Spring Progress Check
Year 5
Mathematics
Paper 2: reasoning and problem solving
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Instructions
You may not use a calculator to answer any questions in this test.
Questions and answers
You have 35 minutes to complete this test.
Follow the instructions for each question.
Work as quickly and as carefully as you can.
If you need to do working out, you can use the space around the question.
Some questions have a method box like this:
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your
method
For these questions you may get a mark for showing your method.
If you cannot do one of the questions, go on to the next one.
You can come back to it later, if you have time.
If you finish before the end, go back and check your work.
Marks
The number under each line at the side of the page tells you the
maximum number of marks for each question.
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1 Sam uses counters to represent a number.
Ones Tenths Hundredths
1 1 0.1 0.1 0.01
1 0.1 0.1 0.01
What is Sam’s number?
1 mark
Sam adds 2 tenths to his number.
What is Sam’s new number?
1 mark
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2 Two teams take part in a competition.
Team A has 352 points.
Team B has 78 fewer points than Team A.
How many points do Team B have?
Show
your
method
points
1 mark
3 Raj completes this calculation.
2 8
× 3
6 4
2
Explain Raj’s mistake.
1 mark
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4 The length of the football pitch is double the width.
37 m
What is the length of the football pitch?
m
1 mark
Calculate the perimeter of the football pitch.
m
1 mark
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5 Match each fraction to the correct diagram.
1
3
1
4
1
2
1 mark
6 Write these numbers in the correct position on the number line.
1 3
2 10
0 1
2 marks
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7 Mr Cook buys 72 drinking straws.
3
of the straws are blue and the rest are red.
8
How many of the straws are red?
Show
your
method
2 marks
3
8 Circle the fraction that is not equivalent to
4
15 7 9 12
20 8 12 16
1 mark
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9 Board games cost £7.00
Books cost £1.50
Four children share the cost of a board game and 2 books.
How much does each child pay?
Show
your
method
2 marks
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10 The height of a flower is measured every week for 8 weeks.
The graph shows the height at the end of each week.
10
7
Height of flower in cm
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Week
What is the height of the flower at the end of week 7?
cm
1 mark
How much does the height of the flower increase between
the end of week 2 and the end of week 8?
cm
1 mark
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11 Complete the table.
Fraction Decimal Percentage
4 0.4 51%
10
0.51 51%
3
51%
100
2 marks
12 Put the numbers in ascending order.
6.002 6.2 6.22 6.02
1 mark
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13 3 small plant pots cost £6
2 large plant pots and 6 small plant pots cost £21
What is the cost of 1 large plant pot?
Show
your
method
2 marks
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14 The sum of a prime number and a square number is 21
Complete the calculation.
Prime Square
Number Number
+ = 21
1 mark
15 Complete the statement.
2
6 =
5 5
1 mark
16 This shape is divided into quarters.
Shade in one eighth of the shape.
1 mark
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17 Here are some digit cards.
4 5 6 9
Use the cards to make a number that rounds to 6,000 to the
nearest thousand.
You may only use each card once.
1 mark
Now use the cards to make a number that rounds to 7,000 to the
nearest hundred.
You may only use each card once.
1 mark
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18 The children in Class 5 vote for their end of term trip.
A quarter of the children vote to go to the cinema.
2
of the children vote to go bowling.
5
The rest of the children vote to go swimming.
What percentage of the children vote to go swimming?
%
2 marks
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19 The mass of a dolphin is a quarter of the mass of a seal.
The seal is 126 kg heavier than the dolphin.
What is the total mass of the dolphin and the seal?
kg
2 marks
END OF TEST
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