KS2 Maths Diagnostic Primary

1. A sweet costs 10 p. A pencil costs 20p. How much does a pencil and a sweet cost?

25 pence

30 pence

18 pence

21 pence

25 pence

l2 situation described in words

Explanation

l2 situation described in words

2. If 3 + 7 = 10

Whats 30 + 70 =

100 because you just put extra zeros after the numbers

10 looks the same

1000 add the zeros

90

120

l2 use place value to derive

Explanation

l2 use place value to derive

3. Find the next number in the pattern

5, 8, 11, 14, ....

15

21

18

17

19

L2 - predict next number

Explanation

L2 - predict next number

4. The sum of 32 and 25 is

57

47

36

55

59

l3 use appropriate mathematical vocabulary

Explanation

l3 use appropriate mathematical vocabulary

5. 1/2 = same as

3/4

2/4

3/5

4/6

5/7

l3 recognise equivalent fractions to 1/2

Explanation

l3 recognise equivalent fractions to 1/2

6. Put these numbers in order, from the lowest to the highest

81 , 24, 72, 14, 54

14, 24, 72, 54, 81

14, 54, 24, 72, 81

14, 24, 54, 72, 81

14, 54, 24, 81, 72

72, 54, 24, 81, 14

l2 relative sizes of numbers

Explanation

l2 relative sizes of numbers

7. Whats half of 18?

6

5

9

10

8

l2 halves of numbers up to 20

Explanation

l2 halves of numbers up to 20

8. 350 divided by 10 =

3500

3.5

0.35

3500

35

l3 understand place value (multiply/ divide whole numbers by 10)

Explanation

l3 understand place value (multiply/ divide whole numbers by 10)

9. Add £0.80 to 5 pence

£0.805

£5.80

£5.85

£0.85

£5.805

l2 add subtract two digit numbers in contexts

Explanation

l2 add subtract two digit numbers in contexts

10. 7 x 10 = 82 - [ ]

20

32

15

12

18

l3 solve balancing problems

Explanation

l3 solve balancing problems

11. Five friends have names, Andy, Fred, Rebecca, Aisha and Tom

How many people have names less than 5 letters long

4

0

1

2

3

l2 - respond to questions on data?

Explanation

l2 - respond to questions on data?

12. What is the probability of seeing two suns shine tommorrow?

Uncertain

Certain

Impossible

Unlikely

Very likely

l3- probability of an event

Explanation

l3- probability of an event

13. The following addition was shown in a text book.

27 + 45 = 62

Whats wrong with this answer?

Nothing

Forgotten to carry the one over from adding 7 and 5

Thats not how you add you have to take 5 away from 7 first

Should be 162

You must always add in columns

l3 put problem into words

Explanation

l3 put problem into words

14. 49 divided by 3 ?

19 remainder 1

12 remainder 2

17

21

16 remainder 1

l3 - remainder

Explanation

l3 - remainder

15.

1

2

3

4

5

l3 shapes recognise right angles in shapes

Explanation

l3 shapes recognise right angles in shapes

16.

A

B

C

D

L3 shapes reflect shape at 45 degree to the mirror line

Explanation

L3 shapes reflect shape at 45 degree to the mirror line

17.

A = triangle b= cylinder c = hexagon d = rectangle

A = triangle b = hexagon c= rectangle d= cylinder

A = triangle b = pentagon c= square d = cylinder

A = triangle b = hexagon c= square d= cylinder

A = triangle b = pentagon c= square d = cuboid

L2 shapes identify 2d and 3d shapes

Explanation

L2 shapes identify 2d and 3d shapes

18. Compare the numbers 14 and 7 ? How much larger is 14 than 7?

7 times larger

Twice as large

Half as large

About the same

Difficult to say

L2 - compare ... and try to listen

Explanation

L2 - compare ... and try to listen

19.

A

B

C

D

l2 shapes half turns

Explanation

l2 shapes half turns

20. 56 - 10 = 46

If 10 is increased to 12, how would this change the answer?

The answer would be the same

The answer would increase

The answer would decrease

14

8

l3 - respond to what if questions

Explanation

l3 - respond to what if questions

Ks2 Maths Diagnostic Primary