% means 25 hundredths: 0.25.

6. 368 × 24 =

7,832 8,822 8,832 9,832

Answer: 368 × 20 = 7,360 and 368 × 4 = 1,472; 7,360 + 1,472 = 8,832.

7. An acute angle is …

less than 90° exactly 90° between 90° and 180° more than 180°

Answer: Acute angles are less than 90°; obtuse are between 90° and 180°.

8. How do you write 2,500,000 in words?

two million five hundred thousand two hundred and fifty thousand twenty-five million two million fifty thousand

Answer: 2,500,000 = 2 millions and 500 thousands: two million five hundred thousand.

9. Round 7.46 to one decimal place

7.0 7.4 7.5 8

Answer: The hundredths digit is 6, so round the tenths up: 7.5.

10. What is the area of a rectangle 12 m long and 7 m wide?

19 m² 38 m² 84 m² 96 m²

Answer: 12 × 7 = 84 m².

About this test

Year 5 stretches number work to a million, introduces primes, square and cube numbers and percentages, and moves to long multiplication. It is the year before SATs, and the best time to close gaps.

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