Number work quiz

Adding, taking away, times tables, sharing and spotting a wrong step. Written for every age — if you choose another level, the nearest questions are used.

The kind of thing you'll be asked

Examples only — your own questions are built fresh, with different names and numbers every time.

Emeka reads 2 pages a day. How many pages in 2 days?
- 4
- 2
- 1
- 6
Answer: 4 — 2 × 2 = 4. That is 2 groups of 2.
Chidi worked out 82 − 6. One line is wrong — which one?
1. Line 1: 82 − 6
2. Line 2: Units: 2 − 6 needs borrowing
3. Line 3: = 86
Answer: Line 3 — Line 3 is wrong. After borrowing, 82 − 6 = 76, not 86 — the ten that was borrowed must be taken off the tens column.
Three of these are multiples of 4. Which one is not?
- 20
- 32
- 16
- 17
Answer: 17 — 17 ÷ 4 does not give a whole number, so it is not in the 4 times table.