Division for Year 2 Maths: Learn to Divide Numbers

Question 1

Which number is divisible by 2?

Accepted Answer

18

Answer

13

Answer

21

Question 2

A shop has 20 apples to share equally between 5 children. How many apples will each child get?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

3

Answer

5

Question 3

Which symbol means division?

Accepted Answer

÷

Answer

x

Answer

-

Question 4

Which of these shows the division equation for 12 divided by 2?

Accepted Answer

12 ÷ 2

Answer

2 - 12

Answer

12 + 2

Answer

2 x 12

Question 5

Which of these is the opposite of division?

Accepted Answer

Multiplication

Answer

Addition

Answer

Subtraction

Answer

Exponents

Question 6

You have 15 pencils and want to tie them in bundles of 10. How many bundles can you make?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

1

Answer

10

Answer

15

Question 7

There are 12 apples on a tree. You pick 2 apples each day. How many days will it take to pick all the apples?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

2

Answer

4

Answer

12

Question 8

You have 10 sweets and want to share them equally between 2 friends. How many sweets will each friend receive?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

10

Answer

15

Answer

20

Question 9

Which of these shows the division of 20 by 10 using repeated subtraction?

Accepted Answer

20 - 10 - 10

Answer

10 + 10 + 20

Answer

10 ÷ 20

Answer

20 x 10

Question 10

A farmer has 12 sheep and wants to put them into 2 fields. How many sheep should he put in each field?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

12

Answer

18

Answer

24

Question 11

What is the remainder when 11 is divided by 2?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

0

Answer

2

Answer

3

Question 12

There are 30 children in a class. The teacher wants to divide them into 2 equal groups. How many children will be in each group?

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

14

Answer

16

Question 13

Which of these numbers is a multiple of 10?

Accepted Answer

25

Answer

12

Answer

18

Question 14

A sweet shop has 24 lollipops. They want to put them into bags of 4. How many bags will they need?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

5

Answer

7

Question 15

What is the opposite of multiplication called?

Accepted Answer

Division

Answer

Addition

Answer

Subtraction

Answer

Modulus

Question 16

You have 20 sweets to share among 5 friends. How many sweets will each friend get?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

2

Answer

8

Answer

10

Question 17

If you divide 24 by 8, what is the answer?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

2

Answer

3

Answer

5

Question 18

Which operation is the opposite of division?

Accepted Answer

Multiplication

Answer

Addition

Answer

Subtraction

Answer

Remainder

Question 19

Which of these is a division problem?

Accepted Answer

Sharing 10 sweets between 2 friends equally

Answer

Multiplying 5 by 2

Answer

Subtracting 5 from 10

Answer

Adding 2 and 5

Question 20

Which of these symbols means division?

Accepted Answer

÷

Answer

+

Answer

-

Answer

×

Question 21

Sarah wants to share 10 cookies equally between her 2 friends. How many cookies will each friend get?

Accepted Answer

5 cookies

Answer

2 cookies

Answer

10 cookies

Answer

15 cookies

Question 22

A farmer has 15 sheep. He wants to put them into 3 equal pens. How many sheep will be in each pen?

Accepted Answer

5 sheep

Answer

3 sheep

Answer

10 sheep

Answer

15 sheep

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT a factor of 10?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

2

Answer

5

Answer

10

Question 24

Which of the following represents division?

Accepted Answer

Divide (÷)

Answer

Plus (+)

Answer

Minus (-)

Answer

Multiply (×)

Question 25

When we divide a number by 2, we are sharing it into how many equal groups?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

1

Answer

3

Question 26

Which of the following shows how to divide 15 by 3?

Accepted Answer

15 ÷ 3

Answer

15 × 3

Answer

3 ÷ 15

Question 27

There are 12 children in a group. They want to make 3 equal teams. How many children will be in each team?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

12

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT a factor of 8?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

2

Answer

4

Question 29

Which of the following is the same as 6 ÷ 2?

Accepted Answer

6 - 2

Answer

6 × 2

Answer

2 - 6

Question 30

There are 8 cookies in a jar. You share them equally between 2 friends. How many cookies does each friend get?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

8

Answer

16

Question 31

Which of the following numbers cannot be divided by 2 without leaving any extra?

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

4

Answer

10

Question 32

What do we do to divide 12 by 2?

Accepted Answer

Take away 2, 12 times

Answer

Add 2 to 12

Question 33

You have 30 sweets to share equally with 6 friends. How many sweets will each friend get?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

10

Question 34

What does this mean: 18 ÷ 2?

Accepted Answer

18 divided by 2

Answer

Take away 2, 18 times

Answer

18 - 2 - 2 - 2 = 0

Question 35

A farmer has 40 sheep. He wants to put them into pens of 10. How many pens will he need?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

3

Question 36

If you cut a pizza into 8 slices and eat 4 slices, what fraction of the pizza have you eaten?

Accepted Answer

1/2

Answer

1/4

Question 37

What number sentence shows that division is the opposite of multiplication?

Accepted Answer

10 ÷ 5 = 2

Answer

2 x 5 = 10

Answer

5 - 2 = 3

Answer

2 + 5 = 7

Question 38

If you have 20 sweets and want to share them equally among 5 friends, how many sweets will each friend get?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

2

Answer

5

Answer

10

Question 39

A farmer has 12 sheep. He wants to put them into pens that hold 2 sheep each. How many pens will he need?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

8

Answer

10

Question 40

Which of the following is NOT a way to divide by 2?

Accepted Answer

Multiplication

Answer

Repeated subtraction

Answer

Grouping

Answer

Long division

Question 41

What is the remainder when 15 is divided by 2?

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

0

Answer

2

Answer

3

Question 42

Which of the following shows how to divide 18 by 2 using repeated subtraction?

Accepted Answer

18 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2

Answer

18 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2

Answer

18 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2

Answer

18 ÷ 2 ÷ 2 ÷ 2 ÷ 2 ÷ 2 ÷ 2 ÷ 2 ÷ 2

Question 43

If you have 15 sweets and you want to share them equally between 5 friends, how many sweets will each friend get?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

5

Answer

10

Question 44

What number is missing in the equation: 25 divided by 5 equals what?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

3

Answer

12

Question 45

Which of these is NOT a way to divide a number by 10?

Accepted Answer

Multiplying by 10

Answer

Splitting into equal parts

Answer

Grouping into 10s

Question 46

What is the answer when we divide 20 into 2 equal parts?

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

8

Answer

12

Question 47

Which of these is a division equation?

Accepted Answer

10 divided by 2 is 5

Answer

5 added to 5 is 10

Answer

10 minus 5 is 5

Question 48

Which of these equations shows the division of 12 by 2?

Accepted Answer

12 ÷ 2

Answer

2 x 12

Answer

12 x 2

Answer

4 x 3

Question 49

A farmer has 30 apples. He wants to share them equally among 5 bags. How many apples will be in each bag?

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

5

Answer

7

Answer

8

Question 50

A farmer has 40 sheep. He wants to put them into pens of 10. How many pens will he need?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

3

Answer

5

Answer

6

Question 51

How many times does 2 go into 8?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

2

Answer

6

Question 52

A pizza is cut into 10 slices. If 3 people share the pizza equally, how many slices will each person get?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

2

Answer

4

Question 53

Which of the following is a correct way to represent the division of 15 by 3?

Accepted Answer

15 ÷ 3 = 5

Answer

15 - 3 = 5

Answer

3 × 5 = 15

Question 54

A farmer has 18 chickens. He wants to put them into coops of 2. How many coops does he need?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

6

Answer

10

Question 55

Which of the following is a good way to check your answer to a division problem?

Accepted Answer

Multiply the answer by the divisor

Answer

Subtract the divisor from the dividend

Answer

Compare the answer to a known fact