Year 6 Maths Questions with Answers (KS2, Age 10 to 11)

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These 12 questions cover the main topics of Year 6 maths in the England national curriculum. Year 6 children are 10 to 11 years old, and they take the KS2 maths tests (SATs) in May. Try the questions first, then check the answers at the end of the page.

Number and place value

  1. What is the value of the digit 7 in 4,762,315?
  2. Round 3,486,912 to the nearest 100,000.
  3. The temperature is −4°C. It rises by 9°C. What is the temperature now?

Calculation

  1. Work out 2,416 × 23.
  2. Work out 7,344 ÷ 24.
  3. Work out 18 − 3 × 4 + 6.

Fractions, percentages and ratio

  1. Work out 2/3 + 1/4.
  2. Work out 3/4 × 2/5. Give the answer in its simplest form.
  3. What is 35% of 240?
  4. A recipe uses flour and sugar in the ratio 5 : 2. How much sugar goes with 350 g of flour?

Measurement and statistics

  1. A triangle has a base of 12 cm and a height of 7 cm. What is its area?
  2. Find the mean of 8, 12, 15, 9 and 11.

Answers

  1. 700,000. The 7 is in the hundred thousands column.
  2. 3,500,000. The ten thousands digit is 8, so round up.
  3. 5°C. Count up 4 to reach 0, then 5 more.
  4. 55,568. 2,416 × 20 = 48,320 and 2,416 × 3 = 7,248. Add them.
  5. 306. 24 × 300 = 7,200, and 24 × 6 = 144 makes the last 144.
  6. 12. Multiply first: 3 × 4 = 12. Then 18 − 12 + 6 = 12.
  7. 11/12. 2/3 = 8/12 and 1/4 = 3/12.
  8. 3/10. 3 × 2 = 6 and 4 × 5 = 20, so 6/20 = 3/10.
  9. 84. 10% is 24, so 30% is 72 and 5% is 12.
  10. 140 g. 350 ÷ 5 = 70 g for one part, and sugar is 2 parts.
  11. 42 cm². Half of base × height: 12 × 7 ÷ 2.
  12. 11. The total is 55, and 55 ÷ 5 = 11.

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