PR Maths Yr4 2014

DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION
Department of Curriculum Management

Educational Assessment Unit
Annual Examinations for Primary Schools 2014
YEAR 4
MATHEMATICS MENTAL PAPER
TIME: 15 minutes
Teachers Paper
Guidelines for the conduct of the Mathematics Examination Mental Paper
1.
Words written in bold should be emphasised.
2.
Read, loudly and clearly, each question twice in succession, and then allow 5, to
10, to 20 seconds as the test progresses through the three sections.
3.
Access to rough paper for working out answers is not allowed. Any working on the
answer sheet, however, will not be penalised.
4.
The questions should be read out in English and no code-switching/mixing is

allowed. Code-switching is permitted only for giving pupils instructions.
5.
Before starting the test, read out the following instructions, using exactly these
words:
I will read out each question twice. Listen carefully both times. You will then
have time to work your answer.
Se naqralek kull mistoqsija darbtejn wara xulxin. Ismagni sew. Wara jkollok
il-in biex tweibha.
If you make a mistake, cross out the wrong answer and write the correct
answer next to it.
Jekk tieu ball fxi risposta, aqtagha u ikteb ir-risposta t-tajba dejha.
You will not be allowed to ask any questions once the test has started.
Ma tistax tistaqsi mistoqsijiet hekk kif jibda t-test.
6.
At the end of the test, read out the following instructions, using exactly these
words:
The test is finished; put down your pens.
It-test spia; poi l-bajrow fuq il-mejda.
Mathematics Teachers Paper Year 4 Primary 2014
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MENTAL PAPER
For this group of questions, you will have 5 seconds to work out each answer
and write it down.
Gal dawn il-mistoqsijiet li ejjin, gandek 5 sekondi biex taseb u tikteb kull
risposta.
What is six times four?
How many vertices does a sphere have?
How many sides are there in a hexagon?
4
5
Write the next number:
seventy eight, eighty eight, ninety eight

Write three thousand and forty one in figures.
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For the next group of questions, you will have 10 seconds to work out each
answer and write it down.
Gal dawn il-mistoqsijiet li ejjin, gandek 10 sekondi biex taseb u tikteb kull
risposta.
6 What needs to be added to twelve to make twenty?

7 Work out the total of eleven, nine and eight.
8 What is thirteen less than one hundred?
9 How many lots of three make six?
10 Divide thirty by three.
11
12
How many millimetres are there in fifteen centimetres?

Tick the correct answer.
Write a number that lies between three hundred ninety and four
hundred.
13 Round two hundred and sixty to the nearest hundred.

14 Write the number that is one less than four hundred.
15 Subtract three hundred and ninety nine from eight hundred.
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For this group of questions, you will have 20 seconds to work out each answer
and write it down.
Gal dawn il-mistoqsijiet li ejjin, gandek 20 sekonda biex taseb u tikteb kull
risposta.
16 How many twenty euro cent coins do I need to make five euro?
Double a number is sixteen.

17
What is the number?
A rectangle is divided in four equal parts.

18 Three parts are shaded.
Write this as a fraction.
19
A holiday lasts three days.

How many hours are there in three days?
I am facing East.
20 I turn one right angle anticlockwise. In which direction am I
facing?
END OF MENTAL PAPER

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YEAR 4
MATHEMATICS MENTAL PAPER
Name: ____________________________
TIME: 15 minutes
Class: _______________
Instructions to Candidates
The teacher will read each question twice. Listen carefully to the
teacher both times. You will then have time to work your answer.
If you make a mistake, cross out the wrong answer and write the
correct answer next to it.
You will not be allowed to ask any questions once the test has started.
This paper carries a total of 20 marks.
Mathematics Mental Paper Year 4 Primary 2014
Page 1 of 3
MENTAL PAPER
ANSWER SHEET
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Page 2 of 3
11. 15 mm
150 mm
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
coins
17.
18.
19.
hours
20.
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YEAR 4
MATHEMATICS
TIME: 1h 15min
Name: ____________________________
Class: _______________
1.
Fill in:
a)
58 + 5 =
b)
102
c)
d)
e)
= 97
8 = 32
29
= 7r1
How many tens are there in 9760?

(i) 6 tens
(ii) 60 tens
Tick () the correct answer.
3 groups of 8 are the same as:

f)
(i) 3 + 3 + 3
(ii) 8 + 8 + 8
(iii) 3 3 3
(iv) 8 8 8
Tick () the two correct right angles.

g)
Mathematics Written Paper Year 4 Primary 2014
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What is the missing time?
h)
10:05
10:20
10:35
Write the fractions below from smallest to largest.
1
2
2
2
1
4
3
4
i)
________ , ________ , ________ , ________ ,
smallest
largest
Work out the missing number in the START box.

START
j)
(i)
Add 31
Divide 5
10
19
(ii) 33
(iii) 81
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Name: _____________________________________
2.
Look carefully at the numbers below.
75
a)
69
65
63
74
Which of the numbers above give 70 when rounded to the nearest 10?
,
b)
Class: _______________
Work out the difference between the largest and the smallest
number.
The difference is
3. Using a ruler, draw the following 2D shapes.
Complete the information about the properties of each shape you draw.
The first one has been done for you.
c)
b)
a)
a triangle
3
1
a square
a pentagon
sides
right angles
sides
line of
lines of
line/s of
symmetry
symmetry
symmetry
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4.
Make a total of 100.
a)
Write 2 even numbers that total 100.
+
b)
= 100
Write 2 odd numbers that total 100.
5.
= 100
Jerry the mouse likes to eat cheese.

Tick () the correct answers.
a)
b)
h
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(i)
To get the cheese the mouse first walks
(ii)
Then it turns
(iii)
Finally it walks North
West
clockwise
or
East
or anticlockwise
or South
In which direction is the cheese from the

mouse?
North
South
East
West
Name: _____________________________________
6.
Class: _______________
On this calendar there are some
missing dates.
a)
Complete the calendar.
b)
Match the dates to the days.
Note: There is one extra day.

Monday
30 June 2014
8 July 2014
16 July 2014
1 August 2014
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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7.
This container has
Harry pours out some
900 ml of water.
water in a cup.
1l
1l
a) How much water does Harry pour out?
_________ m
b) At the end of the day, there is only 100 ml left in the container.
Draw an arrow (
) to show this.
1l
8a) Which of the following are correct?

Tick () the correct ones only. The first one has been done for you.
1
of 10 = 5
1
of 100 = 10
2
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1
of 90 = 45
2
1
of 180 = 80
2
1
of 16 = 8
2
8b) What fraction is shaded?

(i)
Tick () the correct answer:

1
2
(ii)
1
8
Tick () the correct answer:

1
2
9 a)
1
4
1
4
1
8
Robert buys 15 m of ribbon.

He uses 85 cm of it to wrap a gift.
How much ribbon is left?
Show your
working here
if needed.
_______ cm
b)
Robert cuts the remaining ribbon into 5 equal strips.

What is the length of each strip?
Show your
working here
if needed.
_____ cm
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10. The times on the clock faces below show when Maria starts and finishes
building a model plane.
Start Time
Finish Time
a) Write the digital time each clock shows.
b) How long does Maria take to build her model plane?

Give your answer in minutes.
_____ minutes
c) Marias favourite cartoon PLANE 004 starts at twenty past 4.

Write twenty past 4 in digital time.
PLANE 004
_____:_____
:
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11.
bread
095
eggs
apples
060
192
bananas
cookies
180
175
a)
milk
105
Fiona has a 5 note. After buying two different items she has 225 left.
What does she buy? Tick () the items she buys.
bread
milk
apples
eggs
bananas
cookies
Show your
working here
if needed.
b)
Tick () the measurement which is nearest.
(i)
The weight of one apple
(ii)
The weight of a six year old girl
20 g
ESTIMATION ON PRODUCTS WEIGHT, SIZE,
2 kg
200 g
20 kg
2000 g
200 kg
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12. The chart below shows the weight of the animals on Veduta Farm.
weight in kg
The weight of farm animals
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
pony
donkey
dog
cow
horse
pig
Farm Animals
a) Which is the heaviest animal on Veduta Farm?

b) On Veduta Farm the pig is
_________ kg
______________
lighter than the cow.
James takes care of the animals on Veduta Farm.

He weighs 15 kg less than the dog.
c)
What is the total weight of James and all the animals on

Veduta Farm?
Show your
working here
if needed.
_________ kg
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13. Sam and his friends are preparing the food for a picnic.
Each person at the picnic will get:
3 sandwiches
2 bananas
1 small bottle of water
The children pack 36 sandwiches.
a)
How many children are there at the picnic?
Show your
working here
if needed.
b)
How many bananas do they pack?
Show your
working here
if needed.
END OF PAPER
Marks Scheme
Nos.
1a- j
10 2
20
2 -7
64
24
8 - 13
66
36
TOTAL
80
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DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION

Department of Curriculum Management

Annual Examinations for Primary Schools 2014

MATHEMATICS MENTAL PAPER

Words written in bold should be emphasised.

The questions should be read out in English and no code-switching/mixing is

The test is finished; put down your pens.

It-test spia; poi l-bajrow fuq il-mejda.

Mathematics Teachers Paper Year 4 Primary 2014

What is six times four?

How many vertices does a sphere have?

How many sides are there in a hexagon?

Write the next number:

seventy eight, eighty eight, ninety eight

Mathematics Teachers Paper Year 4 Primary 2014

6 What needs to be added to twelve to make twenty?

How many millimetres are there in fifteen centimetres?

13 Round two hundred and sixty to the nearest hundred.

Mathematics Teachers Paper Year 4 Primary 2014

Double a number is sixteen.

What is the number?

A rectangle is divided in four equal parts.

A holiday lasts three days.

END OF MENTAL PAPER

Mathematics Teachers Paper Year 4 Primary 2014

DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION

Annual Examinations for Primary Schools 2014

MATHEMATICS MENTAL PAPER

This paper carries a total of 20 marks.

Mathematics Mental Paper Year 4 Primary 2014

Mathematics Mental Paper Year 4 Primary 2014

Mathematics Mental Paper Year 4 Primary 2014

DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION

Annual Examinations for Primary Schools 2014

How many tens are there in 9760?

Tick () the correct answer.

3 groups of 8 are the same as:

Tick () the correct answer.

Tick () the two correct right angles.

Mathematics Written Paper Year 4 Primary 2014

What is the missing time?

Write the fractions below from smallest to largest.

Work out the missing number in the START box.

Tick () the correct answer.

Mathematics Written Paper Year 4 Primary 2014

Look carefully at the numbers below.

3. Using a ruler, draw the following 2D shapes.

The first one has been done for you.

Mathematics Written Paper Year 4 Primary 2014

Make a total of 100.

Write 2 even numbers that total 100.

Write 2 odd numbers that total 100.

Jerry the mouse likes to eat cheese.

To get the cheese the mouse first walks

Finally it walks North

In which direction is the cheese from the

On this calendar there are some

Complete the calendar.