Numeracy challenge

1. WCPS Maths Quiz!
Miss Woodward
Y6

2. Maths
Number

3. Question 1
Add together 25, 6 and 3.1

4. Question 2
What is 80% of 250?

5. Question 3
A box of chocolates costs £3.65.
Alicia buys two boxes and pays with
a £10 note. How much change does
she get?
£7.30
£3.65
£2.70

6. Question 4
A family pack of raisins contains 25
boxes of raisins. If each box weighs
20 g, what is the total weight of the
pack?

7. Question 5
A coach takes 2 hours 50 minutes to
travel from Leeds to London. If it
leaves Leeds at 11:30am, what time
does it arrive in London?

8. Maths
Space, Shape and Measure

9. Question 6
I have two pairs of equal sides. My
opposite sides are parallel. I have no
right angles. What am I?
Rectangle
Kite
Parallelogram

10. Question 7
How many vertices does a squarebased pyramid have?

11. Question 8
Angle A is 35°
and angle B is
95°.
What is the size
of angle C?
B
A
C

12. Question 9
How many grams are there in 1.8
kilograms?
180
1080
1800

13. Question 10
You're standing at position (-1,-4) on
a grid. You move one step south
(down). What position are you
standing at now?
(-1,-5)
(-1,-3)
(-2,-4)

14. Maths
Data Handling

15. Question 11
22 children were asked whether they
walked to school. 11 children said
yes. What fraction of a pie chart
would be taken up by the Yes
segment?
one quarter
one third
one half

16. Question 12
Which of these would be best at
showing how the temperature of a
pie changes over time when it is put
in the oven?
Pie chart
Line graph
Bar chart

17. Question 13
Asam took 7 maths tests and got
scores of 68, 71, 71, 84, 53, 62 and
67. What was Asam's mode score?
63
68
71

18. Question 14
Five children have heights of 138 cm,
135 cm, 140 cm, 139 cm and 141 cm.
What is the range of their heights?
6 cm
7 cm
8 cm.

19. Question 15
What is the probability of getting
'heads' when you toss a coin?
1
0.5
0.2

20. Maths answers!
Number

21. Question 1
Add together 25, 6 and 3.1
34.1

22. Question 2
What is 80% of 250?
200

23. Question 3
A box of chocolates costs £3.65.
Alicia buys two boxes and pays with
a £10 note. How much change does
she get?
£7.30
£3.65
£2.70

24. Question 4
A family pack of raisins contains 25
boxes of raisins. If each box weighs
20 g, what is the total weight of the
pack?
500g

25. Question 5
A coach takes 2 hours 50 minutes to
travel from Leeds to London. If it
leaves Leeds at 11:30am, what time
does it arrive in London?
2:20pm, 14:20 or 20 past 2

26. Maths answers!
Space, Shape and Measure

27. Question 6
I have two pairs of equal sides. My
opposite sides are parallel. I have no
right angles. What am I?
Rectangle
Kite
Parallelogram

28. Question 7
How many vertices does a squarebased pyramid have?
5

29. Question 8
Angle A is 35°
and angle B is
95°.
What is the size
of angle C?
50°
B
A
C

30. Question 9
How many grams are there in 1.8
kilograms?
180
1080
1800

31. Question 10
You're standing at position (-1,-4) on
a grid. You move one step south
(down). What position are you
standing at now?
(-1,-5)
(-1,-3)
(-2,-4)

32. Maths answers!
Data Handling

33. Question 11
22 children were asked whether they
walked to school. 11 children said
yes. What fraction of a pie chart
would be taken up by the Yes
segment?
one quarter
one third
one half

34. Question 12
Which of these would be best at
showing how the temperature of a
pie changes over time when it is put
in the oven?
Pie chart
Line graph
Bar chart

35. Question 13
Asam took 7 maths tests and got
scores of 68, 71, 71, 84, 53, 62 and
67. What was Asam's mode score?
63
68
71

36. Question 14
Five children have heights of 138 cm,
135 cm, 140 cm, 139 cm and 141 cm.
What is the range of their heights?
6 cm
7 cm
8 cm.

37. Question 15
What is the probability of getting
'heads' when you toss a coin?
1
0.5
0.2

38. English
Grammar

39. Question 16
What type of words are: he, she, it ,
they?
Verbs
Pronouns
Nouns

40. Question 17
Name this type of sentence: After
his swim, the boy ate a sandwich.

41. Question 18
Which is the correct spelling?
Sollution
Solusion
Solution

42. Question 19
Name 3 non-fiction genres

43. Question 20
What type of word is the red word in
the sentence?
The cat scampered quickly up the
drainpipe.

44. Question 21
Here is a compound sentence:
The sun came out and the rain stopped.
What punctuation can we replace the
‘and’ with?
Colon
Semi-colon
Comma

45. Question 22
You are inviting a friend to a party,
what style of language would you use?

46. Question 23
Which is the correct spelling?
Received
Receeved
Recieved

47. Question 24
Copy this sentence and put in the
correct punctuation and spelling:
the prowd parents named there dawter
mary

48. Question 25
What type of word is the red word in
the sentence?
The cat scampered quickly up the
drainpipe while screeching loudly.

49. English answers!
Grammar

50. Question 16
What type of words are: he, she, it ,
they?
Verbs
Pronouns
Nouns

51. Question 17
Name this type of sentence: After
his swim, the boy ate a sandwich.
Complex

52. Question 18
Which is the correct spelling?
Sollution
Solusion
Solution

53. Question 19
Name 3 non-fiction genres
Persuasive
Non-chronological report
Instructions
Explanation
Recount
Discussion

54. Question 20
What type of word is the red word in
the sentence?
The cat scampered quickly up the
drainpipe.
Adverb

55. Question 21
Here is a compound sentence:
The sun came out and the rain stopped.
What punctuation can we replace the
‘and’ with?
Colon
Semi-colon
Comma

56. Question 22
You are inviting a friend to a party,
what style of language would you use?
Informal

57. Question 23
Which is the correct spelling?
Received
Receeved
Recieved

58. Question 24
Copy this sentence and put in the
correct punctuation and spelling:
the prowd parents named there dawter
mary
The proud parents named their daughter
Mary.

59. Question 25
What type of word is the red word in
the sentence?
The cat scampered quickly up the
drainpipe while screeching loudly.
Connective

60. Science
Life processes and living things

61. Question 26
What does ‘Mrs Nerg’ stand for?

62. Question 27
Name the three types of teeth that
humans have?

63. Question 28
Name two functions of the roots of a
plant.

64. Question 29
A habitat is
an animal behaviour
a shop where animals go to buy
things for their homes
a place where animals and plants live

65. Question 30
What part do humans play in food
chains?
Producers
Consumers
Humans are not part of food chains

66. Science
Materials and their properties

67. Question 31
Name three materials you would find
in a classroom.

68. Question 32
Rubber is used for wellington boots
because it ...
floats
is opaque
is waterproof

69. Question 33
What happens during evaporation?
A gas changes to a liquid
A solid changes to a liquid
A liquid changes to a gas

70. Question 34
Substances that dissolve in water
are called
Solutions
Insoluble
Soluble

71. Question 35
How could you separate a mixture of
sand and salt?
Mix with water, filter, and then
evaporate
Mix with water, evaporate and then
filter
Filter and then mix with water

72. Science
Physical processes

73. Question 36
A material that does NOT let
electricity pass through it is called ...
an electrical conductor
an electrical insulator
an electrical appliance

74. Question 37
In which circuit will the bulb or bulbs
glow brightest?
A simple circuit with one bulb and one
battery
A simple circuit with one bulb and two
batteries
A simple circuit with two bulbs and
one battery

75. Question 38
How long does it take for the Earth
to spin on its axis?

76. Question 39
When an object falls, air resistance ...
acts in the opposite direction to the
weight
acts in the same direction to the
weight
does not act at all

77. Question 40
Which two metals will be attracted by
a magnet?
Iron and steel
Gold and silver
Aluminium and lead

78. Science answers!
Life processes and living things

79. Question 26
What does ‘Mrs Nerg’ stand for?
Movement
Respiration
Sensitivity
Nutrition
Excretion
Reproduction
Growth

80. Question 27
Name the three types of teeth that
humans have?
Incisor
Canine
Molar

81. Question 28
Name two functions of the roots of a
plant.
Anchors the plant to the soil
Absorbs water and nutrients from the
soil

82. Question 29
A habitat is
an animal behaviour
a shop where animals go to buy
things for their homes
a place where animals and plants live

83. Question 30
What part do humans play in food
chains?
Producers
Consumers
Humans are not part of food chains

84. Science answers!
Materials and their properties

85. Question 31
Name three materials you would find in a
classroom.
Plastic
Glass
Wood
Metal
Material
Water
Chalk

86. Question 32
Rubber is used for wellington boots
because it ...
floats
is opaque
is waterproof

87. Question 33
What happens during evaporation?
A gas changes to a liquid
A solid changes to a liquid
A liquid changes to a gas

88. Question 34
Substances that dissolve in water
are called
Solutions
Insoluble
Soluble

89. Question 35
How could you separate a mixture of
sand and salt?
Mix with water, filter, and then
evaporate
Mix with water, evaporate and then
filter
Filter and then mix with water

90. Science answers!
Physical processes

91. Question 36
A material that does NOT let
electricity pass through it is called ...
an electrical conductor
an electrical insulator
an electrical appliance

92. Question 37
In which circuit will the bulb or bulbs
glow brightest?
A simple circuit with one bulb and one
battery
A simple circuit with one bulb and two
batteries
A simple circuit with two bulbs and
one battery

93. Question 38
How long does it take for the Earth
to spin on its axis?
24 hours

94. Question 39
When an object falls, air resistance ...
acts in the opposite direction to the
weight
acts in the same direction to the
weight
does not act at all

95. Question 40
Which two metals will be attracted by
a magnet?
Iron and steel
Gold and silver
Aluminium and lead