Addition and Subtraction Quiz for Year 5 Maths

Question 1

Explain how understanding place value can help you add and subtract numbers efficiently. Use examples to illustrate your explanation.

Accepted Answer

Place value helps you align the digits correctly when adding and subtracting numbers, making it easier to calculate the sum or difference.

Answer

Place value only matters when adding and subtracting large numbers.

Answer

Place value has no impact on the efficiency of addition and subtraction.

Answer

Understanding place value can only help you subtract numbers, not add them.

Question 2

Can the difference between two numbers be greater than the larger number? Explain your answer with a simple example.

Accepted Answer

Yes, it can.

Answer

No, it cannot.

Question 3

What is the most efficient method to add the numbers 345, 123, 456, and 234?

Accepted Answer

Add the hundreds, then the tens, and finally the ones.

Answer

Add them all in your head.

Answer

Use a calculator.

Question 4

You're at the grocery store with $20. You buy chips for $2.50, cookies for $3.75, and juice for $1.99. Can you afford milk that costs $2.80?

Accepted Answer

Yes

Answer

No

Answer

I don't know

Question 5

When subtracting 35 from 127, which mental strategy would be most efficient?

Accepted Answer

Subtract 3 tens and then 5

Answer

Count up 35 from 127

Answer

Count down 35 from 127

Answer

Add 35 to 127 and then take away 100

Question 6

Find the difference between 987 and 456

Accepted Answer

431

Answer

531

Answer

631

Answer

731

Question 7

Which equation correctly represents the statement: 'The sum of x and 15 is 27'?

Accepted Answer

x + 15 = 27

Answer

15 - x = 27

Answer

x - 15 = 27

Answer

15 + 27 = x

Question 8

A train travels 234 miles in the morning and 189 miles in the afternoon. What is the total distance travelled by the train?

Accepted Answer

423 miles

Answer

323 miles

Answer

523 miles

Answer

623 miles

Question 9

Find the result of adding 0.456 to 0.234.

Accepted Answer

0.690

Answer

0.680

Question 10

A farmer has 123 sheep. He sells 45 of them. How many sheep does he have left?

Accepted Answer

78

Answer

88

Question 11

A rectangle has a length of 6.5 cm and a width of 3.2 cm. What is the perimeter of the rectangle?

Accepted Answer

19.4 cm

Answer

22.4 cm

Question 12

Use mental methods to find the difference between 678 and 456.

Accepted Answer

221

Answer

222

Answer

223

Answer

224

Question 13

Which method can be used to add two decimals?

Accepted Answer

Column addition

Answer

Rounding to the nearest whole number

Answer

Subtraction

Answer

Multiplication

Question 14

Which of these is the same as 543 + 287?

Accepted Answer

287 + 543

Answer

543 - 287

Answer

287 - 543

Answer

543 x 287

Question 15

Which of these is NOT a method for adding two-digit numbers in your head?

Accepted Answer

Multiplication

Answer

Rounding

Answer

Compensation

Answer

Bridging Ten

Question 16

Which equation shows the associative property of addition correctly?

Accepted Answer

(25 + 30) + 15 = 25 + (30 + 15)

Answer

(25 - 30) + 15 = 25 - (30 + 15)

Answer

(25 x 30) + 15 = 25 + (30 x 15)

Answer

(25 ÷ 30) + 15 = 25 + (30 ÷ 15)

Question 17

Which of these is an example of subtraction in real life?

Accepted Answer

Finding the change from a purchase

Answer

Measuring the length of a room

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Weighing a bag of groceries

Answer

Cooking a meal

Question 18

A farm has 65 sheep and 42 pigs. How many animals are there in total?

Accepted Answer

107

Answer

103

Answer

113

Answer

117

Question 19

A farmer starts with 24 sheep. He buys 12 more. How many sheep does he have now?

Accepted Answer

48

Answer

12

Answer

24

Answer

36

Question 20

Which of these is NOT a property of addition?

Accepted Answer

Distributive

Answer

Commutative

Answer

Associative

Answer

Identity

Question 21

A rectangular garden has a length of 15 meters and a width of 8 meters. What is the perimeter of the garden?

Accepted Answer

58 meters

Answer

23 meters

Answer

46 meters

Answer

73 meters

Question 22

Subtract 345.67 from 876.54.

Accepted Answer

530.87

Answer

520.87

Answer

540.87

Answer

550.87

Question 23

Subtract 456.78 from 987.65.

Accepted Answer

520.87

Answer

420.87

Answer

620.87

Answer

720.87

Question 24

What is the inverse operation of subtraction?

Accepted Answer

Addition

Answer

Multiplication

Answer

Division

Answer

Subtraction

Question 25

Find the difference between 345.67 and 123.45.

Accepted Answer

212.12

Answer

222.22

Answer

232.32

Answer

242.42

Question 26

What is the commutative property of addition and how can it help you add numbers more easily?

Accepted Answer

The commutative property of addition means you can add numbers in any order without changing the answer. For example, 3 + 4 = 4 + 3.

Answer

The commutative property of addition only works when adding two numbers.

Answer

The commutative property of addition does not help you add numbers more easily.

Question 27

A hiker walks 5 kilometers on Monday, 7 kilometers on Tuesday, and 3 kilometers on Wednesday. How many kilometers in total does the hiker walk from Monday to Wednesday?

Accepted Answer

15 kilometers

Answer

12 kilometers

Answer

18 kilometers

Answer

20 kilometers

Question 28

A movie starts at half past ten in the morning and ends at one twenty-five in the afternoon. How long is the movie?

Accepted Answer

2 hours and 55 minutes

Answer

1 hour and 55 minutes

Answer

3 hours and 10 minutes

Question 29

Estimate the difference between 6.78 and 2.56 in your head.

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

1

Answer

3

Answer

5

Question 30

When subtracting a decimal number from a whole number, why do we add a zero to the end of the whole number?

Accepted Answer

To line up the decimal points correctly.

Answer

To make the subtraction easier.

Question 31

Solve for the missing number: 123 - ___ = 45

Accepted Answer

78

Answer

98

Answer

68

Answer

88

Question 32

Find the sum of 0.5, 0.7, and 0.2

Accepted Answer

1.4

Answer

0.4

Answer

3.4

Answer

2.4

Question 33

What is 487 minus 256?

Accepted Answer

231

Answer

241

Answer

321

Answer

331

Question 34

Subtract 7.8 from 12.5.

Accepted Answer

4.7

Answer

4.6

Answer

5.7

Answer

3.7

Question 35

A shop sells 145 apples on Monday and 92 apples on Tuesday. If they have 35 apples left at the end of the week, how many apples did they have at the beginning?

Accepted Answer

272

Answer

222

Question 36

A train travels 234 km on the first day and 189 km on the second day. How far does the train travel in total?

Accepted Answer

423

Answer

323

Question 37

A car travels 125 miles on the first day, 147 miles on the second day, and 98 miles on the third day. How many miles does the car travel in total?

Accepted Answer

370

Answer

170

Question 38

Find the difference between 654 and 397.

Accepted Answer

654 - 397 = 257

Answer

397 - 654 = -257

Answer

654 + 397 = 1051

Answer

654 + 397 = 257

Question 39

A farmer has 125 sheep and sells 48 of them. How many sheep does he have left?

Accepted Answer

125 - 48 = 77

Answer

125 + 48 = 173

Answer

48 - 125 = -77

Answer

125 + 48 = 77

Question 40

Which of the following is NOT a mental strategy for adding two whole numbers?

Accepted Answer

Borrowing

Answer

Estimation

Answer

Compensation

Answer

Counting on

Question 41

When subtracting a larger number from a smaller number, what is the first step you should take?

Accepted Answer

Regroup or borrow

Answer

Estimate the answer

Answer

Subtract the tens

Answer

Subtract the ones

Question 42

A train travels 245 miles on Monday and 312 miles on Tuesday. What is the total distance traveled by the train over both days?

Accepted Answer

245 + 312 = 557

Answer

312 + 245 = 67

Answer

312 - 245 = 67

Answer

245 - 312 = -67

Question 43

Which of the following equations represents the subtraction of 1.5 from 3.2?

Accepted Answer

3.2 - 1.5

Answer

1.5 - 3.2

Answer

3.2 + 1.5

Answer

1.5 + 3.2

Question 44

A shop sells apples for £0.50 each and oranges for £0.75 each. If a customer buys 3 apples and 2 oranges, how much will they pay?

Accepted Answer

3 × £0.50 + 2 × £0.75 = £2.50

Answer

£0.50 × £0.75 = £0.375

Answer

3 × £0.50 - 2 × £0.75 = £0.50

Answer

3 + 2 = 5

Question 45

A farmer has 6 rows of apple trees with 12 trees in each row. How many apple trees does the farmer have in total?

Accepted Answer

6 × 12 = 72

Answer

6 + 12 = 18

Answer

6 ÷ 12 = 0.5

Answer

12 - 6 = 6

Question 46

Find the difference between six hundred and seventy-eight and two hundred and forty-five.

Accepted Answer

433

Answer

333

Answer

233

Answer

533

Question 47

What is the decimal form of the fraction one-half?

Accepted Answer

0.5

Answer

0.75

Answer

0.25

Answer

1.0

Question 48

Calculate the sum of four hundred and fifty-six and three hundred and eighty-seven.

Accepted Answer

843

Answer

743

Answer

943

Answer

833

Question 49

Find the difference between six hundred and seventy-eight and four hundred and fifty-nine.

Accepted Answer

219

Answer

129

Answer

319

Question 50

A train travelled a distance of one hundred and forty-five kilometers in the first hour and one hundred and eighty-seven kilometers in the second hour. What was the total distance covered by the train?

Accepted Answer

332 km

Answer

432 km

Answer

322 km

Answer

222 km

Question 51

Sarah had fifteen pounds and fifty pence. She spent seven pounds and twenty-five pence on a book. How much money does she have left?

Accepted Answer

£8.25

Answer

£2.25

Answer

£12.25

Answer

£8.75