Multiplication and Division Quizzes for Year 5 Primary School Students

Question 1

Divide 5,678 by 4 using mental division and explain each step.

Accepted Answer

1,419 - Divide 5,000 by 4 (1,250), then 600 by 4 (150), and finally 78 by 4 (19).

Answer

1,420 - Divide 5,678 directly by 4.

Answer

1,319 - Divide 5,000 by 4 (1,250), then 600 by 4 (150), and finally 8 by 4 (2).

Answer

1,250 - Divide 5,000 by 4.

Question 2

What is a limitation of the grid method for multiplication?

Accepted Answer

It cannot be used to multiply decimals.

Answer

It helps to break down multiplication into smaller steps.

Answer

It can be used to multiply large numbers accurately.

Question 3

What are some ways to do multiplication and division in your head, without using a calculator or paper?

Accepted Answer

Using your fingers or other objects to represent numbers.

Accepted Answer

Breaking down bigger numbers into smaller ones.

Accepted Answer

Memorizing multiplication and division facts.

Answer

Using a calculator.

Question 4

A farmer has 12 chickens. He wants to put them into coops with 3 chickens in each coop. How many coops will he need?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

3

Answer

5

Question 5

A shop sells apples for $0.50 each. How much will it cost to buy 6 apples?

Accepted Answer

$2.50

Answer

$3.00

Answer

$3.50

Question 6

Which of these numbers cannot be divided evenly by 5?

Accepted Answer

21

Answer

10

Answer

15

Answer

25

Question 7

A garden shaped like a rectangle is 12 metres long and 5 metres wide. What is the distance around the garden?

Accepted Answer

34 metres

Answer

17 metres

Answer

28 metres

Answer

50 metres

Question 8

Estimate the product of 123 and 45.

Accepted Answer

600

Answer

400

Answer

500

Answer

700

Question 9

What is the missing number in this sequence: 2, 4, 8, 16, ___, 64?

Accepted Answer

32

Answer

24

Answer

40

Answer

48

Question 10

A farmer has 126 sheep. He divides them equally into 9 pens. How many sheep are in each pen?

Accepted Answer

14

Answer

13

Answer

15

Answer

16

Question 11

Which of the following symbols represents division?

Accepted Answer

÷

Answer

+

Answer

-

Answer

x

Question 12

Multiply zero point three by zero point two.

Accepted Answer

0.06

Answer

0.5

Answer

0.05

Answer

0.6

Question 13

How are multiplication and division related? Explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

Multiplication 'undoes' division, and division 'undoes' multiplication.

Answer

Multiplication and division are completely different.

Answer

Division is just a special case of multiplication.

Question 14

When 27 is divided by 5, the remainder is:

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

0

Answer

1

Answer

3

Question 15

Estimate the product of 457 and 23 by rounding to the nearest ten:

Accepted Answer

10000

Answer

9500

Answer

10500

Answer

11000

Question 16

A rectangle measures 10 cm in length and 5 cm in width. Determine its area.

Accepted Answer

25 cm²

Answer

15 cm²

Answer

20 cm²

Answer

30 cm²

Question 17

If a bus travels 120 miles in 2 hours, calculate its average speed in miles per hour.

Accepted Answer

60

Answer

40

Answer

80

Answer

100

Question 18

Find the answer to 12 multiplied by 3.

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

15

Answer

24

Answer

48

Question 19

Perform long division to solve 726 ÷ 6.

Accepted Answer

104 R2

Answer

104 R4

Answer

121 R2

Answer

121 R4

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a factor of 24?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

2

Answer

3

Answer

6

Question 21

A car travels 120 miles in 2 hours. What is the average speed of the car?

Accepted Answer

60 mph

Answer

30 mph

Answer

90 mph

Answer

120 mph

Question 22

Which of these is the answer to 7 x 8?

Accepted Answer

56

Answer

49

Answer

63

Question 23

What is 345 divided by 5?

Accepted Answer

69

Answer

59

Answer

79

Question 24

Which of these is NOT a method for multiplying 3-digit numbers?

Accepted Answer

Rounding

Answer

Partial products

Answer

Expanded form

Question 25

Which of these is equivalent to 0.25?

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

1/5

Answer

1/6

Question 26

What is 0.5 multiplied by 0.5?

Accepted Answer

0.25

Answer

0.1

Answer

0.5

Question 27

How can we use multiplication to represent adding the same number multiple times?

Accepted Answer

Multiplication shows us how many times a number is added to itself.

Answer

Multiplication helps us compare the sizes of two numbers.

Question 28

Find the answer: 2.4 multiplied by 10

Accepted Answer

240

Answer

0.24

Answer

2.4

Answer

24

Question 29

Use this rule: multiply 6 by 8. You can also multiply _ by 6 to get the same answer.

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

6 + 8

Answer

8 divided by 6

Answer

6 - 8

Question 30

Calculate the product of 345 and 23.

Accepted Answer

7,935

Answer

6,485

Answer

8,535

Answer

7,395

Question 31

When 45 is divided by 6, what is the remainder?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

0

Answer

9

Answer

6

Question 32

Lucy eats 3 slices of a pizza that is cut into 10 equal slices. What fraction of the pizza has Lucy eaten?

Accepted Answer

3/10

Answer

5/10

Answer

2/10

Answer

4/10

Question 33

A car travels 150 miles in 3 hours. What is the car's average speed?

Accepted Answer

50 mph

Answer

40 mph

Answer

30 mph

Answer

60 mph

Question 34

Which of these is a factor of 24?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

5

Answer

7

Answer

9

Question 35

Find the product of 12 and 5.

Accepted Answer

60

Answer

65

Answer

55

Answer

70

Question 36

A rectangular garden measures 12 feet long and 5 feet wide. Calculate the area of the garden in square feet.

Accepted Answer

60

Answer

70

Answer

50

Answer

80

Question 37

Evaluate the expression 10 + 5 ÷ 2.

Accepted Answer

12.5

Answer

10

Answer

20

Answer

15

Question 38

A rectangular garden has a length of 12 meters and a width of 8 meters. What is the area of the garden?

Accepted Answer

96

Answer

120

Answer

84

Answer

108

Question 39

A farmer has 256 sheep. He wants to divide them equally into 8 pens. How many sheep will be in each pen?

Accepted Answer

32

Answer

36

Answer

40

Answer

28

Question 40

Find the value of 0.25 multiplied by 0.4.

Accepted Answer

0.1

Answer

0.2

Answer

0.05

Answer

0.15

Question 41

A rectangular garden has a length of 5 meters and a width of 3 meters. Calculate the area of the garden.

Accepted Answer

15 square meters

Answer

25 square meters

Answer

20 square meters

Answer

10 square meters

Question 42

What is the answer to 24 multiplied by 5?

Accepted Answer

120

Answer

140

Answer

100

Answer

160

Question 43

A rectangular garden is 8 meters long and 5 meters wide. What is the total distance around the garden (the perimeter)?

Accepted Answer

26 meters

Answer

13 meters

Answer

30 meters

Answer

40 meters

Question 44

A shop sells apples in packs of 6. If there are 12 packs, how many apples are there in total?

Accepted Answer

72

Answer

60

Answer

96

Answer

84

Question 45

What is the number left over (remainder) when you divide 25 by 4?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

0

Answer

2

Answer

3

Question 46

A train travels 180 miles in 3 hours. What is the train's average speed?

Accepted Answer

60 miles per hour

Answer

30 miles per hour

Answer

120 miles per hour

Answer

90 miles per hour

Question 47

What is the opposite operation of multiplication?

Accepted Answer

Division

Answer

Exponents

Answer

Addition

Answer

Subtraction

Question 48

Out of the given numbers, which is NOT a factor of 36?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

3

Answer

4

Answer

2

Question 49

Find the missing number in the multiplication sentence: 4 ×  ? = 28

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

6

Answer

8

Answer

9

Question 50

Which of the following represents 12 multiplied by itself three times?

Accepted Answer

12³

Answer

144

Answer

12²

Answer

36

Question 51

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

Accepted Answer

120 square meters

Answer

23 meters

Answer

60 square meters

Answer

195 square meters

Question 52

A grocery store sells 2.5 kg bags of flour. If you buy 3 bags, how many kilograms of flour will you have?

Accepted Answer

7.5 kg

Answer

6.5 kg

Answer

5 kg

Answer

10 kg

Question 53

What is the result when you divide 18 by 3?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

5

Answer

4

Answer

7

Question 54

A baker has 45 cookies that he wants to distribute equally into 5 boxes. How many cookies will each box have?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

8

Answer

10

Answer

11

Question 55

What is the product of 12 and 7?

Accepted Answer

84

Answer

94

Answer

82

Answer

74

Question 56

A farmer has 36 apples to share equally among his 4 children. How many apples will each child receive?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

12

Answer

10

Answer

8

Question 57

When you multiply 0.5 by 10, what do you get?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

0.05

Answer

0.5

Answer

50

Question 58

If a box holds 12 pencils, how many pencils are there in 8 boxes?

Accepted Answer

96

Answer

84

Answer

88

Answer

100

Question 59

What is 36 divided by 4?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

12

Answer

8

Answer

10

Question 60

A school trip costs £6 per student. If 25 students are going on the trip, what is the total cost?

Accepted Answer

£150

Answer

£175

Answer

£200

Answer

£125

Question 61

What is 2.5 divided by 5?

Accepted Answer

0.5

Answer

0.25

Answer

2

Answer

5

Question 62

Which of the following is NOT a factor of 24?

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

8

Question 63

A factory produces 1200 pencils per day. How many pencils will the factory produce in 10 days?

Accepted Answer

12000 pencils

Answer

10800 pencils

Answer

11200 pencils

Answer

12200 pencils

Question 64

Find the value of 7 × 9.

Accepted Answer

63

Answer

72

Answer

54

Answer

81