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KS2 Maths (Yr5) - Solve addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts

Quiz by Claire Jones

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  • Q1
    At the start of the day a supermarket has 522 boxes of cakes for sale. 317 boxes are sold and a further 216 are delivered. How many boxes of cakes are there at the end of the day?
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    45s
  • Q2
    Joe bought a pencil for 30p, rubber for 50p and notepad for £1.50. He pays with a £5 note. How much change does he get?
    £2.00
    £2.50
    £2.70
    £3.20
    60s
  • Q3
    Matilda is reading a book with 642 pages. She reads 112 pages in the morning and 96 pages in the afternoon. How many pages has she got left to read?
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    60s
  • Q4
    Two months ago Simon's car travelled 372 miles. Last month it travelled 401 miles. How many miles does he need to travel in it this month to make a total of 1000 miles?
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    60s
  • Q5
    Lucy wants to buy an apple, orange and banana for her packed lunch. The apple cost 30p, the orange cost 22p and the banana cost 14p. Lucy has 50p. How much more money does she need?
    24p
    16p
    32p
    12p
    60s
  • Q6
    Fred plays football for 45 minutes. He spends 5 minutes getting changed and 10 minutes warming up. How long does he spend playing in the football match?
    15 minutes
    30 minutes
    10 minutes
    40 minutes
    60s
  • Q7
    Anna is making book shelves. She wants to make 3 shelves that are 1.25 m long. She has a piece of wood that is 5m long. What length of wood will be left?
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    60s
  • Q8
    Playtime is at 10:30am and normally lasts 15 minutes. Today Mr Jones is allowing double that for his students, because they have just finished their exams. What time will they go back to class?
    11.15am
    10.45am
    10.50am
    11.00am
    60s
  • Q9
    The teachers bought a box of biscuits for the staff room. The box contained 230 biscuits. Last week they ate 41 biscuits and this week they ate 48. How many biscuits are left?
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    60s
  • Q10
    4 children and 6 adults are going to the cinema. A child's ticket cost £3, and an adult ticket cost £5. How much will the tickets cost in total?
    £38
    £45
    £32
    £42
    60s

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